Glossary

Question 1

Cultural Integriation

Answer 1

Increasing linkages and similarities between world cultures

Question 2

Culture

Answer 2

The way of life for people including their traditions, customs & belief systems

Question 3

Economic Intergration

Answer 3

Growing number of commercial links between countries and firms

Question 4

Global Village

Answer 4

A term used to describe how the world seems to be getting smaller through advances in technology.

Question 5

Globalisation

Answer 5

Integration of the worlds economy and culture through the mass consumption of western culture, technology and trade

Question 6

Infrastructure

Answer 6

Facilities needed for the effective functioning of a community.
Road and railway transport networks, communication systems, water and power supplies

Question 7

IGO’s

Answer 7

International organisations that are established and sponsored by a number of governments, often via the United Nations
The World Bank

Question 8

International Trade

Answer 8

The movement of goods and services from one country to another

Question 9

Mass Consumer Culture

Answer 9

A world dominated by the use of the products of popular culture

Question 10

Popular Culture

Answer 10

Mainstream culture associated either ‘lighter’ entertainment
Movies & TV Shows

Question 11

TNC’s

Answer 11

Large companies that operate in a number of countries but generally have their headquarters in one of the countries of the developed world.