1. Communication and transport “The Shrinking Globe Effect”
The Role of Technology
Communication and transport
“The Shrinking Globe Effect”

2. 1500s-1850 Horse-drawn coach Sailing Ship Telegraph (1835)
Top speeds of: 14km/h
Travel England to Australia: 2-3 months

3. 1850-1930 Steam Train (120km/h) Steamship (60km/h) Mailbox
Wired Telephone
Radio (1901)
Production line of Motor Vehicles
Top speeds of: 120km/h
Travel England to Australia: 11 Days – 2 weeks

4. 1930-1950 Let there be ‘Flight’ Propeller aircraft Radio Telescope
Commercial Television
Top speeds of: 600km/h
Travel England to Australia: 28 hours – 2 Days

5. 1960s Jet/Turbine Aircraft Space Travel Satellite messages Cell Phones
Top speeds of: 1000km/h
Travel England to Australia: 16hours-1 day

6. 2000’s WWW - Internet message E-email Cheaper Commercial Flights
International Purchases of Goods/Services
Access to Global News
Top speeds of: 1500km/h
Travel England to Australia: ¼ of a Second

7. The Future…
What do you think will happen next?

8. Interpreting ‘%’ Bar Graphs...
A percentage bar graph has a scale of percent

9. Interpreting ‘%’ Bar Graphs...
A Key/Legend is essential

10. Interpreting ‘%’ Bar Graphs...
Each bar is the ‘same’ length because each bar represents 100%

11. Interpreting ‘%’ Bar Graphs...
Sections within the bar show the percentage of each item that makes up a whole

12. Your Task...
Identify the strongest and weakest % of your region’s Access to ICT.
List the actual % for each of these in comparison to the other regions.
Calculate the difference between the percentage of GDP of your region and Africa
What conclusions can you make from your region using specific examples from the graph

13. Regional overview of main indicators, World 2006
Your Task...
Regional overview of main indicators, World 2006

14. For Homework...
Over the weekend find a newspaper article of a particular refugee/immigration crisis
These could include:
Asylum Seekers/Detention Centres
Immigration/migration problems
Tourism problems (Not enough or too many people)
You may research an article on the internet however print a copy and bring it next lesson.