the process of the world becoming more interconnected

the buying and selling of goods and services between people, companies and countries

The globalisation of jeans

Geography

This unit introduces pupils to the concept of globalisation and develops their understanding of how people and places are connected through economics and culture. Pupils will evaluate how the benefits and challenges brought by globalisation differs over global space.

Globalisation: Is the world shrinking?

the buying and selling of goods and services

can be carried on for a long time and does little harm to Earth

Match the following terms with their definitions.

A pair of jeans may include {{}} sourced from multiple countries, manufactured in another, sold worldwide and later sold second-hand on a different continent.

Most jeans in the world are manufactured (made) in ...

it can be carried on for a long time and does little to no harm to Earth

There are issues around sustainability in the manufacturing of jeans. What does sustainability mean?

the global exchange of goods and services

the process of the world becoming less connected

selling goods and services to other countries

jeans that are made in the USA from cotton grown in India

a pencil case made in China, sold on Amazon and delivered to the UK

Which of these is an example of globalisation?

Globalisation can lead to more diverse …

it is short term and gets used up very quickly

it means changes in Earth's average temperature

Starter Quiz