GE 3-Contemporary World - Prelim Quiz

Which describes globalization?

• World’s people, businesses, and countries coming together.

• Division and exclusion of people, businesses, and nations globally

• Breakdown of international links between people, businesses, and countries

• Expanding interdependence and interconnection of people, businesses and countries worldwide.

Which trait does globalization often exhibit?

• Advocacy of nationalist isolationist policies

• Encouragement of cultural isolation among nations

• Restrictions of cross-border movement of capital, information, goods, and services

• Unrestricted cross-border flow of capital, information, goods, and services across international borders

Which technological developments made globalization possible?

• Developments in transportation and agriculture

• Innovations in construction and manufacturing

• Communications and technological advancements

• Improvements in the medical and educational fields

Which are a few unfavorable effects of globalization?

• Cultural diversity, economic inequity and environmental protection

• Cultural homogenization, economic equality and environmental destruction

• Cultural homogenization, economic equality and environmental preservation

• Cultural homogenization, economic disparity, and environmental degradation

How can the ICT revolution be interpreted?

• By using the idea of localization?

• By using the idea of globalization

• By using the concept of glocalization diffusion

• By using the concept of culture

Who defined globalization as "the intensification of worldwide social relations"?

• Martin Albrow

• Anthony Giddens

• Roland Robertson

• Theodore Levitt

Which organization stimulated increased cross-border trade contributing to globalization?

• United Nations

• World Trade Organization

• International Monetary Fund

• World Bank

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of globalization mentioned in the material?

• Active process

• Borderless interaction

• Social isolation

• Spread of ideas and technology

One reason for globalization includes:

• Increasing transportation costs

• Political and economic instability

• Technological and managerial know-how exchange

• Reducing communication tools

Who popularized the term globalization in the late 1980s?

• Charles Taze Russell

• Theodore Levitt

• Martin Albrow

• Anthony Giddens