GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Question 1

What is globalisation?

Answer 1

The process by which businesses, ideas, and cultures spread across the world, creating interconnections and interdependence among nations.

Question 2

What is glocalisation?

Answer 2

When products are distributed globally but adapted to local needs, e.g., McDonald’s Maharaja Mac.

Question 3

Name four types of globalisation.

Answer 3

Social, Economic, Political, Cultural.

Question 4

Give two positive effects of globalisation.

Answer 4

Cultural exchange, Open jobs to LICs.

Question 5

Give two negative effects of globalisation.

Answer 5

Climate change, Cultural loss.

Question 6

Name four types of global flows.

Answer 6

Goods, Money, People, Technology & Ideas.

Question 7

What are examples of global flow of goods?

Answer 7

Containerisation, global supply chains.

Question 8

What are push factors for migration?

Answer 8

War, poverty, crime, lack of services.

Question 9

What are pull factors for migration?

Answer 9

Jobs, safety, better standard of living.

Question 10

Define internal and international migrants.

Answer 10

Internal: Move within one country; International: Move across countries.

Question 11

What is a refugee?

Answer 11

Someone fleeing conflict or persecution.

Question 12

Name three barriers to migration.

Answer 12

Distance, government policies, language.

Question 13

What factors create a shrinking world?

Answer 13

Faster transport, communication, and media influence.

Question 14

What is containerisation?

Answer 14

The use of containers to reduce costs and improve efficiency of goods transport.

Question 15

How does poverty drive migration?

Answer 15

People seek better quality of life and income opportunities.

Question 16

Why do primary commodity prices affect migration?

Answer 16

Instability in income due to fluctuating prices encourages people to move.

Question 17

What defines a superpower?

Answer 17

A nation able to project its influence globally through hard and soft power.

Question 18

What is a global hub?

Answer 18

A region or city central to global activity like Silicon Valley.

Question 19

Give two benefits of migration for superpowers.

Answer 19

Fill workforce gaps, sustain economic growth.

Question 20

What is brain drain?

Answer 20

Educated individuals leaving one country for better opportunities.

Question 21

Name one inequality caused by migration.

Answer 21

Economic spiral from loss of young labor force.

Question 22

What are remittances?

Answer 22

Money sent by migrants to their home country.

Question 23

What is interdependence?

Answer 23

Mutual reliance between countries.

Question 24

Name a risk of global interdependence.

Answer 24

Vulnerability to global shocks.

Question 25

What is the purpose of Australia's migration point system?

Answer 25

To select economically beneficial migrants based on skills and education.

Question 26

Define asylum seekers.

Answer 26

People seeking protection whose refugee status isn't yet legally determined.

Question 27

List two impacts on host countries from refugee movements.

Answer 27

Pressure on services, potential for economic contribution.

Question 28

List a major cause of refugee movement.

Answer 28

Conflict or persecution.

Question 29

What does UNCLOS stand for?

Answer 29

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Question 30

What are maritime choke points?

Answer 30

Narrow sea routes crucial to global trade, e.g., Strait of Hormuz.

Question 31

Why is piracy a global issue?

Answer 31

Threatens maritime trade and security, especially in Somalia.

Question 32

Name four global commons.

Answer 32

Outer space, atmosphere, high seas, Antarctica.

Question 33

What is the 'tragedy of the commons'?

Answer 33

Overuse and depletion of shared resources due to individual self-interest.

Question 34

Why are countries mining oceans?

Answer 34

To access resources like cobalt for green technologies.

Question 35

What are EEZs?

Answer 35

Exclusive Economic Zones established by UNCLOS for resource control.

Question 36

List two causes of ocean pollution.

Answer 36

Agricultural runoff, oil spills.

Question 37

What is MARPOL?

Answer 37

An international convention to prevent pollution from ships.

Question 38

What percent of global trade is by sea?

Answer 38

80%

Question 39

What is the role of the IMO?

Answer 39

Regulates shipping for safety and environmental protection.