Globalization

Post #9: Globalization

Define the following:

Globalization
Is the process of increased interconnectedness among countries most notably in the areas of economics, politics, and culture.

Capital
Money

Diffusion
To spread out

Non-Governmental Organization
Bring together people unaffiliated with the government and can be nationally or globally focused.
Answer the following:

What has happened that has increased globalization (4 answers)?
1. Improved Technology

2. Movement of people and capital

3. Diffusion of knowledge

4.NGOs and multicultural corporations

What are the possible positive and negative aspects of globalization?

Positive	Negative
As more money is poured in to developing countries, there is a greater chance for the people in those countries to economically succeed and increase their standard of living.	Outsourcing, while it provides jobs to a population in one country, it takes away from those jobs from another country, leaving many without opprotunities.
Global competition encourages creativity and innovation and keeps prices for commodities/services in check.	Although different cultures from around the world are able to interact, they begin to meld, and the contours and individuality begin to fade.
Developing countries are able to reap the benefits of current technology without undergoing many of the growing pains associated with development of these technologies.	There may be a greater chance of disease spreading worldwide, as well as invasive species that could prove devastating in non-native ecosystems.
Governments are able to better work together towards common goals now that there is an advantage in cooperation, an improved ability to interact and coordinate, and a global awareness of issues.	There is little international regulation, an unfortunate fact that could have dire consequences for the safety of people and the environment.

environmental influences

Summer-People get different jobs that may be only available in the summer such as lawn mowing, and being a life guard. Construction often occurs as well.

Spring-life practically begins anew during spring. Many new jobs are available as well as some old ones too. Gardening and outdoor jobs are open in the spring.

Winter-outdoor jobs usually become scarce, except for the snow shoveling jobs. There may also be indoor jobs as well.

Fall-The temperature is cooling down by now, and although there may a few lawn mowing jobs left, leaf raking is the most abundant job at the moment.

Tornadoes- these natural disasters usually happen during the summer when it's warm. The effects these have on our lives can be catastrophic, and if we didn't have these, our lives would be safer, but storm chasers would have a harder time finding work.

Forests-These provide a major source of both fuel and beauty to our world. Without these marvels of nature, not only would our land seem bare, but we would die to loss of oxygen creation and CO2 absorbing.

Lakes&Rivers-These provide water for us and the wildlife to live off of. Without these, we and the wildlife would eventually die out unless we used sea water.

Driving-this releases a vast amount of CO2 into the atmosphere. If we continue to drive using the fuels we have now, the world will suffer.

Computers-computers, or PC's, allow a person to connect to the world in their own home. This could be a step into even more sophisticated technology.

Appliances-Appliances allow a person to live and function easier than if they were left to their own devices in the world. We could survive without these advantages, but it would definitely be harder to do so.

Bottled Water-Bottled water is a cleaner version of tap water, or water that comes from the sink. This is not exactly needed, but it tends to taste more pure than tap water. We could easily function in society without this.

News papers-news papers allow a person to know what is going on in the world, such as sports and home economics and politics. We could survive without this, we just would not as easily know what is going on in the world.

ten descriptions

Spirit-N Dakota-w of MN, n of S Dakota, E of Montana

Nebraska-S of S Dakota, N of Kansas, E of Wyoming.

Florida-S of Georgia, SE of Alabama, E of Gulf of Mexico.

Texas-S of Oklahoma, NE of Mexico, E of New Mexico.

Washington-N of Oregon, W of Idaho, S of Canada. 

The Five Themes of Geography

I. Location
A. Absolute Location
1. Position on the globe
2. Uses imaginary lines
3. Lines are called latitude and longitude
B. Relative Location
1. Relations to other places
2. Describes other places near desired place
3. Use miles, land marks, etc.
II. Place
A. Physical Characteristics

1. Unique Characteristics

2. Terrains, climate

B. Human Characteristics

1. Characteristics involving people

2. Economy, language, customs

III. Regions

A. Formal

1. Characteristics throughout area

2. States, countries

B. Functional

1. Central place and surrounding areas

2. Amazon drainage basin

C. Perceptual

1. How person sees place

2. Opinion of Missouri (example)

IV. Movement

A. Don't exist in isolation

B. Places change position

V. Human-Environment Interaction

A. How people use environment

B. City building etc.

Maggie and Spirit's places traveled

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