globalisation

what is globalisation?

• when countries becodme increasingly conencted to eachother

• it involves the flow of goods, ideas, people and money worldwide

types of globalisation

• economic - when countries make products to export worldwide

• political - when countries and organizations like the UN join together to create international agreements

• social - when people use social media to connect across the world

• cultural - media (eg. books, news) spread across the world

causes of globalisation

• better methods of transport to export goods across the world

• eg. containerization - the use of standard-dimension boxes to store products while they are transported

what are clone towns?

• when a high street becomes increasingly like others in the world due to the increase of chain stores

• chain stores are stores that can be foundall around the world and are (mostly) big companies with a worldwide presence (eg. starbucks)

why are clone towns a problem?

• high streets will become less usinque, which impacts tourism, which can impact the countries economy

• it means that small businesses will struggle as they will have to face much more well-known competition

• this can impact people’s lives as they will no longer have jobs

what is fast fashion?

fast fashion is clothes made fast, to be thrown away fast. They focus more on quantity than quality

causes of fast fashion?

• the desire for unique wardrobes, and wearing new clothes as often as possible

• poeple crave to be different, prompting companies to work fast to produce new, unique clothes - companies benefit from globalisation as they can ship clothes around the world faster

• 20% of mass-produced clothing does not even get sold, and ends up being buried, shredded or burned.

• technology has made fashion more accessible for people across the world thanks to online shopping

• people by clothes only to wear them once - or never

solutions to fast fashion

• reward companies that forcus on sustainability, and punish those that don’t

• Bigger brands could make commitments to sustainability

• there is a slow shift from throwing away clothes to repairing them, and buying second hand

• buying more expensive, but better quality flashcards

why are countries switched-off from globalisation?

• political conflict

• landlocked

• poor infrastructure

• less tourism

• no good manufacturing

• less access to electricity

why are countries switched on?

connected to others by:

• air travel

• political links

• online links

• tourism

• strong economy

• production of goods

examples of switched-on countries

UK, USA, Europe and China

examples of switched-off countries

Zambia, Cuba, North Korea

Most countries that are switches-off are..

LIDC’s - Low Income Developing Countries