Human Geography - Globalisation

Question 1

L1 How have global connections been widened and deepened?

Answer 1

• Products being sourced from further away, e.g. Fiji Water -> UK 10,000mi
• Everyone is connected via products we consume
• Faster travel and connection speeds

Question 2

L1 How is the widening and deepening of global connections uneven between and within countries?

Answer 2

Between: High-income countries are affluent consumers of global products

Within: Disparity, e.g. Brazil - Rio de Janeiro vs. Amazon rainforest tribes

Question 3

L1 Which ways has globalisation increased levels of interdependence?

Answer 3

• Social/cultural - Western forms of consumption have spread
• Political - More reliant on international organisations, e.g. EU & NATO
• Urban - Global cities are command centres of the global economy
• Linguistic - English emerged as language of ‘working village’
• Economic - increased trade
• Demographic - multiculturality
• Environmental - pollution from economic activity is global

Question 4

L1 Define globalisation

Answer 4

Growing economic, cultural, political, social, and environmental interdependence of countries through increasing amounts of ‘flows’ of goods, services, information, and people. It links people through the food they eat, products they consume, and the ideas they hold. These processes benefit some places more than others

Question 5

L2 What is time-space compression?

Answer 5

Advances in technology such as railways, mobile phones, etc. have led to developments in trade and transport, effectively ‘shrinking’ the world

1914 - 40 days to get to Australia, Now - Just over a day

Question 6

L2 How did container ships reduce travel times (using an example)?

Answer 6

Travel time from Australia to Europe decreased from 70 to 34 days

Question 7

L2 How has containerisation accelerated globalisation?

Answer 7

• Reduced the cost of shipping
• Uniformity of containers injects predictability into world trade
• Therefore, growth in global trade as it facilitates outsourcing, growth of TNCs, & the supply chain

Question 8

L2 How has commercial air travel accelerated globalisation?

Answer 8

• Reduced cost of flights as aircraft are larger & more efficient
• Led to promotion of tourism/business/migration for individuals
• Led to more cultural & knowledge transfer

Question 9

L2 How has the internet accelerated globalisation?

Answer 9

• Sped up knowledge transfer & flows of capital
• Used to create global supply chains containerisation links with