Cons

o erosion of national cultures, massive immigration, migration

o McDonald’s, Starbucks, Hollywood, Disneyland, Levi’s, Coca Cola, Pepsi, pop music…

o Americanization

o the introduction of new species on new land masses/continents leads to the extinction of domestic species

o evolution has proceeded independently

o moving plants and animals around the earth (via ships and planes) leads to a reduction of the number of species over time

o invasive species: e.g. cats, rabbits, Himalayan Balsam (Indisches /Japanisches Springkraut, touch-me-not)

homogenizer of continents

Discussing Globalization