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GE6102 The Contemporary World
GE6102 The Contemporary World
GE6102 The Contemporary World
When businesses want to manufacture their products at a cheaper rate, they employ
the services from developing countries which is possible in countries such as China
and Cambodia, where manufacturing costs and wages are lower than highly developed
countries. This business practice is called ____________.
- Outsourcing
_____ is the timeframe over which a thing is created, passed on to exhibit, and
over the long run removed from the world market.
- Item life cycle
The 2016 Global Estimates of Child Labour indicate that one-fifth of all African
children are involved in child labour, a proportion more than twice as high as in
any other region. Nine per cent of African children are in hazardous work, again
highest of all the world's regions. Africa has the largest number of child
labourers; 72.1 million African children are estimated to be in child labour and
31.5 million in hazardous work (International Labour Organization, 2017). The
statement means that:
- Child labor deprives children of their childhood.
The United Nations came into being in 1945, following the devastation of the Second
World War, with one central mission: the maintenance of international peace and
security. The UN does this by working to prevent conflict; helping parties in
conflict make peace; peacekeeping; and creating the conditions to allow peace to
hold and flourish. What aspect of globalization deals with the establishment of UN
in order to maintain international peace and security?
- Political
Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Netherlands, Japan, and the United States
colonized countries spread their empires. These nations have created global
economic, political, cultural, and social connections around the world. The
extending of a country's power and influence is called:
- Imperialism
Social media has become a ubiquitous part of daily life, but this growth and
evolution has been in the works since the late 70s. From primitive days of
newsgroups, listservs and the introduction of early chat rooms, social media has
changed the way we communicate, gather and share information, and given rise to a
connected global society (Morrison, 2015). This evolution of social media is what
aspect of globalization?
- Sociological
Which of the following statements is true about the effects of globalization?
- All of the choices.
Dabbing, or the dab, is a simple dance move in which a person drops the head into
the bent crook of a slanted arm, typically while raising the opposite arm in a
parallel direction but out straight; both arms are pointed to the side and at an
upward angle. Since 2015, it has also been used as a gesture of triumph or
playfulness, becoming a youthful American dance fad and Internet meme (Ducey,
2015). Since the trend has gone viral, young Filipinos also picked it up as a
playful pose. The dab fad in the Philippines is what aspect of globalization?
- Cultural
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PQ2
Which of the following is not true about the history of global market integration?
- The high costs of and the risks associated with long voyages did not limit trade
to a relatively small set of commodities of high value relative to their weight and
bulk.
- The high costs of and the risks associated with long voyages did not limit trade
to a relatively small set of commodities of high value relative to their weight and
bulk.
With around 20,000 stores in 63 countries, Starbucks, the world's most popular
coffee house has made its mark from Brazil to China, where many thought it would
fail to take off due to the cultural importance of tea drinking. The company has
gone to great lengths to make sure that every Starbucks feels like a local coffee
house, without losing brand consistency. For example, in China, a regional dislike
for coffee was combatted with coffee-free drinks, whilst stores in Asia feature
more adaptable seating arrangements to cater for larger groups. This effort is what
attribute of a global corporation?
- Understand different cultures
In his book, The Modern World System, American sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein
described high-income nations as the ____ of the world economy.
- Core
The Millennium Development Goals were the eight international development goals
created by the United Nations for the year 2015 to address the different problems
in the world. Which of the following ranked first in the eight development goals?
- Poverty line
KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried
chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky during the Great
Depression. Sanders identified the potential of the restaurant franchising concept,
and the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Utah in 1952. By 1963,
Sanders was fielding franchise requests without having to put in the legwork, and
had more than 600 restaurants across the US and Canada selling Kentucky Fried
Chicken. Years later, Kentucky Fried Chicken would establish its own restaurants
around the world, and the rest is history. The success of KFC as a business is what
attribute of global corporations?
- Value opportunity to expand
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Prelim Exam:
Long before Airbnb persuaded strangers to sleep in one another's homes and became a
$25 billion company, it was just an idea to make extra bucks and make rent. It
started with an email. Joe Gebbia sent his roommate, Brian Chesky, an idea: What if
they made a designer's bed and breakfast, complete with a sleeping mat and
breakfast? It was a way to "make a few bucks." Almost nine years later that idea is
worth $25 billion. They created a simple site, airbedandbreakfast.com, and bought
three air mattresses. The duo had met at college at the Rhode Island School of
Design, so they thought acting as tour guides to designers would be a fun way to
make money. By 2011, four years after the first air mattress guests, Airbnb was
already in 89 countries and had hit 1 million nights booked on the platform. It
also finally won the break-out mobile app award at SXSW - despite having tried to
launch there three years earlier (Carson, 2016). What attribute of global
corporations contributed to the success of Airbnb?
- Turbo-charged by the internet
Among the eight Millennium Development Goals created by the United Nations in the
1990's, which ranked first?
- Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
When did the UN Security Council decided on comprehensive and mandatory sanctions,
for the first time in the past 22 years against Iraq's invasion of Kuwait?
- August 1990
Korean Pop music or more famously known as K-pop has become a truly global
phenomenon because of its distinctive blend of addictive melodies, slick
choreography and production values, and an endless parade of attractive South
Korean performers who spend years in grueling studio systems learning to sing and
dance in synchronized perfection. Aside from the music, K-pop has also influenced
the global audience in terms of fashion, movies, dramas, and cuisine. K-pop has
been building for two decades, but K-pop in particular has become increasingly
visible to global audiences in the past five to 10 years. South Korean artists have
hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart at least eight times since the Wonder Girls first
cracked it in 2009 with their crossover hit "Nobody" - released in four different
languages, including English - and the export of K-pop has ballooned South Korea's
music industry to an impressive $5 billion industry. K-pop is what aspect of
globalization?
- Cultural
Which of the following examples does not refer to resources and markets as factors
affecting economic globalization
- The founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
The decision, the conflict, and the resolution of that conflict are done through
the ______ of the government established and codified in that particular state,
whether or not through elections:
- Institution
The work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their
dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development is called:
- Child labor
Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Netherlands, Japan, and the United States
colonized countries and spread their empires. These nations have created global
economic, political, cultural, and social connections around the world. The
extending of a country's power and influence is called:
- Imperialism
Since joining the world body in 1956, this country has all along positioned
cooperation with the United Nations as a major pillar of its diplomacy. It has
cooperated in UN activities in a wide range of areas, making the second largest
financial contributions among the member States next only to the United States:
- Japan
The level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor
according to governmental standards:
- Poverty line
A group of people who has the ultimate authority to act on behalf of a state is
called:
- Government
The five Multilateral Development Banks are composed of the following, except:
- Green Climate Fund
The following statements are correct about globalization except for the following:
- Globalization is a recent phenomenon which traces its origin in the Information
Age and thrived because of the presence of social media and new technologies
What is the timeframe over which a product is created, passed on to exhibit, and
over the long run removed from the world market?
- Item life cycle
Which of the following is not true about the attributes of global corporations?
- Companies that invest in the internet and produce web-based products are more
unlikely to grow globally because there is more money involved in their
international expansion.
This type of financing is provided by Multilateral Development Banks to member
countries, with maturities of up to 20 years, based on market interest rates. The
financial resources for these loans are obtained by borrowing on the international
capital markets and re-lend to borrowing governments in developing countries:
- Long-term loans
The United Nations came into being in 1945, following the devastation of the Second
World War, with one central mission: the maintenance of international peace and
security. The United Nations is responsible for maintaining ceasefires and
stabilizing situations on the ground, providing crucial support for political
efforts to resolve conflict by peaceful means. Those missions consisted of unarmed
military observers and lightly armed troops with primarily monitoring, reporting
and confidence-building roles. Which unit of the United Nations is responsible for
these efforts?
- Security Council
The level of riches, comfort, material merchandise, cash and necessities accessible
to a specific financial class in a specific region is called:
- Way of life
Based on the Modern World System of Immanuel Wallerstein, which of the following
statements is incorrect?
- The semi-periphery of the world economy is the manufacturing base of the planet
The European Union grew out of a desire for peace in a war-torn and divided
continent. Five years after World War II ended, France and Germany came up with a
plan to ensure their two countries would never go to war against each other again.
The result was a deal signed by six nations to pool their coal and steel resources
in 1950. Seven years later a treaty signed in Rome created the European Economic
Community (EEC) - the foundations of today's European Union. The UK was one of
three new members to join in the first wave of expansion in 1973. Today the EU has
28 member states with a total population of more than 500 million (bbc.com). The
founding of the European Union is influenced by what aspect of globalization?
- Political
These institutions provide financial support and professional advice for economic
and social development activities in developing countries and promote international
economic cooperation and stability
- International Financial Institutions
McDonald's marketing has different strategy in different regions. Even in Asia, the
advertising content for each country is different. For example, in Japan, most
Japanese have high preferences on animations and the animation in Japan is the
fastest growing industry as well. So McDonald's tends to use more animation
elements for marketing and advertising. It aims to attract more target customers,
including kids, teenagers, and even young adults. Many well-known cartoons were
used in McDonald's advertisement marketing that enhances the attractiveness and
popularity of products. In Malaysia, the Halal logo are indicated in all kinds of
Halal food advertising. It also emphasizes on good values with draw attentions of
local customs. The customs in different areas presents diversity. McDonald's also
considered the local eating habits to practice the different marketing strategies.
For example, many Chinese people choose Chinese food for breakfast, McDonald's
launched a Chinese-style breakfast based on the eating habits (Li, 2016). What
attribute of global corporations does McDonald's practice?
- Understand different cultures
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MQ1:
Who introduced the "three worlds" model wherein the First World included the United
States and its capitalist allies in places such as Western Europe, Japan and
Australia; the Second World consisted of the communist Soviet Union and its Eastern
European satellites; and the Third World encompassed all the other countries that
were not actively aligned with either side in the Cold War?
- Alfred Sauvy
The rise of global cities has been linked with the expansion of the role of TNCs in
global production patterns. TNC stands for:
- Transnational corporation
This refers to all nationals present in, or temporarily absent from a country, and
aliens permanently settled in a country. This indicator shows the number of people
that usually live in an area:
- Population
The term ______ is often used as shorthand for poor or developing nations.
- Third World
Which of the following does not belong to the four pillars of urban life?
- Recreational
The annual changes in population resulting from births, deaths and net migration
during the year:
- Growth Rate
According to UN, the following countries are projected to be the top net receivers
of international migrants (more than 100,000 annually) between 2015 and 2050:
- United States of America, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and the
Russian Federation
These are migrants who migrate for a limited period of time in order to take up
employment and send money home:
- Temporary labor migrants
What term refers to the permanent change of residence by an individual or group
excluding such movements as nomadism, migrant labor, commuting, and tourism, all of
which are transitory in nature?
- MIGRATION
People who enter a country, usually in search of employment, without the necessary
documents and permits:
- Irregular migrants
These are factors in the destination country that attract the individual or group
to leave their home because of the opportunities presented in the new location were
not available to them previously:
- Pull factor
Which of the following is not considered a reason why people move across
international borders:
- RELIGION
A type of migration which refers to a move from one area (a province, district or
municipality) to another within one country:
- Internal migration
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MIDeX
Who theorized that the 1st World was composed of the "superpowers" - US, Soviet
Union, etc; the 2nd World was composed of lesser powers; and the 3rd World was
composed of post-colonial emerging markets?
- Mao Zedong
The term _______ comes from the word medium which is defined as channel, means, or
method:
- MEDIA
The term used to describe the role of media in promoting transparency in public
life and public scrutiny of those with power through exposing corruption,
maladministration and corporate wrong-doing:
- WATCHDOG
The religion which was promulgated by the Prophet Muhammed in Arabia in the 7th
century CE.
- ISLAM
What takes place when a country dominates others through its media exports,
including advertising messages, films, and television and radio programming?
- Cultural imperialism
Aside from South Korea, the only Asian country belonging to the First World
category is:
- JAPAN
It is currently the world's largest religious group stemming from the life,
teachings, and death of Jesus of Nazareth in the 1st century AD:
- Christianity
What is the shorthand term used to describe for poor or developing nations?
- Third World
Who coined the term "global village" which describes the phenomenon of the world's
culture shrinking and expanding at the same time due to pervasive technological
advances that allow for instantaneous sharing of culture?
- Marshall McLuhan
These regions are also called perceptual regions which are often based around a
common cultural characteristic:
- Vernacular regions
A form of media, such as radio and television, that reach target audiences using
airwaves as the transmission medium:
- Broadcast media
A form of media consisting of paper and ink, reproduced in a printing process that
is traditionally mechanical
- Print media
These regions are also called formal regions wherein some trait is shared with
relative uniformity across the space.
- Uniform regions
Which of the following does not belong among the regional organizations in the
Western Hemisphere?
- Gulf Cooperation Council
It is a regional organization comprising seven member states lying in the littoral
and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity:
- BIMSTEC
This refers to industrial culture, organized on the model of mass production and is
produced for a mass audience according to types (genres), following conventional
formulas, codes, and rules.
- Media culture
He is viewed as the sole God-creator, sustainer, and restorer of the world in the
Islam religion:
- Allah
The SAARC comprises of eight Member States: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAARC stands for:
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
This can be defined "as a moral and ethical disposition that can guide the
understanding of individuals or groups of local and global contexts, and remind
them of their relative responsibilities within various communities."
- Global Citizenship
This is aims at a more moral and equitable global economic system whereby price is
not set by the market rather it is transparently negotiated by both producers and
consumers
- Fair Trade
This sees that increasing aid is one of the many measures that are needed and that
needs should be adapted in the international norms and standards.
- Helping the bottom billion
Global Citizens may be considered as a new breed of people who can travel across
and within various boundaries
- TRUE
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FQ2
Which of the following is NOT a part of the methods of the research paper?
- Statement of the Problem
Students must make a research paper and the topic should be related to
Industrialization
- FALSE
Which of the following is NOT a part of the Body of the research paper?
- Research Design
One of the aims of a Research paper is for students to know proper citation.
- TRUE
Innovations have been in phenomenal in the past centuries and all of these have
been advantageous to humans, society and the world
- FALSE
Humans treatment of resources as exhaustible will cause long term problems for the
future generation
- TRUE
________ is associated with environmental damage but it also puts emphasis on the
expansion of manufacturing,
- Free Trade
Efforts to counter the effect of climate change have the full support of
governments and corporations
- FALSE
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