Globalisation EQ2

Question 1

What is the global shift?

Answer 1

The movement of manufacturing from Europe and USA to Asian countries

Question 2

Where has the economic center of gravity moved to?

Answer 2

Asia

Question 3

Advantages of the global shift for china

Answer 3

Income- average income increased, reduced poverty between 1980-2010
Infrastructure- world’s fastest passenger train, Longest rail service in world internet and motorways are world leading
Education- life expectancy increased, 94% over age 15 literate 30,000 phDs awarded in 2012

Question 4

Disadvantages of global shift?

Answer 4

Income inequality- 20% of pop live on less then $2 a day, workers exploited
Unplanned settlements- loss of farmland, rapid migration lack of accommodation
Pollution- causes health problems

Question 5

What are urban pull factors?

Answer 5

Employment
Education
Healthcare

Question 6

What are rural push factors?

Answer 6

Lack of education
lack of opportunities
Lack of healthcare

Question 7

What are global hubs?

Answer 7

A city with unusually high density of transport, business, political or cultural connections to the rest of the world

Question 8

What are elite international migrants?

Answer 8

Elite Russian Oligarchs living in London, 300,000 due to freedom not available in Russia, safe investments and education

Question 9

Examples of global hubs

Answer 9

London
New York
Tokyo
Beijing

Question 10

What are low wage economic migrants?

Answer 10

2mill migrants live in UAE estimated US$15bill returned to country

Question 11

What are economic migrants in Europe?

Answer 11

Joined EU in 2004 since, 1 mill live in UK

Question 12

Benefits for Poland from migration to the UK?

Answer 12

Money transferred back to them
Reduced pressure on services
Contact with other cultures
Reduces pressure of large population

Question 13

Benefits for the UK from polish migrants?

Answer 13

Brings wide range of skills
Contributes to economic growth by £2.5 billion
Off set UK’s aging population

Question 14

Issues for Poland from migration to the UK?

Answer 14

Lower working population
Less tax revenue
Again population
Loss of skilled workers
Dereliction of built environments

Question 15

Issues for the UK from polish migrants?

Answer 15

Majority of migrants are men
Property prices increased
Money sent out of the country
Tensions between migrants and local population

Question 16

What is cultural diffusion?

Answer 16

Spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one country to another

Question 17

What is westernised global culture?

Answer 17

Private enterprise
Fashion
Tech
Trends
Beliefs

Question 18

What are the benefits of westernised global culture?

Answer 18

Leads to awareness of disabilities- paralympics
Leads to better rights LGBTQ+

Question 19

What is xenophobia?

Answer 19

Dislike or prejudice against people from other countries

Question 20

What is homogenisation?

Answer 20

Reduction of cultural diversity through popularisation and diffusion of a wide variety of cultural symbols

Question 21

What does cultural erosion mean?

Answer 21

Wearing away of cultural traits- loss of languages

Question 22

What is opposition to globalisation?

Answer 22

Rise of nationalism in regions- Brexit
Cencorships of info- China’s great firewall
Campaigns for rights of indigenous communities
Environamental activists- extinction rebellion