THE WORLD TODAY MIND MAP

THE WORLD TODAY MIND MAP

1. GLOBALISATION IN TODAY´S WORLD

   • The fall of the Berlinn Wall
   • The dissolution of the Soviet Union
   • The end of the Cold War
   • DISSAVANTAGES OF THE GLOVALISATION
     • International conflicts
     • Migration
     • Urban and demographic problems
   • GLOVALISATION
     • Since 1980
       • The pace of glovalisation has steadly increased
         • All the world's societies are being brough together in a single system
           • They depend on
           • Interact with each other
           • Economically
           • Socially
           • Politicaly
           • Curturally
   • ECONOMIC GLOVALISATION
     • Cause
       • the spread of capitalism as an ecomic system
     • Consequence
       • has completly change the map of gloval production
   • FEATURES OF THE MAP OF GLOVALISATION
     • Tertiarisation and financialisation
       • cause
         • steady rise in international trade
         • removal of customs barriers
       • consequence
         • high mobility of production factors
     • Concentration of wealth
       • manufacturing, financial and military powers
         • all continue to be mainly located in wealthy countries
       • social inequality within each country is also increasing
     • Multinacionals
       • cause
         • control of large part of production
       • consequence
         • expand their networks into nearly every country through subsidiaries
     • Goverment Bodies are now of Secondary Importance
       • cause
         • economic decisions are no longer exclusively controlled by governments
         • government bodies are now of secondary importance
       • consequence
         • power of financial corporations and multinacionals
         • which can influence the decisions of international organiations
     • Recolocation of Indunstry: offshoring
       • cause
         • high mobility of productive resources
       • countries where companies have ceased activity
         • unemplymente
         • loss of purchasing power
       • countries where companies have recolated
         • exploit cheap labour in places with limited labour rights
         • there hasn't been an improvements in house hold purchasing power
     • Scientific and Technological Glovalisation
       • communications (internet, movile telephone,etc)
       • high technology

2. CONFLICTS

   • Central and South America
   • Russia's neighbouring countries
   • Africa's forgotten conflicts
   • The Middle East
   • Central Asia
   • Pacific
   • The Arab Spring

3. MIGRATION

   • Natural Causes
     • catastrophes
       • eruptions tsunamis earthquakes floods espidermis
     • force local population to leave their homes
   • Political Causes
     • conflicts and political crises disrupst a country and force to leave the
       • -dissidents -persecuted -those who fear for their lives
     • the emigrants leave their countries, they are called EXILES
   • Socioeconimic Causes
     • emigrants seek a better quality of live in terms
       • health
       • education
       • employment
   • Types of Migration
     • forced
     • voluntary
     • permanent
     • temporary
   • Consequence
     • country of origin
       • ADVANTAGES
         • large amounts of remittances are recived
         • overpopulation can be alleviated
       • DISADVANTAGES
         • well educated proffesionals leave to work in other contries
         • the percent of young people decreasses because they leave the country
     • destination country
       • ADVANTAGES
         • average age of population is lowered
         • economic and political interaction
         • WORKFORCE increasing productivity and level of employment
         • culture enriched
       • DISADVANTAGES
         • public services can become OVERWHELMED
         • xenophobia, racism or social conflicts can occur
   • DISADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN CITIES
     • Environmental Degradation
       • consequence
         • air pollution
         • noise pollution
         • water pollution
     • Supplies and Waste Management
       • cause
         • large consume of supplies and raw materials
       • consequence
         • supplies and waste problems
     • Social Segregation
       • groups that are different of economy, ethnic, religious or cultural terms, that tend to live in neghbourhoods in the centre or suburbs
     • Housing
       • cause
         • inner city decline and the growth of the urban population
         • high prices and high demand
       • consequences
         • more and more houses need to be built (consequence of the PROPERTY SPECULATION)
         • a generalised increase in the cost of housing
   • POPULATION
     • Birth Rares
       • nº of people born
     • Death Rares
       • nº of people dead
     • Life Expectancy
       • nº of years a person live
     • Natural Population Growth
       • how a population has developped in a period

4. WORLD OF GLOVALISATION

   • COUNTRIES AND LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT
     • Developed Countries: centre of glovalised world
       • interest of companies and goverment too much important
       • rich countries control international institucions
       • industrialised countries --> terciaty sector
       • theirtrade relations assist with development
       • democratic political systems
       • cultural and social developmet
       • per capita GPD very high
     • Underdeveloped Countries
       • per capita GPD very low
       • little industralisation
       • political instability
       • depend on developed countries because os¡f a foreing debt
     • Emergin Countries
       • high rates of economic growth
       • level of industrialisation higher than of developed countries
   • INTERNATIONAL DECISION-MAKING BODIES
     • The United Nations (UN)
       • main funcions
         • guarantee international security and peace
         • defend human rights
         • provide humanitarian aid
       • organs
         • General Assembly
         • Security Council
         • Secretariat
         • International Court of Justice
       • organisations
         • FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION (FAO)
         • INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGASITATION (ILO)
         • UNITED NATIONS EDUCACIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANISATION (UNESCO)
         • WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO)
         • UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND (UNICEF)
         • UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR)
     • Non-Governamental Organisations (NGOs)
       • characteristics
         • volunteers, although they do also have paid employment
         • funded by membership fees and contributions from companies
         • operate independently of any governmental power
         • deal with variety of ploblems