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1. Refers to the countries that were colonized by the Spaniards in the American continent.
A. Global North
B. Global South
C. Latin America
D. America
2. “Globalization is a throw away culture that is fatally destined to suffocate hope and increase risk.”
A. Pope Francis
B. Peter Berger
C. Paul Earl
D. Max Weber
3. It is defined as the measure of the availability of food and individuals’ ability to access it.
A. Global Food Security
B. Food Security
C. Security of Food
D. Global Security
4. The umbrella term for social, political, environmental, and economic actions of globally minded
individuals and communities on a worldwide scale.
A. Global Citizenship
B. Citizenship
C. Globalization
D. Nation
5. The Inventor of "Spinning Jenny"
A. Richard Arkwright, 1769
B. Werner Von Siemens, 1879
C. Alexander Graham Bell,1876
D. James Hargreaves,1770
6.Whose claim is this, “globalization is a very important change, if not, ‘the most important?’
A. Albrow (1996)
B. Thomas Larsson (2001)
C. Bauman (2003)
D. Khor(1990)
7. It refers to the amounts set by a government to indicate the least amount of income a family needs
to meet their basic needs.
A. Federal Reserve
B. Federal Government of the United Nations
C. Federal Agencies
D. Federal Poverty Threshold
8. The glue which binds local communities together in an increasingly globalized world.
A. Citizens
B. People
C. Global Citizens
D. Globalization
9. It is no longer important to examine external relations.
A. True
B. False
C. Maybe
D. It depends
10. The__________ can evolve the process of product standardization and technology development
centralization.
A. Internal Integration
B. Social Integration
C. Global Integration
D. Globalization
11. What are the 4 interrelated elements of food security?
A. Availability, Access, Utilisation, and Stability
B. Availability, Accessibility, Utilization, and Sustainability
C. Availability, Access, Utilization, and Stability
D. Availability, Access, Unity, and Sustainability
12. Refers to the developing countries which represent mainly agrarian economies in Africa, India,
Latin America and others that are not economically sound and politically stable.
A. Global North
B. Global South
C. Latin America
D. America
13. Decline in economic growth and employment and sharp price increase
A. Stagflation
B. Inflation
C. Stagnation
D. Environmental Degradation
14. ___________ 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. Heterogeneity
B. Homogeneity
C. Convergence
D. Subordination
15. Simply resistant to change but somehow lack the element of resiliency.
A. Instability
B. Stability
C. Sustainability
D. Unsustainable
16. Napoleon has three principles that influence every country he conquered. These are:
17. It was formed in 1995 by a group of independent non-governmental organizations. They joined
together as a confederation to maximize efficiency and achieve a greater impact to reduce global
poverty and injustice.
A. Oxfam
B. Bantay Bata
C. Sagip Kapamilya
D. Red Cross
18. Computer technology is at the root of this change, and continuing advancements in that
technology seem to ensure that this revolution would touch the lives of people.
A. Information technology
B. Revolution of Computer
C. Information Revolution
D. Labor Outsourcing
22. Viewed as a solution to potentially dampen the blows on food security in nations.
A. Rationing of Food
B. Economic and Agricultural Reforms
C. Fair Trade
D. International Trade
23. How many chairmen of the country delegations were at the Bretton Woods Conference?
A. 38
B. 44
C. 43
D. 46
24. It takes into account all the assets of a nation, may they be natural, physical, or human, less the
liabilities.
A. Income Inequality
B. Wealth inequality
C. Inequality income
D. Wealth equality
25. It allowed the permanent codification of economic, cultural, and political practice.
A. Printing Press
B. Oral Communication
C. Script
D. Media
26. It is a singular historical period during which mortality and fertility rates decline from high to low
levels in a particular country or region.
A. Demography
B. Sociology
C. Regionalization
D. Demographic Transition
27. 21st century education is not just about technology, but also include
A. Cultural awareness
B. Problem solving
C. Productivity
D. All of the above
28. An economic and political system, in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private
owners for profit rather than by the state.
A. Socialism
B. Capitalism
C. Communism
D. Sovereignty
29. In his article, “_____________ “ Ritzer (2003) said, “attitudes toward globalization depend, among
other things, on whether one gains or losses from It”
A. The Globalization of Something
B. The Globalization of Nothing
C. The Globalization of Everything
D. The Globalization of the World
30. It is a group who works with developed countries to reduce poverty and increase shared
prosperity.
A. World Bank
B. OPEC
C. International government
D. None of the above
31. Mc Donald’s Chains, Coca Cola drinks, and Colgate toothpaste is an example of?
A. Products
B. Cultural Product
C. Global Product
D. Local Product
32. Defined as the non-aligned world and as the global realm of poverty and under-developed.
A. Global South
B. First World
C. Second World
D. Third World
A. Globalization
B. Globalism
C. Global
D. Globe
34. The Inventor of "Telegraph"
A. Alexander Graham Bell,1876
B. William Fothergill Cooke and Charles Wheatstone,1837
C. Richard Arkwright, 1769
D. Werner Von Siemens, 1879
37. "There is a connection between religion and globalism", according to Max Weber.
A. True
B. False, because religion and globalism are two different contrasting beliefs.
C. False, because Max Weber pertains to religion and capitalism.
D. False, because there is no connection between them.
38. It includes the telegraph, telephones, radio, film and television that continue to open up new
perspectives in economic, political, and cultural processes.
A. Social Media
B. Media
C. Electronic Media
D. Printing Press
39. NAFTA was replaced by _________.
A. USMCA
B. PAGASA
C. USCMA
D. USMAC
40. They provide emergency relief such as food, water, and medical supplies for those whose homes
or towns have been destroyed by disaster or war.
A. Red Cross
B. Oxfam
C. Sagip Kapamilya
D. Bantay Bata
A. Marshall Mcluhan
B. Jack Lule
C. Herbert Schiller
D. Manfred Steger
43. It is the personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices.
A. Globalization
B. Religion
C. Regionalization
D. Ethnicity
44. These are goods and services such as arts, architecture, and museums that showcase the history
and information of a certain region which belongs to the country’s heritage.
A. Global Product
B. Local Product
C. Original Product
D. Cultural Product
45. “Globalization means the onset of the borderless world.” Is an example of _________ definition.
A. Narrow and Inclusive
B. Broad and Exclusive
C. Narrow and Exclusive
D. Broad and Inclusive
46. When did Mexico join the US and Canada in the creation of NAFTA?
A. January 28, 1999
B. October 21, 2004
C. January 01, 1994
D. January 11, 1994
A. GATT
B. IMF
C. WTO
D. World Bank
50. A period when Great Britain was the hegemonic power in economy and trade.
A. Economic Globalization
B. Cultural Globalization
C. Political Globalization
D. Environmental Globalization
52. This was founded in 1961 to stimulate economic processes and world trade.
A. OPEC
B. OECD
C. EU
D. International Monetary Fund
53. It is made up of 162 countries around the world and was created with the goal of increasing free
trade. Countries, therefore, can buy and sell goods from one another by placing taxes on imports or
tariffs.
A. WTO
B. NAFTA
C. ASEAN
D. OPEC
54. It was called for religious response and interpretation for religious or theological perspectives
A. Globalization
B. Global
C. Culture
D. Cultural
55. The expression of currency in terms of gold or gold value to establish a par value
A. First Element
B. Second Element
C. Third Element
D. Fifth Element
56. It is a process in which neighboring states enter into an agreement in order to upgrade
cooperation through common institutions and rules.
A. Regional Integration
B. Intra-regional Trade
C. Asian Regionalization
D. Asian Regionalism
57. It is the movement of people, things, places, and information brought by the growing “porosity” of
global limitations.
A. Liquidity
B. Spontaneity
C. Solidity
D. Flows
A. Political
B. Social and Economic
C. Rising Prices
D. All of the above
60. IMF regards (...) as a historical process representing results of human innovation and
technological progress.
A. Economic Globalization
B. Cultural Globalization
C. Industrial Globalization
D. Political Globalization
61. In the creation of the Bretton Woods System, where was the conference held?
A. Washington
B. Alaska
C. Massachusetts
D. New Hampshire
62. Who referred to managed globalization as “all attempts to make globalization more palatable to
citizens”?
A. Ritzer (2015)
B. Scholte (2005)
C. Hurrell (2007)
D. Meunier (2010)
63. It is a process in which neighboring states enter into an agreement in order to upgrade
cooperation through common institutions and rules.
A. Regional Integration
B. Intra-regional Trade
C. Asian Regionalization
D. Asian Regionalism
64. A vital source in order to maintain life and growth in humans, regardless of race, nationality,
religious affiliation, economic status, or educational attainment and a necessity for survival.
A. Clothing
B. Food
C. Shelter
D. Water
A. Trade
B. Missionary Work
C. Religion
D. Concept
66. Emphasizes the significance of contractual relations in the marketplace
A. Neoliberalism
B. Economic Sovereignty
C. Globalization
D. Politics
67. He described Capitalism as the "invisible hand"
A. John Meyer Keynes
B. Adam Smith
C. David Ricardo
D. Karl Marx
A. Citizenship
B. Immigrant
C. Nationalism
D. State
69. Countries that designed the system that would avert wars in the future
70. Describing the opportunity by which people or factors behind a certain development in a country
benefits as well.
A. Narrow and Inclusive
B. Broad and Exclusive
C. Narrow and Exclusive
D. Broad and Inclusive
76. These are 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. Third World countries
77. It has the capacity to erase and transcend the borders of the World
A. Third World
B. Global City
C. MNCs
D. TNCs
79. They tend to pay less, have more unpredictable schedules, and typically do not offer benefits like
health insurance.
A. Primary Labor Market
B. Secondary Labor
C. Primary Labor
D. Secondary Labor Market
84. The following are the tools for uniting people all over the world on religious basis EXCEPT:
A. Books
B. Religious School
C. Social Networks
D. Non Religious School
85. These are nations that are not aligned with either First World nation/state and Second World
nation/state.
A. First World
B. Second World
C. Third World
D. Global City
87. She used the concept of global cities to describe the three urban centers of New York, London,
and Tokyo as economic centers that exert control over the world’s political economy.
A. Sassen (1991)
B. Bauman (2003)
C. Ritzer (2015)
D. (McMichael, 2007)
88. In what period or era did Europe and the West have an increase in the share of world population
from 22.0% to 33.0%?
A. 18th Century
B. 19th Century
C. 20th Century
D. 16th Century
89. “Globalization means the onset of the borderless world.” Is an example of _________ definition.
A. Narrow and Inclusive
B. Broad and Exclusive
C. Narrow and Exclusive
D. Broad and Inclusive
A. Third World
B. Global City
C. MNCs
D. TNCs
91. Exchange rate system was all based on the value of gold, but it was replaced by a currency
which is determined by their cost relative to other currencies.
A. Dollar currency
B. Silver
C. Fiat currency
D. Philippine Peso
92. In what year did the UN achieve the poverty fall from 1.9 billion in 1990 to 867 million?
A. 1995
B. 2002
C. 2015
D. 2009
93. Communist economists were referred to as what?
A. Global South
B. First World
C. Second World
D. Third World
94. The enormous gap in life expectancy emerges between Japan and the West, and to the rest of
the world. This is stated by?
A. Scholte (2005)
B. Hurrell (2007)
C. Shigeyuki et al., (2002)
D. Ritzer (2015)
95. When farmers alternate what they grow on a piece of land to maintain the nutrition of the soil.
A. Crop maintenance
B. Crop sustainability
C. Crop rotation
D. Soil protection
96. It was created in 1961 to pursue world peace and international cooperation. (Egypt, China, India,
Indonesia, Yugoslavia)
A. NAM
B. NATO
C. GATT
D. IMF
97. The Delos Reyes family moved from the province of Albay to Quezon Province. This is an
example of what type of migration?
A. Internal Migration
B. External Migration
C. International Migration
D. Refugee
98. Which among the following DOES NOT belong to Rostow's 4 Stages of Modernization?
A. Drive to Technological Maturity
B. Pre-condition to take off
C. Take-off stage
D. High Mass Consumption
99. A product of economic interaction between Asian countries.
A. Regional Integration
B. Intra-regional Trade
C. Asian Regionalization
D. Asian Regionalism
100. It uses different methods to establish cooperation-attraction.
A. Age of Pax Americana
B. Globalization 1.0
C. Age of Pax Britannica
D. Soft Power
101. In order to measure global economic inequality, economists usually look at income using the
Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
A. Wealth equality
B. Wealth inequality
C. Inequality wealth
D. Income Inequality
102. Religion and Globalism is two contrasting beliefs. Which of the following does not support the
statement?
A. AGENDA 21
B. AGENDA 31
C. AGENDA 41
D. AGENDA 51
104. Through this ____ of industry and modern technology, some nations became economically
developed while others were developing.
A. Explosion
B. Economic big bang
C. Big bang
D. Big bang theory
105. What topic said that, the Global Flows of culture tend to move more easily around the globe than
ever before, especially through non-material digital forms. These are the three perspectives on global
cultural flows?
A. Globalization Theories
B. Subordination
C. The Globalization of Religion
D. Dynamics of Local and Global Culture
106. Which food type requires more land and less feed?
A. Corn
B. Livestock
C. Fruits
D. Fish
108.. Harvard economist Richard Freeman in _____ noted, "The triumph of globalization and market
capitalism has improved living standards for billions while concentrating billions among the few".
A. 2009
B. 2010
C. 2000
D. 2011
109. A political ideology that favors a specific region over a greater area.
A. Regionalism
B. Globalism
C. Regionalization
D. Globalization
A. First World
B. Second World
C. Third World
D. Global City
111. What do you call the people who are forced to migrate due to lack of access to water or due to
flooding?
A. Climate Refugees
B. Immigrant
C. Emigrant
D. Workers
112. It is the statistical study of human populations. It also examines the size, structure, and
movements of the population.
A. Demography
B. Sociology
C. Globalization
D. Demographic Transition
113. Who said, “The 1 to 2 billion poorest in the world who don’t have food for the day suffer from the
worst disease globalization deficiency”?
A. Schlosser, 2005
B. Ritzer, 2015
C. Dimhan, 2007
D. Hans Rosling
114. A system where all property is public—people work and are given things by the government
according to their needs
A. Socialism
B. Capitalism
C. Communism
D. Sovereignty
116. It is a term for non-alliance countries, which came to be associated with impoverished states.
A. First World
B. Second World
C. Third World
D. Fourth World
117. There are two definitions of globalization as the literature on the definition of globalization
revealed. What are those two?
A. Broad and Exclusive and Narrow and Inclusive
B. Inclusive and Broad and Exclusive and Narrow
C. Broad and Inclusive and Narrow and Exclusive
D. Broad and Narrow and Inclusive and Exclusive
118. It is a term originating during the Cold War for the industrial socialist states that were under the
influence of the Soviet Union.
A. First World
B. Second World
C. Third World
D. Fourth World
119. Refers to developed societies of Europe and North America, which are characterized by
established wealth, technological advancement, political stability, zero population growth and
dominance of world trade and politics.
A. Global North
B. Global South
C. Latin America
D. America
128. A period when the United States was the hegemonic power in economy, security, and trade.
A. Age of Pax Americana
B. Globalization 1.0
C. Age of Pax Britannica
D. Soft Power
129. The differences between Global North and Global South are shaped by ________ and
_________.
A. racial character and racial inequality
B. economic differences and globalization
C. migration and globalization
D. economy and geographic
132. It refers to the increasing interdependence of world economies as a result of the growing scale
of cross-border trade of commodities and services, the flow of international capital, and the wide and
rapid spread of technologies. It reflects the continuing expansion and natural integration of market
frontiers, and is an irreversible trend for economic development in the whole world at the turn of the
millennium". According to the United Nations (as Cited in Shanquan, 2000)
A. Trade
B. Global Stratification
C. Colonization
D. Economic Globalization
133. The literature on the definitions of globalization revealed that definitions could be classified as
either what?
A. Narrow and Inclusive, and Broad and Exclusive
B. Narrow and Broad
C. Exclusive and Inclusive
D. Broad and Inclusive, and Narrow and Exclusive
134. It is "a policy of systematic government intervention in foreign trade with the objective of
encouraging domestic production. This encouragement involves giving preferential treatment to
domestic producers and discriminating against foreign competitors"(McAleese, 2007 as cited in
Ritzer, 2015)
A. Global trade
B. Protectionism
C. Trade liberalization
D. Fair Trade
135. Unified style of human knowledge, beliefs, and behavior, from which people learn, the ability to
communicate knowledge to the next generation. Its development has been mainly influenced by the
media.
A. Culture
B. Religion
C. Social Group
D. Population
136. The major points of the beginnings of globalizations started after ________ ?
A. World War I
B. Cold War
C. Post Cold War
D. World War II
137. As defined by the international fair trade association, it defines it as the "concern for the social,
economic, and environmental well-being of marginalized small producers" (Downie, 2007, pp.c1-c5).
A. Fair Trade
B. Trade liberalization
C. Economic Globalization
D. Food Security
138. It is a group of people who have the ultimate authority to act on behalf of a state.
A. Government
B. Sovereignty
C. Conflict
D. NGO
139. What is the type of migration that is characterized by people's movement from one country to
another?
A. Internal Migration
B. Individualism
C. International Migration
D. Cosmopolitanism
140. It is the condition in which the development of the nation-states of the South contributed to a
decline in their independence and to an increase in the economic development of the countries of the
North (Cardoso and Felato, 1979)
A. Modernization theory
B. Global trade
C. Dependency theory
D. Global Stratification
141. The term __________ has been increasingly used to describe migrant communities.
A. Global
B. Diaspora
C. Refugee
D. Forced Displacement
142. This refers to states which are high-income and are capital rich.
A. First World
B. Second World
C. Third World
D. Global City
143. It is an increase in one economic activity that can lead to an increase in other economic
activities.
A. Effect of Multiplier
B. Multiplier Effect
C. Multiply Effect
D. Multiplying Effect
144. When Karl Marx first wrote about socialism, he viewed it as a _________ towards communism.
A. stepping stone
B. downfall
C. destruction
D. change
145. The umbrella term for social, political, environmental, and economic actions of globally minded
individuals and communities on a worldwide scale.
A. Global Citizenship
B. Citizenship
C. Globalization
D. Nation
146. These are more industrialized nations that receive the majority of the world's wealth.
A. Peripheral nations
B. Core nations
C. United Nations
D. First World countries
147. Refers to the countries that were colonized by the Spaniards in the American continent.
A. Global North
B. Global South
C. Latin America
D. America
148. The concept “globalization only became popular in the later half __________?
A. 1990’s
B. 1980’s
C. 1970’s
D. 1960’s
149. What do we call the products that are marketed internationally under the same brand name,
features, and specifications across countries?
A. Local Product
B. Global Product
C. Original Product
D. Product
150. It refers to the increasing interdependence of world economies as a result of the growing scale
of cross-border trade of commodities and services, the flow of international capital, and the wide and
rapid spread of technologies.
A. Global Stratification
B. Sustainable Development
C. Environmental Degradation
D. Economic Globalization