Impacts Of Globalisation Flashcards
Define global economic shift
The relocation of industries
Global economic shift to Asia
Benefits of costs of global shift Mumbai
Benefitted
Introduced key industries (finance, music, film)
Main aviation hub 40million passengers annually
Port processes 55-60% of India’s containerised cargo
Costs
Rapid rates of urbanisation led to poverty and unemployment pressure in services
Environmental problems in developing countries
Rapid industrialisation leads to global shift have caused pollution/over exploitation of resources. 1 billion living in slums. Mega cities generate lots of pollutants
Case study: China
Problems of deindustrialisation in developed countries (case study)
Michigan Detroit
Deindustrialisation of car industry has lead to dereliction, depopulation, crime, unemployment
1/3 of families live below poverty line
2013 city declared bankrupt
45/100 000 murder rate
Economic migration in an interconnected world
What does economic migration cause
Causes the rapid growth of mega cities
City has depressed wages loss of farmland pressure on services
But also increases city productivity as growth in transport and communication
Social/environmental challenges in mega cities
Overcrowding
Poor housing
Traffic congestion
Air pollution
Social/environment challenges mega city Case study
Karachi Pakistan population 24million
High rates of rural to urban migration
50% of pop live in slums
Define global culture
Culture is a system of shared meaning
Tradition accepted norms religion and beliefs
New opportunities for disadvantaged groups (case study)
Para Olympic movement
1948 first para Olympic event for war veterans. This inclusion and success of globalisation and sports example of opportunities
Define cultural erosion w/ case study
The loss of language tradition and built/natural landscapes which are shaped by culture
Papa New Guinea 7000 diff cultural groups. Discovery of copper and new o era hip cause people to move in and modernise country
