Global things are large scale things that cross borders such that they influence many countries or often, all countries. This includes natural things such as the atmosphere that is shared by all countries. Global things also include human things such as culture, technology and systems that touch upon all continents with the possible exception of Antarctica.
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Culture (16)
Digital Things (17)
Systems (10)
Organizations & Industries (17)
Nature (16)
Advertising Industry | Artificial Intelligence Platforms |
Atmosphere | Biomes |
Carbon Cycle | Climate Systems |
Cloud Platforms | Commonwealth of Nations |
Communication Tools | Consumer Culture |
Cosplay | Ecosystems |
Email | Entertainment Industry |
Fashion Culture | Film |
Food Industry | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
G20 | G7 |
Global Corporations | Global Economy |
Global Financial System | Global Monopolies |
Global Positioning System | Global Supply Chain |
Habitats | Information Exchange |
International Monetary Fund | International Trade System |
Internet Culture | Landscapes |
Languages | Literature |
Live Streaming | Markets |
Massively Multiplayer Online Games | Media Industry |
Messaging Apps | Mobile Apps |
Music Industry | Natural Disasters |
Natural Resources | News Media |
Nitrogen Cycle | Ocean Currents |
Oceans | Online Communities |
Phone System | Phosphorus Cycle |
Plate Tectonics | Podcasting |
Popular Culture | Publishing Industry |
Religions | Social Media |
Social Movements | Space Exploration Programs |
Sports | Tech Industry |
Telecommunication Networks | The Art World |
The Biosphere | The Internet |
Trade Agreements | Transportation Systems |
Travel | United Nations |
Virtual Reality Environments | Vlogging |
Water Cycle | Websites |
World Bank | World Cuisines |
World Health Organization |
Culture
Cultures have always influenced each other but this process is accelerated in the modern world due to advances in communications and transportation that make the world feel like a smaller and smaller place. Certain types of culture such as sports, fashion, music and art really exist at a global scale whereby many countries participate in a shared experience.Digital Things
With the commercialization of the internet in the 1990s, suddenly everyone could communicate virtually for free across the globe. Not only this but anyone could publish out content to the world. This made us all far more interconnected.Systems
Systems are things that are complex, interconnected and interrelated. For example, the global air transportation system whereby you can quickly and efficiently travel across borders due to infrastructure such as air traffic control and airports.Organizations & Industries
Organizations and industries that operate at the international level. This includes international agencies that derive their authority from the support of multiple nations. It also includes large scale industries that have a huge impact on life at the global level such as the tech industry.Nature
Nature doesn't care about borders and ecosystems commonly exist across a number of countries. The planet also has natural systems that function at the global level such as the Biosphere and systems that are extremely large such as ocean currents.Next read: Globalization