Plate tectonics

Use the USGS online text book - This Dynamic Earth to complete the research task.

Intergovernmental Organisations

There are key links between the superpowers and various intergovernmental organisations.

Here are some links to aid your research into a few of them.

BBC guide to the Davos Group

The BBC also has a very good summary of a number of International Organisations:

UN

UN Security Council

G8

IMF and World Bank

NATO

WTO

The OECD offical website gives you information on its development.

There is always wikipedia too...

Falling birth rates

Some articles from The Guardian on Monday about the falling birth rates in Europe

Extract from Fred Pearce's new book and an article showing this is not just an issue in the developed world.

The ageing population issue and the data behind the story.

China in Africa

Some resources looking at the impact of neo-colonialism.

An episode from Channel 4's Unreported World series on China's influence in Africa.

Article 'Why Africa welcome the new colonialism' from The Times

Article 'China tightens its grip on Africa with a $4.4bn lifeline...' from The Times

Wikipedia entries