Geography Edexcel paper 2 - Globalisation

What is a global flow

Connections between countries.They can be tangible or non-tangible e.g. UK importing gas from Norway or listening to American music

What is interconnectedness?

Where countries affect one another and relay on one another as their decision-making has consequences for the world (due to flows affecting more places.

What are the 4 types of globalistion?

socio-cultural: The music we listen to films we watch,memes,sports,attitudes and values

Economic: Imports and exports,aid and loans,charity donations,brands and logos

Political: Intergovernmental decisions,conflict,foreign aid,trade deals 

Environmental: Targets for climate change,organisations working together on issues such as climate change and endangered species 

What are the factors that increase globalisation? (Vague!)

Lengthening of connections between people and places with products sourced from further away

Deepening of connections between people and places e.g the food you eat or the films you watch

Faster speed of connections with people.Using technologies such as skype or travel quickly between countries using jet aircraft

What are the factors that increase globalisation? (Detailed!)

Development of transport:

-Plane travel is more affordable due to budget airlines .Easyjet has contributed to the growth of tourism in Estonia with 2m visitors a year

-More global road networks and car ownersip E40 motorway starts in Calais,France and goes through 7 countries to Kazakhstan (8000km long)

-Bigger ships make trade easier ,MSC irina can carry 24,000 containers