Students enter their initials, battle through 5 timed arcade levels and revise development theories, global inequality, globalisation, TNCs, NGOs, aid, trade, industrialisation, urbanisation, environment, conflict, education, health, gender and demographic change.
Perfect for AQA A-level Sociology Paper 2 revision.
This arcade-style revision quiz is designed for AQA A-level Sociology students studying Global Development. Students enter their initials like an old-school arcade machine, then work through five timed levels based on the AQA specification: development, underdevelopment and global inequality; globalisation and cultural, political and economic relationships between societies; the role of transnational corporations, non-governmental organisations and international agencies; development strategies and barriers including aid, trade, industrialisation, urbanisation, the environment, war and conflict; and employment, education, health, demographic change and gender as aspects of development. The quiz includes key theories, sociologists and concepts commonly used for AQA Global Development, including Rostow, Parsons, Inkeles, Frank, Wallerstein, dependency theory, world-systems theory, neo-liberalism, post-development theory, Escobar, Sen, Sachs, Moyo, Hayter, Easterly, Shiva, Boserup, Castells, Cohen and Kennedy, Giddens, Harvey, the IMF, World Bank, WTO, TNCs, NGOs and sustainable development.
Global Dev Boss Battle
AQA A-level Sociology Paper 2 revision for Global Development. Battle through five timed levels, each with 20 questions and a fresh five-minute timer.
Enter your initials before starting
Before you begin the AQA Global Development Boss Battle, type your initials or short name into the arcade display. You cannot start the quiz until you have entered a player name.
This activity focuses on the main specification areas for AQA Global Development.
- Level 1: Development, underdevelopment and global inequality
- Level 2: Globalisation and relationships between societies
- Level 3: TNCs, NGOs and international agencies
- Level 4: Aid, trade, industry, cities, environment and conflict
- Level 5: Employment, education, health, demography and gender
5 levels. 100 questions. 5 minutes per level. Top 10 leaderboard saved on this device.
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