Globalisation EQ2 Flashcards
The specific cultural influence of the USA on other places
Americanisation
Movement of people directed towards the centre of urban areas
Centripetal migration
The spread of one culture to another by various means
Cultural diffusion
Where a largely Westernised global culture is emerging, and everywhere is becoming the same
Cultural erosion
The practice of promoting the culture of one nation in another; the former is usually a large, economically or militarily powerful country, and the latter is smaller and less affluent
Cultural imperialism
The landscape of a place that has been shaped over time in characteristic ways by human and natural processes
Cultural landscape
The component parts of culture: language, food, clothing, religion and traditions
Cultural traits
The decline of regionally important manufacturing industries
Deindustrialisation
A migrant whose primary motivation is to seek employment. Migrants who already had a job may have to set off in search of better pay, more regular pay, promotion or a change of career
Economic migrant
Skilled, wealthy migrants
Elite migrants
A settlement or region that has become a focal point for activities with a global influence, such as trade, business, international governance or education and research. A highly globally-connected city.
Global hub
The movement of manufacturing (and services) from developed to emerging/developing countries (Europe/USA to Asia)
Global shift
Places to which migrants have moved to
Host location
Rapid population growth
Hyper-urbanisation
Where two places become over-reliant on financial and/or political connections with one another
Interdependence
Someone who moves from place to place within the borders of a country. Globally, most of these migrants are rural to urban. In the developed world, however, people also move from urban to rural areas (counter-urbanisation)
Internal migrant
Barriers to a migrant such as a political border or physical feature (deserts, mountains and rivers)
Intervening obstacles
A city with a population over 10 million
Mega-city
The difference between a society’s crude birth rate and crude death rate. A migrant population usually has a high rate due to the presence of a large proportion of fertile young adults and relatively few older people
Natural increase
People who are forced to flee their homes due to persecution, whether on an individual basis or as part of a mass exodus due to political, religious or other problems
Refugee
The global influence a country derives from its culture, political values and diplomacy
Soft power
Places from which migrants move
Source location
An increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas
Urbanisation
The joint role played by European and North American countries in bringing about cultural change on a global scale
Westernisation
