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CONTEMPORARY WORLD 101 Flashcards

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It is the speed up of movements and exchanges of human resources, goods, and services capital, technologies and cultural practices.

The intensification or expansion of eco., pol., and soc. real. around the world.

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‘Globalization’

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It describes designing a product in a way that it may readily be consumed across multiple countries.

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‘Internationalization’

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It is the process whereby societies come under or adopt western culture in areas such as industry, technology, politics, economics, lifestyle, law, norms, mores, customs, and traditions.

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‘WESTERNIZATION

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It is the development of trade systems within transactional actors such as multinational corporations or NGO’S.

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Economic Globalization

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It can be linked with the rise of a global financial system with international financial exchanges and monetary exchange.

Ex. Stock Market, when stock market declines, it affects other market negatively as well as the economy as a whole

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Financial Globalization

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The interpenetration of culture which as a consequence, nations adopt principles, beliefs, and customs of other nations, losing their unique culture

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Cultural Globalization

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The development and growing influence of international organizations such as the UN or WHO means governmental action takes place at an international level.

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Political Globalization

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The integration of different culture of different societies become possible

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Sociological Globalization

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The phenomenon by which millions of Filipinos are interconnected because of the power of the digital world such as FB, IG, SKYPE, or YouTube.

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Technological Globalization

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It is the organization and hierarchy of different regions of the world that is constantly changing.

Moreover, with Transpo, flying made so easy and affordable, apart from a new country with demanding visas.

It is possible to travel the world without barely any restrictions or less restriction.

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GEOGRAPHIC GLOBALIZATION

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It accounts for the idea of considering planet earth as a single global entity

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Ecological Globalization

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All societies should protect since the weather affects everyone and we are all protected by the same atmosphere

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Ecological Globalization

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To this regard,, it is often said that the poorest countries that have polluted the least will suffer the most from climate change.

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Ecological Globalization

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What are the forces and Drivers of Globalization?

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Economics
Politics
Culture
Environment
Individual and Institutions
Technology

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It refers to the increasing interdependence of the world economies as a result of the growing scale of cross-boarder trade of commodities and services, flow of international capital and wide and rapid spread of technologies.

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Economic Globalization

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It is a natural result of technological progress.

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Economic Globalization

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It is the desesive factor of social and labor productivity growth, a key force in advancing education, culture, sports, healthcare and art.

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Sci-Tech Innovation / Science - Technology Innovation

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These are the primary production, as well as revolutionary forces pushing forward historical development.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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It can be seen in changes such as democratization of the world, creation of the global civil society, and moving beyond the centrality of nation state

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Political Globalization

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It is when the government’s actions takes place on the global scale.

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Political Globalization

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It refers to the increasing number and power of human association which govern the world as a whole

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Political Globalization

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It is commonly understood to denote the expanded movement of goods, technology, images, ideas, and people around the world

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Cultural Globalization

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It has been made possible by processes of economic globalization since 1970s

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Cultural Globalization

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It refers to internationally coordinated practices and regulations

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Environmental Globalization

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It is often in the form of international treaties

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Environmental Globalization

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It is defined as a process of institutional change in the modes of intercourse among nations and regions of the world

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Institutional Globalization

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It prompted by technologies that increase the volume of exchange of knowledge, culture, and commerce

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Institutional Globalization

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It has made comm and info. Faster, cheaper, and more efficient, enabling people to connect with each other from anywhere in the world

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Technology

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It is a word used to describe interdependence in terms of economy culture, population.

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Globalization

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The year globalization term gained popularity after the cold war

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Early 1990s

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Year of technological breakthroughs and industrialization

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1800 - 1899

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What particular country becomes the first country to formally adopt the gold standard

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England

33
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What were the mainstays of the systems, in helping to prevent most economic disputes from escalating into a larger conflicts

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Free Trade and Rule of Law

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What was the idea cooperating with other countries seeking to promote prosperity and peace

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Better World

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It is an international org. Founded in1945 after 2nd world by 51 countries committed in intatil peace and security

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United Nations

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It developed friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights

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United nation

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The year the United Nations established?

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1945

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How many member UN have?

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193 members

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It refers to the current time period and the state of affairs in the world at present

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Contemporary World

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It refers to circumstances and ideas of the present age, where it deals with problems and issues related to envi, pop., wealth, power, tensions, and conflicts

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Contemporary world

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