shared via CourseHero com This study resource was This study source was downloaded by 100000821714947 from CourseHero com on 05 09 2021 07 40 04 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 73879736 LAS GLOBAL ECONOMYdocx Activity 1 Follow the Product 30 pts This activity will allow the students to investigate the origin and the spreadof the products and services sold in our country They will also be able toknow the countries involved in the production distribution and consumptionof the products being sold and consumed in the country The following arethe steps to accomplish this activity 1 Choose one of the following products being sold in the Philippines Choose also a specific foreign brand of the product a Coffeeb Sports carc Laptopd Hamburgere Wristwatchf Shoes Answer A Coffee Nestl first introduced their flagship coffee brand in Switzerland on 1April 1938 2 List down the main ingredients of raw materials in manufacturing thechosen product Identify the corresponding country from which eachingredient or raw material came from Answer Coffee is a beverage made by grinding roasted coffee beansand allowing hot water to flow through them Dark flavorful andaromatic the resulting liquid is usually served hot when its full flavorcan best be appreciated 3 Identify the countries involved in the manufacturing of the chosenproduct Indicate the corresponding service the country does for theproduct e g Costa Rica planting of coffee beans Answer Italians are known for their espresso a thick brew servedin tiny cups and made by dripping hot water over twice the normalquantity of ground coffee 4 Aside from the Philippines list other countries in which the product isbeing sold Answer United State Canada Amazon5 Cite the kinds of technology that made the creation of the productpossible Consider communications and transportation Answer IPqwery Build wit website6 Write one to three statements about the creation of the product Answer Add hot water or milk inspire and enjoy No sugar no crabs just creamy and delicious coffee Made with only premium fair trade coffee beans Essential Questions 5 pts each 1 Do you think that the Philippines is harmed as other countries transfertheir activities to us through outsourcing Explain Answer The world we live in right now requires that we work to earnmoney Multinational companies control everything and that is notgoing to change anything soon Outsourcing transfer nearly all aspectsof the production aside from design and other higher managementfunctions Through this arrangement the Philippines and othercountries act as a provider of cheap labor some call it modern day shared via CourseHero com This study resource was This study source was downloaded by 100000821714947 from CourseHero com on 05 09 2021 07 40 04 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 73879736 LAS GLOBAL ECONOMYdocx slavery which has some truth to it since the contracts signed are infavor of foreign companies 2 Does the position of rich countries as giants in the economic chainthreaten the status of less developed countries in the global market Explain Answer Yes because people is divided by rich and the poor and therich can make poor people out of business It does threaten the statusof the less developed countries for the title itself of being a developedcountry is a high status compared to the very living or the normalsystem and progression from other countries who were not yet or notdeveloped Activity 2 A New Economic Map of the World 30 pts In order for you to visualize Immanuel Wallerstein s idea of the modernworld system this activity will involve a construction of a new map of theworld The foundation of constructing this map is the three hierarchies ofareas in the modern world system discussed 1 Identify whether the following countries fall under core periphery orsemi periphery category AustraliaChinaIndonesiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSudanBangladeshFranceItalyMexicoSingaporeTurkeyBrazil GermanyJapanNepalSouthAfricaUKCanadaHungaryKenyaNigeriaSpainUSAChileIndiaMadagascarPanamaSri LankaUruguayCORE COUNTRIES Australia Canada France Germany Italy Japan Spain UK USAPERIPHERAL COUNTRIES Bangladesh Chile Kenya Madagascar Nepal Nigeria Philippines Sri Lanka Sudan TurkeySEMI PERIPHERAL COUNTRIES shared via CourseHero com This study resource was This study source was downloaded by 100000821714947 from CourseHero com on 05 09 2021 07 40 04 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 73879736 LAS GLOBAL ECONOMYdocx Brazil China Hungary India Indonesia Malaysia Mexico Panama Singapore South Africa Uruguay2 Search and paste the map of each country Any size will do for eachmap shared via CourseHero com This study resource was This study source was downloaded by 100000821714947 from CourseHero com on 05 09 2021 07 40 04 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 73879736 LAS GLOBAL ECONOMYdocx 3 Group the maps according to the category of the country in which theybelong CORE COUNTRIES PERIPHERAL COUNTRIES shared via CourseHero com This study resource was This study source was downloaded by 100000821714947 from CourseHero com on 05 09 2021 07 40 04 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 73879736 LAS GLOBAL ECONOMYdocx SEMI PERIPHERAL COUNTRIES4 Put the core countries at the center Surround the core countries withthe states under the semi periphery Place the peripheral countries asthe outer ring of the map Paste the maps on a one separate bondpaper shared via CourseHero com This study resource was This study source was downloaded by 100000821714947 from CourseHero com on 05 09 2021 07 40 04 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 73879736 LAS GLOBAL ECONOMYdocx 5 Compare the map you created with the original map shared via CourseHero com This study resource was This study source was downloaded by 100000821714947 from CourseHero com on 05 09 2021 07 40 04 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 73879736 LAS GLOBAL ECONOMYdocx My Created Map The Original Map Essential Questions 5 pts each 1 In the case of the Philippines how much do you think are we involvedin the modern world system What do you think are the advantagesand disadvantages of being a part of such Answer The Philippines exports commodities It is a top exporter of Coconuts bananas and Nickel The Philippines is a labour provider to the MiddleEast and Asia It exports laborers engineers nurses caregivers It exports local services as callcenters and remotebackoffice workers ADVANTAGES It brings in money and reduces unemployment DISADVANTAGES It brings abuse to the