1. Globalization: Yay or nay?
Today’s LEQ: How did exploration lead to globalization? What are the positive and negative effects of globalization?

2. What Is Globalization?
Process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations
Driven by international trade and investment

3. Geography Matters… A place is defined both by site and situation
Site = location on earth
Situation = location relative to other places
Places close together = high levels of interaction and change
Isolated places = little interaction and change

4. Impact of Exploration New sea routes allow for global trade
Changes the marketplace – from local to global
Cultures mix
Common language results

5. The New Debate… Does globalization mean less cultural diversity?
For example, a dying language is a threat to cultural diversity
Is Western culture taking over?
McDonaldization

6. Critics of Globalization
Believe globalization destroys cultural diversity
Believe globalization creates problem of neocolonialism
The dominance of strong nations over weak nations, not by direct political control, but by economic and cultural influence
For example, Ghana gained its independence from Great Britain in 1957 but was still economically dependent

7. What city is this??