Looking back on Globalisation

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Mention a synonym for the word
GLOBALISATION

Everyday examples
of globalisation

What is seen as the "official" start
of globalisation?

1. The Industrial Revolution
2. The Roman Empire
3. Second half of the 20th century
4. Age of Discovery

Name 3 changes in transport that stimulated globalisation.

What is the relation between globalisation and cultural homogenisation?

Describe the term
"time space convergence"

What is the opposite of
"convergence"?

Intermodal transportation means:

1. Tranportaion between different countries.
2. Transportation with different ways of transport.
3. Transportation between different ports.
4. Transportation of different types of goods.

If you see the modern shipping lanes, you can notice that most transport takes place between Europe and North America. Explain why.

What is the big advantage of a container?

1. They are space saving.
2. They are cheap.
3. They are time saving.
4. All of these options.

trade barriers

success of the Port of
Rotterdam

TNCs

What is the raw material of your pair of
shoes?

What is the intermediate good of
bread?

Why is the supply chain divided nowadays?

In what way do LEDCs profit economically from this slpitting up of the supply chain?

In what way does this process harm the MEDCs environmentally?

Apple hiring Foxconn to produce their
smartphones is an example of

1. offshoring
2. outsourcing

What is meant by
"the race to the bottom"

If you are a proponent
of globalisation....

I am an opponent
of globalisation