WEALD Edexcel A level Globalisation Quiz

➔ Globalisation refers to...

• The way people and places across the world have become closely linked together

• The way in which countries have developed over time

• How the economy has grown

Globalisation has...

• Stayed the same

• Accelerated

• Slowed down

One reason why globalisation has accelerated is...

• People want to talk more as they have more free time

• People are able to travel further with greater ease

• Covid has reduced travel opportunities

In your opinion, the most important factor driving the acceleration of globalisation has been...

• TNCs

• Transport improvements

• Communication improvements

• IGOs

The "shrinking world" is...

• A perceptual change- the world is becoming smaller due to ease of access

• The world becoming smaller

• Migration means that countries are more diverse

International political and economic organisations, such as WTO and IMF, have contributed to globalisation by promoting ...

• free trade policies and foreign direct investment

• International currencies

• Switched off places

• Foreign Aid

An example of a country that remains largely switched off to globalisation is ...

• South Korea

• South Africa

• North Korea

• Russia

Globalisation has encouraged western companies, such as Virgin Media, to gravitate towards Asia due to...

• Increased labour costs

• A better educated work force

• Decreased labour costs

An issue / problem experienced in HIC due to the Economic Shift is...

• Deindustrialisation

• Deprivation

• Regeneration

In what year did China "open its doors"?

• 1977

• 1978

• 1979

• 1980