Globilization
Nature and impact on our globalized and interconnected world
Sara Neild; Period E
Example of Globalization
In this article you will learn about globalization and how it made Hollister a household name and one of their very popular winter jackets was made in Indonesia through globalization. Globalization is affecting house brand names and you will learn more about this throughout the following article. Globalization also allows products to be made in one country and worn all over the world!
What is Globalization?
Types of Globalization
Culture
Problem: Hollister is a large company, and many students wear their clothing, but it's become a way to stereotype people. Their clothing has become part of our culture, and if a student doesn't wear their clothing, they can be picked on for it.
Solution: If we lower the price of Hollister clothing, more people can afford their clothing, and it will help lower the amount of students getting picked on for their clothing.
Technology
Problem: Technology has made it possible to create fabrics in factories and labs, which hurts our environment.
Solution: In order to save our environment, we should create a way to make an environment friendly lab to create fabrics. We could also try and create a fabric using less chemicals to even better the environment. Using the technology we have, we should be able to use this solution to better our technology and better the environment.
Economic
Problem: Hollister is a large company that sells their clothing for very high prices. This way Hollister has more money to pay their employees, but their high prices make it hard for everyday people to afford Hollister's clothing for their children, and kids want the Hollister logo on the clothing, because it's what everyone else has, and the kids want to fit in too.
Environmental
Problem: Theses all-weather jackets are 100% nylon, and nylon is a chemical that is made in factories. All of the pollution from the factories is hurting the environment.
Solution: If the jackets are made using a combination of nylon and other fabrics there will be less nylon made in factories and therefore help the environment.
Indonesia Maps
Natural Resource Map
Population Map
This map shows that not many people live in the forest on the island Kalimantan. Java is the most populated island which is also the most developed island.
Transportation Map
Economic Activity Map
Product from Start to End
Transfer
Pros and Cons
~Allows countries to get what natural resources they don't have from other countries.
~Makes it easier for technology to advance more quickly with the help from other countries.
~Allows for quick and cheap transportation.
~Helps keep prices low because of cheap manufacturing.
~Allows ideas and products to be shared more easily and have cultural products in every part of the world
Cons:
~Creates poor work conditions because owners want the money to themselves.
~Allows for large corporations to control the culture of countries by what they produce.
~Makes it difficult for small businesses to survive as the large companies have the money and the customers.
~If one country's economy goes bankrupt, it will cause a world wide depression, as most countries are interdependent and rely on other country's services.