IGCSE Geography / Globalisation and migration

Geopolitics: how relations between countries shape movement

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 8: Globalisation and migration, specification point 8.3a. Part of the full course.

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Geopolitics is how relationships between countries affect the goods, people and money that cross their borders. Agreements and disputes can open or restrict trade, migration and tourism, so explain whether each flow rises or falls and why.

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