Going Global Edexcel Geography Year 12

These images show the varying levels of light pollution on Earth, as seen from space. Canadian scientist Felix Pharand-Deschênes created the images to highlight our waste of energy.

Across the African continent, internet penetration is low, computers are often too expensive to purchase, and online business transactions can be logistically complicated to execute. But the surge in mobile phone use - there are currently 695 million mobile phone subscribers in Africa - has given Africans a simple and pervasive means of sharing information and conducting business.

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London's demography and economy, borough-by-borough LONDON'S main geographical divides are between west and east and between the outer and inner city. The west is richer than the east, and the outer city is richer than the inner city.

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Chinese companies are extending their reach around the globe to purchase foreign technology, managerial talent and, increasingly, international brands. Why have Chinese companies not been able to successfully build their own brands overseas instead of operating under the guise of acquired global players?

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