School IB Geography class: Gen Z is the new force in global politics

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• IB DP: Unit 5. Human development and diversity

Click to read the article below and then answer the questions:

Gen Z is the new force in global politics

• State the median age in Africa according to the article

• Describe the geographic spread of civil society resistance movements led by Gen Z as presented in the article

• Explain how social media platforms facilitate civil society participation in global interactions among youth protesters

• Explain how the networked nature of social media affects power relationships between youth movements and established governments

• Suggest two ways in which local resistance movements adopt global cultural symbols to strengthen their campaigns

Richard Allaway, International School of Geneva/geographyalltheway.com