What is globalisation?

What is globalisation?

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  Globalisation as along standing process By the end of this lesson you will have: • Learnt what globalisation is • Understood the length/depth/speed of globalisation post 1940s • Considered global flows and global networks
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  Globalisation – EnquiryQuestion 1 •What are the causes of Globalisation and why has it accelerated in recent decades? 3.1 Globalisation is a longstanding process which has accelerated because of rapid developments in transport, communications and business a. Globalisation involves widening and deepening global connections, interdependence and flows (commodities, capital, information, migrants and tourists). b. Developments in transport and trade in the 19th century (railways, telegraph, steam-ships) accelerated in the 20th century (jet aircraft, containerisation), contributing to a ‘shrinking world’. c. The 21st century has been dominated by rapid development in ICT and mobile communication (mobile phones, internet, social networking, electronic banking, fibre optics), lowering communication costs and contributing to time-space compression.
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  The Big Picture Globalisation •3.1 How globalisation is a long standing process • 3.2 The political and economic factors associated with globalisation • 3.3 The affect of globalisation on some places and organisations • 3.4 The global shift and how this has created winners and losers • 3.5 Economic migration and the impact of this on the physical environment • 3.6 The emergence of global culture • 3.7 The increase of development in some countries and how this has created disparities • 3.8 The social, political and economic tensions which arise from globalisation • 3.9 Ethical and environmental concerns about unsustainability
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  Key Terms • T.N.Cs •G.D.P • Emerging Economies • Remittances • Interdependency • Emerging economy • Globalisation Each week you will be given new key terms. It is essential that you make a note of these as we will use them throughout the course. Also, expect to be quizzed at any stage about these key terms
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  What is globalisation? •Task: Complete the ‘human outline’ task in your booklets. • Task: On your post it note, write your best definition of what you think globalisation is. try and come up with a more accurate description of globalisation. • Share: Let’s hear some of your definitions.
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  What is globalisation? •Globalisationis the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange.
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  Shift Happens • Asyou are watching this video, jot down what you learn about language, technology, wealth, population, companies, knowledge Language Technology Wealth Population Companies Knowledge
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  Four Strands ofGlobalisation • There are 4 strands of globalisation – 4 ways in which the world has become more connected (which has led to a shrinking world) • Economic Globalisation: the growth of TNCs, ICT, Online shopping • Social Globalisation: International immigration, improvements in health and education, social networking and interconnectivity • Cultural Globalisation: Dominance of western culture, glocalisation, circulation of new ideas • Political Globalisation: growth of trading blocks, global concerns such as free trade, international institutions such as the world bank and the IMF TASK: Try and think of a specific example for each strand of globalisation. For example, The growth of McDonalds as a TNC would relate to economic globalisation
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  Length/Depth/Speed and theEconomy • In poorer countries, like Chad, they will not go very far for their produce. Their economy will rely mainly on the villages around them. They will not feel deeply connected to other parts of the world because they don’t have products from other parts of the world. Products aren’t gained that quickly, because of a lack of information technology and transport. • In richer countries, our economy is heavily reliant on countries which are a long distance from the UK. We have products from all around the world and therefore feel a deep connection with other countries wide around the globe. Trade can happen a lot faster because of technology and transport • The more globalisation occurs, the wider and the deeper these connections will become!
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  Interdependence and GlobalFlows • With your partner, read pages 161-162 and make notes of the 5 main flows of globalisation: • Capital – the movement of money • Commodities – the movement of valuable raw materials OR things • Information – The movement of information. This includes the internet and its servers • Tourists – The movement of people, especially with the rise of cheap air • Migrants – the movement of people to find work in richer countries
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  Global Flows • Thisis a Geographical skill to analyse proportional flow lines. • Let’s go through USA to Mexico as a class • TASK: Using a ruler, complete the task on page 163 and write your answers in a table in your booklets.
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  Global network flowtable Source Region Country of origin Value of remittance
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  Interdependence and GlobalFlows • Q: Why do these global flows mean that the world is becoming more interdependent? Think back at the connections you made to what you are wearing! • A: Because our products, our services, our knowledge, sometimes even our social life, is reliant on people and countries around the world – if one part of the chain is broken, then we can’t access our goods / services / knowledge
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  End of lessonquiz • 1. Define globalisation • 2. What are the four strands of globalisation? • 3. Give an example of social globalisation • 4. What are the 5 global flows? • 5. What is interdependence?
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  Homework • Learn thefollowing key terms and write them in your workbook: • Globalisation • TNCs • GDP • Emerging Economies • Remittances • Interdependency • Read pages ___ of your workbook and complete an organe sheet to revise what we have learnt today. Be prepared to answer a timed question at the beginning of next week
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  Globalisation as along standing process (3.1) By the end of this lesson you will have: • Learnt what globalisation is • Understood the length/depth/speed of globalisation post 1940s • Considered global flows and global networks