Globalisation Year 12

This is defined as the processes by which people, their cultures, money, goods and information can be transferred between countries with few or no barriers.OUR GLOBAL LIVES

Clothes

Family

Travel

Music, film

Complete the ‘My Global life’ worksheethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q

So what is globalisation?• The term began its use in 1990’s.• Prior to that geographers talked just about the ‘global

economy’• There was then a growing realisation that economic

changes were also being accompanied by cultural, demographic, political and environmental changes on a worldwide scale.

• There are a wealth of GOOD and BAD views on globalisation. Can you think of any?

Globalisation is nothing new Globalisation is nothing new though right?though right?

It is nothing new in the sense that continents and countries have been connected for centuries through:

Trade – Especially after 1492 when Columbus reached the Americas.

Colonialism – By the end of the 19th C, the British empire directly controlled one quarter of the world and its people.

Cooperation – Since WW1, international organisations similar to today’s UN have existed.

Globalisation is nothing new Globalisation is nothing new though right?though right?

What makes modern globalisation different is:

• A lengthening of connections between people and places.

• Products are being sources from further away than ever before.

• There is a growing spatial division of labour.

• A deepening connection to other people and places in more areas of our lives.

What are the AGENTS of globalisation and why has it increased in the last 30

years?• Trans National Companies (TNC’s)• Transport • Communications• International organisations• Increased trade• New markets

Make brief notes from Page 92,93 to explain how each of the agents above have led to increased globalisation.

CLOTHES

FOOD

OIL

MUSIC

TECHNOLOGY

FINANCE

TRANSPORT

McDonalds are taking over the world!

ON EARTH !

AN EXAMPLE OF A GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

This is a Dell Inspiron 600m Notebook

And here is the global supply chain which produced it…………..

Designed in Texas and Taiwan

Assembled in Malaysia

Graphics card made in China

CD/DVD drive made in the Philippines

LCD display made in Japan

Memory made in Germany

Hard disk drive made in Singapore

Microprocessor made in Costa

Rica

Memory stick made in Israel

Power cord made in India

Power adaptor made in Thailand

Every Dell computer comprises components which are made all over the world

The Supply Flow Lines for 0ne Dell Computer

Dell’s six factories around the world assemble computers

made of components produced in many countries ……..

Look at the map which follows and then DESCRIBE the distribution of

Dell suppliers

Global HQ

Factories

Microprocessor

Memory

Graphics card

Cooling fan

Motherboard

Keyboard

LCD display

Battery

Wireless card

Modem

Hard disk drive

CD/DVD drive

Carry bag

Power adaptor

Power cord

Memory stick

HOMEWORK TASKHOMEWORK TASK

Explain why globalisation has increased over the past 50 years. (6 marks)