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    Globalization Webquest

    Complete the webquest below and post it to Edmodo Friday will be the last day to complete this. If you need
    more time, please work on this at home.
    Step One What is globalization?
    Click on the link below.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization
    Read the parts of the article listed and answer the questions below
    1. Sum up globalization in EIGHT words or less.

    2. Look under the title: Overview - Give an example of historic globalization

    3. Look under the title: Etomology and Usage: What does Thomas L. Friedman mean by flat world?

    4. What are the four basic aspects of globalization according to the International Monetary Fund?

    5. Look under the title: Archaic: What does sociologist Andre Gunder Frank argue that globalization began
    with?

    6. Look under the title: Early Modern: What does proto-globalization' mean? (As described by historians A. G.
    Hopkins and Christopher Bayly)?

    7. Look under the title: Modern: When did globalization approach its modern form? What was it a result of?

    8. Explain globalization in the 19
    th
    century in two sentences:

    9. What did the GATT do?

    10. What is the purpose of the WTO?
    11. How did globalization change in the 20
    th
    century? What does todays society offer?

    12. Look under the title: International Trade: What is international trade?

    13. What is outsourcing?

    14. What do companies argue about globalization?

    Step Two: The Globalization of Sesame Street.
    Click on the link below and explore the website.
    http://www.sesameworkshop.org/aroundtheworld
    The website shows 13 countries in the blue bar where Sesame Street is shown. Click on at least three of them
    and read about the different programs. Listen and watch the compilation of Sesame Street Opening Songs
    from Around the World posted on Edmodo and then answer the question below.
    1. How do the producers of Sesame Street adapt to the cultures of the world, while going global? Give
    specific examples.


    Step Three: The Globalization of Coke
    Click on the link below and explore the website to answer the questions that follow
    http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/ourcompany/index.html
    1. Coke by the numbers.
    In how many countries are Coke beverages sold?
    How many employees does the company have worldwide?
    How many different beverages does Coke have worldwide?
    How many servings of Coke are there per day?

    In the bottom right corner, click on the Coca-Cola System

    2. What is the Coca-Cola System in terms of globalization?

    3. What is Cokes vision for globalization?

    Click on Products at the top and look at five products that are unfamiliar to you. When you are finished
    answer the following questions.
    4. How does Coke appreciate local diversity in its products? (In other words, how do they respect the cultures of
    the various countries)

    5. In your opinion, is Coca-Cola a responsible global corporation? Explain your point of view.

    Step Four: Vanishing Cultures
    Next, visit the Vanishing Cultures Photo Gallery by clicking on the following link:
    http://stevemccurry.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/cultures-on-the-edge/
    Choose any three culture groups to investigate in the gallery. Use the Cornell notes model on the next page to
    summarize the unique aspects of each group.
    Be sure to include:
    WHO they are

    WHERE are located

    HOW globalization has affected them.

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