1. Aim What factors have accelerated globalisation?
5 mins
Aim What factors have accelerated globalisation?
Learning Outcomes
A* - I will assess the factors accelerating globalisation, I will evaluate with specific detail and examples the role of communication and transport in creating a shrinking world.
A - I will assess the factors accelerating globalisation, I will explain with detail the role of communication and transport in creating a shrinking world.
B - I will identify the factors accelerating globalisation, I will explain the role of communication and transport in creating a shrinking world.
C - I will identify the factors accelerating globalisation, I will understand the role of communication and transport in creating a shrinking world.
Mini Starter
Recap – what is globalisation?

2. Starter Key words For todays lesson
5 mins
Starter Key words For todays lesson
Time-space compression
Containerisation
Shrinking world
What are the definitions of these key words?
Why do you think these words are important and relevant to today’s lesson when we look at our outcomes for today?

3. What factors have influenced and accelerated globalisation? Recap
5 mins
What factors have influenced and accelerated globalisation? Recap
Internet
Social networking
Telegraph
Railways
Jet air craft
Mobile phones
Fibre optics
Electronic banking
Steam ships
Containerisation

4. 15 mins
What factors have influenced and accelerated globalisation? Sorting Exercise
With your partner
Sort the factors into a chronological order – be prepared to discuss.
Sort the factors into social / economic / environmental factors that have influenced/ accelerated globalisation
Individually
Evaluate: which do you think are most / least important in influencing globalisation? Explain your reasons and try to give named examples to support.

5. A Shrinking World?
Globalisaton has shortened distances for goods, people, transport and connections around the world. It now takes a quarter of the time to travel ten times the distance it would have taken in the 1800s. (1 day to Australia from the UK, vs 5 days to mainland Europe)
What might contribute to a shrinking world? How might the world have shrunk during the last 1000 years? Write your own ideas whilst watching the video

6. Homework
Task 1
Define the following key terms from the first two lessons into a glossary you willl be completing as the topic continues…
Globalisation
Flow
Commodities
Interdependence
Time-space compression
Containerisation
Shrinking world
Task 2
Complete the short answer practice exam questions provided
Due:

7. Just as the Docklands was built for and shaped by the sugar industry and slavery in the West Indies, London Gateway is built for our modern economy.

9. Containerisation and Amazon… accelerating Globalisation
20 mins
Containerisation and Amazon… accelerating Globalisation
Task 1
List the benefits and problems of
The increasing size of container ships
Online shopping
Task 2
Create a venn diagram to summarise the economic, social and environmental impacts of e-tailing.
Task 3
Summarise how both containerisation and the rise of online e-tailers such as Amazon are accelerating globalisation and contributing to the ‘shrinking world’ effect?
Challenge – do you think this is a positive or negative contribution?
Consider
What happened to traditional retailers such as Woolworths and Blockbusters?
What have companies such as Nike started to do?
How have amazon actually helped small businesses?
Why do companies offer free delivery?
Any issues with flexible employment laws?

10. Plenary Reflection and final thoughts
5 mins
Plenary Reflection and final thoughts
What factor do you think is going to keep pushing globalisation to accelerate in the future?
Do you think an increasingly shrinking world is a good or bad thing?