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Lesson 2: Globalization Flashcards

1
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What is globalization according to the Oxford English Dictionary?

A

The act of globalizing

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Global meaning?

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Pertaining to or involving the whole world

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Worldwide meaning?

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Universal

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Globalization according to United Nations Poverty and Development Division

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An increasing interaction across national boundaries affecting many aspects of life (economic, social, cultural, political).

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5
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True or False: Globalization has both positive and negative impacts on development.

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True

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6
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The increased interconnectedness and interdependence of people and countries

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Globalization

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Two interrelated elements of globalization

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  1. Increasingly fast flows of goods, services, finance, people, and ideas across international borders
  2. The changes in institutional and policy regimes at the international and national levels that facilitate or promote such flows
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Positive Effects of Globalization

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  1. Better Products and Lower Prices
  2. Collaboration and Shared Resources
  3. Cross-Cultural Exchange
  4. Spread of Knowledge and Technology
  5. Quick Technology Advancements
  6. Increased Open-Mindedness and Tolerance
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Negative Effects of Globalization

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  1. Environmental Problems
  2. Economic Dependence
  3. Job Insecurity
  4. Threat to Cultural Diversity
  5. Migration Challenges
  6. Spread of Disease
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10
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A type of company operating in multiple countries with a centralized management at the headquarters of the main branch

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Multinational Company (MNC)

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A type of company operating globally without a centralized system, each branch having its own management

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Transnational Company (TNC)

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What is the management system of each branch of TNCs called?

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Decision-making body

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13
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The increase in information flows between geographically remote locations

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Information Globalization

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14
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Growth of cross-cultural contact where people of the world get a better understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity and plurality

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Cultural Globalization

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Spread of political sphere of interests to regions and countries outside the neighborhood of political actors

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Political Globalization

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16
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The potential formation of a global citizen movement

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Political Globalization

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17
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True or False: Political actors in political globalization refer to that of the state only.

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False, both state and non-state

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18
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Emergence of worldwide financial markets and better access to external financing for corporate, national, and sub-national borrowers

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Financial Globalization

19
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The rise and expansion of multinational and transnational enterprises

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Industrial Globalization, Transnationalization

20
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The universal, internationalist impulse that the world is connected

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Globalism

21
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Embodies cultural diffusion, the desire to consume and enjoy foreign products and ideas, adopt new technologies and practices, participate in “world culture”

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Globalism

22
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Movement of a person or persons from one place to another

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Migration

23
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True or False: Migration involves a permanent move of home for over a year.

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Migration

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Types of Migration

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  1. Internal Migration
  2. External Migration
  3. Return Migration
  4. Seasonal Migration
  5. Forced Migration
  6. Voluntary Migration
  7. Emigration
  8. Immigration
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Moving within a region, state, country, or continent

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Internal Migration

26
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Moving to and across a different place, region, state, country, or continent

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External Migration

27
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Moving back to where you came from

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Return Migration

28
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Moving with each season or in response to labor or climate conditions

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Seasonal Migration

29
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Migration compelled by violence, force, or threat

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Forced Migration

30
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Based on the free will to choose where to live

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Voluntary Migration

31
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Leaving one country to move to another

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Emigration

32
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Moving into a new country

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Immigration

33
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Factors of Migration

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1, Pull Factor
2. Push Factor

34
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The conditions, circumstances, or events in a person’s current location driving them to leave

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Push Factor

35
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Factors in another destination or location attracting migrants

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Pull Factors

36
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Unemployment, poverty, political instability, violence, natural disasters, lack of opportunities, discrimination

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Push Factors

37
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True or False: Pull factors are often associated with adverse or unfavorable conditions.

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False, push

38
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True or False: Push factors are often associated with desirable conditions or opportunities that make another location more appealing.

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False, pull factors

39
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Job opportunities, access to quality education, political stability, safety, improved living standards

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Pull Factors

40
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Streams of Migration

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  1. Rural-Rural
  2. Rural-Urban
  3. Urban-Rural
  4. Urban-Urban
41
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Moved with legal permission of the receiver nations

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Legal Migrants

42
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Moved without legal permission

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Illegal Migrants

43
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Moved to escape persecution

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Refugees

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