consumption, tgaw. year 7, geography

Unit 5: Consumption

Lesson Focus: How are people

and places are connected?

• What? Exploring the different themes I

will be covering in the new unit.

• How? By comparing how connections have

lead to globalisation.

• Why? To support my learning in the

globalisation unit at GCSE

KEY WORDS: Consumption, Connection, Global,

Originate, Globalisation

Connect: What themes will I be

covering in this unit?

• Read and then stick your self-

assessment tracker sheet into your

book.

• After each lesson decide how

confident you are to achieving the

learning objective.

Connect: The new unit title is

CONSUMPTION.

What are your favourite things to consume in your life? Write a list.

Activate: How does the things I

consume connect me to the world?

• The chances are the things that you

wrote down did not originate (first

made) in Worcester.

• The likelihood is that some of the

things you wrote down didn’t even

come from England…

• For example…

Sony originated in…

• Japan

• China

• India

Sony originated in…

• Japan

• China

• India

Nike originated in…

• America

• Japan

• Brazil

Nike originated in…

• America

• Japan

• Brazil

Facebook originated in…

• France

• Spain

• America

• Germany

Facebook originated in…

• France

• Spain

• America

• Germany

The internet originated in…

• U.K

• U.S.A

• Russia

• U.K

• Belgium

• Austria

Cadbury’s chocolate originated in…

• U.K

• Belgium

• Austria

Cadbury’s chocolate originated in…

A connection is a link between 2

places!

…with this in mind what do you think

this map is showing?

I think that the map shows…

Demonstrate: How do my connections

contribute towards GLOBALISATION?

• Watch the clip to decide what you

think the key term globalisation

means.

• After watching the clip come up with a

definition of globalisation with your

partner.

http://www.gatm.org.uk/geographyatthemovies/development.html

Definition of globalisation

• When communication or industry (things we buy) grows to a global or world wide scale.

• For example, you can now eat a McDonalds in 119 different countries across the world!

• Now go back to your definition and make it EVEN more accurate!

Independent learning

Challenge! • A world wide company has

approached you to design its new

global product.

Your mission!

To design the product.

Design Specification

• 1. You must decide what the product will be. Is it food, technology, clothing?

• 2. Provide the company with a labelled and coloured sketch of your product.

• 3. List at least 5 countries where you can buy your product. They must be a mixture of rich and poor countries.

Good Luck!

Reflect: Have you met today’s

objectives? TEST EACHOTHER

WITH THE CONFIDENCE METER!

• What? Exploring the different themes I

will be covering in the new unit.

• How? By comparing how connections have

lead to globalisation.

• Why? To support my learning in the

globalisation unit at GCSE

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE KEY WORDS MEAN?

Consumption, Connection, Global,

Originate, Globalisation