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What is Globalization?. Key words: AT Kearney KOF Command terms: Describe Evaluate.
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Key words: AT Kearney KOF Command terms: Describe Evaluate
Describe and evaluate one of the following two globalization indices: the AT Kearney index or the KOF index, as a measure of global interaction. Describe how the globalization index may be represented spatially.
So globalization has many sides..It is not new…But what is it?
One definition Globalization: The growing interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows, and through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology. • What are the key ideas here? • 2. what might be missing from this definition?
What do you see as the main opportunities and threats of globalization? • Why is globalization a topic for geographers?
What are some of the key questions you think geographers may ask in regards to globalization?
How might Globalization possibly be measured? In a small group, create a simple index that measures globalization. What did you include in your index?
2 measures of globalization: KOF index AT Kearny index