12.1 The Acceleration of Globalisation Flashcards
1
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Cultural Globalisation and TNCs Example (3)
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- Netlfix recently launched in Burkina Faso
- Which has a distinct tribal culture
- May be eroded by the spread of Western ideals
2
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ICT Growth & Economic Globalisation (4)
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- ICT allows managers of distant offices/plants to keep in touch much easier
- E.g. through Skype
- Helped TNCs expand into new territories
- Both to sell and make their products
3
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Spatial Division of Labour (3)
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- TNCs moving low skilled work abroad
- To places where labour costs are low
- While skilled management jobs are retained at the TNCs HQ
4
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ICT Growth & Cultural Globalisation (4)
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- Cultural traits, such as language and music
- Are adopted, imitated and hybridised faster than ever
- Thanks to social media, cultural traits go viral
- E.g. Gangnam Style, 2012
5
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Globalisation (3)
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- The umbrella term
- Used to describe the variety of ways
- In which places and people are increasingly interconnected
6
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Remittances (2)
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- Money that migrants send home to their families
- Via formal or informal finances
7
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4 Important Elements of ICT Growth (4)
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- Telephone / Telegraph
- Broadband and Fibre Optics
- GIS and GPS
- The internet / Social networks
8
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As the world becomes more globalised, __________________ (2)
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- the connections between places
- are lengthening (further away) and deepening (more aspects of life)
9
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Intermodal Containers (3)
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- Large-capacity storage units
- Which can be transported long distances
- Using multiple types of transport, such as shipping and rail
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11
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Cultural Globalisation and TNCs (5)
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- TNCs such as Netflix and Disney
- Spread Western Culture across the world
- Through their films/TV shows
- Some argue they are responsible
- For a growing trend towards cultural homogeneity on a global scale
12
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Budget Airlines & Globalisation (6)
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- The improvements in jet aircraft technology
- And the subsequent rise in budget airlines
- have brought distant places
- Within easy reach for high-income nations
- And increasingly for emerging economies
- E.g. AirAsia
13
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4 Important Innovations in Transport (4)
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- Steam Power
- Railways
- Jet Aircraft
- Container Shipping
14
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ICT Growth & Social Globalisation (4)
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- ICT supports migration as migrants can maintain a strong link with home
- More than 1 billion people use WhatsApp regularly
- In the past, international connections were costly:
- 3 minute call from London to Boston was $86 in today’s money
15
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Budget Airlines & Globalisation Example (2)
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- E.g. EasyJet began flying to Estonia in 2004
- Became ‘Switched On’ to the flow of tourists
16
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4 Important Innovations in Transport (4)
- Steam Power
- Railways
- Jet Aircraft
- Container Shipping
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- Goods can be transported across the planet using intermodal containers
- Allowing TNCs to establish a spatial division of labour
- And sell goods to new markets
- E.g. Chinese Vessel Cosco which can carry 13,000 containers
17
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ICT Growth & Political Globalisation (4)
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- Social networks are used to raise awareness about political issues
- And fight for change on a global scale
- E.g. UK Government e-petitions
- 1.8m people signed to stop Trump entering the UK
18
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Example of Spatial Division of Labour (2)
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- Nike has 73 plants in Thailand
- While HQ is in Oregon, US
20
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Shrinking World Effect (4)
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- Distant places starting to feel closer
- And taking less time to reach
- Thanks to heightened connectivity
- And unrestricted global flows of commodities and ideas
