Globalisation

Question 1

Define ‘globalisation’.

Answer 1

The idea of widening worldwide interconnectedness in all aspects of life from cultural to the individual.

Question 2

What would optimists and pessimists say about globalisation?

Answer 2

Optimists
- The change is positive whereby it brings about solutions of underdevelopment
Pessimists
- The change is negative in which Westernisation imposes culture on minority countries

Question 3

List 3 different forms of globalisation.

Answer 3

1) Economic
2) Cultural
3) Political

Question 4

Describe what economic globalisation involves.

Answer 4

• Spreading of TNCS
• International division of labour
• Expansion of capitalism worldwide
• Cheap labour

Question 5

Describe what cultural globalisation involves.

Answer 5

• Increased connections between cultures
• Potentially bringing diversity and benefits or damage to other cultures
• Religious beliefs becoming more prevalent worldwide
• Spread of music

Question 6

Describe what political globalisation involves.

Answer 6

• The growing importance of global institutions outside of countries (IMF and UN)
• The break up of old empires and relationships
• Position of importance of nations
• Increased nationalism and far right policies

Question 7

Give 2 social examples of globalisation.

Answer 7

1) Tourism

2) Fashion

Question 8

List 3 facts about tourism.

Answer 8

1) Total earned from worldwide tourism in 2006 was $733 billion
2) 75 countries earned more than $1 billion each from tourism that year
3) There will be 1.6 billion international tourists by 2020

Question 9

What are the positive and negative impacts of tourism.

Answer 9

Positive
- Experiencing other cultures
- Boosting economy
Negative
- Obesity becoming widespread
- Some cultures become diminished or adapted

Question 10

What are the pros and cons of tourism in the 3 forms of globalisation?

Answer 10

1) Economic
- Jobs within tourism still receive low pay
- Natural disasters may affect tourism (e.g. earthquakes in Japan)
2) Cultural
- Cultures can be diminished through appealing to western tourists (e.g. continental breakfasts in Iceland)
3) Political
- Terrorists can target tourist-heavy places
- Governments can prohibit local community from benefiting from tourism

Question 11

What are the positive and negative impacts of fashion.

Answer 11

Positive
- Can give jobs to those in places that may lack from them elsewhere
- Can give sense of solidarity
Negative
- Cheap labour and poor working conditions in developing countries
- Culture can diminish due to westernisation of fashion