Developments in globalisation

Question 1

What is globalisation?

Answer 1

Globalisation involves the widening and deepening of global connections, interdependence and flows.

Question 2

What are 5 flows of globalisation?

Answer 2

Commodities
Capital
Information
Migrants
Tourists

Question 3

How did transport and trade accelerate in the 19th century?

Answer 3

Railways
Telegraph
Steam-ships

Question 4

How did transport and trade accelerate in the 20th century?

Answer 4

Jet aircraft

Containerisation

Question 5

When was the first steam train built?

Answer 5

1804

Question 6

When was containerisation invented?

Answer 6

1956

Question 7

When was the jet engine developed?

Answer 7

1928

Question 8

How long did it take to reach Australia in 1914?

Answer 8

40 days

Question 9

How long did it take to reach Australia in 2016?

Answer 9

1.5 days

Question 10

What percentage does container trade account for of world seaborne trade?

Answer 10

60%

Question 11

How fast can a jet aircraft travel?

Answer 11

600mph

Question 12

What are 5 developments of ICT and global communication?

Answer 12

Mobile phones
Internet
Social networking
Electronic banking
Fibre optics

Question 13

When was the first commercial telegraph created?

Answer 13

1837

Question 14

When did electronic banking begin?

Answer 14

1980s

Question 15

When was the first mobile phone made?

Answer 15

1973

Question 16

When did the world wide web launch?

Answer 16

1990

Question 17

When were fibre optics first used?

Answer 17

1970s

Question 18

What year was the first email sent?

Answer 18

1971

Question 19

How many members has Facebook got?

Answer 19

Just under 3 billion

Question 20

When was the idea of a digital economy first introduced?

Answer 20

1995