MODULO 7 - Different Aspects of Globalization

MODULO 7 Different Aspects of Globalization The term globalization refers to the growing international flow of goods, people, information and money that has changed the world in the last forty years. Developments in transportation and telecommunication, the progressive elimination of trade barriers and the collapse of Communism are some of the major factors that have contributed to globalization. In recent years most people and countries have come to agree that a fairer and more effective governance of globalization is needed, even if ideas still differ greatly as to how this should be achieved. WARM UP ACTIVITY 1.A Observe the two images below and write a short paragraph hypothesizing: 1) the consequences of rocket attacks in Syria as in Image A; 2) the causes of mass boat migrations from Libya as in Image B. Syria civil war civilian suffering sieges access to food, water and health services rocket attacks as a consequence humanitarian crisis refugee exoduses migrants Central Mediterranean route Europe famines conflicts desertification BEFORE AFTER Image A. The besieged city of Aleppo, in Syria, after a rocket attack by government forces. Image B. Large boat of migrants departed from the Libyan coast directed towards Lampedusa. ACTIVITY 1.B Pair work. Try to name other countries from which people migrate, where they migrate to and the reasons for their migrations. 56