Contemporary World Flashcards by Bella Tangerine

It is a metaphor used to understand the
concept of globalization that refers to
barriers that prevent or make difficult the
movement of things.
A) Solidity
B) Liquidity
C) Dimensionality
D) Flows

A) Solidity

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It refers to the increasing ease of
movement of people, things, information,
and places in the contemporary world.
A) Solidity
B) Liquidity
C) Dimensionality
D) Flows

B) Liquidity

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It refers to the movement of people,
things, places, and information brought
by the growing “porosity” of global
limitations.
A) Solidity
B) Liquidity
C) Dimensionality
D) Flows

D) Flows

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Which of the following are example of
flows?
A) Global financial crisis
B) Virtual flow of legal and illegal information
such as blogs and child pornography
A) Immigrants recreating ethnic claves in
host countries
B) All of the above

B) All of the above

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Who coined the term “glocalization”?
A) Arjun Appadurai
B) Roland Robertson
C) George Ritzer
D) Benjamin Barber

B) Roland Robertson

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What are the three perspectives on
global cultural flows?
A) Differentialism, hybridization,
imperialism
B) Differentialism, imperialism,
convergence
C) Differentialism, hybridization,
convergence
D) Differentialism, imperialism,
convergence

C) Differentialism, hybridization,
convergence

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It emphasizes the fact that cultures are
essentially different and are only
superficially affected by global flows.
A) Cultural Hybridization
B) Cultural Convergence
C) Cultural Differentialism
D) Cultural Imperialism

C) Cultural Differentialism

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The idea of __________ means that it is
much more difficult to tie culture to a
specific geographic point of origin.
A) McDonalization
B) Cultural Hybridization
C) Scapes
D) Deterritorialization

D) Deterritorializatio

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It is a governing body that sets rules and
regulations by which different nations
exchange currencies with each other.
A) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
B) World Trade Organization (WTO)
C) Trans National Corporations (TNCs)
D) Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)

A) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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This event led to the opening of the major
parts of the world for the first time since
the early twentieth century.
A) The emergence of the United States as
the global power.
B) The emergence of multinational
corporations (MNCs)
C) The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
D) None of the above

C) The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991

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A singular historical period during which
mortality and fertility rates decline from
high to low levels in a particular country
or region.
A) Demographic regionalization
B) Demographic transition
C) Demographic migration
D) Demographic acceleration

B) Demographic transition

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Among the eight goals of United Nations,
which of the following ranked first?
A) Achieving universal primary education
B) Promoting gender equality and women
empowerment
C) Ensuring environmental sustainability
D) Eradication of extreme poverty and
hunger

D) Eradication of extreme poverty and
hunger

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According to Ritzer, ____________ are
on the move “because they have to be”–
they are not faring well in their home
countries and are forced to move in the
hope that their circumstances will
improve.
A) Vagabonds
B) Tourists
C) Seekers
D) Residents

A) Vagabonds

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Who is the writer of the book entitled “The
Clash of Civilization”?
A) Max Weber
B) Samuel Huntington
C) Peter Bayer
D) Lori Beaman

B) Samuel Huntington

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Who pioneered the idea of microcredit?
A) Max Weber
B) Arjun Appadurai
C) Muhammad Yunus
D) Hans Rosling

C) Muhammad Yunus

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What is the correct order of Walt
Rostow’s four stages of modernization?
I. High mass consumption
II. Traditional stage
III. Drive to technological maturity
IV. Take-off stage
A) II, III, I, IV
B) II, IV, III, I
C) II, IV, I, III
D) II, I, IV, III

B) II, IV, III, I

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This theory was developed in the 1950s,
to explain how both the development and
the underdevelopment of countries are
related in the international system. This
theory simply answers why some
countries are poor and some rich. What
theory is this?

C) Dependency Theory

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As per the Dependence Theory, this term
is used describe countries that are less
developed and receive an unequal
distribution of the world’s wealth.
A) Peripheral Nations
B) Core Nations
C) United Nations
D) None of the Above

A) Peripheral Nations

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This term is used to describe countries
that are more industrialized and who
receive the majority of the world’s wealth.
A) Peripheral Nations
B) Core Nations
C) United Nations
D) None of the Above

B) Core Nations

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This system was established to
restructure the world economy and
ensure global financial stability after the
world had suffered because of World War
I, the Great Depression in the 1930s and
World War II.
A) Bretton Woods
B) Britain Woods
C) Bretton Wools
D) Britain Wools

A) Bretton Woods

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This is an intergovernmental organization
tasked to promote international
cooperation and create and maintain
international order.
A) WHO
B) ECOSOC
C) NAFTA
D) UNESCO

D) UNESCO

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A widespread belief among powerful
people that the global integration of
economic markets is beneficial for
everyone.
A) Globalism

A) Globalism
B) Intensification
C) Expansion
D) Ethnoscape

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It stands for free flow of trade relations
among all the nations. Each state grants
MFN (most favored nation) status to
other states and keeps its business and
trade away from excessive and hard
regulatory and protective regimes.
A) Privatization
B) Export System
C) Free Trade
D) Liberalization

C) Free Trade

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The following are characteristics of
capitalism EXCEPT:
A) A system in which all natural resources
and means of production are privately
owned.
B) It emphasizes profit maximization and
competition are the main drivers of
efficiency.
C) When one owns a business, he needs to
outperform his competitors if he is going
to succeed.
D) Production are under collective
ownership.

D) Production are under collective
ownership.

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Who viewed socialism as a stepping stone toward communism? A) Karl Marx B) Vladimir Lenin C) George Orwell D) Mao Zedong

A) Karl Marx

As international trade becomes easier and more widespread, more than just goods and services are exchanged. Cultural practices and expressions are also passed between nations, spreading from group to group. This is called __________. A) Compression B) Diffusion C) Progression D) Transfusion

B) Diffusion

This treaty established the notion of the nation-state and the idea of state sovereignty. A) Treaty of Paris B) Treaty of Tordesillas C) Treaty of Westphalia D) Treaty of Versailles

C) Treaty of Westphalia

Which of the following are the factors behind emergence of global governance? A) Flow of digital information of all sorts through the internet. B) Mass migration of people and their entry, often illegally, into various nation-states. C) Horrendous events within nation-states that the states themselves either foment and carry out, or are unable to control. D) All of the above.

D) All of the above.

_________ refers to the group of people who have the authority to act on behalf of a state. A) Population B) Government C) Community D) Constitution

B) Government

What are the four elements of the state? A) People, territory, nation, sovereignty B) People, nation, barriers, sovereignty C) People, territory, government, nation D) People, territory, government, sovereignty

D) People, territory, government, sovereignty

The state is a political concept, while a _____ is a cultural concept. A) Nation B) Nationality C) Society D) Corporation

A) Nation

Who coined the term “United Nations”? A) George Bush B) Bill Clinton C) Franklin Roosevelt D) Theodore Roosevelt

C) Franklin Roosevelt

It is a defensive treaty or a military alliance between the United States, Canada, and 25 European countries. A) UNICEF B) NAFTA C) ICJ D) NATO

D) NATO

The following are inter-governmental organizations EXCEPT: A) World Bank B) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) C) Amnesty International D) NATO

C) Amnesty International

What economic association was created with the goal of increasing free trade? A) United Nations B) UNICEF C) World Trade Organization D) All of the above

C) World Trade Organization

_________ is an economic treaty between the United States, Canada, and Mexico in which the three countries trade freely without taxing each other. A) WTO B) NATO C) UN D) NAFTA

D) NAFTA

________ refers to the network of connections that transcends distances of different countries in the world. A) Globalization B) Globalism C) Migration D) Assimilation

B) Globalism

It is an approach to global economic resistance which involves the systematic government intervention in foreign trade through tariffs and non-tariff barriers in order to encourage domestic producers and deter their foreign competitors. A) Fair trade B) Neoliberalism C) Trade protectionism D) Globalism

C) Trade protectionism

Which of the following is the disadvantage of global economy? A) International trade B) Capital flow C) Foreign direct investment D) Violence

D) Violence

What is the movement of goods, services, and people across the world in a seamless and integrated manner? A) K wave B) Labor export C) Free movement D) Migration

C) Free movement

It stands for the freedom of the entrepreneurs to establish any industry or trade or business venture, within their own countries or abroad. A) Increased collaborations B) Economic reforms C) Privatization D) Liberalization

D) Liberalization

_____________ is the transmission of ideas, meanings, and values around the world in such a way as to extend and intensify social relations. This process is marked by the common consumption of cultures that have been diffused by the internet, popular culture media, and international level. A) Cultural globalization B) Economic globalization C) Industrial globalization D) Financial globalization

A) Cultural globalization

_________ is personal or institutionalized set of attitudes, beliefs, practices relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity. A) Religion B) Laws C) Nature D) Civilization

A) Religion

ASEAN stands for ____________? A) Association of Southern Asia Nations B) Association of Singapore Economic Cooperation C) Association of Southeast Emergency Nations D) Association of Southeast Asian Nations

D) Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Members of International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) that promote scientific and technological processes and enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity among EU countries, respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity. A) ASEAN B) United Nation C) European Union D) World Trade Organization

C) European Union

The most dominant economic framework and system in many parts of the world. It is premised on the “profit motive”. A) Market B) Purchase C) Economy D) Capitalism

D) Capitalism

A philosophy, which adherents that free markets and free trade will set free the creative potential and the entrepreneurial spirit which is built into spontaneous order of any human society, and thereby lead to more individual liberty and wellbeing, and more efficient allocation of resources. A) Neoliberalism B) Globalism C) Capitalism D) Idealism

A) Neoliberalism

What does OPEC stand for? A) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries B) Organization of the Petroleum Exportation Countries C) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Corporation D) Organization of the Petroleum Exportation Corporation

A) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Who believes that global flows involve people, technology, finance, political images, and media and the disjunctures between them which he calls “scapes”? A) Arjun Appadurai B) Manfred Steger C) Arturo Giralde D) None of the above

A) Arjun Appadurai

__________ saw globalization as “the process of world shrinkage, of distances getting shorter, things moving closer. It pertains to the increasing ease with which somebody on one side of the world can interact, to mutual benefit with somebody on the other side of the world”. A) Martin Khor B) Thomas Larsson C) Immanuel Wallerstein D) David Harvey

B) Thomas Larsson

It is an imaginary line used by the People’s Republic of China in their claim to the South China Sea. A) Nine-dash line B) Demilitarized zone C) The Great Wall of China D) International Boundary

A) Nine-dash line

_______ refers to the increasing sameness in the world as cultural inputs, economic factors, and political orientations of societies expand to create common practices, same economies, and similar forms of government. A) Homogeneity B) Heterogeneity C) Austerity D) Prosperity

A) Homogeneity

According to Barber, “McWorld” is existing in today’s societies. What does “McWorld” mean? A) Only one political orientation is growing in today’s societies. B) It’s a term used to describe the increasingly heterogenous culture that is being produced by economic globalization. C) Various political orientations are growing in today’s societies. D) All of the above

A) Only one political orientation is growing in today’s societies.

It is the process by which Western societies are dominated by the principles of fast food restaurants. A) Starbucks Nation B) Jollibeezation C) McDonaldization D) KFC Nation

C) McDonaldization

__________ pertains to the creation of various cultural practices, new economies, and political groups because of the interaction of elements from different societies in the world. A) Homogeneity B) Heterogeneity C) Austerity D) Prosperity

B) Heterogeneity

What refers to the political groups that are engaged in an “intensification of nationalism that leads to greater political heterogeneity throughout the world”? A) McWorld B) McDonaldization C) Glocalization D) Jihad

D) Jihad

Arrange the six epochs of globalization in correct order. I. Post-World War II period II. Globalization of religion III. Intra-European wars IV. Post-Cold War period V. Heyday or European imperialism VI. European colonial conquests A) II, VI, !, IV, V, III B) II, VI, III, V, I, IV C) II, III, V, VI, I, IV D) II, VI, V, I, III, IV

B) II, VI, III, V, I, IV

What are the three notable changes that happened in the last half of the twentieth century that scholars consider as the origin of globalization that we know today? I. The emergence of the United States as the global power (post World War II) II. Rampage of the armies of Genghis Khan into Eastern Europe III. The emergence of multinational corporations (MNCs) IV. The demise of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War A) I, II, III B) I, III, IV C) I, II, IV D) II, III, IV

B) I, III, IV

The Philippines is leading when it comes the flow of remittances, followed by India and then China. Is this statement TRUE? A) True B) False C) False. The Philippines is one of the leaders when it comes the flow of remittances, next to India and China. D) The statement has insufficient information

C) False. The Philippines is one of the leaders when it comes the flow of remittances, next to India and China.

This term has been increasingly used to describe migrant communities. A) Foreigner B) Diaspora C) Immigrant D) Migration

B) Diaspora

In the Philippines, a person is officially living in poverty if he makes less than 100, 534 pesos a year. Is this statement TRUE or FALSE? A) True B) False C) Sometimes true D) Depends on the circumstances.

A) True

According to the United Nations___________ refers to the increasing interdependence of world economies as a result of the growing scale of cross-border trade of commodities and services, flow of international capital, and wide and rapid spread of technologies. A) Economic globalization B) Financial globalization C) Cultural globalization D) Information globalization

A) Economic globalization

What are the two types of economies associated with economic globalization? A) Protectionism and consumerism B) Consumerism and trade liberalization C) Protectionism and trade liberalization D) Consumerism and colonialism

C) Protectionism and trade liberalization

_________ means “a policy of systematic government intervention in foreign trade with the objective of encouraging domestic production.” A) Protectionism B) Colonialism C) Trade Liberalization D) Consumerism

A) Protectionism

The development of our world today by using the earth’s resources and the preservation of such resources for the future is called____________. A) Environmental development B) World resources development C) Sustainable development D) Human development

C) Sustainable development

_________ aimed at a reduction of global carbon emissions. A) Kyoto Protocol B) Clean Air Act C) Movement against carbon emissions D) None of the above

A) Kyoto Protocol

______________ means an increase in one economic activity can lead to an increase in other economic activities. For instance, investing in local businesses will lead to more jobs and more income. A) The butterfly effect B) The ripple effect C) The multiplier effect D) The domino effect

C) The multiplier effect

This event refers to the spread of goods, technology, education, and diseases between the Americas and Europe after Christopher Columbus’s so-called “discovery of the Americas.” A) Columbian Exchange B) Foreign Exchange C) American Exchange D) American-Columbian Exchange

A) Columbian Exchange

This historical event in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries refers to the new technologies, like steam power and mechanization which allowed countries to replace human labor with machines and increase productivity. A) Political revolution B) Financial revolution C) Cultural revolution D) Industrial revolution

D) Industrial revolution

It is a term used frequently in the 19th century to describe successful industrialists whose business practices were often considered ruthless or unethical. A) Captain of industry B) Manager C) Robber barons D) Boss

C) Robber barons

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