Geography Worksheets
(S1 to S3)
Globalization:
Friend to the Rich?
Foe to the Poor?
(Globalization1and the Rich and the Poor)
The definition of the term ‘globalization’ in the worksheets is restricted to its economic and trade aspect,
referring to global trade liberalisation.
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‘Welcome Our Friends from all over the World!’
‘Welcome our friends from all over the world!’
Dear classmates, do you know that a grand
event will be held in Hong Kong this
December? The ministers of the governments
of the WTO members will meet in Hong Kong.
Yes, I do. Hong Kong is a founding
member of the WTO under the name of
“Hong Kong, China”, and it is our honour
to host the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial
Conference from 13 to 18 December.
You are right! Can you tell me what the
purpose of this meeting is? How is the
WTO related to our daily lives? Try to look
for more reports on the WTO, and then you
will have more information about the WTO
and globalization.
Useful websites:
http://www.wtomc6.gov.hk/eng/home/welcome.html
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/wto/
http://www.globalisation.com
Questions for Thought!
What kind of organization is the WTO?
How is it related to the term ‘globalization’?
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A.
How does global trade liberalisation affect the industrial location and
mode of production?
Action 1: Sudden Inspection
Check your appliances and find out their locations of production and the headquarters of the
brands. (Hint: You can search for the answer on the Internet.)
Brand Name: _______________
Playstation
Locations of Production:
__________________________
Headquarters: ______________
Brand Name: _______________
NIKE
Locations of Production:
__________________________
Headquarters: ______________
Brand Name: _______________
Locations of Production:
Toys of
Disneyland
__________________________
Headquarters: ______________
Brand Name: _______________
Locations of Production:
POLO
__________________________
Headquarters: ______________
Brand Name: _______________
Locations of Production:
__________________________
SONY
WEGA
Headquarters: ______________
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Action 2: Price Check
Visit an electrical appliance
shop nearby and find out
the prices of the same
brand of TV sets made in
different countries.
SONY
WEGA
Made in Japan：$ ………………
SONY
WEGA
Made in Malaysia：$ ……………..
(a) Interview with a salesman. Explain why the two TV sets are sold at different prices.
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(b) Why are the prices of the same TV sets produced in various locations?
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(c) Which one would you like to buy? Why?
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B. What are the differences between rich and poor countries?
1.
With the help of an atlas, plot the locations of production of products (places of origin)
and their headquarters found in Action 1 on Figure 1.
(Colour in blue for the locations of production of products; red for the headquarters.)
Title：_________________________________________________
Figure 1
(a) Describe the distribution of locations of production and headquarters of the products.
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(b) Where are the headquarters? What are the characteristics of these places? Support your
answer with an example.
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(c) Where are the locations of production of products? What are the characteristics of these
places? Support your answer with an example.
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(d) Classify the above places into more developed countries (MDCs) and less developed
countries (LDCs).
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(e) List out the characteristics of MDCs and LDCs in the following table.
Characteristics
More Developed
Countries
Less Developed
Countries
1. Life expectancy
2. Daily intake of calories
per capita
3. Educational level
4. Literacy rate
5. Population structure
6. Rate of population growth
7. Economic structure
8. GNP per capita
9. Electricity consumption
per capita
10. Living standard
(f)
Why is there such a pattern for the locations of these industrial products?
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2.
The following figure shows the ‘South’ and the ‘North’ of our world.
Figure 2
Boundary dividing the ‘South’ and the ‘North’
Legend：
(a) Why is the equator not chosen to separate the ‘South’ and the ‘North’ in Figure 2?
What is the implication of dividing our world into the ‘North’ and the ‘South’?
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(b) Copy Figure 2 onto a piece of transparency or tracing paper.
(c) Put Figure 2 on top of Figure 1. Describe the distribution of locations of production
and headquarters of the products.
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(d)
Are the locations of production of products and the headquarters
of the above brand names located at the same place? Explain why.
It is because both places enjoy their own locational
advantages for the different processes of production!
Well, let’s play the card game ‘Swift & Shrewd’ to find
out the locational advantages of each of the two
places.
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
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(e) Card Game: Swift & Shrewd
Rules of Game
(i)
Group the students into 4;
(ii)
Each student draws 13 cards by random;
(iii)
One student reads aloud the question card
1 or 2;
(iv)
Students put their cards on the table in
turns;
(v)
When the question is correctly answered,
students should put their hands on top of
the playing cards as soon as possible;
(vi)
The slowest student should collect all the
cards on the table;
(vii)
The time limit is 3 minutes. The one who
has the least number of cards wins.
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(f)
Classify and summarize the content of the cards you have in your hands and fill in the
table as follows.
The Locational Advantages of More Developed Countries
The Locational Advantages of Less Developed Countries
(g) With reference to the following example, draw a concept map on a piece of paper in
order to organize and summarize the above tables.
(Hint: Students may classify the factors into government, labour, transport factors, etc.)
Locational Advantages
MDCs
Government
Labour
Stable exchange
rate
Government
subsidies
LDCs
Transport
…
Attract foreign
investment
…
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…
3.
Do you agree that the industrial products found in Action 1 and Action 2 have been
affected by global trade liberalisation? Explain why.
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4. Under the process of globalization, do the MDCs and LDCs complement each other?
What are the benefits to each? Explain your answer.
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C. Is globalization a devil or an angel?
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Can you search for more information about the pros and cons of globalization from the
websites below?

Promoting MC6 through APIs
http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/businessandfinance/
050826/html/050825en03002.htm
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tt
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經濟全球化對發展中國家工人的影響
(available in Chinese only)
http://www.cyberschool.oxfam.org.hk/articles.php?id=72&page=8
10 benefits of the WTO trading system
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/10ben_e/10b00_e.htm
 世貿危害地球環境 (available in Chinese only)
http://www.globalmon.org.hk/02_sd.htm
 The WTO: China’s future and Hong Kong’s opportunity
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200009/04/0904084.htm
 逾百人反世貿示威
(available in Chinese only)
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/050724/12/1euk6.html
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2.
Students work in groups to summarize the collected information and compile a list of
the pros and cons of global trade liberalisation by using the figure below.
Global Trade Liberalisation
Pros
Cons
More Developed
Countries
Less Developed
Countries
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