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Define globalisation

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Globalisation is the increasing interconnectedness between countries. People, information, culture and money can move more easily between countries with fewer barriers.

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What is a TNc?

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A TNC is defined as a Transnational Corporation - companies that operate in multiple countries

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Where are tncs headquarters located and why?

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Inc headwaters are generally located in the country of origin because that’s where most profit will return to, and where most of the top management is located.

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Where are tnc research and development facilities usually located?

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They ore often in developed countries that have a skilled workforce and high level of technology

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What is Glocalisation?

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Glocalisation refers to products that are distributed globally, but are adjusted to accommodate consumers in local markets.

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What are the pros of tncs

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Jobs created in now income countries, raised living standards, cheaper products, infrastructure built

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What are the cons of TNC

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Environmental suffering like oil spills, exploitation of workers rights, minimum wage violations

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What are the 4 TNC case studies?

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Apple, Coca-Cola, Tesco, shell

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What’s economic globalisation

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Economic globalisation is growth in world trade, TNCs becoming more present globally.

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What’s cultural globalisation

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The spread of culture through global news and tourism

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What’s political globalisation

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The spread of governmental influence between countries, western democracies dominate decision making

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What’s demographic globalisation

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Increased mixing and migrating of populations

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What’s environmental globalisation

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Increased prevalence of problems like climate change, they become more widespread

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What are the three aspects of globalisation?

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Lengthening connections, deepening connections and faster connections

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What is deepening connections?

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More people can connect with faraway places, through tourism, foreign food, TNCs

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What’s lengthening connections?

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Introducing new links between countries that are far apart

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How have connections been lengthened?

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Aviation- long haul flights
Containerisation - standardised shipping unit to trade lots of goods

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How have connections been made faster?

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Fast internet, social media, WhatsApp, zoom calls

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What’s the shrinking world conecept

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Physical distance between places has remained the same, but technology has allowed time to be reduced. So the shrinking world is the idea that there has been space-time compression.

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Who invented containerisation

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Malcom McLean

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How has containerisation increased globalisation

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Increases the scale of transport, and provides a standardised unit. So goods can be traded between countries at a faster rate.

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How has ICT development increased globalisation?

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Businesses around the globe can connect instantly through phone calls, emails and texts

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How have global organisations increased globalisation?

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They encourage global trade and provide loans for LICs

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How has improved air transport increased globalisation?

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Allows for more people to travel through budget airlines like easyJet, so culture can be shared easily between countries and tourism can thrive

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How have trading blocs increased globalisation?
They have improved relationships between countries and encouraged free trade. They remove barriers for brands to grow and trade freely.
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What is FDI?
Foreign direct investment - when one country invests in another, can be through finance, education or infrastructure.
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What are IGOs?
Intergovernmental organisations- organisations created by global powers to make decisions about the economy or environment. For example, the World Bank, WTO and IMF.
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What is offshoring?
When a TNC moves part of its production to another country to save money on labour and land
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What’s outsourcing?
Other countries are given contracts to complete parts of production
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What are barriers of trade?
Laws and regulations that discourage trade and encourage protectionalism
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What’s a tariff?
Taxes placed on imported goods
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What are quotas?
Limits placed on the number of goods that can be imported from different countries.
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Whats embargo?
Bans on goods being imported
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What’s a trade bloc?
A group of countries that group together to improve economic interests and trading patterns. They ensure that it is more expense to import goods, so customers buy from trade blocs.
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What are the advantages of trade blocs?
Create a bigger market to sell to More efficient production, so there are more goods to sell
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What is the main disadvantage of trading blocs?
Countries lose independence and become interdependent on other countries within their trading blocs
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What are examples of trading blocs?
EU, NAFTA, ASEAN
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When was the EU formed?
1993
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When was ASEAN formed?
1967
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Who are the world’s top 3 biggest exporters?
China, USA and Germany
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What’s an SEZ?
Special Economic Zone - an area that has different economic regulations, like reduced taxes, to encourage foreign investments
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What is evidence of Chinas Open door policy?
TNCs are able to invest in some Chinese sectors FDI from china is over 1 billion dollars in the last ten years
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What is evidence of china being closed door?
Only 34 foreign films allowed to be shown yearly Google and Facebook have limited access to chinas market TNCs have strict controls
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How can countries attract FDI?
Cheap/free land, job opportunities, worker training, improved internet, guaranteed electricity/clean water, low taxes, relaxed environmental regulations, access to raw materials
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What are the two globalisation indexes?
KOF index, AT Kearney index
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What are the indicators in the KOF index?
Economic, social, political
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What are the indicators for the AT Kearney index?
Economic, personal, technological, political
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What are some characteristics of a switched on country?
Wealth, TNCs, political stability, large coastline, educated population, natural resources
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What are some characteristics of a switched off country?
political instability, landlocked, poor healthcare, natural disasters, colonialism, lack of transport links
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Is the Gambia considered switched on or off?
Off
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What social factors cause Gambia to be switched off?
- 40% literacy rate -75% rely on primary sector -160th highest HDI
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What environmental factors cause the Gambia to be switched off?
Very small coastline, no natural resource deposits, small country
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What economic factors cause the Gambia to be switched off?
Reliant on international aid, money generated by TNCs doesn’t stay in the country
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What political factors cause the Gambia to be switched off?
Only gained independence from the UK in 1965
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Is India switched on or off and what evidence is there?
switched on - contributed 16% to economic growth globally in 2023, good international connections
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Is the Sahel region switched on or off?
Switched off
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What causes the Sahel to be switched off?
all countries are landlocked, all are low GDI, high levels of corruption, harsh desert climate
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Is North Korea switched on or off?
Off- it’s a one party system that is politically isolated, no internet access
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Is singapore switched on or off?
On
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What causes singapore to be switched on?
High GDP growth, technology attracts TNCs and FDI
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What is the global shift?
The movement of manufacturing work from Europe and USA towards the east (Asia)
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What factors lead to the global shift?
trade liberalisation, looser environmental restrictions, cheaper land, cheap labour (less worker rights), SEZ
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Is China a winner or loser of global shift? why?
Winner- has caused many benefits like infrastructure, reduction in poverty, better education
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What are the costs of global shift in China?
Loss of farmland, exploitation of resources, loss of biodiversity, pollution
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How does Coca Cola negatively affect the countries it’s located in?
-In India, there has been an increase in pollution since Coca Cola was in the country -Working conditions are harsh, with minimum wage violations and few workers rights
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How has Coca Cola positively affected the countries it’s in?
-provides training and education schemes -in Vietnam, 4000 women were given training and merchandise to begin selling Coca Cola -community schemes set up in Africa -jobs created directly and indirectly

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