1.1 London

Question 1

What type of hub is london

Answer 1

Finance (LSE)
Migration (Heathrow)
Media Hub (BBC)
i-Hub (Silicon roundabout)

Question 2

What does globalisation do to connections and why

Answer 2

Makes them wider - new links between places that are further distances apart
Makes them deeper - more people connect with far away places (cheaper travel, commodities)

Question 3

What things flow in globalisation

Answer 3

People (migrants, tourists)
Goods/commodities
Capital (money)
Information (ideas, culture, music)

Question 4

Means of flow in globalisation

Answer 4

Trains, planes, cars, cargo, container shipping, fibre optics , social media

Question 5

Examples of cargo

Answer 5

World cargo centre

Question 6

Example of of fibre optics

Answer 6

Use of submarine cables

Question 7

Example of airline

Answer 7

British airways

Question 8

5 main drivers of globalisation

Answer 8

Mobile phones
Internet
Social networking
Electronic banking
Fibre optics

Question 9

What do businesses need to do in order to be successful

Answer 9

Know competition
Some regions are riskier than others
Adapt to digital market
Adapt to local market