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GLOBALNORTHCHUCUH Flashcards

1
Q

is an imaginary line separating More
Economically Developed (MEDC)
and Less Economically Developed
Countries (LEDC).

A

The North-South Divide

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2
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(MEDC)

A

More

Economically Developed countries

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3
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LEDC

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LESS ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

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4
Q

The countries are considered MEDC because of the stability that their
economy has and the change that is happening within it.

A

GLOBAL NORTH

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5
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Countries that are considered MEDC generally have a better standard of
living and quality of life. Aspects which may show this is how long the
country’s life expectancy is, education levels, if there are doctors available
(medicine) and how developed their technology is.

A

GLOBAL NORTH

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6
Q

These countries are known as developing countries, meaning the GDP, HDI
and general standard of living within these countries are considered inferior
to that of countries in the “North”.

A

GLOBAL SOUTH

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7
Q

some characteristics of global south

in this region may include low ___

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gdp and hdi

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8
Q

what is the common southern problem

A

colonialism and poverty

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9
Q

latin american countries

A

north and central america
south america
caribbean

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10
Q

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador,

Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

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north and central america

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11
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Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,

Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A

South America:

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12
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Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti

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caribbean

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13
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was a Venezuelan military
leader who was instrumental in the
revolutions against the Spanish empire.

A

simon bolivar

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14
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his solution to sounthern problem is revolution

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simon bolivar

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15
Q

simon bolivar is considered as

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el libertador

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16
Q

was a South American soldier
who was instrumental in the continent’s
revolutions against the Spanish empire.

A

simon bolivar

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17
Q

was Bolivia’s first Indian
president, and founder of the Bolivian
leftist Movement Toward Socialism.

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evo morales

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18
Q

he helped
found a national political party—the leftist
Movement Toward Socialism.

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evo morales

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19
Q

During his
presidency, he sold oil to Cuba and resisted
efforts to stop narcotic trafficking in Colombia,
and subsequently strained relations with the
United States.

A

hugo chavez

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20
Q

he created a new
constitution for the country, which included
changing its name to the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela. He later focused his efforts on gaining
control of the state-run oil company, which
stirred controversy and led to protests. In 2006,
he helped create the Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas, a socialist free-trade
organization.

A

hugo chavez

21
Q

cuban leader. established the first communist state in the
Western Hemisphere after leading an
overthrow of the military dictatorship of
Fulgencio Batista in 1959.

A

fidel castro

22
Q

During that time,
his regime was successful in reducing
illiteracy, stamping out racism and improving
public health care, but was widely criticized
for stifling economic and political freedoms.

A

fidel castro

23
Q

was an Argentinean-born,
Cuban revolutionary leader who became a
left-wing hero.

A

ernesto Che Guevara

24
Q 
The
widespread poverty and oppression he
witnessed, fused with his interest in
Marxism, convinced him that the only
solution to South and Central America's
problems was armed revolution.
A

ernesto che guevara

25
Q

firms that rely on
income generated by imported goods or on the import of
intermediate products for their production process.

A

Import-dependent

26
Q

which are right at the
end of the supply chain and carry out no production of their
own, but purchase finished goods from foreign suppliers and
resell those directly to end-users.

A

import-dependent retailers,

27
Q

which
are goods-producing firms for which imports play a pivotal role
in the production process. Such firms rely on imports because
they have outsourced production or they use imported products
as inputs in their production process

A

import-dependent manufacturers,

28
Q

sometimes called export substitution
industrialization, export led industrialization or export-led growth is a
trade and economic policy aiming to speed up the industrialization
process of a country by exporting goods for which the nation has a
comparative advantage.

A

Export-oriented

29
Q

This an economic strategy used by some developing countries. This

strategy seeks to find a niche in the world economy for a certain type of
export. Industries

A

Export-oriented

30
Q

is home to China which in 2014, surpassed
the US as the world’s biggest economy in terms of
GDP.

A

asia

31
Q

is among the world’s most
vibrant economic zones with much potential for
further growth because of its young and
increasingly educated workforce coupled with
stable population growth.

A

southeast asia

32
Q

5 diff regions in asia

A 
central asia
western asia 
southern asia
eastern asia
southeast asia
33
Q

western asia was formly called as

A

middle east

34
Q

a region in asia that is rich in prtroleum products

A

western asia

35
Q

10 memebrstate of asean region

A 
malaysia
brunei
singapore
thailan
philippines
vietnam
indonesia
lao
cambodia
myanmar
36
Q

is actually the set of processes that lead
states to work together in an international
system on a regional scale.

A

regionalization

37
Q

It is an outward expansion from the nation-

state.

A

regionalization

38
Q

set of processes either economic, political and sociocultural that will engage states to be integrated at a regional scale

A

regionalization

39
Q

global scale

A

globalizaton

40
Q

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or

ASEAN, was established on ___ in bangkok thailand

A

8 August 1967

41
Q

signing of asea declaration called

A

bangkok declaration

42
Q

founding fathers of asean

A

ph, sg,indo, malay, th

43
Q

asean aims to ???

A

stop the spread of communism

44
Q

ASEAN

A

ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS

45
Q

defense, law, transnational crime

A

asean political security community

46
Q

Culture and Arts

• Disaster
Management
• Education

  • Environment
  • Health

• Social Welfare
and Development

A

asean socioculturl community

47
Q

free flow of goods etc

A

asean economic community

48
Q

believes that they have to increase the social services

A

fidel castro

49
Q

only get imported parts and assemble it in the country

A

import dependent manufacturers

CWORLD MIDTERMS (3 decks)

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