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Globalization has had far-reaching effects on our lifestyle. It has led to faster access to technology, improved
communication and innovation. Globalization has also created some areas of concern, and prominent among
these is the impact that it has had on the environment. Activists have pointed out that globalization has led to
an increase in the consumption of products, which has impacted the ecological cycle. Increased consumption
leads to an increase in the production of goods, which in turn puts stress on the environment. Globalization
has also led to an increase in the transportation of raw materials and food from one place to another. Earlier,
people used to consume locally-grown food, but with globalization, people consume products that have been
developed in foreign countries. The amount of fuel that is consumed in transporting these products has led to
an increase in the pollution levels in the environment. It has also led to several other environmental concerns
such as noise pollution and landscape intrusion. Transportation has also put a strain on the non-renewable
sources of energy, such as gasoline. The gases that are emitted from the aircraft have led to the depletion of
the ozone layer apart from increasing the greenhouse effect. The industrial waste that is generated as a result
of production has been laden on ships and dumped in oceans. This has killed many underwater organisms
and has deposited many harmful chemicals in the ocean. Globalization is a process of globalization that
participates in the exchange of information, material goods and ideas throughout the world. Since 1960, there
has been an acceleration of international exchanges and the dissemination of the same political, cultural and
economic models. Global trade growth is based on intensive exploitation of natural resources and on
polluting modes of production and transport. However, globalization also allows the growth and
development of new markets: this is the case for fair trade.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option.
24.1 Globalisation is partly responsible for environmental damage. Choose the correct option which
supports the given statement:
a) Globalisation indirectly promotes CO2 emissions linked to industrial activity and consumption.
b) Globalisation encourages deforestation
c) By impoverishing biodiversity
d) Globalisation promotes CO2 emissions from transport.
e) All of these.
24.2 ‘The impact of Globalisation has not been fair.’ Who among the following people have not
benefitted from globalisation?
(a) Well off consumers (b) Small producers and workers
(c) Skilled and educated producers (d) Large wealthy producers
24.3 Which of the following is not a purportedly beneficial outcome of the globalization process?
a)The redistribution of wealth, addressing disparities in economic and resource allocation across the
globe through a sense of greater 'interconnectedness'
b) The growing sense of global community, resulting in super-national identities that result from
populations feeling closer to one another
c) The sharing of ideas, technologies and resources that can directly benefit human security, such as
medical advancements
d) A global market that has demonstrated the ability, if left unchecked, to reduce poverty and make
substantial economic gains
24.4 Which of the following statements best describes our understanding of the term 'globalization'?
a) Globalization refers to the process by which shared hegemonic values pervade societies across the
globe, drawing them into an ideological community, most often based on the economic principles
of capitalism.
b) Best described as intensification of worldwide social relations and increasing interdependence,
globalization is the result of the compression of space and time through the development of new
technologies.
c) Globalization is best described as the 'shrinking' of the global community, drawing people into
closer contact with one another primarily at the economic and technical levels.
d) Globalization process is a direct result of technological advancement in communications and
travel industries that facilitate the efficient transportation of physical objects, people and ideas
across the globe.
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