Globalisation case studies

Question 1

China’s open door policy

Answer 1

Trade agreement between US, China, Japan and other EU countries in 1978

US wanted to secure their ability to trade with China.

Other countries could not close their ‘trade door’ to another country = equal and fair trade

Question 2

North Korea- switched off?

Answer 2

• Minimised it’s populations exposure to foreign countries and cultures
• Desire to retain heritage
• e.g twitter and Facebook banned, instant communication more difficult.
• Restrictive policies, censorship of media

Question 3

Sahel region- switched off?

Answer 3

Less controllable factors, hinders trade and travel as it is difficult to access and landlocked.
-Little infrastructure, underdeveloped economy and low demand for trade
(Lacks rare materials))

Question 4

Rio 2016 Paralympic games

Answer 4

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Global media celebrating physical achievements of disabled people.

159 nations took part in the Paralympic Games

Also UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities seeks to bring cultural change on a global scale

Question 5

Papua New Guinea

Answer 5

Had around 1000 languages but declining due to loss of biodiversity

World Bank trying to diversity economy (which is reliant on agricultural products) by improving skills and embracing tourism

Rainforest tribes being exposed to ‘western culture’ E.g the ubiquitous T-shirt

Amazonians moving to urban areas

Question 6

Russian elite migrants

Answer 6

Investing in property in London and living there some of the time.

4.4 billion pounds worth of UK property is deemed suspicious wealth

Question 7

Changing diets in Asia

Answer 7

economic growth has gone hand in hand with rising obesity

9.7% of China’s population has diabetes (against 11% in America)

Why? Growth of the fast food market.
Rising educated urban middle classes (over 3 billion by 2030 in Asia)

Question 8

Rise of extremism in Europe

Answer 8

Opening of EU borders brought about cultural change: in 2004, eight Eastern European countries joined the EU, boosting UK’s population from 59.5 million to 64.6 million in just 10 years

Concerns over depressed wages, unemployment, increased birth rates impacting services

Front national in France, EDL, UKIP, Dutch Party for Freedom

Question 9

Trans boundary water conflicts in South East Asia

Answer 9

Mekong Delta: damming the delta would generate hydroelectric power for China and Thailand. (aiding industrial development

Damming the delta would threaten water supplies for agriculture in Laos (90% of population rely on the delta).

Cambodia has a lack of energy resources due to the depletion of the forsest for firewood, so hydroelectric power could boost economic development, however villagers would be displaced

Question 10

Control of globalization in China and N Korea

Answer 10

‘Great firewall of China’ major tech sites banned

Google withdrew from China in 2010 after censorship of Tienanmen Square

Internet is extremely limited in N Korea

Question 11

First Nations in Canada

Answer 11

Europeans occupied the area creating tensions with the indigenous people

200 million barrels of oil have been extracted there since 1920 resulting in the polluting of bio-diverse lakes

Dene people influenced by drugs and alcohol brought over by workers

Question 12

Transition towns

Answer 12

Totnes- less reliant on global trade and fossil fuels, community support

Costa couldn’t open there
Totnes pound- a local currency promoting culture and history. (Also in Brixton but with limited success)

Sharing home grown vegetables, local markets etc

Question 13

Keep Britain Tidy

Answer 13

NGO set up in 1954.
Introduced the ‘tidyman’ logo on bins and packaging to encourage people to dispose of litter appropriately.

Campaigns encourage households to recycle and firms to reduce packaging or the proportion that can be recycled.