What’s the Difference?What’s the Difference?

GlobalizationGlobalization

From Asia to EverywhereFrom Asia to Everywhere

Essential QuestionEssential Question

What is globalization, and What is globalization, and how does it affect people how does it affect people and places?and places?

GlobalizationGlobalization :the development of a :the development of a

worldwide society in which worldwide society in which people, money, info., & goods people, money, info., & goods flow fairly freely across flow fairly freely across national borders.national borders.

The Global SneakerThe Global Sneaker

Growth of GlobalizationGrowth of Globalization

Reduced tariffs: a tax on Reduced tariffs: a tax on imported goods.imported goods.•Free Trade

Advances in transportation and communication.•Containerized Shipping•I.T.

Multinational corporations: Multinational corporations: large companies that have large companies that have operations in more than one operations in more than one country.country.

Economic InterdependenceEconomic Interdependence : when countries depend on : when countries depend on

each other for resources, each other for resources, technology, trade, and technology, trade, and investment.investment.

Benefits of GlobalizationBenefits of Globalization Creates new jobs in poor Creates new jobs in poor

countries.countries.•Increased standard of livingIncreased standard of living

Outsourcing keeps prices low.Outsourcing keeps prices low.

Economic interdependence Economic interdependence may lead to a more peaceful may lead to a more peaceful world.world.•Maintain good trade relationsMaintain good trade relations

Brings people together.Brings people together.• Shared ideas, technology, art, and Shared ideas, technology, art, and

musicmusic

Problems of GlobalizationProblems of Globalization Outsourced factories pollute poor Outsourced factories pollute poor

countries, who lack environmental countries, who lack environmental protection laws.protection laws.

Outsourced jobs exploit, or Outsourced jobs exploit, or harm, workers.harm, workers.•Many poor countries lack Many poor countries lack

worker protection laws.worker protection laws.•Long hours for low wagesLong hours for low wages

Jobs sent offshore are lost at Jobs sent offshore are lost at home in developed countries.home in developed countries.

Can upset traditional ways of Can upset traditional ways of life.life.

What’s this political cartoon saying about globalization?What’s this political cartoon saying about globalization?

Assignment: Globalization CartoonAssignment: Globalization Cartoon

ELT: Explain how the world’s ELT: Explain how the world’s population is increasing population is increasing connected.connected.

Assignment: Draw a political Assignment: Draw a political cartoon supporting or cartoon supporting or criticizing globalization.criticizing globalization.

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