1.1 - Piccadilly Village Flashcards

1
Q

What does globalisation involve?

A

Widening and deepening global connections, interdependences and flows - commodities, capital, information, migrants and tourists

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2
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Name a global hub

A

London

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3
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Where is London’s financial hub?

A

London Stock Exchange

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4
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Where is London’s migration hub?

A

Heathrow

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5
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Where is London’s goods hub?

A

London Gateway

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6
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Where is London’s media hub?

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Financial Times or the BBC

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7
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Where is London’s ICT hub?

A

Silicon Roundabout

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8
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What is London’s governance hub?

A

UK law

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9
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What are some examples of flows?

A
  • people (migrants, tourists, businessmen)
  • goods/commodities
  • capital (money)
  • information (ideas / culture / music / videos)
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What are some examples of means to transport flows?

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  • trains, planes, cars, container shipping, cargo centres
  • fibre-optics, NFC, WiFi
  • bank networks
  • social media
  • good governance and agreements
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11
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What are some examples of means of flows?

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  • Channel Tunnel
  • Heathrow Airport
  • World Cargo Centre
  • British Airways
  • Submarine cables
  • RBS
  • Facebook
  • WTO
  • EU
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12
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Two words to define globalisation

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Wider and deeper

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