NUA: 415306
Study the 7 events in the table and decide which of the following aspects of globalization the event illustrates: economic, informational, cultural, or political. The first one has been done for you as an example. You have to paste this activity on your blog and compare your answers with FOUR of your classmates. Discuss your finding by asking them about the reason for their decisions. Include screenshot of those discussions in this document.
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Events |
Aspect
of globalization |
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1 |
Disneyland, the American theme park, has been set up in Hong Kong, Japan, and France. |
Economic |
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2 |
The parts of a car
come from all over the world: Germany, Japan, Korea etc. and the car is
assembled in the U.S. |
Economic |
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3 |
Businesses are
operated with many satellite locations or call centers in other parts of the
world to answer questions in another: for example, someone in India answering
a call from the U.S. about a product or service. |
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4 |
The creation of
regional forums such as the European Union, Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation
(APEC), and international
organization such as the World Trade Organization and the World Health
Organization. These international forums and organizations have new rules and agreements for participating countries to follow. |
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5 |
The spread of
language, products, and customs as people are closely connected. |
Cultural |
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6 |
Franchises for
McDonald's hamburgers, Pizza Hut, Burger King, KFC, and others carrying U.S.
trade names are operating throughout the world |
Economic |
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7 |
Cable News Network
(CNN), based in the United States, produces 24-hour news
broadcasts that can be seen by people around the world. |
Informational |
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