GLOBAL DIVIDE AND REGIONALIZATION Flashcards

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it is an imaginary line separating More Economically Developed (MEDC) and Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDC)

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NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE

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the countries are considered MEDC because of?

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stability that their economy has and the change that is happening within it

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MEDC generally have a better standard of living and quality of life — life expectancy, education levels, technology

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TRUE

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the distribution of education and healthcare is also a factor

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TRUE

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these countries are known as DEVELOPING countries

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GLOBAL SOUTH

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the GDO, HDI, and general standard if living within globak south counties are considered inferior

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TRUE

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reasons why a country may be considered LEDCs

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UNSTABLE GOVERNMENT

POOR ECONOMY

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countries that are considered to be an LEDC contain citizens who have a poot standard of living and quality of life

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TRUE

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it is not strictly a geographical category but a political economy characterization

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TRUE

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the term global south is not simply a replacement for previous ‘development-oriented’ concepts. the term functions as more than a metaphot for underdevelopment

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TRUE

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it references as entire history of colonialism, neo-imperialism and differential economic and social change through which large inequalities in living standard, life expectancies and access to resource are maintained

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TRUE

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the people in this are shared the experiences of conquest and colonization by the Spaniards and portugese from the late 15th century to early 19th

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LATIN AMERICA

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BELIZE
COSTA RICA
EL SALVADOR 
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS 
MEXICO
NICARAGUA 
PANAMA
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NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA

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ARGENTINA
BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
CHILE
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR 
GUYANA
PARAGUAY
PERU
SURUNAME
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
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SOUTH AMERICA

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CUBA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HAITI

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CARIBBEAN

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Venezuelan military leader who was instrumental in the revolutions against the Spanish empire

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SIMON BOLIVAR

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hailed as EL LIBERTADOR OR THE LIBERATOR

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SIMON BOLIVAR

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a member of the Aymara Indigenous group, the first Indian president and founder of the Bolivian leftist movement toward socialism

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EVO MORALES

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served as the president of Venezuela from 1999 until 2013

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HUGO CHAVEZ

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he sold oil to Cuba and resisted efforts to stop narcotic trafficking in Colombia

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HUGO CHAVEZ

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he created a constitution which included changing its name to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

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HUGO CHAVEZ

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a socialist free trade organization

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BOLIVARIAN ALTERNATIVE

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he established the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere

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FIDEL CASTRO

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Fidel Castro was successful in reducing illiteracy, stamping out racism and improving public health care but was widely criticized for stifling economic and political freedoms

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TRUE

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an Argentinean-born Cuban revolutionary leader who became a left wing hero
ERNESTO GUEVARA
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the widespread poverty and oppression Ernesto Guevara witnessed focused with his interest in Marxism which convinced him that the only solution to problems was armed revolution
TRUE
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it can be defined as forms that rely on income generated by imported goods or in the import if intermediate products for their production process
IMPORT-DEPENDENT
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right at the end of the supply chain and carry out no production of their own but purchase finished goods from foreign suppliers and resell those directly to end users
IMPORT-DEPENDENT RETAILERS
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good producing firms for which imports play a pivotal role in the production process
IMPORT-DEPENDENT MANUFACTURERS
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firms only rely on imports because they have outsourced production or they use imported products ad input in their production process
TRUE
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it aims to speed yo the industrialization process of a country by exporting foods for 3hich the nation has a ccomparative advantage
EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIALIZATION
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it implies opening domestic markets to foreign competition in exchange for market access in other countries
EXPORT-LED GROWTH
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this strategy seeks to find a nice in the world economy for a certain type of export
EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIALIZATION
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industries producing this export may revive governmental subsidies and better access to the local markets
TRUE
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urban development with inadequate agricultural production
factors of dependency
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unproportionate increase in administrative expenditure
factors of dependency
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change in the structure of income distribution
factors of dependency
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inadequate industrial development
factors of dependency
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disequilibrium in the industrial structures
factors of dependency
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the said forces renders to underdeveloped countries to become dependent on external aid which tends to become permanent
TRUE
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china surpasses the us as the world's biggest economy in terms of gdp
2014
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it is among the world's most vibrant economic zones with much potential for future growth
SEA or SOUTHEAST ASIA
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``` WEST ASIA SOUTHERN ASIA EASTERN ASIA CENTRAL ASIA SOUTHEASTERN ASIA ```
division of asia
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the set of processes that lead states to work together in an international system on a regional scale
REGIONALIZATION
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it is an outward expansion from the nation-state
REGIONALIZATION
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proponents of the push for regionalization have become more emboldened after the 2008 international crisis that badly hit the western economies
TRUE
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Asian economic powers would logically want to expand their countries internal markets and their neighbors markets to protect them from a recurrence if any American or Europeans centric crisis
TRUE
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it aimed at funding a number of mega infrastructure schemes across the world toward a modern day version of the ancient SILK ROAD and a new GOLDEN AGE of globalization
BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE
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the goal of belt and road initiative is to make intercontinental trade between asia, Africa and Europe faster
TRUE
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ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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``` Indonesia Malaysia philippines Singapore Thailand ```
founding fathers of ASEAN
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mutual respect for independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity and national identity of all nations
fundamental principles of asean
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the tright of every state to lead its national existence free from external interfere ce subversion or coercion
fundamental principles of asean
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non interference in the internal affairs of one another
fundamental principles of asean
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settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner
fundamental principles of asean
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renunciation of the threat or use of force
fundamental principles of asean
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effective cooperation among themselves
fundamental principles of asean
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three pillars of the asean community
ASEAN Political Security Community ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Socio-cultural Community
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ASEAN POLITICAL SECURITY COMMUNITY
defense law transnational crime
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ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
single marker and production base competitive economic region equitable economic development integration into the global economy
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ASIAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY
``` culture and arts disaster management education environment health social welfare and development ```