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Globalisation is a process in which the world is becoming more...
Interconnected
The two types of technologies driving globalisation?
Transportation technologies and communication technologies
What is the main cause of globalisation?
Advances in technology
What is globalisation?
The process of the world becoming more interconnected with ideas, goods/services and people moving across the world.
Name three multinational corporations
Coca Cola, Pepsi, Apple, Nike, Samsung, Adidas, BP, Shell, Starbucks, H&M, Pandora, McDonalds
When did globalisation start increasing during the last century?
After WWII, during the 1950s.
What is a multinational corporation?
A business that has a central headquarters in one country but has operations in others.
What are two negative effects of globalisation?
Language and culture loss
Environmental damage
Gap between rich and poor increasing
Unfair trading conditions
Exploitation of labour (cheap labour & child labour, long working hours and bad working condition)
Environmental damage (plastic pollution, waste)
Which country was Australia's largest trading partner in 2024?
China
What are two positive effects of globalisation?
Poverty rates decreasing
Being able to access products and services from all over the world
Sharing of ideas
Improved communication
Increase understanding of other cultures through travel
Access to better healthcare.
What is one way globalisation has affected Indigenous groups like the Saami people?
It has changed their traditional ways of life and forced them to adapt to modern practices or leave their ancestral lands.
List three communication technologies that have facilitated globalisation.
Internet
Social media
Video conferencing
Digital technologies eg marketing, advertising & films
Why did the Saami people change how they herd reindeer?
Because modern tools like snowmobiles and helicopters replaced traditional methods and changed their way of life.
What are four types of transported-related techologies that have accelerated globalisation?
Faster and bigger trucks
Planes
Ships
Better road infrastructure
Robots and machinery that help load and unload (elevators, conveyor belts, cranes)
High-speed trains
Bigger ports and airports.
What are two negative impacts on the environment caused by globalisation?
Pollution / Greenhouse gasses exposure
Loss of resources
Countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh have boosted their economies by exporting what goods?
Textiles
What is one way globalisation improves the living standards in developing countries? (list at least 1)
It creates job opportunities, increasing incomes
What were Australia's top three exports in 2024?
Iron ore, coal and natural gas
How does globalisation lead to cheaper prices for some goods?
One negative effect of globalisation is cultural homogenization? What is this?
Where unique traditions and languages are replaced by dominant global cultures.
Advances in technology has facilitated the movement/flow _________, ____________ and __________, intensifying globalisation.
Thoughts/ideas, goods/materials and people
Name 3 technologies of the future that will continue to intensify globalisation.
Autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, robots, drones, AI, transportation infrastructure.
Why can globalisation cause the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer?
Wealth is concentrated in developed countries which outsource production to developing (poorer) countries that they exploit for their cheap labour.
Name two public services that become strained by globalisation.
Healthcare
Education
Transportation
Infrastructure
Under globalisation, what negative effect occurs when local industries can’t compete with cheaper foreign imports?
Loss of local jobs or deindustrialization