Chapter 3 SmartBook Flashcards
To truly understand the thoughts and actions of a nation or a culture, marketers must consider that region’s
History and Geography
______ helps a country determine what its “mission” should be.
History
The treaty of Nanjing was insignificant because it failed to settle the issue of
Foreign access to Chinese trade.
The key issue that drove the Opium War (1839-1842) was
a power struggle between China and foreign merchants.
After China was humbled by foreigners during the Opium Wars, the people felt Blank______ toward the Chinese government.
a loss of confidence
The way a population usually responds to various circumstances can be referred to as
Culture
The people of Japan have a long history of emphasizing qualities such as devotion, dependability, hard work, and skill. These cultural values are based on ______ philosophy.
Confucian
The history of a country is one factor in the way a nation
perceives itself
The perception of historic events is always somewhat skewed by one’s own ______ and ______ criteria.
biases; self-reference
The treaty of Nanjing specifically included provisions allowing ______ throughout the realm.
Christian evangelism
To fully understand a country’s culture in light of its commerce and politics, one must cultivate a(n) ______ of its history.
subjective perception
The second Opium War (1857–1860) led to more privileges for ______.
foreign merchants
The concept of ______ helped convince the people of the United States that the nation should absorb Texas, Oregon, New Mexico, and California and later become engaged in Cuba, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines.
Manifest Destiny
After millions of people died during the Taiping Rebellion in the mid-1800s, the Chinese leadership became distrustful toward ______ and ______.
Foreign influencers; religious movements
The ______ mandated three things: Europe would not be allowed to continue colonizing the two American continents; it would not meddle in governments there; and the United States would not meddle in European politics.
Monroe Doctrine
The ______ philosophy, which stresses the importance of loyalty, has been part of Japanese culture since ancient times.
Confucian
To analyze markets and their surroundings correctly, businesses should study the target markets’
Geography
People’s ______ affects their interpretation of history and their opinions on various other subjects.
Persepective
______ can be sufficiently diverse to require major adjustments even within a single national market. For example, products may need alterations due to different environmental conditions.
Climate
True or false: Subjectively, Mexicans see the United States as a threat to their political, economic, and cultural sovereignty.
True
In the case of less-privileged countries, ______ tend to make it more and more difficult for them to resolve their persistent economic problems.
Natural calamities
During the 1800s and 1900s, the United States expanded its boundaries to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. In large part, this expansion was accomplished because people believed in the concept of
Manifest Destiny
True or false: Countries involved in economic progress believe that environmental protection is optional, not imperative.
False
President James Monroe is famous for a public statement that became a key element in the foreign policy of the United States. This document was called the Monroe
Monroe Destiny
When China imposes regulations on ______ waste, businesses must find ways to dispose of hazardous waste, which is ______ of measures to reduce pollution.
industrial; a by-product
______ (the study of the world’s terrain, climate patterns, nations, and civilizations) is an aspect of the business environment that cannot be controlled.
Geography
Participants in the Basel Convention signed an agreement mandating that countries had to obtain approval before disposing of wastes in other countries. Later the agreement was altered to prohibit developed nations from
exporting any hazardous wastes
Characteristics that determine a region’s climate – such as altitude, moisture, and fluctuating temperatures – affect the performance of
Products and equipment
Motwino, a popular footwear manufacturing brand, is performing clean-up operations across the world to reduce its industrial waste. The company is also insisting that suppliers follow suit. This is an illustration of Motwino’s awareness of its
Social responsibility
The character of a region’s land and climate, floods and other natural catastrophes, wars, and mismanagement of resources can cause financially unstable countries to slide deeper into
Economic stagnation
Many businesses are accepting the concept of ______ development as a scenario where all sides win.
Sustainable
During the past decade, countries, companies, and societies in general began to believe that ______ is a fundamental element of doing business.
Environmental protection
The basic needs of ______ include readily available minerals and ways to produce energy.
Modern Technology
China’s struggle to manage ______ waste leads to other urgent dilemmas, such as how to manage hazardous waste.
Industrial
In many underdeveloped countries, most of the energy is derived from
Human Labor
The Basel Convention produced a treaty that demonstrated influence and leadership. These qualities are also evident in the way that industries and societies have begun to address
Pollution problems
The dramatic increase in economic growth in the industrialized world and the push for industrialization in the remaining world have put tremendous pressure on which of the following?
Earth’s energy resources
It is important to build thriving economies worldwide and still preserve the environment for posterity. To address the problem of environmental degradation, governments, institutions, and commercial enterprises are emphasizing
Social responsibility and ethics
In evaluating potential ______ markets, businesses should value the presence of large numbers of people.
Consumer
______ development is an attempt to balance the needs of the environment, the economy, and people.
Sustainable
______ is most likely in a society that has sufficient money, food, health care, widespread literacy, education for women, family planning, and a culture that places less emphasis on large families.
Population control
The location of energy sources and other natural resources are ______.
Geographic accidents
Many ______ discourage or prohibit family planning, which impedes population control.
Religions
In addition to______, the nations of the world derive energy from sources such as firewood, petroleum, nuclear power plants, ocean tides, and heat from the sun and from Earth itself.
Human energy
Which of the following is the most common way governments try to lower birthrates?
Family Planning
For each dollar of gross national product, China spends three times as much for energy as an average country would, which indicates
an inefficient use of energy
______ often occurs when people want better opportunities for education, health care, and jobs.
Migration
Changes in the demographics and location of the world’s ______ will deeply affect demand for products and services in the future.
Population
______ growth in some regions has become too low to maintain current levels because of factors such as women opting for careers instead of building families, and working couples deciding not to have children.
Population
Financial considerations, self-esteem, religious views, the political environment, and the average person’s level of education greatly influence a society’s beliefs about appropriate
Family size
Which term is used to describe China’s early strategy for fighting COVID-19?
Zero Tolerance
Cultural attitudes that encourage ______ are the main reason some societies have not achieved population control.
Large Families
Which of the following is considered the primary cause of the metabolic syndrome affecting Americans?
the super-rich American diet
Some evidence indicates that ______ decrease as economies grow.
fertility rates
Without reducing or at least stabilizing the population in developing nations, many countries will experience
-slower economic growth.
-deterioration of public and social services.
-rampant economic growth.
-improved senior retirement programs.
A and B
What are two primary reasons people migrate from rural to urban areas?
-Health care
-Lower population density
-Guaranteed financial success
-Job prospects
A and D
In industrial countries, the population is ______ and ______. Meanwhile, in developing countries, the population is growing rapidly.
decreasing; aging
There is Blank______ as long as one group of people wants something that another group has, and there is a means of travel between the two groups.
Trade
According to government sources, which of the following countries has had the lowest death rate from COVID-19?
China
Which of the following are contributors of the opioid pandemic in the United States?
-frequent overdoses of opioid painkillers
-aggressive pharmaceutical marketing
-legalization of cannabis in more states
-widespread addiction to opioid painkillers
A, B and D
Which of the following trends will substantially affect world business and world economic conditions?
-aging of the global population
-increasing population in the industrialized world
-increasing population in the developing world
-migration from cities to rural areas
A and C
______ often occurs when people want better opportunities for education, health care, and jobs.
Migration
______ reveal where goods and services are located and where they are needed, and they offer a way to communicate immediately across vast distances.
Effective communications
______ keep the world connected, make distances seem shorter, bypass natural barriers, compensate for scanty resources, and reduce the basic differences between societies and economies.
Trade routes
The expansion of commerce has been made easier by constantly improving ______ communications.
Electronic
Which of the following is one of the foundations of all trade?
Communication
Each impressive new development in Blank______ has deeply changed human conditions, economic prosperity, and the way business operates.
Technology
