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Lesson 9 of 10
  • Year 6

How globalised is your life?

In this lesson, we will be thinking about how globalised our daily lives are. We will begin by reflecting on our day-to-day activities and how these are connected to globalisation. Finally, we will be creating a poster displaying how globalisation impacts your day-to-day life.

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  • Year 6

How globalised is your life?

In this lesson, we will be thinking about how globalised our daily lives are. We will begin by reflecting on our day-to-day activities and how these are connected to globalisation. Finally, we will be creating a poster displaying how globalisation impacts your day-to-day life.

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Key learning points

  1. Keep a diary of activities which globalisation has impacted, including food eaten, people interacted with, shops visited, TV and music consumed

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is inequality?

A situation in which groups do not have an advantage over each other.
A situation in which most groups have the same advantages.
Correct answer: A situation in which some groups in a society have more advantages than others.

Q2.
How has globalisation impacted migration?

Migration has decreased as a result of globalisation.
Correct answer: Migration has increased as a result of globalisation.
Migration has neither increased or decreased as a result of globalisation.

Q3.
Which of these statements is true?

Correct answer: Globally, adult literacy rates are lower for women.
The northern hemisphere has a higher proportion of people living below the poverty line compared with the southern hemisphere.
The percentage of people who are undernourished is mostly the same in every country.

Q4.
Which of these sentences is the correct definition of 'Food Miles'?

Correct answer: The distance food items travel from where they are grown to where they are eaten.
The distance food items travel from where they are grown to where they are sold.
The distance food items travel from where they are sold to where they are eaten.

Q5.
How many countries does a company have to operate in to be defined as a TNC?

One or more
Three or more
Correct answer: Two or more

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Q1.
Which of these statements about migration is not true?

Cheaper transport and increased connections have increased global migration.
Correct answer: Globalisation has led to a decrease in global migration.
When people move to another place, it is often to find work and a better life.

Q2.
What is inequality?

A situation in which groups do not have an advantage over each other.
A situation in which most groups have the same advantages.
Correct answer: A situation in which some groups in a society have more advantages than others.

Q3.
What does TNC mean?

A transitional corporation
A transnational company
Correct answer: A transnational corporation

Q4.
What does import mean?

Correct answer: To bring goods or services into a country from another country
To buy and sell goods and services
To take goods or services out of a country to another country

Q5.
How has international trade changed over time?

The amount of international trade has decreased.
Correct answer: The amount of international trade has increased.
The amount of international trade has remained the same.