Globalisation

What does TNC stand for?

• Trans national corporations

• Trade nations conference

• Trans national countries

• Trial national cooperations

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.

Which one of the following is a characteristic of globalisation

• Low levels of labour migration

• The development of global brands

• A decrease in foreign direct investment

• A reduction in out-sourcing and off-shoring of production

What are some positive effects of Globalisation ?

• Increased freedom to travel and immigrate,better access to medicine,information, and technology.
• Lower prices for developed countries and low paying jobs in underdeveloped countries
• Less pollution in the world
• All of the above

What type of person would be typically employed to work in a sweatshop factory?

• Poor, low skilled, young and uneducated

• rich, has higher order skills, lacks manufacturing experience

Which of the following is NOT a transnational corporation (TNC)?

• Local newsagent

• Shell

• Ford

Huge container ships allow:

• Clothes to be bought from overseas.
• People to travel to any country they want.
• Goods to be transported all over the world. 
• People to go on cruises to many parts of the world. 

Transnational corporations:

• tend to make their products in lower-cost countries. 
• are involved in slave labour.
• do not look after their workers. 
• make cheap products and sell them at a high price. 

Mc Donald's  is an example of a multinational corporation.

• true
• false

Importing goods is:

• The sale of goods to another country

• Beneficial to a country's economy

• The buying of goods from another country

• The movement of people around the globe