3.2.1 Global Systems and Global Governance

Question 1

What is Globalisation?

Answer 1

The growing interconnectiveness and interdependence of countries worldwide through trade, transport, capital flows, technology, communications and culture

Question 2

How is the Wimbledon (Slazenger) tennis ball an example of a globalised product?

Answer 2

The travel of the wool in a Wimbledon Tennis ball: Wool travels from New Zealand to the UK where it is turned into felt and sent back to the Philippines. The glue is from the Philippines and the petroleum naphthalene is from China.

Question 3

How many countries are involved in the global production of a Wimbledon tennis ball?

Answer 3

10 countries (complex supply chain)

Question 4

How many miles are involved in the global production of a Wimbledon tennis ball?

Answer 4

50,000 miles

Question 5

What does Marshal McLuhan’s term ‘global village’ refer to (1960)?

Answer 5

The breakdown of spatial barriers around the world since the world is shrinking both physically and technologically.

Question 6

Give some examples of the space-time compression.

Answer 6

1930s - possible to travel from Doncaster to London in a day.
1950s - possible to travel from England to the South of France.
1960s onwards - Singapore to NYC in 18 hours

Question 7

What is a dimension?

Answer 7

An aspect of a situation, which may be measurable (Ways and types of globalisation)

Question 8

What is a factor?

Answer 8

Something that contributes towards an end result (Accelerators of globalisation which make it happen)

Question 9

What is the economic globalisation process caused by?

Answer 9

• Free trade
• Global marketing
• TNC’s
• ICT Support

Question 10

What is economic globalisation characterised by?

Answer 10

Flows of goods (imports and exports)

Question 11

What is the cultural/social globalisation process caused by?

Answer 11

• Migration
• Media
• Communication networks
• Tourism
• Westernisation

Question 12

What is cultural/social globalisation characterised by?

Answer 12

Spread of ideas, information and images.

Question 13

What is the process of political globalisation caused by?

Answer 13

• Western democracy
• Trade agreements
• Global institutions

Question 14

What is political globalisation characterised by?

Answer 14

• Development of economies
• Shared government policy

Question 15

What is political globalisation characterised by?

Answer 15

• Development of economies
• Shared government policy

Question 16

What can increasing flows of information lead to?

Answer 16

The transfer of:
- Cultural ideas
- Language
- Industrial technology
- Design and business management support

Question 17

How has digitisation and satellite technology transformed flows on information?

Answer 17

• Improvements to global telephone networks has made communication cheaper and easier
• Emails and the internet enables large amounts of information to be exchanged instantly across the globe
• Live media coverage is available on a global scale because of satellite technology