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

goods and services brought in from another country

goods and services sold to another country

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

The UK's imports and exports

Geography

Globalisation: An introduction

The globalisation of jeans

Food production and supply chains

The drivers of globalisation

The importance of trade

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?

Which of these is an example of an import for the UK?

{{}} is the buying, selling or exchanging of things between people.

A lot of the things we buy in the UK come from other countries in the world. These are called {{}}.

The UK only trades with neighbouring countries

Why does the UK import many products from other countries?

Countries becoming more interconnected and dependent on each other

What is the term for the exchange of goods and services between countries?

A local farmer selling their bread only in their town.

A company in the UK buying laptops made in Thailand.

A library organising a book swap within the local area.

Which of the following is an example of global trade?

Which of the following is an example of a product that might be traded internationally?

It has made trade with other countries easier and faster

It has stopped the UK from trading at all

It has decreased the number of jobs in the UK

A deal between two or more countries to make it easier to buy and sell goods

A list of rules about which products can be sold

A competition between countries to make the best products

A document saying which country has the most resources

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

The UK's imports and exports

Lesson outcome

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.