A level Human Geography Globalisation key terms

The dispersion or spread of a group of people from an original homeland

Opposition to the increase in global influence of companies, especially TNC’s

Nodes in the global economic system

A belief that minority traits should disappear as immigrants adopt host values

Formed when individual indicators are compiled into a single index

A person with British citizenship that lives abroad

Beliefs and social activities that dominate a global culture

Resources that cross the political boundaries of two or more states

Limiting the quantity that can be imported

The use of economic, political, cultural or other pressures to indirectly control or influence other countries

Changing products in order to suit a certain place’s demand, population, cultures...

The idea that the world may be experiencing decreased economic integration and reduced cross border movement

The movement of manufacturing from developed countries to developing countries

Wealthy people invest or migrate to alpha cities with future benefit in mind

Towns attempting to reduce carbon footprints and promote self sufficient economic development. Less reliant on globalisation

The process that causes the relative distance between places to contract, effectively making places grow closer

Taxation on imports

Countries that dominate global politics and trade

The process by which people, culture, finance, goods and information transfer between countries

The homogenising effect of an increase in American companies and products all over the world