​Lesson 2 - Postcolonial Rickshaws

Question 1

If the rickshaw is evidence of

Past globalisation in India, what is increased globalisation today?

Answer 1

Taxi’s, mobile phones, Planes, trains

Question 2

Name 3 types of people that flow

Answer 2

Businessmen, tourists and migrants

Question 3

Name 3 types of data that flows

Answer 3

Financial, News and music

Question 4

Name 9 factors that may have contributed towards the acceleration of globalisation

Answer 4

Transport, TNCs, Increased trade, Colonialism, Global brands, Information exchange, stock exchange, world bank and NGOs

Question 5

List 3 ways in which globalisation has changed air travel over the years

Answer 5

• Flights have become faster
• They’ve become cheaper and more affordable
• The size of planes have increased
• They are able to go to a great number of destinations
• Big international airports now
• communications between pilot and people on ground have improved

Question 6

What are some of the benefits of globalisation to developing countries?

Answer 6

• connections are deeper, it’s not just the rich people who are able to have access and buy global brands
• you could possibly argue that the development gap could be decreasing
• the world is shrinking