Geography A-Level
Time-Space Compression
What Time-Space Compression means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Time-Space Compression
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Technological advancements in jet aircraft and digital communication reduce the relative distance between locations, making migration more accessible and allowing for the maintenance of transnational identities.
The set of processes that cause the relative distances between places to contract, making them feel closer than they are physically.
Topics that use Time-Space Compression
- Globalisation (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Migration, Identity and Sovereignty (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Environmental Externalities
- Globalisation
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- Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces
- Consumerist Ideology
- Cultural Homogenisation and Hybridity
- Cultural Homogenisation vs. Heterogenisation
- Cultural Hybridity
Using Time-Space Compression in the exam
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