1. GLOBALIZATION - is growth on
a worldwide scale. It is the
process of integration and
international influence of
economies and cultures.
Globalization in Economics
Multinational corporations operate on a
global scale, with satellite offices and
branches in numerous locations.
Outsourcing can add to the economic
development of a struggling country,
bringing much needed jobs.
Some automobiles use parts from other
countries, as in car being assembled in the
United States with the parts coming from
Japan, Germany or Korea.
The Free World Trade Organization
supervises world trade.
The European Union is an economic and
political union of 28 countries that are
located primarily in Europe.
2. The North American Free Trade Agreement
(N.A.F.T.A.) is a trade bloc in North
America.
One shirt sold in the United States could
have been made from Chinese cotton by
workers in Thailand. Then it could have
been shipped on a French freighter that had
a Spanish crew.
A McDonald’s in Japan and other countries
shows the growth of companies over the
entire world.
Globalization in Blending Cultures
Greek culture spread across Africa, Europe and
Asia through Alexander the Great. This is the
reason there are cities named for Alexander in
Africa, Egypt and Turkey.
The Silk Road was a trade route between China
and the Mediterranean Sea area and it allowed
the exchange of not only goods, but culture and
knowledge.
Christian missionaries from Europe added to the
globalization of Christianity.
Colonization all over the world was a major
cause of globalization.
Improved travel facilitated the growth of
globalization, as people moved for a better life,
or fled from danger or oppression.
3. Globalization in Technology
The internet is a major contributor to
globalization, not only technologically but in
other areas as well, like in cultural
exchanges of arts.
Global news networks, like CNN, contribute
to the spread of knowledge.
Cell phones connect people all over the
world like never before. Around 60 percent
of all people in the world use cell phones.
Military cooperation betweencountries adds
to globalization, such as the Strategic Arms
Reduction Treaty or Anti-terrorism
agreements.
Environmental cooperation has spread to
help reduce chloroflurocarbon emissions to
slow the depletion of the ozone. One
example is the Montreal Protocol.
Globalization in
