Final Exam Review Booklet Flashcards
Cosmopolitan
Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures
Retail Operation
- A field that studies all mechanisms to keep the store functioning well.
- It includes a broad spectrum of activities, from people management to the supply chain, store layout, cash operations, physical inventory, master data management, offers and pricing etc
Secularism
The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions.
Integrate
Combine (one thing) with another so that they become a whole
APTN
Aboriginal People Television Network. A TV network dedicated to sharing aboriginal culture. They focus on telling aboriginal stories. They also are in a wide variety of indigenous languages along with English and French
Co-operative
A farm, business, or other organization that is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits.
CRTC
A public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasting and telecommunications
MEdia
the main means of mass communication
Global Village
the world considered as a single community linked by telecommunications.
CBC/Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
A Canadian federal Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster for both radio and television
Monoculture
the cultivation of a single crop in a given area
Pluralistic Society
A diverse society, where the people in it believe all kinds of different things and tolerate each other’s beliefs even when they don’t match their own.
Intermarriage
Marriage between people of different races, castes, or religions.
Metropolis
a very large and densely populated industrial and commercial city.
Cultural Contact
The occurrence of two or more cultures coming into contact with each through conquest, immigration, mass media, trade, or travel.
Paternalistic
Characterized by the restriction of the freedom and responsibilities of subordinates or dependents in their supposed interest.
Free Market
An economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses.
Redress
remedy or set right
Entrepreneur
a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses
Subsidy
a sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low
Exploitation
The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
Canadiens
a Canadian whose first language is French
Industrialization
the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
Cottage Industry
an industry whose labour force consists of family units or individuals working at home with their own equipment
Sphere of influence
A country or area in which another country has the power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.
Protectorate
a state that is controlled and protected by another.
International Money Markets
a market where international currency transactions between numerous central banks of countries are carried on
CIDA Canadian International Development Agency
a federal Canadian organization that administered foreign aid programs in developing countries
Arable Land
land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops
Recession
A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced
A centrally planned economy
an economic system in which the state or government makes economic decisions rather than the these being made by the interaction between consumers and businesses. … State-owned enterprises undertake the production of goods and services.
Crown Corporation
Crown corporations are wholly owned federal or provincial organizations structured like private or independent companies ex. Canada Post
Deregulation
the process of removing or reducing state regulations
Inflation
The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising and, consequently, the purchasing power of currency is falling
Totalitarianism
a political concept where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to control every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible.
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
an intergovernmental economic organisation with 37 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade
Economic Nationalism
refers to an ideology that favors state interventionism in the economy
Nationalize
transfer from private to state ownership or control
G8
A bunch of countries that meet and do stuff. Like US and Canada and Japan and whatevs
Referendum
a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question
Green Revolution
Refers to technologies that helped to foster agriculture
Plebiscite
a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
Dissenting
Opinioons that are differnt from everybody else
Employment Equity
requires federal jurisdiction employers to engage in proactive employment practices to increase the representation of four designated groups: women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal peoples, and visible minorities.
