GLOBALISATION: Causes (EQ1)

Question 1

What is meant by globalisation?

Answer 1

The increasing connectedness of countries around the world through movement of
goods, services, capital and ideas across borders

Question 2

What is meant by Interdependence?

Answer 2

The dependence of two or more people or things on each other

Question 3

What 4 main ways have people become more interconnected?
(4 types of globalisation)

Answer 3

1. Economic Globalisation
2. Social Globalisation
3. Political Globalisation
4. Cultural Globalisation

Question 4

How has globalisation been accelerated Economically?

Answer 4

• Increase of TNCs
• Increase of communication technology (ICT)
• Increase in online purchasing using a smartphone

Question 5

How has globalisation been accelerated Politically?

Answer 5

• Increase in trading blocs (EU & NAFTA)
• Increase in free trade agreements
• Increase in global organisations (e.g. The World Bank, IMF and WTO)

Question 6

How has globalisation been accelerated Socially?

Answer 6

• International migration
• Improvements in education & healthcare
• Increase in social interconnectivity

Question 7

How has globalisation been accelerated Culturally?

Answer 7

• Through western cultural (e.g. films, TV shows, music, fashion, food, etc)
• ‘Americanisation’ & ‘McDonaldisation’
• Glocalisation
• Increasing speed at which information and ideas are circulating (e.g. Twitter)

Question 8

What is meant by glocalisation?

Answer 8

The adaptation of a global product for a local market place

Question 9

What does TNC stand for and what are they?

Answer 9

Transnational Corporation - companies who operate in many countries producing and selling goods and services

Question 10

What are Trade Blocs?

Answer 10

A group of countries and/or organisations that work together for trading purposes

Question 11

What type of Trade & Transport did we use in the 19th century and what did we move onto in the 20th century?

Answer 11

19th century Trade & Transport:
- railways
- steam-ships
- telegraph

20th century Trade & Transport:
- jet aircraft
- containerisation

Question 12

What did developments in Trade & Transport lead to?

Answer 12

The shrinking world

Question 13

Whats are the 5 global flows/networks?

Answer 13

1. Capital
2. Commodities
3. Information
4. Tourists
5. Migrants

Question 14

What happens to Capital in terms of global flows/networks?

Answer 14

Money is constantly passed through worldwide stock market where businesses can exchange currencies for profits

Question 15

What happens to Commodities in terms of global flows/networks?

Answer 15

Valuable raw materials such as fossil fuels, food and minerals have always been traded between nations but trade of manufactured goods have risen rapidly

Question 16

What happens to Information in terms of global flows/networks?
- what has the internet brought?
- how many Facebook users were there in 2015?

Answer 16

The internet has brought real-time communication between distant places, allowing goods and services to be brought quickly and easily

2015= 1.5 billion Facebook users

Question 17

What happens to Tourists in terms of global flows/networks?
- what are many of the world’s air passengers ?
- what have budget airlines allowed?
(give an example of a budget airline)
- What has budget airlines done for two different types of people?

Answer 17

• Budget airlines have allowed high-income tourists to travel to distant places within easy reach
• Has also allowed people from developing countries to travel abroad too when using budget airlines (e.g. AirAsia)

Question 18

What happens to Migrants in terms of global flows/networks?
- what obstacles are in the way in terms of immigration?
- what are the attitudes of most governments to immigration?
(give an example)

Answer 18

• Still a great number of obstacles due to border controls and immigration laws
• Most government have a ‘pick and mix’ attitude towards global flow as they embrace trade flows but attempt to resist migrant flows unless there is a special need
  (e.g. Qatar’s encouragement of Indian construction workers)