the process of the world becoming more interconnected

when two or more things are linked to each other they are interconnected and have an impact on each other

the global exchange of goods and services

Globalisation: An introduction

Geography

The globalisation of jeans

Food production and supply chains

The drivers of globalisation

The importance of trade

The UK's imports and exports

Global transport routes

Transnational corporations

TNCs: Advantages and disadvantages

Analysing patterns of globalisation using digital maps and data

Globalisation opportunities

Globalisation challenges

This unit introduces pupils to the concept of globalisation and develops their understanding of how people and places are connected through economics and culture. Pupils will evaluate how the benefits and challenges brought by globalisation differs over global space.

Globalisation: Is the world shrinking?

the buying and selling of goods and services between people, companies and countries

all of the stages involved in producing goods, transporting them and selling them to customers

goods and services brought in from another country

goods and services sold to another country

making changes to a food’s natural state, e.g. cooking beans in tomato sauce and preserving them in tins

things that can be grown or dug out of the ground and processed or used in the manufacture of goods

the action of spending money on something to make gain

the exchange of goods and services between people, companies and countries

the process of our world becoming more interconnected

the act of giving and receiving information between people, companies and countries

the buying, selling or exchanging of things between people, companies and countries

money that is paid to the government to pay for things like schools and healthcare

the making of goods on a large scale, often using machinery

using containers to transport goods by ships, road and rail

narrow passageways of water in global transport routes

the exchange of goods, money and services between countries

goods carried by ships, road, rail and aircraft

the links and interdependencies between countries all around the world

transnational corporations (TNCs) are large businesses that operate in at least two countries

when TNCs adapt their product or service to suit the local market better

a way of life, customs and behaviours that a group of people share

all the basic systems in a country, such as transport and power supply

the new country which the TNC has set up a new factory, office or shop in

the level of necessities and comforts of daily life that is available to and affordable by a person

More people have jobs so have more money to spend, giving other businesses more money so they expand and employ more workers

the way people, places, and things are linked together through movements of people, goods, money, information, and ideas

to form a mental or physical image of something, making it easier to understand

look carefully at data to identify patterns, trends and relationships

a measure of how happy, healthy and comfortable a person is

the increase in Earth's average temperature over a long period of time

transnational corporations are large businesses that operate in many different countries globally

the release of gases into Earth's atmosphere that trap heat and contribute to climate change

natural energy sources that were formed over millions of years; they include coal, oil and gas

Globalisation: Is the world shrinking?

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