Unit One
What is globalization?
The process of the world becoming increasingly interdependent and interconnected over time.
In what year did Columbus sail the ocean blue?
1492
Define industrialization
When a country moves from an agriculture based economy to a production based economy
What does NAFTA stand for?
North American Free Trade Agreement
Define Americanization
The spread of American culture around the world
What are the four factors of globalization?
Trade, transportation, communication technology, and the media
What island did Columbus land on and which Indigenous group did he encounter?
Hispaniola and the Taino
List three of the six things required for an industrial revolution
Excess capital, labour, entrepreneurs, natural resources, communication and transportation networks, political stability
Define outsourcing
A company hiring another to fulfill a task
Define and give an example of cultural homogenization
Reduction in cultural diversity - fast food being enjoyed over local cultural dishes
What are the four dimensions of globalization?
Cultural, economic, political, and social
The widespread exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and human populations between the New World (the Americas) and the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) following Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas in 1492.
Define assimilation
The process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society's majority group or fully adopts the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group.
Define and give an example of a transnational corporation
A corporation that operates in more than one country - WalMart
Define and give an example of cultural hybridization
Combining two or more things from different cultures to create something new - California rolls
Explain the four different positions on the globalization spectrum
Hyperglobalist - loves globalization
Pro/Moderate Globalist - like globalization but it could be even better with some small changes
Alter globalist - does not like globalization but it could be better if it was altered
Rejectionist - hates globalization
List five things exchanged between the new and old worlds during the Columbian Exchange
Answers may vary
What were two methods of assimilation taken by the Canadian government against Canada's indigenous population
Indian Act of 1876 and Residential Schools
What is the difference between trade liberalization and trade protectionism?
Trade liberalization - the removal or reduction of restrictions or barriers on the free exchange of goods and services between nations
Trade Protectionism - the practice of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports
What is cultural protectionism?
A deliberate attempt on the part of the government(s) to promote local culture and limit the effect of foreign culture on the domestic population
Define integration
Integration can refer to the process of bringing different things together, whether it's mixing diverse cultures, combining software systems, or calculating mathematical areas. In a broader sense, it involves creating a unified whole by combining various elements
An economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production, where businesses operate to make profits, and prices are determined by supply and demand in a free market.
What are five legacies of residential schools and other acts of assimilation that still affect Canada's Indigenous population to this day?
Trauma - direct and intergenerational
Disconnection from culture/loss of culture
Higher rates of substance abuse, incarceration, suicide
Lack of education/structure
Mistrust of Canadian government and its institutions
What is sustainable development?
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future
What are two actions the Canadian government has taken to protect Canadian culture?
Content and language laws