Global 2 7 - Globalization

What are some negatives of globalization?

• Workers are exploited in sweatshops

• Pollution and deforestation

• Low wages for factory workers in Asia and Africa

• All of the answers are correct

The measure of the economic and societal demographics of a country is called _________________.

• Quality of Life
• Demographic Globalization
• Quinn Hornecker
• Standard of Living

#10 - When people trade how do both sides benefit?

• Countries can focus on producing specific goods from their natural resources instead of trying to create everything they need
• Countries can take advantage of each other making the international market more secure
• Countries are able to learn the weaknesses of other countries and exploit those for natural resources
• Countries are able to enter other countries with spies and foreign agents to undermine governments.

What are some positive effects of Globalization? (2 answers)

• Cultures can become damaged or destroyed

• Creates more understanding and acceptance of other cultures.

• Produces tension and conflict

• Helps spread ideas and innovations

• There are no positive effects to Globalization

What is cultural diffusion?

• The application of scientific knowledge to enhance or improve daily life

• The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another

• the transfer of plants, animals, and people between Europe, Asia, and Africa on one side and the Americas on the other

• the process by which nations, cultures, and economies interact and become mixed

Which one of the following is a negative consequence of globalisation for less-developed countries

• Enhanced cultural uniqueness

• Skills transferred to domestic workers

• Improved terms of trade

• Wider income inequalities

Globalisation is good because of an ________________ in standard of living , but is bad because there is a _____________ in local cultures and traditions

• increase / decrease
• decrease / increase
• increase / increase
• decrease / decrease

#3 Which of the following has NOT helped create a global economy?

• The use of English as the official language of trade
• The use of cell phones as a way to easily communicate
• The use of the Internet for trade and management
• The use of personal computers for small business

Globalisation is:

• the introduction of the internet to make us closer to others in the world. 
• the breakdown of traditional barriers between nations through technology and transport
• faster travel around the world
• the movement of people and ideas around the world.

How has China and India benefited from globalisation?

• Millions of people have been lifted out of poverty in India and China

• Inequalities among the countyside are growing

• Increased levels of carbon is being emitted in both countries