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Quiz by Mr D Bishop, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mr D Bishop
about 10 years ago
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Question 1
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Globalisation is best defined as...
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Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange
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Everyone living closer together to make us a more connected global society
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People starting to live al over the world, meaning we have human contact with the rest of the world.
Question 2
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What do we mean when we discuss the idea of a 'shrinking world'?
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Pressure on the Earth causing it to begin to contract and get smaller
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Idea of everything seeming like it is closer together as it is easier to communicate with people all over the world
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Disctances getting smaller as we travel faster
Question 3
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Homogenisation
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A shrinking world
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Shopping patterns
Question 4
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The UK imports some butter from New Zealand
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- True
- False
Question 5
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What are trade blocks?
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Lego bricks which are regularly exchanged between countries
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Processes which prevent two nations from trading with each other (blocking them)
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A group of nations trading together with reduced barriers to trade (e.g. no import taxes)
Question 6
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Containerisation is the process of containing issues and stopping markets from hearing about them to prevent a global economic issue
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- True
- False
Question 7
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In what year was the first trans Atlantic flight?
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1945
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1912
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1919
Question 8
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Why has longhaul flight been important for globalisation?
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It allows very rapid connections to distant parts of the world, making trade and communication far simpler
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It has increased air pollution a key issue for discussion
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It allows families to stay conected more easily, making people more willing to work overseas
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