- With regard to the findings in these two cases, what are the similarities and
differences of their industrial locations in different periods?
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- What kind of regional cooperation can occur between rich and poor countries?
Are they really interdependent? Explain.
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5. How are these locational changes related to globalization?
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B. How does globalization affect rich and poor countries?
Is it friend to the rich, or foe to the poor?
1. You are going to watch the following film on the Internet and answer the questions below.
Movie Express: The impact of global supply chain on garment workers
http://cyberschool.oxfam.org.hk/eng/resources.php?cat=10&id=1
(a) Describe the location of the garment factory in the film.
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(b) Explain why the production line of the garment factory agglomerates at that location. How is this related to globalization?
(Hint: Where is the factory? Where can we purchase the finished products?)
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(c) Are the garment workers in the film having a fair treatment? Explain your answer.
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(d) If the entrepreneur relocates the factory, how will it affect the garment workers?
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(e) What is the impact of globalization on rich and poor countries?
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- Is globalization more beneficial to the rich or to the poor countries? Explain your
answer.
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(g) As Hong Kong citizens, how can we help these garment workers?
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(h) Suggest some practical measures to alleviate the negative impact caused by globalization through discussing with your group members.
C. How does globalization affect agricultural development,
population mobility and employment structure?
1. Case study
Movie Express: The impact of China’s WTO entry on sugar industry
http://cyberschool.oxfam.org.hk/eng/resources.php?cat=10&id=2
(a) Using an atlas, plot the location of Guizhou in Figure 3.
- Collect information from different sources about the topography, population,
agriculture and industry of Guizhou.
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(c) Based on the collected information, describe the farmers’ lives in Guizhou.
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(d) Will China’s entry into WTO affect the farmers in Guizhou? Explain your answer.
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(e) (i) If you were the farmer, what could be done to eliminate your problem of poverty? _________________________________________________________________
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- A lot of farmers will stop farming and go to the city to look for new job
opportunities. Are you willing to do so?
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(f) If you decide to go to the city, which city (A, B or C in Figure 3) would you choose
to go? Why?
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(g) Collect background information of the city you have chosen in (f).
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(h) If a lot of farmers move to the city (i.e. rural-urban migration), what is the positive
and negative impact on rural and urban areas? Please write down the impact on
population mobility and employment structure on the next page.
Rural area Urban area
D. What is the impact of globalization on the global environment ?
Action 3: Classroom Survey
- How often do you replace your TV set?
□ 1-2years □ 3-5years □ 6-10years □ more than10 years
- How often do you replace your computer?
□ 1-2years □ 3-5years □ 6-10years □ more than10 years
- How often do you replace your mobile phone?
□ 1-2years □ 3-5years □ 6-10years □ more than10 years
(a) Summarize the responses of your team members and present them in class.
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(b) Present your findings in the form of a graph.
(c) What environmental problems will occur if you renew your electrical appliances frequently?
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(d) What is the relationship between e-waste and globalization? Browse the following websites and summarize the main points in about 100 words in the spaces provided.
- http://www.greenpeace.org/china/ch/campaigns/toxics/e-waste
(available in Chinese only)
- http://www.greenpeace.org/china/ch/campaigns/toxics/e-waste/problem
(available in Chinese only)
- http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200308/15/0815230.htm
- http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200503/09/03090212.htm
1. What economic and environmental changes are generated by globalization?
With reference to the two articles on p.14-15 and the information from the websites, answer the following questions.
- What is the impact caused by globalization on the world economy and the environment?
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- How does global economic development affect the global environment?
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- How does the global e-waste problem affect the economic development of rich and
poor countries?
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- From the perspectives of economic development and the e-waste issue, do rich
and poor countries gain benefits from each other? Explain your answer.
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- Search for more information, suggest ways that can help us get over the contradictions
inherent in economic development and environmental conservation.
2. How do we achieve global environmental sustainability?
(a) What is ‘sustainable development’?
Please refer to the following websites, identify the similarities and differences in sustainable development concepts in Hong Kong and other countries.
- Council for Sustainable Development (HKSAR)
www.susdev.gov.hk
- UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Division of Sustainable Development
www.un.org/esa/sustdev/index.html
(b) Based on your understanding about sustainable development, use a type of graphic organizer to present the concept.
(c) With reference to the two articles on p.14-15, assess the relationship between globalization and sustainable development.
(d) Collect more information on e-waste and the views of people from different backgrounds.
(e) Use the information on e-waste in question (d), discuss the following in a form of a role-play.
If I were …, this would be how I achieve sustainable development in globalization.
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(f) Write down your group’s conclusion after the discussion.
(g) After the role-play, summarize the views of your group mates. What are your views on the above problem? Explain them.
Action 4: Computer presentation or webpage design
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The definition of the term ‘globalization’ in the worksheets is restricted to its economic and trade aspect, referring to global trade liberalisation.