CSMP: 2.a Globalisation and T-SC

Question 1

Globalisation has lead to

Answer 1

• quicker flows of communication and flows of goods
• more reliable

Question 1

Globalisation

Answer 1

• the increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of the world, economically, socially, politically and culturally

Question 2

Globalisation has meant that …

Answer 2

• people can travel further
• more frequently

Question 3

Time - Space compression

Answer 3

• space is no longer a barrier to flow / movement of people, goods, ideas and communication

Question 4

E.g of Time - Space compression

Answer 4

• in a supermarket food is shipped from all over the world and no longer dependant on the growing season in that country

Question 5

Consequences of T-SC-

Answer 5

• people may feel a sense of no longer “being at home”
• disorientation
• benefits of T-SC aren’t felt evenly across the globe