Dimensions Of Globalisation Flashcards

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What’s the definition of globalisation

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The process of the worlds economies, political systems and cultures become more strongly connected.

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What’s interdependence

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Relying on one another, globalisation is increasing this.

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Name the types of globalisation

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Social, economic, cultural and political

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Example of social globalisation

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Families connect (FaceTime)

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Example of economic globalisation

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TNC’s/goods

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Example of cultural globalisation

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Sharing foods

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Example of political globalisation

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International agreements

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What’s changed about globalisation

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Globalisation has always been around, but the rate at which it’s occurring has increased.

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What’s flows of globalisation

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Movements around the world

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Name the flows within globalisation

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Capital, labour, products, services and information

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What’s flows of capital

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Refers to money for investment, trade or production.

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What’s a type of investment included in globalisation

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FDI-foreign direct investment, repatchment of profits, aid and remittances

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What’s happened with FDI

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There’s been an increase, e.g. in 1996 there was $400b directed into countries/companies, and in 2016, there was $1500b

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What’s repatriation of profits

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TNC’s might invest in a area, but the profits are brought back to the TNC

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What’s a example of aid

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World bank international organisation gives out loans to countries to develop

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What are remittances

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Migrants are moving from one area to work as a economic migrant and are sending money to their families back home.

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What does movement of labour refer to

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People moving around the world as migrants, this can be national or international. International has increased due to globalisation.

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What do economic migrants do

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Send remittances home

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What does services and information mean

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Services= tertiary services- can be high services like banking or low level services like customer services, information relates to data, which can be shared by email internet and social media.

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What are products

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Capital goods- trade, previously between HIC’s. Cheaper production in Asia and NEE’s, which has made the world more connected.

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What’s global marketing

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World is viewed as one market. Global brand-one good sold all over the world I.e. Coca Cola

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What’s glocalisation

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Products that are adapted to suit a certain location, e.g. McDonald’s

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What was production like the past

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Most production occurred in HIC’s due to industrialisation, such as UK and Detroit which specialised in the manufacturing of cars.

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What was consumerism like in the past

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Most consumers were the HIC’s, so products would be manufactured in HIC’s, and HIC’s would once again consume them.

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What’s pattern of production like now
Most products are produced in LIC’s/NEES such as china due to cheaper labour and deindustrialisation.
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What’s consumerism like in the present day
HIC’s are the biggest consumers, and some NEE’s such as china as they have a growing middle class, so they buy their own products.
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What’s production likely to be in the future
US- industries back in the US?, trump wants to make America feat again and become independent. China invest in Africa?
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What might consumerism be like in the future
NEE’s have a growing population so they might consume more, as HIC’s are also decreasing. HIC’s want to be more environmentally sustainable, so might consume less.
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What’s distribution like in the present day
Containerisation