globalisation Flashcards

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subsidies

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grants given by companies to increase profitibility of companies

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a fixed min amount on imported goods to protect local businesses

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a tax paid on goods going into a country

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countries shielding their own local and individual companies

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zones in countries or whole countries where you dont have to pay taxes to attract investment

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biggest growing economies and invest in othr countries

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certain companies such as steel companies where forced to close if they relied on governement subsidies meaning larger golbal scaled industries such as tata steel replaced them.

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open door policy declared by chineese gov to businesses special economic zones which where zones where taxes werent paid china is now largst recever of fdi- its increase i manufacturing and attracting big companies

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countries grouping together to premote free trade between them. countries in eu didnt require a passport to move across remove tarrifs between member states create barriers for non member states by placing tarrifs and quotas on imports

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ad- lower prices and varied products in membered states -larger markets- companies increase sales to member countries without worry - boost direct investment and capital is free flowing disad- shut down of local industry due to increaed comp - increase economic dependence on other countries -trade blocs stop world trade as they only trade in the one bloc

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several powerful countries working together for a cause of similar intertest eg- g7 g20 opecc(focus on oil produce)

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movement of manufacturing from europe and usa to asia

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individual asian countries- eg india allowed overseas countries to access their markets TNCs seeked new areas for manufacturing eg china FDI started to flow in emerging and low economies

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has close political links with uk many uk call centres in india as english is indians second language and india also has an edge in software devlopment

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nike invested in vietnam and provided opportunities for high skilled managment courses for both men and women good working conditions do not employ children unless they pay for tuiton fees at school too women no longer work on the farm socialisation- play s[ports on breaks fair pay

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infrastucter and development china has wolds longest highway income in china has increased well, waged work, not many people on farm over 3 million chineese people are consdidered middle class education and training now free in china 7.2 mil graduiates from uni in china

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loss of farmland over 3 million hec of farmland being polluted land prices have inctreased making decent and safe hosuing unavalibale to many resource pressure- chineese has sought additional resources despite having abundant oil and coal to keep up with demand

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social- strain on resources such as healthcare nhs housing. New delih suffers from this as gov cannot provide basic needs such as sanitatation. london great fog- waste disposal however success of new delih- nike in vietnam better jobs in comparison to rag pickers who can cause infection and sharp objects along with lack of good helthcare in some areas mumbai migrants burning plastic for money is bad environmental- china worst air quality draining natural resources and using too much energy great smog of london due to use of too much fuels

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land degration- detoration in qulity of land , topsoil, vegetatin and water sources caused by excessive explotation over exploitation of resources-china has lots of coal and oil but cant keep up with demand get resources from amazon rainforest destroying 3 mil hectares- but people rely on amazon for tourism business and food resourcxes and medicine water and air pollution- 4400 people killed per day in china due to air pollution as of 2021 chinas rivers and lakes are unsafe to drink due to pollution loss of biodiversitry- environmental charity found a loss off vertebrate between 1970-2015

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a building or land area in very poor condition due to disuse or neglect

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the degree to which an area is lacking services and amendities

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cbd innercity suburbs rural urban fringe

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cheaper to leave them they may not have electricity or water sources connected for regenertion left pollution- such as chemicals and metals contributing to air and soil and water pollution around the area. neg multiplier effct- rundown->crime->other businesses not want to invest cost of land rising so people not want to buy

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took place in the east of sheffield as wind blew west to east so all pollutants would move away from nice hosuing attercliffe and low edges east is most deprived of education and skilles as many people who worked in manufacturing often lived in cheap terrace housing and therfroe when uk moved to new econ they didnt have the skills for these new jobs

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many peopleleft the area in search for a job elsewhere in places such as scunthorpre and humberside. this left a dent in sheffield economy as people werent spending money in businesses anymore so many businesses closed down. less tax and so less development for the city

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3/4 of population

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social- 1 mill people crammed into 1m chilldren sttract diseases such as cholera and tb rag picker- look through waste, sharp objects can spread disase not safe conditions mostlty children, long days no rest or food and drink sell animal water burnt for energy and exposed to fumes bad for inhailiation environmental- rubbish waste burning plastic relase pollutants toxic compounds from industy

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a settlement or region that has become a focal point for activities with significant global influence such as trade, international governance and education. unlikie a mega city it is recognised by influence and not population

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highly skilled or socially influential individuals. flows of skilled and wealthy people who have financial significance. qatari investors bought shares in canary warf and harrods london oligarchs- a small group of russian people having control over a company or organisatrion. very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence

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many polish communties move to uk for work such as cleaning or fruit picking

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when 2 countries depend on eachother for economic factors

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new developments of fast food has become more easily available and chinas traditional eating habits have degraded also china focus on education and success over sports so exercise isnt premoted ona large scale

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the loss of a culture

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spread of one culture to another

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everywhere becomes increasingly the same

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a country used culture and identity as its influence

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premoting the culture of one nation in another. like a powerful military nation

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cost- challenge traditional values beaches owned privatley by hotels all development for tourest and locals left in poverty benifits- spread of media through satalite and tv connections in cuba attracts tncs and businesses so more jobs created netflix now available in cuba

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ad- tncs may glocalise like disney so they stil follow culture more jobs and economic growth so countries are less cut off disad - could ruin tradtitions in food and lanuage ect leads to more wate in a country having environmental impacts and cost of disposal

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ad- allows other places to learn more about the world, see new and diferent ideas allows better jobs as its pushing towards knowlege econ disad- influence certain countries to behave a certain way- dress eat talk, act and could destroy values and traditions, eg premoting westernisation in east countries

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ad- boost econ attracts investors creates jobs attracts tncs disad- gov spend money on tourets and ignores locals and their needs can damage natural habitats such as coral reefs which supply food and tourism income to indgeinous groups migrants increase population putting pressure on jobs, healthcare housing and education along with energy securtiy

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has a line of perfect equality, the more a countries line dips below the line of equality the more unequal it is for example usa is more unequal than china.

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meaures the distance between line of total equality and a countries rating and closer to 1 means more equal done as a decimal

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people nay believe jobs are been taken up old people dont like cultural change resources been taken up like nhs waiting lists local businesses struggle extremism- thoughts about terrorism

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water security energy via hep prevent flooding

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is creates jobs and water security it provides electricity for thailand

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reduces river flow in vietnam so rest of people cant have acces sto clean water which can cause health and poverty problems cambodia rely on river flooding for rice growth

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north korea and and chineese see free flow of information as a threat and so block certain ideas and things on the media so the population cannot see it. reduces globalisation as it removes the spread of information via the internet

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immigration. stopping immigration is difficult in the uk as migrants are needed to fill unskilled and low wages work which british dont want to do

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having tarrifs and quotas on imports to prevent loss of local businesses. eg tata steel had cheaper imports and led to shut down of all small local bsuiness in sheffield s margret thatcher refused to subsidise

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in canada the first nations indeginous groupshave been affected as most of their loand has been taken away. also fracking in brunswick causes extreme pollution of ground water sources. deforestation in th amazon has led to tribes which rely solely on the trees for food and economy for hardwood and tourism have been taken away

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uk- 5.5happ cars and transport budget airlines lesiure and holidays food form around the world ll year, not just food in season eg strawberries in winter plastic into landfills lots of paper washing machinses kenya1.3happ not much travel people cant afford holidays shopping is limited people cant afford shops food kenya-grow own food people dont use tech consume less goods

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the idea that food and resources should all be grown locally supporting local jobs and reducting food miles and transport

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measure of hectares pp to measure needs of each person

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rana plaza factory- bangladesh- factory collapse due to unethical shopping and low working conditions the factory made chap clothes for shein and primark and many people died in the collapse

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towns which communities aim to reduce carbon footprint and increase resiliance. involves encouraging local conumption in aid of things like cities own currencys eg bristol pound and totness where you can only pay with the local currency at local stores however local places can beexpensive and are often vegan so may not have everything you need

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farmers get paid a fair and correct wage for their goods. this is good as it allows shoppers to know they are shopping sustaibnably and wilol increase working conditions in local areas weaknessses- with the scheme becoming large it is hard to tell if money is being shared correctly not possible for all farmers to join a scheme

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when people consider the social and environmental costs of the food they are eating. can be done through ethical shopping which is when a delicate choice of products are selected being under fairtrade or cruelty free laws success- organic milkk is better for health minimise food miles when buy local weakness- organic and local is more expenive byuing organic destroys more forest as less use of pesticides means more land needed to rpoduce biggest yield

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most british waste is managed by local authorities strengths- reduce waste in landfils -reduce ocean and river pollution in 2014 total waste managed by authorities was 25.6 mil tonnes weakness- plastic waste being sent to burn will release more toxic fumes eventhough products have been manufactured thye still use energy in recycling process

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