- Globalization is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture through free trade. It's also growth on a worldwide scale. Here are some examples of globalization.
- Globalization in economics:
- 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.
- Some automobiles use parts from other countries, as in a car being assembled in the United States with the parts coming from Japan, Germany, or Korea.
- A McDonald's in Japan and other countries shows the growth of companies over the entire world.
- Globalization in the Blending of Cultures
- Food is one factor of globalization. One can find people eating sushi in Peru or Indian food in Europe.
- 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.
- 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.
- Globalization in Technology
- Global news networks, like CNN, BBC and Aljazeera, contribute to the spread of knowledge.
- Cells phones connect people all over the world like never before. Around 60 percent of all people in the world use cell phones.
- Environmental cooperation has spread to help reduce chlorofluorocarbon emissions to slow the depletion of the ozone. One example is the Montreal Protocol.
PROS
-Cultural integration
-More jobs
-Free trade
-More products
-Fewer wars
-Global competition and cheap imports keep the price stable
-More Tolerance....etc
CONS
-Loss of Cultural Identity and traditions
-Inequality
-Negative impact on environment such as pollution
-Offshoring
-Corruption...etc
POLLUTION