Globalization & Geography
and the Nike Shoe
by: Meaghan Robidoux
Claim:
I know this because while watching a video about Planet Money making a T-Shirt it went really into depth about the people who make our clothing. A woman, Jasmine, from Bangladesh lived in a very poor village and has worked in the clothing industry since she was 16 years old. Jasmine lived in a poor village and worked to help her parents pay off their debt. In countries like Bangladesh it is hard to pick up your family and move especially when you don't know if you are going to have another meal. Jasmine and her family had to live off of what they had and that was little to nothing. The way Jasmine and her family live is similar to how people live in other developing countries as well. For them it is a way of life. I know I live in America because my great grandparents migrated from Ireland to the States. They moved because they wanted a better life for their children. Why did they decide to live in Massachusetts? There are so many questions that all tie back to geography and globalization.
My Claim in SIX WORDS
Globalization is...
Globalization can mean many things to everyone and can be interpreted in different ways. Not one single definition is correct or incorrect.
What does globalization mean to you?
Nike Shoe
Nike Trade Routes
Indonesia
Nike distribution center
Population
Natural Resources
- organic cotton
- recycled polyester
- leather
- environmentally preferred rubber
- PVC
- phthatalates
Transportation
- All of the materials are collected from around the world
- such as the GMO cotton that is grown in the US
- materials are shipped to the factory in Indonesia where the shoes are made
- from the factory the shoes are packaged and put onto a cargo ship or plain
- once the merchandise arrives in the US it is sent to South Dakota
- from South Dakota the shoes and shipped across the country to various stores that sell Nike as one of their brands
Many issues are caused due to globalization.
Economical
Technology
Cultural
Environmetal
Pros and Cons of globalization.
- increase of freedom - loss of jobs
- free trade - increase of environmental damage
-international competition - open borders ~ terrorism
- economic growth - spread of disease
- more access to medicine - less cultural diversity
- longer life expectancy - increase of poverty
- develop poor countries - sweat shops
Cons
- loss of jobs
- increase of environmental damage
- open borders ~ terrorism
- spread of disease
- less cultural diversity
- increase of poverty
- sweat shops
Globalization In My Life
There are also negative aspects such as the technological world. Right now I'm taking a virtual learning class and I can communicate with my teacher through a classroom on the internet. Taking a virtual learning class can be stressful at times and difficult to navigate. As a student I prefer learning in a classroom. It is scary to even fathom that in the next 20 years or so that is how everyone will learn.