Globalization

Question 1

What is globalization

Answer 1

is the trend toward greater interconnectedness in the world

Question 2

What are benefits of increased social globalization

Answer 2

-greater levels of healthcare and sanitation

-greater levels of education and the spread of knowledge

-higher levels and varieties of technology

Question 3

What are challenges of increased social globalization

Answer 3

-loss of local culture

-increased costs of sanitation

-LEDCs may lack infrastructure for new technologies

Question 4

What are benefits of increased political globalization

Answer 4

-commonalities between countries’ systems of government.

-greater peace

-less discrimination

Question 5

What are challenges of increased political globalization

Answer 5

-child labor

-loss of political power of exploited national governments

-increased terrorist activity

Question 6

What are benefits of increased environmental globalization

Answer 6

-shared views of environmental priorities

-climate change agreements

-shared environmental conservation strategies

-shared emphasis on sustainability

Question 7

What are challenges of increased environmental globalization

Answer 7

-weaker environmental protection laws to allow for resource exploitation

-greater levels of pollution and land degeneration

-difficulty meeting current and future energy needs with Earth’s resources

-threats to availability of freshwater