• Contemporary world can simply be defined as modern world.

In our era, we can say that man has progressed in many aspects of life.
• Pre-historic man (Paleolithic era, Neolithic era, Age of metals)
• Renaissance up to the modern man
• WHAT IS GLOBALIZATION?
• (1) It is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of
different nations,
• (2) a process driven by international trade and investment
• (3) aided by information technology.
• has effects on the environment, on culture, on political systems, on economic development and
prosperity
• (4) has effects on human physical well-being in societies around the world
• Globalization results from the removal of barriers between national economies to encourage the flow of
goods, services, capital, and labor.
• While the lowering or removal of tariffs and quotas (TAXES)
• transportation and communication technologies have had the strongest impact on accelerating the pace
of globalization.
• Thomas L. Friedman describes the "flattening"
o PANGEA
o FLATTENING OF THE EARTH

TYPES OF GLOBALIZATION FETCUPS

• FINANCIAL -Interconnection of the world’s financial systems

• ECONOMIC- A worldwide economic system that permits easy movement of goods, production, capital,
and resources (free trade facilitates this)
• TECHNOLOGICAL -The development and use of modern technology to connect people and nations
• CULTURAL - refers to the interpenetration of cultures which, as a consequence, means nations adopt
principles, beliefs, and costumes of other nations
• ECOLOGICAL- refers to global environmental issues including: - population growth. - access to food. -
worldwide reduction in biodiversity
• POLITICAL- refers to the growth of the worldwide political system, both in size and complexity
• SOCIOLOGICAL- A growing belief that we are all global citizens and should all be held to the same
standards – and have the same rights

• John P. Kotter “Globalization is going to bring us closer and closer together across nations and
technology you can't stop.”

• Anthony Giddens -intensification of worldwide social relations

• Anthony Giddens ----link distinct localities local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles
away

• Roland Robertson compression of the world

• Roland Robertson intensification of consciousness of the world as a whole

CHAPTER 1

• Expansion refers to both the creation of new social networks and the multiplication of existing
connection
• SOCIAL MEDIA
• NGOs - networks
• Intensification – expansion, stretching, and acceleration of these networks
• Globalism is a widespread belief among powerful people
• GEOOGRAPHY IS DESTINY - obsolete famous adages
• CONNECTIVITY IS DESTINY - New maxim, Global transportations, communication, energy
infrastructure
• Connectivity – better at revealing geopolitical dynamics among super powers, city states, stateless
companies, and virtual communities
• ^compete to capture resources, markets and mind share
• Competitive connectivity ---- arms race of the twenty-first century
• Competition over connectivity --- less violent
• Connectivity allows societies to diversify
• Connectivity is therefore how we make the most of our geography
• Connectivity is the new meta pattern of our age
• We go where opportunity and technology allow.
• Connectivity is thus ore than a tool; it is an impules
• Infrastructure --- physical capacity for global interaction
• Geographic intervention reshaped global navigation and trade
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