Eq1 - What are the causes of globalisation and why has it accelerated in recent decades

Question 1

What is an alevel LIC NEE HIC

Answer 1

LIC = developing country
NEE = emerging country
HIC = developed country

Question 2

What is globalisation?

Answer 2

Collection of lots of different processes. Flows become wider and deeper, increasing interdependence between countries for capital, commodities, tourism, migrants and information.

Question 3

What is interdependence?

Answer 3

Countries becoming reliant on connections for their economies to function.

Question 4

What are the 5 main flows?

Answer 4

Commodities - economic divisions of labour. Suits countries best to make
Capital - money
Information - must move fast
Migrants - workers needed
Tourists - culture becomes more ubiquitous. Economic leakage

Question 5

Shrinking word theory

Answer 5

Earth hasn’t changed size, but transport makes it feel smaller than before

Question 6

Time - space compression

Answer 6

Time reduced to diffuse something to a distant place due to improved communication

Question 7

19th century causes?

Answer 7

~ economies wanted to develop
~ western nations wanted to control economies and recourses of new parts of world

Question 8

How did transport strengthen trade links in 19th century?

Answer 8

~communication and transport technology improved, trade grows more
~technological processes bring unexpected changes to ways companies operate

Question 9

How did trade support transport links in the 19th century?

Answer 9

~ research into transport technology helped build new global markets and drive technological trades.

Question 10

Important innovations 19th century steam ships

Answer 10

Britain in 1800
Moved goods and armies along trade routes into Asia and Africa
Stronger British empire

Question 11

Important innovation 19th century railways

Answer 11

1904, trans-Siberian connected Moscow with China and Japan
Britain used to improve transport and export of commodities through colonial India

Question 12

Important innovation 19th century telegraph

Answer 12

Across Atlantic in 1860s replaced 3 week boat journey

Question 13

Flows in 20th century

Answer 13

World shrinking theory
TNCs flourished

Question 14

Economic globalisation

Answer 14

TNCs trade internationally. Offshoring to lower costs
Industries move to developing countries to save money on labour
Sources of income from international companies

Question 15

Political globalisation

Answer 15

Governments form connections to trade
Western democracies - market economies
Deregulation policies allow markets to grow

Question 16

Cultural globalisation

Answer 16

Media sources - TV allow recognition of other cultures
Travel internationally
Greater awareness of world

Question 17

What is social globalisation?

Answer 17

International immigration = multicultural society. African food shops
Social networking - tech platforms enable interactions
Global NGOs involved in global improvement of education and health