Starter quiz
- What is globalisation?
- the exchange of goods and services between people, companies and countries ✓
- long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
- the process of our world becoming more interconnected ✓
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- What in an export?
- goods and services bought by a country
- goods and services sold to another country ✓
- goods and services made and used within a country
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- What is an import?
- goods and services brought in from another country ✓
- goods and services sold to another country
- something or someone of great significance or value
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- Which of the following is a benefit of globalisation?
- the mixing of people and cultures from all over the world ✓
- people can take holidays in far off locations ✓
- it operates mostly in the interests of the richest countries
- migration of people can fill labour and skill shortages ✓
- can cause social tensions and conflict of ideologies
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- What is a negative impact of globalisation?
- sharing ideas
- poor working conditions for those manufacturing goods for export ✓
- increased greenhouse gas emissions due to more goods being transported globally ✓
- better communication between countries
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- World ______ is the global exchange of goods and services.
- 'trade' ✓
Exit quiz
- ______ is the process of our world becoming more interconnected.
- 'Globalisation' ✓
- Which of these is an example of world trade?
- Jeans made in China from cotton grown in India ✓
- A school only having students from one country
- A local bakery making and selling bread to local people
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- Containerisation is ...
- a type of company that operates in different countries around the world.
- a system for transporting goods in containers easily by ship, train and lorry. ✓
- the exchange of goods and services across international borders.
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- Which of the options are drivers of globalisation?
- communication ✓
- trade ✓
- development
- technology ✓
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Key learning points
- There are different drivers for globalisation and these include transport and commnications.
- Other drivers for globalisation include economic activity, trade of goods, supply and demand.
- Political factors and changes in technology also drive globalisation.
Common misconception
Globalisation is about the world developing.
Globalisation is about the world becoming more connected.
Keywords
Investment - the action of spending money on something to make gain
Trade - the exchange of goods and services between people, companies and countries
Globalisation - the process of our world becoming more interconnected
Communications - the act of giving and receiving information between people, companies and countries
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