2.2.1 Flashcards
Globalisation: Lengthened…. (2 ways)
Products are shipped greater distances than in the past.
Migrants and tourists travel further distances from home
Globalisation: Deepened…
Food we eat travelled long distances
Connected through the products we consume
Globalisation: Sped up…
Faster travel for migrants, jet aircraft
Talk to families in real time e.g Skype
In 2015 value of world trade in food, resources and manufactured commodities exceeded $____ in value
$25 trillion
3 countries economy that recently experienced rapid growth
China, India and Indonesia
Why have those 3 countries experienced a rise?
Increasing global middle class.
Increasing consumer demand for gas,food and petrol
Within the European Union cross border trade in financial services has expanded in the absence of ___________
barriers
International tourist trade _________ between 2005 and 2015
______ now generates the highest volume of international tourism expenditure, whilst _______ receives more tourist arrivals than any other continent
Doubled
China
Europe
Global middle class=
US$10,000 or US$10 per day income
Global financial crisis 200- to 200-
2007-09
__________ was the fifth consecutive year trade did not grow
2016
In 2013, _________ million internal migrants were residing in cities across the world
750 million
Global urbanisation passed the threshold of ______% in 2008
50%
Economic migrants are people who have moved _________ for reasons of work and improved _______ ____ _____ that higher earnings bring
Voluntarily
Quality of life
Refugees are people _________ to leave their homes and travel to another country. Worldwide = _____ __________ refugees
20 million