1. This country is Malaysia – find it in the atlas and describe its physical geography

4. 1. Have a go at the NICs graphing exercise – downloadable from www.coolgeography.co.uk www.coolgeography.co.uk 2. Look at the map on page 181 of your textbook, what is the global distribution of NICs and RICs? 3. How might this pattern change in the future? 4. What are the 3 phases of NIC development?

5. All NICs arise from unique factors but they tend to have many of the following common features;  A large population that provides a big internal market and a resource that attracts investment  An openness to globalisation, involving movements of capital, labour and trade  A recent switch from agricultural to industrial economies  Large national corporations based there but operating in several continents  Strong political leadership and elements of state planning to ensure development  An education system that is strong enough to produce a core of well-educated people To what extent do China and India fit these features?

6.  Read Geofile 335  Produce a table on the social, economic, political, cultural and physical factors behind the development of Malaysia Economic factors Social FactorsPolitical factors Cultural factors Physical factors

7.  Discuss in pairs