Geo IA Globolisation

International Baccalaureate Geography

Sara Gelibet

IB2 Kungsholmens Gymnasium

Mr. Lijia

Table of contents: Page number

Aim----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2

Hypothesis -------------------------------------------------------------- 2-3-4

Background-------------------------------------------------------------- 4-5

Method and data collection--------------------------------------------- 6-12

Interpretation and analysis -------------------------------------------- 13-15

Conclusion and evaluation ----------------------------------------------- 15-16

Bibliography-------------------------------------------------------------- 17

List of Figures

Figure 1 -------------------Map of the location of Sweden----------------------------- 3

Figure 2--------------------Map of the three districts-------------------------------- 5

Figure 3---------------Graph of relationship between canned goods------------------ 7

Figure 4------------------Graph of relationship between desserts-------------------- 7

Figure 5------------Graph of relationship between grains and beans----------------- 8

Figure 6-------------Graph of relationship between snacks and nuts----------------- 8

Figure 7--------------Graph showing the relationship between lamb----------------- 8

Figure 8------------ Graph showing the relationship between pork------------------- 9

Figure 9- Map of the world showing where goods are coming from into Östermalm-- 9

Figure 10---Chart showing overall where goods are coming from into Östermalm--- 10

Figure 11---Map of the world showing where goods are coming from into Kista ---- 10

Figure 12---- Chart showing overall where goods are coming from into Kista-------- 11

Figure 13- Map of the world showing where goods are coming from into Liljeholmen- 11

Figure 14-- Chart showing overall where goods are coming from into Liljeholmen--- 12

Aims and hypotheses:

The term globalisation can be described in many different ways due to the fact that it is a term which is accompanied with many other categories such as culture, and one cultural trait is food which we will be exploring since traditional food has immensely changed in Sweden. One way of describing globalization is “the spread of economic, social and cultural ideas which are spread across the world and is growing uniformity between places which result from this spread”. A more simple explanation can be taken from the dictionary which states “growth to a global or worldwide spread”.

Globalisation has been around since the beginning of human time; humans began to move around for better food and safety. As time has passed globalisation has become increasingly intergraded due to the growth in international trade, the growth of transnational corporations, international economic agreements, trading blocs and global movement of capital. Globalisation as a whole keeps becoming more and more intergraded since 1945 due to the advantages in technology which have reduced the cost of transport, communications and information, as well as the governments increasing trade policies with free trade policies.

To prove the globalisation of food in stores around Stockholm, my group has chosen three different areas in Stockholm, Sweden in which we examined different categories of food products/drinks (most important cultural trait) and where they have been produced as well as how many varieties of meat there is in these areas. While collecting our results we were hoping for them to prove our hypotheses: (1) Coop Konsum grocery stores in an area with a high number of immigrants will provide packaged goods from mostly foreign countries whereas Coop Konsum grocery stores in an area with a low number of immigrants will provide more local packaged goods. (2)Also, an area with a low amount of immigrants would contain more pork as it is the main meat Swedish people eat and areas with a high amount of immigrants would contain more lamb since this is the most popular meat in the Middle East due to religious reasons. As a group we predicted that Kista would have the most foreign goods since it has an immigrant population of 57.6 percent as well as a greater quantity of lamb. Östermalm would also have a wide variety of more exceptional goods since it’s a richer area making it possible for the population to experience riches; however it would have many goods from Sweden due to the fact that there are not many immigrants and people like food they are accustomed to eating. Liljeholmen would have a balance between both since it is a middle class area having a balance of immigrants and locals. This source of exotic goods is due to the people who have immigrated to Sweden who were perhaps not into the eating habits and tastes in which the Swedish people were; therefore they imported goods from their original countries which turn out to get more popular as the number of immigrants increased.

Figure 1- Sketch map of the location of Stockholm, Sweden:

To understand the extent into what imported goods has on globalisation in certain areas, one must compare what used to be traditional Swedish food to what is now considered traditional Swedish food. Before the large wave of immigration into Sweden (1970’s after WWll), traditional food was considered to be meatballs, potatoes, herring, pork, pea soup, fried pork, baked beans and hard liquor and beer as alcoholic beverages. Since the massive immigration from ...

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