The globalisation of jeans
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how various countries contribute to the production of a single product.
Key learning points
- Materials to make jeans come from a number of countries and they may be made and exported from another country.
- Fashion is a global industry and jeans are sold all over the world.
- There are issues with sustainability in the manufacture of jeans.
Keywords
Globalisation - the process of the world becoming more interconnected
Component - a part or element of a larger item
Trade - the buying and selling of goods and services between people, companies and countries
Common misconception
Jeans come from one place.
Jeans come from many different places.
Teacher tip
Get students to look at the labels of their clothes to see where they have been made.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is world trade?
Q2.What is globalisation?
Q3.What is exporting?
Q4.Which of these is an example of globalisation?
Q5.Globalisation can lead to more diverse …
Q6.What does sustainability mean?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the following terms with their definitions.
Q2.A pair of jeans may include sourced from multiple countries, manufactured in another, sold worldwide and later sold second-hand on a different continent.
Q3.Most jeans in the world are manufactured (made) in ...
Q4.There are issues around sustainability in the manufacturing of jeans. What does sustainability mean?
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