Unit 1

Question 1

Globalization

Answer 1

The process of global connection and trade spreading and growing around the world and how the world has become more interconnected as a whole via resources, goods, services, culture, etc.

Question 2

Interdependence

Answer 2

How most, if not all, of the world has become dependent on each other and trade, for resources, goods, services, etc. This assists in advancements in technology but also coi result in acculturation, and further, assimilation of cultures altogether.

Question 3

Glocalization

Answer 3

A global good or service that is traded around the world, but is adapted uniquely depending on the place and culture in which it is distributed.

Question 4

Political
(Dimensions of Globalization)

Answer 4

Trade that is done for the purpose or goal of a local or federal government.

Question 5

Economic
(Dimensions of Globalization)

Answer 5

Trade that is done for the benefit of a local, federal, or global economy.

Question 6

Social
(Dimensions of Globalization)

Answer 6

Trade that is done to advance technology in the form of local or global communication and community.

Question 7

Environmental / Ecological
(Dimensions of Globalization)

Answer 7

Trade that is done to enhance the local or global environment or processes benefiting that environment, usually in accordance with the government.

Question 8

Technological
(Dimensions of Globalization)

Answer 8

Trade that is done for the purpose of advancing in technology, usually for the purpos making things more efficient or creating entirely new products.

Question 9

World Bank (WB)

Answer 9

Provides financial assistance or loans to low- to middle-class countries and is generally funded by richer countries to promote equity and to ensure quality of life within the poorer countries.

Question 10

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Answer 10

A global foundation that provides money for poorer countries, much like the World Bank but with more criteria. Located in Washington, D.C.

Question 11

Imports

Answer 11

Traded goods coming to a country from another country.

Question 12

Exports

Answer 12

Traded goods leaving a country to trade with another country.

Question 13

Standardization

Answer 13

How governments set specific rules or conduct for basic trade or make it more “by the book”.

Question 14

Containerization

Answer 14

A system using shipping containers that can easily be transported by a variety of means, such as semi trucks and cargo ships.

Question 15

Consumerism

Answer 15

A society promoting consumerism is one that encourages selling of products and obtains wealth largely because of consumers purchasing goods and services.

Question 16

Global Urbanisation

Answer 16

Regarding how most of the world is becoming more developed as a whole and most of the population is living in places classified as “urban”

Question 17

Cosmopolitan

Answer 17

A place or process of becoming a place that is influenced by the many cultures of the many citizens living there.

Question 18

Consumerist

Answer 18

Someone who widely promotes and engages in purchasing goods and services.

Question 19

Global Migration

Answer 19

The action of many people around the world moving / visiting countries they didn’t grow up in, usually for the benefit of their education or career via opportunities available to them that they don’t have in their home country.

Question 20

Free Trade

Answer 20

The process of trade that is absent of taxations or other extra fees or discounts directed at specific countries. Treating all places equally and offering equal prices and trade for goods, no matter the country.

Question 21

Domestic vs. Foreign

Answer 21

Domestic situations involve scenarios within a country itself, while foreign situations include affairs with other countries.

Question 22

Local
(Identity)

Answer 22

Referring to a thing, situation, or place that is in close proximity to something or its origin.

Question 23

Ethnic
(Identity)

Answer 23

A person’s ethnicity is determined upon the basis of where they were born or where their ancestors came from before them. An ethnic group is a collective that shares the same physical or cultural features specific to where they came from.

Question 24

National
(Identity)

Answer 24

In regards to something that is common across a country.

Question 25

Ethnocentrism

Answer 25

The belief that a person’s ethnicity and where they came from is superior to others.

Question 26

Cultural Homogenization

Answer 26

How the process of globalization causes cultures to combine and become one common belief or set of beliefs and traditions. This can accommodate or assimilate cultures altogether.

Question 27

Cultural Globalization

Answer 27

How cultures and belief systems are shared across the world, either combining, assimilating, or harmonizing / contrasting with one another.

Question 28

Hybridization

Answer 28

How things like cultures and products combine with ideas and customs of other places to become more accommodating and universal.

Question 29

Americanization

Answer 29

How things like cultures and products are influenced by the United States and places become more like the US.

Question 30

Assimilation

Answer 30

The purposeful, situational, or societal exclusion and sometimes replacement of a certain minority culture, belief system, etc.

Question 31

Acculturation

Answer 31

The process of replacing a culture (via assimilation) with another, generally a majority one that the current government or people in charge believe is “ideal” or “right”

Question 32

Accommodation

Answer 32

Including a variety of cultures and identities in a society.

Question 33

Universalization of Pop Culture

Answer 33

How pop culture (or popular culture) is becoming more universal and unanimous globally, mostly based on the western world.

Question 34

Diversity

Answer 34

The differences between individuals or collectives.

Question 35

Marginalization

Answer 35

The separation of citizens of a society based on ability or circumstance.

Question 36

Integration

Answer 36

Inclusion of different types of people; different cultures, ethnicities, traditions, customs, etc.; into a common, collective society.

Question 37

Cultural Protectionism

Answer 37

Protocols for things like media to promote the local culture of an area, for example, “Can.
Con.” requirements on Canadian radio stations.

Question 38

Westernization

Answer 38

How things become more like the west, aka. North America, especially the US. This happens because North America is generally wealthy and has the most monopoly over media around the world than any other place.

Question 39

Fragmentation

Answer 39

The lack or absence altogether of connections in a collective or society. This can cause holes in the collective or a feeling or isolation.

Question 40

Exploitation

Answer 40

When someone prioritizes their own needs to the detriment of others or collectives / organizations.

Question 41

Social Class

Answer 41

A person’s social class is how someone is viewed by society on the basis of money, generally, or material things that can be measured.

Question 42

Globalization Index

Answer 42

A tool to find the average across a global population or differences between countries.