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1
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He was the president of the Bolivia who founded the Bolivian leftist movement

A

EVO MORALES

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An Argentinian-born revolutionary who suggested a revolution as a solution to the “Southern” Problem

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ERNESTO GUEVARA

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3
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In South America, he was hailed by many as “El Libertador” or The Liberator

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SIMON BOLIVAR

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4
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He established the first communist state in the Western hemisphere

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FIDEL CASTRO

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5
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The president of the Venezuela who focused his efforts on state-run oil industries

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HUGO CHAVEZ

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6
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These are firms that rely on the import of intermediate products for their production process

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IMPORT-DEPENDENT MANUFACTURERS

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There are specific types of firms that carry out no production of their own but purchase goods from foreign suppliers

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IMPORT-DEPENDENT RETAILERS

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This is also known as export substitution/ export-;ed industrialization or export-led growth

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EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIALIZATION

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9
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This refers to the set of processes that lead states to work together at a regional scale

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REGIONALIZATION

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This is the region that is composed of the MEDCs

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GLOBAL NORTH

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All countries in the Southern Hemisphere belong to the Global South

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FALSE

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12
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All countries in the Northern Hemisphere does not belong to the Global North

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TRUE

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Quality of life, better standards of living, and superior economic performances are factors that make a country regarded as MEDC

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TRUE

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14
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Inadequate agricultural production is a positive indicator for developing countries

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FALSE

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15
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The responses of Latin America to the “Southern” problem are generally socialist and left-leaning responses

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TRUE

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16
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The Global North-Global South designation is a geographical arrangement

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FALSE

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17
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Underdeveloped countries becoming dependent to

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TRUE

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18
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Governmental subsidies are considered as harmful to an export-led growth

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FALSE

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19
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Countries that are regarded as LEDCs belong to the Global South

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TRUE

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20
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Countries need “hard currency” to import commodities that are manufactured cheaply on other countries

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TRUE

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21
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These are global corporations that are engaged in media production and distribution

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GLOBAL MEDIA

22
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A term coined by Benedict Anderson that described a community by like-minded individuals

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IMAGINED COMMUNITY

23
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Writing on caves, papers and other surfaces are part of this specific type of media

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SCRIPT

24
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This is regarded as the oldest and most enduring type of media

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ORAL COMMUNICATION

25
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The information revolution began through this type of media

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PRINTING PRESS

26
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They believe that the globalization is just but another version of Americanization

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PESSIMISTIC HYPERGLOBALIZERS

27
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This refers to the sameness of cultural products, values and attributes between and among cultures

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CULTURAL HOMOGENIZATION

28
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This refers to the process by which one’s cultures ideas are disseminated through various means

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CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION

29
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The internet is a specific type of this media

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DIGITAL MEDIA

30
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“Diacritics” is composed of these parts

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MEDIA AND MIGRATION

31
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This refers to the gap in technological skills between people

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DIGITAL DIVIDE

32
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He argued about media’s role of manufacturing consent and content

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NOAM CHOMSKY

33
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This refers to an international community formed by the constant interaction between citizens of various countries

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GLOBAL VILLAGE

34
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The discovery and development of the papyrus began in this period of media evolution

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SCRIPT

35
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This refers to the person’s ability to read and write

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LITERACY

36
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In the process of cross-fertilization in media, the dominant cultures exert more influence that the local culture

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TRUE

37
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A global village transcends geographical borders

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TRUE

38
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A digital divide exists only between people who are separated by virtue of their age

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FALSE

39
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According to Jack Lule, globalization cannot occur without media

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TRUE

40
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Language was a contributory to the emergence and growth of civilizations because of the ability of the people to collaborate

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TRUE

41
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The standardization of knowledge was initially made possible through electronic media

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FALSE

42
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Media is always the bearer of truth

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FALSE

43
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Mainstream news outfits and the Hollywood has similar impacts on the spread of global culture

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TRUE

44
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The information revolution promoted the socio-cultural process of global integration

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TRUE

45
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The promotion of Anglo-American values through media brought solely imperialistic impacts on developing countries

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FALSE

46
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Under the media globalization, local cultures were not able to produce knowledge and norms for global consumption

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FALSE

47
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Local elites are regarded as more exposed to global media cultures than the other people in a society

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TRUE

48
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It is through mainstream media that Western cultures are propagated

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TRUE

49
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Language is an imperfect media of communication

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TRUE

50
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It is through the evolution of media technology that the globe is now regarded as an imagined community

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TRUE

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