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Geography Worksheets (S1 to S3) Globalization: Friend to the Rich? Foe to the Poor?

(Globalization1and the Rich and the Poor)

The definition of the term ‘globalization’ in the worksheets is restricted to its economic and trade aspect, referring to global trade liberalisation. 1 1

‘Welcome Our Friends from all over the World!’

‘Welcome our friends from all over the world!’ Dear classmates, do you know that a grand event will be held in Hong Kong this December? The ministers of the governments of the WTO members will meet in Hong Kong.

Yes, I do. Hong Kong is a founding member of the WTO under the name of “Hong Kong, China”, and it is our honour to host the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Conference from 13 to 18 December.

You are right! Can you tell me what the purpose of this meeting is? How is the WTO related to our daily lives? Try to look for more reports on the WTO, and then you will have more information about the WTO and globalization.

Useful websites: http://www.wtomc6.gov.hk/eng/home/welcome.html http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/wto/ http://www.globalisation.com

Questions for Thought! What kind of organization is the WTO? How is it related to the term ‘globalization’?

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A.

How does global trade liberalisation affect the industrial location and mode of production?

Action 1: Sudden Inspection Check your appliances and find out their locations of production and the headquarters of the brands. (Hint: You can search for the answer on the Internet.)

Brand Name: _______________

Playstation

Locations of Production: __________________________ Headquarters: ______________ Brand Name: _______________

NIKE

Locations of Production: __________________________ Headquarters: ______________

Brand Name: _______________ Locations of Production:

Toys of Disneyland

__________________________ Headquarters: ______________

Brand Name: _______________ Locations of Production: POLO

__________________________ Headquarters: ______________

Brand Name: _______________ Locations of Production: __________________________

SONY WEGA

Headquarters: ______________

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Action 2: Price Check

Visit an electrical appliance shop nearby and find out the prices of the same brand of TV sets made in different countries.

SONY WEGA

Made in Japan:$ ………………

SONY WEGA

Made in Malaysia:$ ……………..

(a) Interview with a salesman. Explain why the two TV sets are sold at different prices. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

(b) Why are the prices of the same TV sets produced in various locations? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

(c) Which one would you like to buy? Why? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

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B. What are the differences between rich and poor countries? 1.

With the help of an atlas, plot the locations of production of products (places of origin) and their headquarters found in Action 1 on Figure 1. (Colour in blue for the locations of production of products; red for the headquarters.)

Title:_________________________________________________

Figure 1

(a) Describe the distribution of locations of production and headquarters of the products. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ (b) Where are the headquarters? What are the characteristics of these places? Support your answer with an example. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ (c) Where are the locations of production of products? What are the characteristics of these places? Support your answer with an example. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ (d) Classify the above places into more developed countries (MDCs) and less developed countries (LDCs). ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 5

(e) List out the characteristics of MDCs and LDCs in the following table. Characteristics

More Developed Countries

Less Developed Countries

1. Life expectancy 2. Daily intake of calories per capita 3. Educational level

4. Literacy rate

5. Population structure

6. Rate of population growth

7. Economic structure

8. GNP per capita 9. Electricity consumption per capita 10. Living standard

(f)

Why is there such a pattern for the locations of these industrial products? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 6

2.

The following figure shows the ‘South’ and the ‘North’ of our world.

Figure 2

Boundary dividing the ‘South’ and the ‘North’

Legend:

(a) Why is the equator not chosen to separate the ‘South’ and the ‘North’ in Figure 2? What is the implication of dividing our world into the ‘North’ and the ‘South’? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ (b) Copy Figure 2 onto a piece of transparency or tracing paper. (c) Put Figure 2 on top of Figure 1. Describe the distribution of locations of production and headquarters of the products. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ (d) Are the locations of production of products and the headquarters of the above brand names located at the same place? Explain why. It is because both places enjoy their own locational advantages for the different processes of production! Well, let’s play the card game ‘Swift & Shrewd’ to find out the locational advantages of each of the two places. YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! 7

(e) Card Game: Swift & Shrewd

Rules of Game (i)

Group the students into 4;

(ii)

Each student draws 13 cards by random;

(iii)

One student reads aloud the question card 1 or 2;

(iv)

Students put their cards on the table in turns;

(v)

When the question is correctly answered, students should put their hands on top of the playing cards as soon as possible;

(vi)

The slowest student should collect all the cards on the table;

(vii)

The time limit is 3 minutes. The one who has the least number of cards wins.

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(f)

Classify and summarize the content of the cards you have in your hands and fill in the table as follows.

The Locational Advantages of More Developed Countries

The Locational Advantages of Less Developed Countries

(g) With reference to the following example, draw a concept map on a piece of paper in order to organize and summarize the above tables. (Hint: Students may classify the factors into government, labour, transport factors, etc.)

Locational Advantages MDCs Government

Labour

Stable exchange rate

Government subsidies

LDCs Transport



Attract foreign investment



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3.

Do you agree that the industrial products found in Action 1 and Action 2 have been affected by global trade liberalisation? Explain why. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

4. Under the process of globalization, do the MDCs and LDCs complement each other? What are the benefits to each? Explain your answer. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

C. Is globalization a devil or an angel? 1.

Can you search for more information about the pros and cons of globalization from the websites below? 

Promoting MC6 through APIs http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/ 050826/html/050825en03002.htm



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經濟全球化對發展中國家工人的影響

(available in Chinese only)

http://www.cyberschool.oxfam.org.hk/articles.php?id=72&page=8

10 benefits of the WTO trading system http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/10ben_e/10b00_e.htm

 世貿危害地球環境 (available in Chinese only) http://www.globalmon.org.hk/02_sd.htm

 The WTO: China’s future and Hong Kong’s opportunity http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200009/04/0904084.htm

 逾百人反世貿示威

(available in Chinese only)

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/050724/12/1euk6.html

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2.

Students work in groups to summarize the collected information and compile a list of the pros and cons of global trade liberalisation by using the figure below.

Global Trade Liberalisation Pros

Cons

More Developed Countries Less Developed Countries END

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