Cultural diffusion and globalisation Flashcards
Define ‘cultural diffusion’
The spread of cultures around the world as a result of globalisation
Give some examples of cultural traits
Food, Religion, Language, Morals, Music, Clothing, Ethics and Behaviours
Define ‘cultural imperialism’
The practice of promoting a culture or language of one nation to another, normally from a powerful one
Give three examples of soft power
Influences, political views and diplomacy
Define ‘globish’
A form of basic English that consists of 1500 words which are not necessarily spoken but widely understood
Give an example of cultural diffusion on Asia
- Increased meat consumption
- Biggest market in the world for processed meat (China)
Give some examples of social and environment effects of cultural diffusion
- increased methane emissions
- increased agriculture and livestock farming
- pressure on plant and animal species
- rainforest clearing to create space for soya cultivation
What is the combined value of the 100 biggest brands since 2000
$3.5 trillion
Globalisation is a (1) game but some are gaining more than others, the overall size of the economy is the (2) which has increased but the (3) known as the slices are not equal
Positive sum
Pie
Shares of growth
Why do some nations benefit more than others?
Attitude to embrace globalisation, exports, money and communications e.g. Malawie is poor and landlocked so doesn’t benefit as much
Rapid development of LEDCs through trade and (1) e.g. (2)
(3) from TNCs helps to start economies alongside (4) transfer
Specialisation
China and India
FDI
infrastructure and technology
Reduction in (1) enables richer MEDC markets for (2) Quickly improved employment (3)
Trade barriers
Trade
Incomes and SoL
Economic (1) means profits and top jobs go back to MEDCs
(2) in LEDCs by TNCs including (3) wages and environmental damage similar to ‘(4)’
Leakage
Exploitation
Labour conditions
Neocolonialism
(1) power of MEDCs can still (2) prices for many LEDCs to keep them poor so many MEDCs are reliant even on (3) products e.g. Zambia exports are (4)% copper
Monopsony
Decrease
Primary
70
How has the UK protected its heritage?
400,000 listed buildings, 20,000 scheduled ancient monuments and over 40 registered historic battlefields