Year 6

What does globalisation have to do with food?

In this lesson, we will learn all about what globalisation has to do with food. We will begin by learning about the companies that control many of the world's largest food brands and then will find out what TNCs are. Finally, we will look at the positive and negative impacts of the globalised food industry.

Year 6

What does globalisation have to do with food?

In this lesson, we will learn all about what globalisation has to do with food. We will begin by learning about the companies that control many of the world's largest food brands and then will find out what TNCs are. Finally, we will look at the positive and negative impacts of the globalised food industry.

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Key learning points

  1. Explore which are the most powerful global food companies
  2. Define a TNC
  3. Examine the positive and negative impacts of the globalised food industry

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5 Questions

Q1.
What percentage of humanity's carbon emissions does the fashion industry produce?
Correct answer: 10%
15%
5%
Q2.
What material used by the fashion industry is causing high levels of carbon emissions?
Cotton
Correct answer: Polyester
Silk
Q3.
What process used by the fashion industry is causing water pollution?
The cutting process
Correct answer: The dyeing process
The sewing process
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.
Which of these statements is a problem caused by the globalised clothing industry?
Cheaper transport means clothing can quickly travel around the world to end up in shops.
Correct answer: It is often cheaper for people in poorer countries to buy second-hand clothes than to buy clothes made in their own country
The internet has made it quicker, easier and cheaper to design new clothes and send them to be produced

5 Questions

Q1.
What does TNC mean?
A transitional corporation
A transnational company
Correct answer: A transnational corporation
Q2.
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
Q3.
Which of these statements is a positive impact of a globalised food industry?
Globalisation has spread unhealthy diets.
Large TNCs make it harder for smaller food companies to compete.
Correct answer: TNCs in the food industry create jobs in the developing world.
Q4.
What percentage of humanity's carbon emissions does the fashion industry produce?
Correct answer: 10%
15%
5%
Q5.
Which of these statements is a problem caused by the globalised clothing industry?
Cheaper transport means clothing can quickly travel around the world to end up in shops.
Correct answer: It is often cheaper for people in poorer countries to buy second-hand clothes than to buy clothes made in their own country
The internet has made it quicker, easier and cheaper to design new clothes and send them to be produced