Chapter 20 CLM Flashcards
NASA and European space agency cooperated in the launch of
Hubble Space Telescope
Internet was originally developed for use in
Scientific research
Genetic engineering
Modifying the hereditary units in an organism
Successful cloning of an organism would result in
A new organism genetically identical
Green revolution
An effort to produce food more efficiently
A developed nation is usually lower than en emerging nation with respect to…
Political instability
Gulf war, some 39 allied nations fought against the nation of
Iraq
Global economy refers to financial interactions that…
Cross international borders
Chlorofluorocarbons
Majors cause of damage to the atmosphere’s ozone layer
A nation that opposed operation of free trade would…
Establish import taxes
A multinational corporation is one that
Operates in a number of countries
Proliferation (purpose of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) means..
Spread of something
Whose traditional homeland crossed the borders of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq?
Kurds
What event prompted the UN to issue the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
The holocaust in europe
Which world region suffered the most from the AIDS epidemic?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Push factors of migration include…
Lack of food due to drought, natural disasters, and political oppression
The major goal of radical religious and cultural terrorist groups is…
The destruction of what they consider the forces of evil
Why do government officials find the use of chemical and biological agents in terrorist attacks particularly worrisome?
Biochemical elements are relatively easy to acquire
Cyberterrorism
Terrorism that involves politically motivated attacks on information systems
Al-Qaeda
Osama Bin Laden used mountain hideouts in Afghanistan as a base of operations for his global network of these terrorists
One criticism of the USA Patriotic Act is
Allows the government to infringe on people’s civil rights
The cultural trait least likely to be significantly affected by popular culture is
Religious beliefs
Televisions
The product most likely to be found in an American household
English is referred to as the “premier international language” because…
It is the most widespread of any language
Definition of “materialism”
Mindset of placing a high value on acquiring material possessions
What methods might a country use to ensure that global popular culture does not overwhelm its national culture and traditions?
Answer is all of the above
(which includes: set aside television broadcast time for national programming, take Western television shows and rework them according to national culture and traditions, strictly censor the mass media to keep out unwanted ideas)
