Key Terms
What is globalization?
The process of increased interconnectedness and interdependence among countries through trade, communication, technology, and culture.
What ancient trade route connected China to Europe?
The Silk Road
What is cultural diffusion?
The spread of cultural beliefs, practices, and products from one group to another.
What does WTO stand for?
World Trade Organization
Name one positive effect of globalization.
Access to a variety of goods, increased cultural exchange, or economic growth.
What term describes goods made in one country and sold in another?
Exports.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Americas, Europe, and Africa after Columbus's voyages.
Name one example of food that spread globally due to trade?
Tomatoes (or potatoes, chocolate, coffee, etc.)
What is the main purpose of the United Nations?
To promote peace, security, and cooperation among countries.
Name one negative effect of globalization.
Loss of local cultures, environmental damage, or job loss in some industries.
What is the term for businesses that operate in multiple countries?
Multinational corporations
What goods were traded along the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Enslaved people, sugar, tobacco, and cotton.
Which religion spread widely along trade routes?
Islam (Buddhism and Christianity are also acceptable)
What is the role of the internet in globalization?
It connects people worldwide, allowing instant communication and access to information, promoting global commerce and cultural exchange.
How has globalization affected jobs in developing countries?
It has created jobs but often with low wages and poor working conditions.
What does interdependence mean in globalization?
Countries relying on each other for goods, services, and resources.
What was the Triangle Trade?
A trade system between Europe, Africa, and the Americas, involving slaves, raw materials, and manufactured goods.
What invention from China changed communication globally?
Printing press
Name one example of a global environmental issue.
Climate change, deforestation, or ocean pollution.
How does globalization impact the environment?
Increased pollution, deforestation, and resource depletion due to higher production and trade.
Define outsourcing.
Hiring people or companies in other countries to produce goods or services more cheaply.
Name two countries involved in early global spice trade.
Portugal and the Netherlands (Spain or England also work!)
Name one modern example of cultural globalization.
K-pop, McDonald’s, anime, Nike, etc.
What global agreement aims to reduce climate change?
The Paris Agreement
Name one way globalization has affected local cultures.
Local traditions and languages can decline as global brands and cultures dominate.