GLOBALIZATION

• Connection of different parts of the world.
• Expansion of cultural, economic, amd political activities.
• People around the world get more similar.

Globalization in history
Greek culture spread across Asia
It is cultural because it is spreading the Greek culture.

Communication
60% of the world has cell phones.
This is economic because it costs money to make them

Travel
People take vacations to foreign countries.
This is cultural because people might change the way they live, based on customs they saw there

Popular culture
People in the U.S. like Southern African music.
This is cultural because music is culture.

Economy
American companies rely on foreign made parts.
This is economic because they earn money with the parts.

Political
Countries help each other to fight crime.
This is political because most politicians say something about crime.

PROS OF GLOBALIZATION

• Advanced medicines are widely available
• Less people in poverty because of outsourcing jobs
• Learning is kore distributed because of studying abroad

CONS OF GLOBALIZATION

• Western culture will dominate the world
• Unfair working conditions
• Wealthy countes lose too many jobs