Globalization

Positive Impacts

Economics

Increases Competition

Drives innovation and escalates the standard of living.

Competition between Nike and Reebok

Reeboks ongoing success made Nike desperate for an advantage, and they signed Micheal Jordan

Nike may not be who they are today without their competitor

Increased trade between regions
increases the overall wealth of
the regions that trade with each
other

Physical Health

COVID-19 Pandemic

In sickness and in health; self-isolation has brought families together to build/strengthen relationships

Families are having more dinners together and are not caught up in their own work/school life

Cultural Diversity

Immigration brings people
of different cultures and
lifestyles together, including
the products and services
of different areas

Better food!

Grocers and stores provide
a wider variety of products

The international aisle in Walmart

Individuals in diverse societies
will educate themselves on the
cultures and circumstances of
different countries and groups

Societies start to fight against
injustices and work towards
equality within their own
societies and for other societies

Black Lives Matter
movement

Death of George Floyd in the US
triggered Black Lives Matter
movements all over the world
as different societies examined
their own systems and problems

A Black Lives Matter protest in
Madrid, Spain on June 7, 2020

Free Hong Kong
movement

Human rights in
North Korea

Human rights of
Uighurs in China

Order Among Countries

With the relations and tensions
between countries, order needs
to be maintained under some
form of governing body

The UN was formed on the principles
of maintaining peace, order and security
for the world

After WW2, it became apparent that
a governing body was necessary,
which lead to the creation of the UN

The founding of the United Nations
on January 1, 1942

The UN also holds meetings and events
that highlight important issues that
require the attention of multiple nations
and maintains equality as well

Access to Information

Access to the internet allows
for the rapid and convenient
storage and sharing of
information

This access allows or the ease
of communication between
large distances that educates
and empowers people all over
the world

The CDC uses its website to inform
people all over the world on how to
stay safe, protect themselves and
others

The website on the page
Prevent Getting Sick

Negative Impacts

Environment

Increase for foreign materials
means more pollution from the
transportation of goods

More flooding, droughts, hurricanes,
wildfires and rising sea levels are
some effects of climate change

The number of hurricanes in
the Atlantic in 2020 is so high
that 20 out of the prepared
list of 21 names by the World
Meteorological Organization
have been used