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4 culture and governance at the global level. These patterns include a shift from industrial to

service economies, and from national to global markets, an increasing spread of popular
culture, rising consumerism and often a widening gap between the rich and poor.

? Question 1: What other kinds of economic and cultural patterns are indicators of
9-12 December, 2013 Based on these patterns of globalizing forces and resistance to those forces, do you think it
globalization?

Question 2: What kinds of activities are indicative of political and cultural resistance to
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globalizing forces?

is possible to make a “map of globalization”? What would it look like?
It is one thing to consider globalization as a series of case studies, with separate issues,

indicators and effects. But, it is far more difficult to achieve an integrated awareness of
globalization, a whole picture of globalization in our head. If we cannot look at it as a whole,
how can we monitor it as a whole?

In this exercise, we will experiment with online mapping to see if the kinds of datasets
available to us are useful for illustrating the complex idea of globalization. We will use the
GEO Data Portal and try to explore its capabilities to grasp of the notion of globalization.

Step 1

Launch your browser and go to the “GEO Data Portal” at http://geodata.grid.unep.ch/.

Step 2

For the search term, type in “trade” and click “search.”

Step 3

In the resulting list, select “Trade – Percent of GDP” for the national level, and click “continue.”

Step 4

Select “1970” for the year, and click “continue.”
? Question 3: Based on what you know about regional globalization patterns, what type of
data display for “Trade – Percent of GDP” do you expect to see?

Step 5
Test your hypothesis by clicking on “Draw Map” from your list of options.

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