The internet and flows (1)

Question 1

What vehicle has allowed mass trade globally?

Answer 1

Modern cargo ships

Question 2

Advantage of modern cargo ships?

Answer 2

• variety of goods that can be moved due to short travel times
• decreased loading times
• move space for cargo

Question 3

Disadvantages of modern cargo ships?

Answer 3

• Crates may fall of the ship and pollute the ocean
• crates cannot be checked and can be illegal eg trade of pangolins
• crates can be used for illegal immigration

Question 4

How have cargo ships evolved?

Answer 4

Originally cargo ships were loaded with individual boxes of cargo which would take many days and meant many goods with short dates couldn’t travel. They then adapted this method and used crates packaged with the goods prior to shipping which could easily be moved on and off ships. This has led to increased variety in transportable goods.

Question 5

Why is China and the internet significant?

Answer 5

Since the beginning of the internet China has had strict censorship on the internet that blocked certain foreign sites

Question 6

What was the Great Firewall?

Answer 6

The great firewall was an internet censorship system in CHina created in the late 1990s. It blocked foreign websites certain words and limited bandwidth. Attempts to bypass the system have variation is success

Question 7

What is the Golden Shield

Answer 7

The golden shield is a similar surveillance system set up in 1998 in which lawsuits arrests and fines can be a result of the breaching of it.

Question 8

How big is the internet: Facts

Answer 8

Every 60 Seconds:

• 150k emails are sent
• 750 hours of video are uploaded
• 1 million facebook friend requests are made
• 4 million google searches are made

Question 9

What impact has the internet had on globalisation?

Answer 9

• spread of culture
• spread of ideas
• spread of finance
• spread of business