Global Interactions & Power Quiz

Globalization is best defined as

• An increasing variety and volume of trade
• Growing amount of cross border transactions due to diffusion of technology
• A growing interdependence of trans-national corporations
• An increasing amount of cultural exchanges resulting from new migrations

Which of the following is NOT one of the broader focuses of the KOF index?

• Social
• Economic
• Environmental
• Political

Which of the following nation-states is more than likely ranked higher than the rest on the KOF index of globalization?

• France
• Namibia
• Indonesia
• Colombia

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the KOF index for measuring globalization?

• Some countries have a large number of domestic tourists
• It is a composite index with 24 different variables
• It has nearly 160 different countries included for comparison.
• It allows for both spatial and temporal comparisons.

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of using the KOF index to measure globalization.  

• It tends to be American-centric on cultural components.
• Some variables, like number of letters mailed, tend to be outdated.
• It is a composite index that includes many variables.
• Some countries may choose to remain neutral and not engage in alliances.  

Which region of the world tends to be the most globalized, according to the KOF?

• East Asia
• North America
• Latin America
• Western Europe

The impact of Western culture, art, media, sport and leisure pursuits on the world are:

• economic globalization.

• cultural globalization.

• political globalization.

• anti-globalization.

With the KOF, economic globalization is measured through

• actual economic flows.

• restrictions to economic flows.

• both actual flows and restrictions.

• neither actual flows nor restrictions.

Which of the following is not used to measure political globalization on the KOF?

• number of active conflicts

• number of embassies in other countries

• number of the international organizations they're a member of

• # of UN peacekeeping missions they participate in

Which of the following is NOT a measured component of cultural globalization with the KOF?

• # of McDonalds located in a country

• # of radios/1000 people

• # of second languages spoken per capita

• degree of tourism a country is exposed to