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This is an 8-page summary on the topic of globalization (globalization) from the English LK. The topic is in the requirements for Abitur in the GK/LK in NRW. The document is a set of learning notes created in Word, the content of which is set out in stitch sentences and is emphasized by illustratio...

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  • May 21, 2022
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Inhaltsfeld 3:
Globalisation

Basics
What is Globalisation?
- Spread of products, technology, information (…) across national and cultural borders
- Growing interdependence on the world’s economies, culture and population
- Cross-border trade
- Speed-up of movement and exchange all over the planet
- Promotes and increases interactions between different regions and populations around the globe

How does globalisation effects our daily lives?
- International food
➔ Banana, pineapple, Avocado etc.
- Possibility of traveling everywhere
- Clothes
➔ International brands
➔ „Made in China/ Bangladesh“
- Fast transport/ shipping
- Shared knowledge with the whole world
- Mixed cultures/ cultural diversity
- Worldwide communication
➔ Eg. Social media, Messenger
- International jobs
- News from all over the globe




Food Chain of the Ecosystems

, Marine Pollution
Causes
- Chemicals
➔ Industrial sewage
➔ Mining
➔ Heavy metals like lead and mercury
- Pisticides & fertiliser
➔ Agricultural activities
- Plastic
➔ Microplastic in personal products
(cosmetics, wipes, etc.)
➔ Synthetic textiles
➔ Car tyres
➔ Littering
➔ Inadequate disposal systems in some
countries
➔ Boats (nets,…), Ships (loss of charge)
- Oil
➔ Run-off
➔ Oil production leaks, regular shipping, illegal tank cleaning, tanker/ drilling accidents

Effects
- Marine animals are injured
➔ Consume harmful substances (poisoned)
➔ Consume microplastic
(clogs the digestive tract)
➔ Get stuck in plastic parts
- Economic loss
➔ Plastic that was produced stays in the ocean
- Human Health
➔ We eat the animals l that are harmed by marine pollution


Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- Largest of 5 off-shore plastic accumulation zones in the worlds ocean
- 1.6 mio km2 (3x France)
- On average the patch orbits around 32°N and 145°W
- 80k tons of plastic waste (5x jumbo jet)
- 1.8 trillion plastic pieces (250 for every human)

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