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Define the following:

Globalization- easy to connect to people

Telecommunication- the transmission of information

Capital- the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, or state

Diffusion- spreading out

Non-Governmental Organization- not belonging to or associated with any government.
Multinational Corporation

Answer the following:

What has happened that has increased globalization (4 answers)?

Improved Technology in Transportation and Telecommunications: today people can call on a phone, send am instant message, send a fax, or a video conference call.

Movement of People and Capital: A general increase in awareness
Diffusion of Knowledge: to spread out
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Multinational Corporations: bring together people unaffiliated with the government and can be nationally or globally focused.

What are the possible positive and negative aspects of globalization? It gets there faster, It requires less work, Revolutionates the way we communicate, and it cost nothing. but the message may not get to the right person, takes away jods, (MAILMAN), nobody meets face to face,people spend more time one the computer.

Positive	Negative
the message gets to them faster	the message may not get to the right person
it requries less work	it takes jobs away from mailmen
it revolitionizes the way we comunicate	nobody meets face to face
it cost nothing	people spend more time on the computer