Cow
True or false: Globalisation has had both positives and negative impacts on sustainability.
true
"A lessening of the distance between two points when this distance is measured in terms of time" is know as the
space time convergence
environment, social, economic
What is one way we can measure wealth in a country?
GDP
The increased interconnectedness and interdependence of people and countries resulting from the expanding integration of trade, finance, people, and ideas in one global marketplace is known as
globalisation
Meeting the needs of current and future generations through simultaneous environmental, social and economic adaptation and improvement is known as
sustainability
What is the name of the advancement that has enabled goods to be moved on, off and between ships, trucks and trains more easily?
Containerisation
What are the missing words?
The increased ______________ and __________ of people and countries resulting from the expanding integration of trade, finance, people, and ideas in one global marketplace.
interconnectedness and interdependence
What is the term used to describe the slowing rate of globalisation as a result of nationalist policies such as Trump's tariffs and Brexit?
Slowbalisation
Name one transport advancement that has encouraged globalisation
air travel, fast trains, containerisation, new shipping routes
Netflix, Me Too movement, Black Lives Matter movement are examples of ...
diffusion
Name one advancement in communication that has encouraged globalisation
mobile phones, internet, social media
The transfer or dispersal of cultural elements from one group of people to other groups of people is known as
diffusion
In what year was the company Netflix started?
1997, as a video-rental company in America (adapted to internet subscription service in 1999)
What does MNC stand for?
True or false. The business hour times zones (e.g. 9am - 5pm) of Tokyo and New York overlap.
False
Very poor, sick and disabled, those tied to family/country and unqualified are characteristics of people described as
'relatively localised citizens'
Adaptation is
the alternation or adjustment in response to a changed environment.
Glocalisation is where ...
companies adapt the nature of goods and services to meet the cultural expectations and practices of local communities
Very rich, healthy, young and highly qualified are characteristics of people described as
'relatively globalised citizens'