Clickview: Understanding Globalisation

Globalisation is the opening up of nations and the freer movement of __________, __________, finance and __________ across sovereign borders.

• people, goods, ideas

• people, animals, diseases

• money, people, diseases

• animals, diseases, hopes

The pace of globalism has been increased by:

• activism and protest against increasing globalisation

• conflict and instability

• trade and investment.

• rapid advances in communication technology and transportation.

How much of the world’s population is connected to the Internet?

• More than half

• Around one-third

• Around one-quarter

• Less than 10 per cent

How many people owned a smartphone in 2020?

• Around 2 billion

• Around 4 billion

• Around 6 billion

• Around 7 billion

One of the key drivers of globalisation in recent decades is the opening up of __________ and removal of __________ barriers.

• markets, trade

• trade, markets

• borders, lawful

• minds, illegal

Select two strategies that governments have used to liberalise trade:

• Increasing tariff barriers

• Nationalism

• Reducing tariff barriers

• Harmonising standards

Is global connection a solution or a problem for humanity?

Organise these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Positives

,

(b) Negatives

,

(c) Interesting/Both

• Increased access to technology

• Easier global communication

• Terrorism

• Political destabilisation

• Greater access to the global marketplace

• Closer relationships and peace among nations

• Rise of nationalism and isolationism

• Higher standard of living

• Global pandemics