Economic Globalization Review

Which of the following is NOT generally considered a type of globalization?

• Economic

• Political

• Geographical

• Historical

The entities listed on the attached world map can best be described as:

• Multicorps

• NGOs

• UNESCO

• Transnationals

This refers to a product or piece of pop culture that is well known around the world; a teenager in Gambia, Africa may well know what an "Apple iPhone" is, or Justin "Biebs" Bieber, just as well as a student in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta would. (One word)

(a)  

A major difference between NAFTA (1993-2018) and the USMCA (2018 - present) revolves around American insistence that Canada:

• Open up 3% of its dairy market to large-scale produced USA milk products

• Is free & sovereign to make any economic deal it likes with China

• Has no mechanism of disputing tariffs American imposes on Canadian made goods

• Offer cheaper streaming services to downplay international copyright issues

Local issues, like worker exploitation in sweatshops (or wildlife markets) can become major global issues like global income disparity (or pandemics) showcasing just how much the world has become more ___________ with globalization, economic or otherwise.

• Sovereign

• Interdependent

• Culturally Relevant

• Isolationist

This institution (and/or its acronym) regulates world economic transactions by insisting that global peace be best maintained through tariff free, economic globalization and, in particular, the process of trade liberalization: (three words, or the acronym)

(a)  

Referring to the video, identify and explain at least ONE criticism directed at Wal-Mart - the retail superstore that has benefited directly, and handsomely, from economic globalization in the past 30 years?

The CRTC is a body that does which of the following in Canada:

• Campaigns for Canada to garner a seat on the UN Security Council

• Oversees international sport to ensure Canadian athletes are treated fairly

• Ensures that citizen's tax payer dollar is used ethically and morally

• Regulates a quota of Canadian content in media to preserve our cultural identity

The working name(s) of YOUR generation, born after the events of September 11th, 2001 and into the age of Social Media (from 2003-present) are:

• Millennials and/or the "New" Generation

• Generation "Like" and/or Generation Z

• The War Babies and/or Baby Boomers

• Generation X and/or Y

Which of the following events was NOT largely motivated by anti-Globalization forces:

• Britain's "Brexit" (Exit) from the European Union in 2020

• The building of the border wall between USA & Mexico from 2016-2020

• Quebec's Charter of Values to ban all religious symbols in public services

• The Paris Climate Accords to reduce Greenhouse Gasses in 2015