For those of you guys who have no idea what's going on with geog (and other subjects of course ahem)
you have GOT to go to this website

it's SPOON FEED
SPOON FEEDING
I LOVE SPOON FEEDING

http://fiveless.wordpress.com/
it's by this guy who graduated in 07 and was in RJ!!!
so it's VERY relevant
it's VERY HELPFUL!
look especially at the notes on urbanisation and globalisation

hope it helps!
PS: pass it around to those poor science geeks who are struggling hahaa
PSS: err we shld prob still read up on some case studies... yeah

cheers!