Globalization and Thinking Geographically

 
Notes:

- At a local scale, such as an urban neighborhood, geographers tend to see unique features
- At the global scale, encompassing the entire world, geographers tend to see broad patterns

"Think global, act local." - the phrase meant that the environment was being harmed by processes such as global warming that were global in scale, but it could be improved by actions, such as consuming less gasoline, that were local in scale.

- Geography matters in the contemporary world because it can explain human actions at all scales, local to global

- Globalization Scale is an increasingly important concept in geography because of globalization, which is a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope. It means that the scale of the world is shrinking, not literally in size, but in the ability of a person, object, or idea to interact with a person, object or idea in another place.

Two other definitions:

Globalization: the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scales.

Globalization: the increasing interaction of people through the growth of the international flow of money, ideas and culture.

Thinking Geographically: From Local to Global

Notebook: Made in Vietnam, Made by WEXFORD which is from China

Folders: Made in China, From Walmart

Shoe: Made in China, From Sperry Top-Sider

Pop-socket: Made in China, From POPSOCKETS.COM

Macbook Air: Designed by Apple in California, Assembled in China