What is globalisation?
Globalisation is a process in which the world is becoming more
Interconnected
The two types of technologies driving globalisation
Transportation technologies and communication technologies
An example of why globalisation is a good thing
Poverty rates are decreasing, people are able to access products and services from all over the world, people can share ideas, improved communication, travelling helps educate people, education standards increase, health outcomes increase (people live longer, access to better healthcare...)
LDC and MDC stand for...
Less Developed Country, More Developed Country
Who is the Head of Humanities?
Mrs Bowden
The main reason for globalisation is
Advances in technology
What is the definition of 'communication' technology?
Communication technology is any tool people use to create, transmit, store, and share information.i.e. Phones/emails.
Name two ways in which people your age may have benefitted from globalisation (i.e. music from popular artists in other countries)
Holidays overseas, world food, films, cheap clothes, popular culture, online learning, communication, social media, internet....
The definition of a multinational corporation...
A business that has operations (HQ, manufacturing, buying, selling, etc.) in more than one country.
What is Taylor Swift's biggest song? (Billboard Hottest 100 Chart)
Shake It Off
What does interdependence mean?
Being dependent on each other, like a mutual relationship (it goes both ways). i.e. Two businesses depending on each other.
List three types of communication technologies that have supported the growth of globalisation
Internet, social media, video conferencing, digital technology (marketing, advertising, films)
Three examples of the negative effects of globalisation
Cheap labour, child labour, long working hours and bad working conditions, exploitation, environmental damage, plastic pollution, iwaste, unchecked consumerism, concentration of power by a few.
TNC stands for...
Transnational Corporation
I have a head like a cat and feet like a cat, but I am not a cat. What am I?
A kitten
A product of globalisation is an Multi-national corporation (MNC). By some definitions, an MNC generates at least ____% of its profits from outside of its home country. (This is straight from your PPT).
By some definitions, a MNC (Multi-national corporation) generates at least 25% of its profits from outside of its home country.
Technologies of the future that will continue to intensify globalisation (name two)
Autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, robots, drones, AI, transportation infrastructure.
Give one real-world example of when globalisation for Australia had negative effects
Covid-19; China reducing its trade with us; Great Depression 1930s, Global Financial Crisis 2008
Three examples of multinational corporations
Coca Cola, Pepsi, Apple, Nike, Samsung, Adidas, BP, Shell, Starbucks, H&M, Pandora, McDonalds....
Which chemical elements have the symbol "Pt" and "Na" on the periodic table?
Platinum (Pt) and Sodium (Na)
What are the 3 missing words? (This is straight from your PPT). "Globalisation refers to the spread of the flow of _________, goods, technology, information, and _________ across national borders and _________."
Globalisation refers to the spread of the flow of financial products, goods, technology, information, and jobs across national borders and cultures.
Give 3 examples of how different types of transportation accelerates globalisation...
Faster and bigger trucks, planes, ships; better road infrastructure (quicker routes); robots and machinery that help load and unload (elevators, conveyor belts, cranes...); high-speed trains; bigger ports and airports...
De-globalisation has been on the rise, with many countries adopting a 'self-sufficiency' mindset (autarky) again. Give three distinct examples of how countries might 'de-globalise' (i.e. reducing the foreign trade of resources with other countries).
Stop investing in other countries; stop letting other countries invest in them; increasing taxes on foreign goods and services; stopping migration of people from other countries; reducing the sharing of information and technology; reducing MNCs or TNCs; restricting the use of the internet etc.
The network of businesses, communications and transport that makes it possible for goods to be produced and make their way to consumers is called a...
Global Supply Chain
What is the name of the scale used to measure spiciness of peppers/chillies?
Scoville scale