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Being Part of a Globalised World

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How does globalisation affect culture and security, for better and for worse?

Explain the cultural and security impacts of globalisation, including the spread of culture, threats to local identity, and cross-border threats such as disease and crime
A scaffolded answer to the cultural and security effects of globalisation. How culture spreads and mixes, how local identity can be threatened, and how cross-border threats such as disease, crime and extremism travel more easily.
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What are the good and bad effects of globalisation on jobs, businesses and the economy?

Explain the economic impacts of globalisation, both positive and negative, including growth and jobs, competition, and uneven gains
A scaffolded answer to the economic effects of globalisation. The benefits of growth, jobs, investment and cheaper goods, the costs of competition, job losses and uneven gains, and why the effects are mixed.
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How does globalisation show up in the everyday lives of ordinary people?

Describe how globalisation is experienced in everyday life through goods, jobs, media and travel, and how different people experience it differently
A scaffolded answer to how people experience globalisation day to day. The goods we buy, the jobs we do, the media we consume and the travel we take, and why globalisation is experienced differently by different people.
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What is globalisation, and what makes the world more connected?

Explain what globalisation is and the main ways the world has become more connected, including trade, travel, technology and the movement of people and ideas
A scaffolded answer to what globalisation means. How trade, travel, technology and the movement of people and ideas connect the world, why Singapore is highly globalised, and how the parts of globalisation link together.
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