globalisation Flashcards

Question

What are the challenges of deindustrialisation as a result of global shift?

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high unemployment rising crime rates depopulation dereliction contamination

Answer 2

The movement of people directed towards the centre of urban areas

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employment (the hope of promotion and advancement into professional roles that are non existent in rural areas) better schooling better healthcare poverty, aggravated by population growth agricultural modernisation and mechanisation resource scarcity

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A city with a population of 10 million or more

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Mumbai, population exceeding 20 mil in 2020 (growth to 25 mil by 2025) Social = 20,000 small factories and sweatshops in Dharavi, 10 people die each day on train lines Environ = water pollution Water pollution from untreated sewage, and air pollution from industry or exhausts creates challenges for city planners. Provision of adequate urban housing, health care and education is a major challenge for planners in developing countries. Mass migration is causing exponential population growth.

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a A highly globally connected city, or the home region of a globally connected community. A settlement or region that has become a focal point for business activities witha global influence

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Highly skilled and/or socially influential individuals - their wealth derives form their profession or inherited assets E.g. migration of Russian oligarchs to UK via investing in London property and sending their children to elite private schools

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Migrants who work for a low income with little skill e.g. India to UAE - 2015, 27% of UAE population was from India

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Oil resources, physical factors aiding the growth of industry, coastline ideal for trade, strategic location to encourage investment Large labour force, skilled labour (e.g. universities), affluence, languages spoken

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TNCs - the global dispersal of food, clothes and other goods by TNCs shapes a common culture Global media Migration and tourism - brings enormous cultural change to places, during age of empires Europeans forced their language and customs on people in other countries

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The spread of culture from one group of people to another

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Cultural erosion is the process of a country or region losing it’s traditional elements due to outside influences

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tends to improve opportunities for traditionally disadvantaged and discriminated groups such as women, disabled and LGBT global media coverage of events such as the Paralympics may erode prejudice in developing countries spread of western diet linked to rising obesity and diabetes in many emerging countries (e.g., per capita meat consumption has increased tenfold in Asia in 1990s due to Westernisation) fast food consumer culture is extremely wasteful, linked to deforestation and excessive water use

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UNESCO World Heritage Site List - UN gives special recognition to places that have unique cultural or physical significance so that policies can be established to protect from too much change China - censorship through ‘great firewall of China’ prevents users from using BBC or Facebook services, strict quota of 34 foreign films a year France - French gov supportive of French filmmakers, subsidises works filmed in French lang. 40% of tv output must consist of French productions, French language music heavily promoted on radio

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Global media turns Paralympic Games into one of the world’s biggest sporting events by celebrating physical achievements of elite athletes with disabilities Pride marches/month leads to awareness for LGBTQ+ community how has cultural erosion impacted tribal lifestyles in Papua New Guinea? 7000 different cultural groups, by 2014 1 in 4 languages were being lost Due to: migration to urban areas and increased awareness of Western cultures and lifestyles (e.g., wearing t shirts)

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WINNERS - North Africa, where large income gains have been made in coastal hubs which are ‘growth engines’. Strong middle class growth is expected here LOSERS - Sub-Saharan Africa due to geographical isolation and political extremism, poverty remains. This has led to falling life expectancy due to conflict and human rights abuses

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6 groups of indigenous people whose lifestyle is based on subsistence fishing, hunting and trapping Globalisation means global oil companies have begun extracting oil barrels in the area Social impacts = alcohol and drugs on young people’s lifestyles Environ impacts = death of trout and other fish in oil polluted lakes First Nations are opposing attempts by global companies to exploit oil resources

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Food - by 2050, demand likely to double worldwide. Middle class western diet characterised by consumption of meat and dairy Water - many commodities such as chocolate or coffee have a high water footprint, household water use also increasing Energy - 50% increase in global energy use is predicted by 2035 Climate - increased average carbon footprint size, rising CO2 emissions means global temp rise of 2 degrees looks inevitable

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A settlement where individuals and businesses have adopted ‘bottom-up’ initiatives with the aim of making their community more sustainable and less reliant on global trade Todmorden in the South Pennines Food grown locally, ‘Incredible Edible Todmorden’ created 40 public fruit and veg gardens and educational talks/events

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Local sourcing of everyday meat and vegetables can be very expensive, especially for people on low incomes. Tomatoes and other exotic produce have to be grown in heated greenhouses and polytunnels during winter, resulting in a larger carbon footprint. Less demand from UK consumers for food from producer countries means halted economic development Many small producers in the UK use organic farming methods (fewer pesticides = health benefits). UK farmers have moved up value chain by manufacturing locally sourced items, such as jams, fruit juices and wine. Local sourcing sometimes helps people reduce their carbon footprint size.