THE WORLD TODAY

THE WORLD TODAY

1. THREE IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS

   • The fall of the Berlin's wall
   • Th dissolution of the sovietic union
   • The end of the Cold war
   • consequence:marked a new period in history
     • disadvantages
       • international conflicts
       • migrations
       • urban and demographic problems

2. GLOBALISATION

   • When?/ Why?
     • The pace of globalisation has steadilly increased
       • they depend on
         • interact with each other
         • politicaly culturally socialy economicaly
     • Since the late 1980's
   • Socioeconomic globalisation
     • cause
       • The spread of capitalism as an economic system
     • consequence
       • Has completely changed the map of global production
         • Tertiarisation and financialisation
         • Concentration of wealth
         • multinationals
         • Government bodies are now of secondary importance
         • Economic instablility and increased inequality
         • Relocation of industry
         • Unemployment and a loss of purchasing power.
   • tecnological and scientific globalisation
     • comunications like mobile phones
     • high tecnology

3. CONFLICTS

   • xxi century
     • causes
       • economic defferences
       • nnon disolved conflicts
       • religous and cultural intolerance
     • consequences
       • Civil conflicts
       • Wars between nations
       • Terrorism
       • Territorial disputes
       • Geopolitical tensions
   • around the world
     • Russia´s neighbouring countries
     • The Middle East
     • Central Asia
     • Pacific
     • Central and South América
     • Africa´s forgotten conflicts
     • The Arab Spring

4. GLOBALISATION

   • Countries
     • undeveloped
       • High levels of foreign debt. This debt began as loans from Banks, international organisations and developed countries, which the underdeveloped nations have been unable to pay back.
     • developed
       • governments continue to be considered more important than other things
       • rich countries that control international institutions
       • They are industrialised countires in which the terciary sector is the most powerful
       • Their trade relations often assist with their development
       • democratic political systems
       • High levels of cultural and social development
       • Per capita GDP is very high, as is consumption
     • emerging
       • level of indrustralisation even higher than developed
       • hogh rates of economic growth
   • united nations
     • limitations
       • Dependence on financial contributions
       • The enormous power held by the five countries with the power of veto on the Security Council
       • The lack of armed forces to make sure its resolutions are obeyed
     • institutions
       • general assambly
       • secretarian
       • international court of justice
       • security council
     • functions
       • guarantee international security and peace
       • Defend human rights
       • provide humanitarian aid.

5. MIGRATION

   • poulation
     • natural population growth
       • how a population has developed or changed in a specific period.
     • life expentacy
       • number of years a person is expected to live
     • death rate
       • number of people who die in a population.
     • birth rate
       • number of people who are born in a population.
   • property speculation
     • Speculation caused by high land prices and high demand have caused a generalised increase in the cost of housing in all developed countries.
   • cities
     • consequences
       • housing
         • consequence
           • More and more houses need to be built
       • supply and waste managment
         • consequence
           • Cities consume large amounts of raw materials and energy
       • social segregation
         • consequence
           • they tend to leave in especific zones in suburbs
       • Emvironmental degradation
         • consequence
           • Different types of pollution
             • water
             • noise
             • air
     • causes
       • More services and leisure facilities.
       • Better employment opportunities
   • consequences
     • for the country of destination
       • .Xenophobia, racismo or social conflicto can occur if integration policies are not implemented
       • The average age of the population is lowered
     • for the country of origin
       • Overpopulation can be alleviated
       • Well educated professionals leave to work in other countries
   • types
     • permanent
       • Emigrants permanently settle in their destination country
     • temporal
       • Emigrants return to their home country after a period of time
     • voluntary
       • When emigrants leave to seek a better future
     • forced
       • When people are forced to leave their place of residence
   • Causes
     • socioeconomic
       • Emigrants seek a better quality of life in terms of:
         • employment
         • education
         • health
     • Political
       • The emigrants leave their countries are called exiles
       • Conflicts and political crises disrupt a country and force
         • - Dissidents - The persecuted -those who fear for their live
           • to leave
     • natural
       • force local poulation to leave
       • catastropheres
         • earthquakes
         • floods
         • epidemics
         • eurption

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