Geographical Factor:
Internet access depends on which country you live in. This is because some countries have better communication links than others. For example, there may be reduced links in countries that have larger areas and fewer people – places like the desert or mountains, there is less communication links.
If you live in rural/urban areas, it can be a disadvantage, as it is unlikely that you will actually have access to broadband internet. Below, there is a link to an article explaining how ‘rural communities at risk, without broadband access’.
Where you live can have another impact on the school you go, as schools only accept pupils who love within a certain distance to them. Therefore, if people do not live in upper class areas, they can’t go to an upper class school, as is not near where they live. This also has an impact on the type of education that these people living in non-upper class areas have. Also richer people have better access to technology as they can afford it, unlike the poor.
Above, an article explaining how rural communities can be at risk without broadband access.
Different parts of the world have different access to the broadband internet. The term global digital divide is used to describe the opportunity for access between developed and developing countries. The global digital divide is a geographical division. The divide affects everyone by separating the rich and poor.
Internet access depends on which country you live in. This is because some countries have better communication links than others. For example, there may be reduced links in countries that have larger areas and fewer people – places like the desert or mountains, there is less communication links.
- Local impact:
If you live in rural/urban areas, it can be a disadvantage, as it is unlikely that you will actually have access to broadband internet. Below, there is a link to an article explaining how ‘rural communities at risk, without broadband access’.
Where you live can have another impact on the school you go, as schools only accept pupils who love within a certain distance to them. Therefore, if people do not live in upper class areas, they can’t go to an upper class school, as is not near where they live. This also has an impact on the type of education that these people living in non-upper class areas have. Also richer people have better access to technology as they can afford it, unlike the poor.
Above, an article explaining how rural communities can be at risk without broadband access.
- Global impact:
Different parts of the world have different access to the broadband internet. The term global digital divide is used to describe the opportunity for access between developed and developing countries. The global digital divide is a geographical division. The divide affects everyone by separating the rich and poor.