In class today we went over canada which is harder for me. i need a map to look over so i will have to find a map. I think nonofit is fun to say lol. We went over our frieman video. Globalization is the world coming together.Flat World/Current Events #3 Test-50 Points1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?The flat world is countries that are either really rich or really poor.2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.Globalization 1.0 is lasted 1492 to the early 1800s. It shrunk the world from a large to a medium. Basically going global with your country going global for money and wealth.3. Briefly describe Globalization 2.0.Globalization 2.0 1800’s to 2000 medium to small. You went global through your business or companies.4. Briefly describe Globalization 3.0.Globalization 3.0 2000’s recently happen and still is happening was built around individual and small groups globalizing themselves.5. What was the Berlin Wall a flattener of the world?When the Berlin Wall fell it allowed us to see that the world was a flat plane. Broadened the democracy the world was no longer two planes.6. What was the importance of Netscape going public on 8-9-95?It made it easier to communicate and be online for the common person.7. What is outsourcing/offshoring and why are many Americans opposed to it?They are forms of collaboration. It is like when a factory closes in say Detroit that close down and moves to china is an example of off shoring. Or say if a accountant place send the numbers to china so they can do it instead of us is an example of outsourcing. Outsourcing is an reason for job loss.In sourcing- is like to have another company do things for them like the nike site Is ran by the UPS8. Give two examples of “open-sourcing”.Fire fox internet and or notepad. Something that is good or even to a product you have to pay for that you get for free.9. What does Friedman mean by “informing”?Informing is to like inform yourself with a search engine.10. What are the “steroids” according to Friedman?Cell phones and wireless internet are examples of Friedman is according to steroids.11. According to Friedman, how do people need to change in the future to succeed in a “flat world”?You have to adapt and not just look at Harlan but look at the whole world.12. Why should young people be concerned with the “flat world”?The issues of now are just going to get worse not better and they/we are going to have to live through it. They should also worry because no one is telling us. If we don’t do our best the people from China will take our jobs. No one is telling us is the main reason why we should be worrying.13. Define what Friedman means by the “flat world” now that you watched the video.Friedman means that the world is flat is that the conversions is the world changing by the way we trade and communicate.
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