How has technology contributed to globalisation?
Technology has been a critical element in the process of globalisation. The invention of the telegraph, the telephone, and the microchip has revolutionised communication between different parts of the world.
Technological advances have made it easier for ideas, capital, commodities, and people to move from one part of the world to another. This movement has created worldwide interconnectedness and sustained the constant flows that define globalisation.
Explanation
The textbook clearly establishes technology as a critical element of globalisation. Key inventions like the telegraph, telephone, and microchip revolutionised communication globally. The text explicitly states that 'the ability of ideas, capital, commodities and people to move more easily from one part of the world to another has been made possible largely by technological advances.' This interconnectedness is the fundamental basis of globalisation as defined in the chapter.