We went over the Latin America, Caribbean Islands, and South America maps.
1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?
2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.
3. Briefly describe Globalization 2.0.
4. Briefly describe Globalization 3.0.
5. What was the Berlin Wall a flattener of the world?
6. What was the importance of Netscape going public on 8-9-95?
brought internet alive, triggered the dotcom boom, fiber optic cables laid down everywhere.
7. What is outsourcing/offshoring and why are many Americans opposed to it?
Take a part or a whole part of a company and moving it. Moving a company over seas. Losing jobs in U.S.
genisis moment of the flat world- people are able to collaberate with more people doing more stuff than ever before.
8. Give two examples of “open-sourcing”.
Linux, Firefox
9. What does Friedman mean by “informing”?
10. What are the “steroids” according to Friedman?
11. According to Friedman, how do people need to change in the future to succeed in a “flat world”?
12. Why should young people be concerned with the “flat world”?
13. Define what Friedman means by the “flat world” now that you watched the video.
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