Take a look at the following two photos, what similarities do you notice in the photos? Can you determine what language the majority of the writing in the first photo uses? What about the language in the second photo?

Source: Kia Motors, 233399762, Flickr

Source: Kia motors, 1530574, Geographical Association

If you guessed Korean for the first photo, you are right. This photo was taken at a South Korean Kia car dealership. The Kia auto manufacturer is actually a South Korean company. Did you guess English for the second photo? Take a good look at the symbol in front of the amount that each vehicle costs, do you see a dollar sign? No, that's a British pound sign. This photo was taken in the United Kingdom at a Kia car dealership located there.

What examples of globalization did you see in the two photos?

In the second photo, what example of interdependence is evident?

Activity:

Answer the following questions from the video in your notes:

1. In what country did Kia Motors originate?
2. Why did Kia motors open a manufacturing plant in the United States?
3. How did Kia Motors ensure that the cars made in the United States met the same standards as in their original country?
4. Is the building of the Kia manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, evidence of globalization, interdependence, or both? Explain your answer by citing examples from the video?