Concept check

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 626.

1. Correct the statements if they are false.

1) Climate changes are the matter for discussion for some people at power.

2) The laws are different and it is difficult to take a criminal to court for trial.

3) Individuals can easily move from one country to another, while transportation of the local goods to distant parts of the world is difficult.

4) In spite of unemployment, the number of people who loaf is not so great.

5) Economic development of a country does not affect cultures in other countries.

6) Globalisation can't help to combat poverty.

7) Globalisation does not respond to the needs of the majority of population.

8) Political and technological changes did not make the global village possible.

2. Which sentences are about advantages of globalization and which about disadvantages? Label each sentence A (advantage) or D (disadvantage). Can you think of other pros and cons?

1) People communicate more with each other across the globe.

2) Economies of many Asian and Latin American countries have developed.

3) The Internet and e-mail mean that people can share ideas and knowledge.

4) Trade between countries is much more widespread nowadays.

5) A few small companies can dominate the entire global industry.

6) The environment suffers from pollution caused by a great increase in air travel.

7) In some cases, small countries can depend too readily on a single transnational company.

8) Global companies can abuse their economic power.

3. Complete the table to describe the strength and weakness of globalisation