introducing globalisation
DESCRIPTION
A lesson giving an introduction to the AS level globalisation EdExcel course, looking firstly at migration and the origins of multinational and transnational corporations.TRANSCRIPT
It has been said that arguing
against globalization [sic] is
like arguing against the laws
of gravity.
- Kofi Annan, Ghanaian diplomat,
seventh secretary-general of the United
Nations, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize
to offer a definition?
Are we confident enough in our
understandingof
Globalisation
is an umbrella term in
use since the 1990s
referring to
Economic
ofGlobalisation
Rapid
SocialDemographicEnvironmentalPoliticaland
Change
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson I will…
Understand the scope and scale of study in AS Human Geography and define the key terms of investigating
globalisation as a process
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What was the
East India Trading
Company?
The first British Company
to trade directly with India
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The first British Company
to trade directly with India
Allowed the flow of spices to
England in return for coin
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The first British Company
to trade directly with India
Allowed the flow of spices to
England in return for coin
It enlarged to include China
and kickstarted migration
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The first British Company
to trade directly with India
Allowed the flow of spices to
England in return for coin
It enlarged to include China
and kickstarted migration
Historically
renowned for
corruption and
oppression
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Define what
TNCmeans
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Define what
TNCmeans
How is a Transnational
Corporation different to a
Multinational Corporation?
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Define what
TNCmeans
How is a Transnational
Corporation different to a
Multinational Corporation?
A multinational corporation is a company headquartered
in one country but with operations in one or more countries
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Origins Organisation
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Define what
TNCmeans
How is a Transnational
Corporation different to a
Multinational Corporation?
A multinational corporation is a company headquartered
in one country but with operations in one or more countries
Transnational corporations are firms formed by the
merger of one or more similarly sized multinational
corporations from different countries
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Define what
TNCmeans
How is a Transnational
Corporation different to a
Multinational Corporation?
A multinational corporation is a company headquartered
in one country but with operations in one or more countries
Transnational corporations are firms formed by the
merger of one or more similarly sized multinational
corporations from different countries
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How do these trade patterns mirror modern global trade?
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How do these trade patterns mirror modern global trade?How would
this trigger
demographic
changes?
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Models Population Change
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What
causes
the Death
Rate to
drop?
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What
causes
the Death
Rate to
drop?Why does Birth Rate reduction lag?
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What
causes
the Death
Rate to
drop?Why does Birth Rate reduction lag?
What causes the Stage 5 decline?
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What
causes
the Death
Rate to
drop?Why does Birth Rate reduction lag?
What causes the Stage 5 decline?Have we
now
reached
stage 6?
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There is a correlation between
and
Demographic Transition
IndustrialisationBut it remains unclear which
one causes the other
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Intervening
obstacles have
often slowed
migration
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Intervening
obstacles have
often slowed
migration
What affect would globalisation typically have on the free movement of people and labour?
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Intervening
obstacles have
often slowed
migration
What affect would globalisation typically have on the free movement of people and labour?Are our current responses to economic migrants new?
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Are our current responses to economic migrants new?
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When did multinational and
transnational corporations begin?
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What happens during
demographic transition?
What affect does globalisation
have on the movement of people?
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Why is ICT seen
as an accelerant
to globalisation?
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How have these
countries beenorganised?
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Find the mission
statement and
purpose of each of
these groups
What is
Hans Rosling
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famous for creating?
Learning Objective
At the end of this lesson I can…
Understand the scope and scale of study in AS Human Geography and define the key terms of investigating
globalisation as a process
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