CONTEMP Flashcards
president of Venezuela from 1998 until 2013
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías
A political ideology that highlights the ways in which many people in developing countries interpret world politics differently than their counterparts in more powerful, prosperous countries
Chavismo
Earth is divided into two (2) hemispheres:
North and South
in the 1980’s, it was developed as a way of showing how the world was geographically split into relatively richer and poorer nations
Brandt Line
true or false
Many global south countries have forged regional free-trade groups, encouraged foreign direct investment, and seek relief from big debts to promote economic prosperity
true
what countries are almost all located in the Northern Hemisphere
Richer countries
T OR F
Global North countries suffer from poverty, poor governance, corruption, low production rates, struggling labor market
False
He was the leader of the “Bolivarian Revolution”. He is known for his socialist governance, his promotion of Latin American integration, and his radical critique of neoliberal organization and Unites States foreign policy
Hugo Chavez
T OR F
almost all the countries of the Global South were never subjugated by powerful states
False
T OR F
The first world consisted of countries that were aligned with the United States and other western nations such as Western Europe and their allies in opposition to the so-called Communist Bloc: the former Soviet Union, China, Cuba and friends. First world countries are often characterized by prosperity, democracy and stability- both political and economic
TRUE
T OR F
dependency theory claims that the causes of underdevelopment of global south countries are internal such a low rates of productivity, a lack of sufficient investment capital, and inadequate communication and transportation system.
False
T OR F
Chavismo is a political ideology that originated from rich countries.
false
T OR F
Classical Economic Development theory holds that less-developed countries or the Global South countries has been exploited by wealthier, more powerful members of the world’s capitalist system
False
T OR F
The term Third World is obsolete because of the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
true
In the west, the United
States and its allies were labelled as _______
First World countries
is comprised of countries which have
developed economies and account for over 90% of all manufacturing industries in the world.
North of the Divide
The poor countries were eventually labeled as _____
Third World countries
First World countries were known as the _____
North
Third World countries comprised the ___
South
is comprised of countries with developing economies which were initially referred to as Third World countries during the Cold War.
South
claims that the causes of under development are internal. Low rates of productivity, a lack of sufficient investment capital, and inadequate communication and transportation system are among the main barriers
Classical economic development theory
hold that causes of underdevelopment are external. Less-developed countries are vulnerable to penetration by outside forces. The global south has been exploited by wealthier, more powerful members of the world’s capitalist system.
Dependency Theory
will never be “a colony of the United States” or a pawn of international financial institutions run by wealthy industrialized
countries
Venezuela
It is the collective communication outlets or tools used to store and deliver information or data. It is either associated with communication media, or the specialized mass media communication businesses such as print media and the press, photography, advertising, cinema, broadcasting (radio and television), publishing and point of sale
Media
It means all parts of the world as they are being brought together by the internet and other electronic communication interconnections/technologies. People can share, communicate, and get information wherever they are and where they are. However this annotative way of connection has the affection on the people as well as good or bad.
Global Village
