10 05 globalization

QUESTION 1

1. Since industry is a Western institution, it infuses the world with Western culture.
   

   
   True
   
   False
   

1 points

QUESTION 2

1. One of the purposes of U.S. immigration policies is to help to reunite families.
   

   
   True
   
   False
   

1 points

QUESTION 3

1. Some groups fight immigration reform because they feel cultural variety is integral to American ideology.
   

   
   True
   
   False
   

1 points

QUESTION 4

1. Ancient arrowheads are forms of technology.
   

   
   True
   
   False
   

1 points

QUESTION 5

1. Nanotechnology can be used to make clothes.
   

   
   True
   
   False
   

1 points

QUESTION 6

1. It was appropriate for U.S. forces to leave Iraq before 2009, since weapons of mass destruction had already been destroyed in Iraq by the Iraqi military.
   

   
   True
   
   False
   

1 points

QUESTION 7

1. Only the small countries can bring a suit against larger countries during the dispute settlement process of key trade organizations.
   

   
   True
   
   False
   

1 points

QUESTION 8

1. Homogenization is a characteristic of insular communities.
   

   
   True
   
   False
   

1 points

QUESTION 9

1. Locavorists want underdeveloped countries to learn ways to be self sustainable.
   

   
   True
   
   False
   

1 points

QUESTION 10

1. Embargos are trade barriers.
   

   
   True
   
   False
   

1 points

QUESTION 11

1. In contrast to traditionalism, which would be a characteristic of globalism?
   

   		ancestral value
   		cultural divergence
   		insularity
   		homogenization

3 points

QUESTION 12

1. The spread of the influence of Western culture in China that negates Eastern cultural attributes is called _______________________.
   

   		globalization
   		cultural imperialism
   		homogenization
   		cultural diffusion

3 points

QUESTION 13

1. Which is likely not a belief of locavorists?
   

   		Richer countries should purchase more food from developing countries.
   		Supermarket chains should purchase more local produce.
   		The U.S. should encourage the development of self-sustaining countries.
   		Backyard gardening is beneficial to communities.

3 points

QUESTION 14

1. Which of the following characteristics is most readily attributable to the Western world?
   

   		music, art, and dance
   		innovation and improvements in technology
   		architecture
   		storytelling

3 points

QUESTION 15

1. What is another word for regionalism?
   

   		globalism
   		locavorism
   		environmentalism
   		localism

3 points

QUESTION 16

1. What are indicators such as GNP used to assess?
   

   		the environmental sustainability of a country
   		the types of goods and services in a country
   		the placement of industry in a country
   		the economic health of a country

3 points

QUESTION 17

1. What concept is often supported by insular communities living within the United States?
   

   		regionalist politics
   		cultural divergence
   		homogenization
   		environmentalism

3 points

QUESTION 18

1. When did the spread of Islam begin?
   

   		632
   		1214
   		1642
   		2001

3 points

QUESTION 19

1. Which economic indicator can include the goods of foreign nationals living within a country?
   

   		Genuine Product Indicator
   		Gross Domestic Product
   		Gross National Income
   		Gross National Ideal

3 points

QUESTION 20

1. Why do some people believe that the Genuine Progress Indicator is a better assessment of economic health?
   

   		It is more precise.
   		It factors in the efforts of environmentalists.
   		It factors in costs that have a negative effect on the environment.
   		It includes a greater cost benefit analysis.

3 points

QUESTION 21

1. How are subsidies a barrier to trade?
   

   		They can displace competitive exports.
   		They don’t give preferential treatment to large nations.
   		They can close ports.
   		They can lower the market value of goods.

3 points

QUESTION 22

1. Of the following, trade barriers likely have the greatest negative impact upon ______________.
   

   		the economic health of regional industries
   		the transportation industry
   		the tax base of larger countries
   		the economic health of developing countries

3 points

QUESTION 23

1. On which country did the U.S. place an embargo in the 1990s to punish it for disrupting the oil trade?
   

   		Iran
   		Iraq
   		Algeria
   		Pakistan

3 points

QUESTION 24

1. Why did OPEC place an embargo upon the United States?
   

   		to force the U.S. to increase trade with the Middle East
   		to prepare for war against the U.S.
   		to disrupt the economic viability of the U.S.
   		to protest U.S. support of Israel

3 points

QUESTION 25

1. What does the “extensity” of globalization refer to?
   

   		the cost of globalization
   		the impact of globalization
   		the speed of globalization
   		the spread of globalization

3 points

QUESTION 26

1. Of the following, how do China and India most differ?
   

   		global region
   		net migration rates
   		political systems
   		relations with the Soviet Union during the Cold War

3 points

QUESTION 27

1. What is the ultimate purpose of the dispute settlement process of key trade organizations?
   

   		to give small countries a fair way to discuss disputes
   		to provide civility when settling trade disputes
   		to keep countries from becoming hostile
   		to remove trade barriers

3 points

QUESTION 28

1. Of the following, which country has a negative migration rate?
   

   		the Philippines
   		the U.S.
   		Germany
   		the United Kingdom

3 points

QUESTION 29

1. What is one of the ways the U.S. negatively impacts the economies of India and China?
   

   		Businesses operate more efficiently in India and China.
   		It employs the more educated workers of India and China.
   		It employs low wage immigrant workers.
   		Immigrants receive social services in the U.S.

3 points

QUESTION 30

1. When was the Manhattan Project developed?
   

   		WWI era
   		During the Cold War with the Soviet Union
   		WWII era
   		during the 1970s

3 points

QUESTION 31

1. Why does the U.S. presence in Iraq pose an ethical dilemma?
   

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5 points

QUESTION 32

1. Name three specific reasons for the GPI to show less growth in economic health than the GDP.
   

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5 points

QUESTION 33

1. Name the four analytic indicators of globalization’s effect and pick one country to examine with each indicator.
   

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10 points

QUESTION 34

1. Ethical dilemmas often come with a country’s advancements in technology. Why do you think this is so? Include one of the more prominent dilemmas of the 20^th century in your answer.
   

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10 points