1. Wednesday, 1 August 2018Wednesday, 1 August 2018
Mr Daly
Globalisation
Wednesday, 1 August 2018Wednesday, 1 August 2018
The Death of Distance
Learning Outcomes: Investigate the process of globalisation
Learning Objectives: recognise the role of technology
Success Criteria: To be able to communicate changes in technology due to globalisation
Activities
Copy notes into workbooks
Text
Copy notes in workbooks
Short Writing Task

2. Activity 2: Worksheet

3. Activity 3: What is the Death of Distance?
The most significant transport advancements have been;
In the mid 1930’s, a flight from London to Bangkok took 8 days in an aircraft that could only carry eleven passengers.
By 2002 that same journey could be done in just ten hours and in an aircraft carrying close to 400 people.
International tourism has also changed. In 1950 there were 25 million international arrivals (tourists, migration and business) but by 2000 there were 698 million
The development of aircraft technology
Aircraft
Date
Cruising Speed
Range
Number of Passengers
Flying boat
1938
265kph
1130km 24
DC-3
1946
280kph
2414km 21
Boeing 707
1959
885kph
5681km
181
Boeing 747
2004
920kph
12700km
432
Airbus A380
2007
900kph
15200km
853

4. REVISION

5. Intergovernmental Organisation
Term
Definition
Cultural Integration
Increasing linkages and similarities between world cultures
Culture
The values and customs of a particular country as expressed in the music, food, interests, dress, language, religion and sports of that country
Global Village
A term used to describe how the world appears to be getting smaller through advances in technology, especially technologies
that allow the transfer of information. What happens in one corner of the globe can rapidly and significantly affect people elsewhere.
Globalisation
A process caused by advances in technology, which involves the web of interrelationships that have formed between countries, companies, people, resources, cultures and money
Infrastructure
The facilities needed for the effective functioning of a community. It includes education and health care services, water and power supplies, road and railway transport networks as well as communication systems, such as telephone and computer networks.
Intergovernmental Organisation
International bodies or organisations that are established and sponsored by a number of governments, often via the United Nations. Examples include the World Trade Organization, World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
International Trade
The movement of goods and services between countries

6. Involved in the processes of society such as government
Term
Definition
Active citizenship
Involved in the processes of society such as government
Developing countries
a poor country of the world where many people have a low standard of living and limited infrastructure
Gross Domestic Product
a measure of the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country over a year, also referred to as Gross National Income (GNI)
Non Governmental Organisation
a private organisation, usually not-for-profit, with a charitable, community or environmental focus
Ecological Sustainability
ensuring that we can meet the needs of the present population without endangering the ability of future generations to meet their needs
Import
a good or service received by one country from another
Export
a good or service sent from one country to another
Tariff
a tax put on an imported good by the government of the country that the good is imported into
Sweatshop
a factory unit where the products of transnational corporation are produced
Developed Country
a rich country of the world where most people enjoy a high standard of living and vast infrastructure

7. Transnational Corporations
Term
Definition
Franchising
Purchasing the rights to use the trading name, knowledge, methods and procedures of another business.
Mass Consumer Culture
A world dominated by the consumption of the products of popular culture.
Popular Culture
Mainstream culture; usually associated with ‘lighter’ forms of entertainment, such as sporting events, television programs,
movies, comics and rock concerts.
Sovereignty
The idea that a nation has complete autonomy (freedom) to determine its own affairs; government free from external control.
Transnational Corporations
a large company that has a head offi ce in one country and subsidiary offi ces in other countries
Absolute poverty
the condition of having so little food, money or resources that the people, no matter where they live in the world, can barely survive