Key H/G content for UK OIB oral exam 2010

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
OPTION INTERNATIONALE DU BACCALAUREAT

History-Geography Oral examinations 2010



School:  Cité Scolaire Internationale – Lyon


Approved Key issues in HISTORY-GEOGRAPHY (10):


1    To what extent did the Labour governments of 1945–51 change Britain?

2    Was Britain in economic decline after 1945?

3    Analyse the significance of the policy of containment for East-West relations.

4    Analyse the role of Germany in the Cold War.

5    Assess the causes of independence in one African or Asian colony of your choice.


6    To what extent is globalisation responsible for the development of global inequalities?

7    To what extent are global cities characteristic features of major world economic powers?

8    To what extent are migration patterns determined by a country's economic development?

9    Account for disparities in development between countries of the global South.

10    Can development be assessed by economic indicators alone?

    
Approved Key terms for all schools:  

History

Geography

A

Détente

A

Transnational corporation (TNC)

B

Nationalist independence movements   

B

North/South divide

C

Constitution of the Fifth Republic

C

Sustainable development

D

Welfare state    [Britain]

D

Economic migration

E

European integration

E

Development indicators