Free trade, Global trade, and growth of large multinational businesses
100
What is The "Euro?"
The currency of the European Union
100
What does the culture of consumption satisfy?
wants and desires rather than needs or necessities.
100
Who limited foreign servers to internet access?
Vietnam and Iraq
100
Slavery was abolished and completely illegal by the 1960's. But even though after the abolishment millions were still forced into 3 different labor positions that were very beneficialness to the resolution of their country, their family, and themselves. What were these labor positions?
1) Bonded Labor
2) Child Labor servitude
3) Sexual Trafficking
200
What is Japans economic miracle or Rebuilding of Japans economy
Japan's ability to restore thier economy after WW2 using aid from the U.S. , exporting goods such as steel and textiles , and investment of money into its technological production
200
Explain OPEC and its purpose in the world.
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) managed the oil trade between the Middle East/ raise oil global prices
200
McDonald's and Coca-cola are examples of?
Homogenization of global culture which is the spread of popular and big ideas. Some called it Americanization as McDonalds werent just at your local corner in America but were in France, Italy, Britian, and many more countries
200
From 1650 to 1950 the World's population increases from ____ to ____.
500 million, 2.5 billion
200
____ and ____ were two epidemics eradicated in the past.
Smallpox and Diptheria
300
Name 3 events that occured in the 1990s.
The year(s) Japan suffered its recession. (hint: after it's rebuilding period). Another one is the OPEC's overproduction and dissension among members which diminished its influence. Lastly Investors withdrew support from Thailand in 1997. These are three main events but there are many more during this time period (check your outline).
300
After ______ war of 1973, OPEC placed _____ on oil to United States, Israel's ally
Arab-Israeli, embargo
300
Globalization______social, ______, and political isolation
minimizes, economic
300
What number of people in the world is projected by 2200?
11.6 billion. (DANG THATS ALOT OF PEOPLE!!)
300
HIV/AIDS was identified in ___,CA. By 2000 ____ people were living with the HIV/AIDS (___ lived in Africa).
San Francisco, 36.1 million, 21.8 million. HIV/AIDS has killed citizens who could not afford treatment and it also has caused many kids to be orphaned.
400
What were Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan all apart of?
All the areas/countries associated with the (original) The Little Tiger
400
What did the price of oil quadrupling between 1973 and 1975 do to the world?
Triggered a global epression (a world wide struggle)
400
Internet is an_____colony, with English hegemony and ____attempts a firewall to control_____information
China, information, internet
400
True or False? The Fertility rate has gone up the past twenty years.
False. In fact the Fertility rate has dropped the past twenty years
400
NGO's have been around to keep peace in and throughout the world at times dealing with disease, war, and poverty. Name 2 Non government organizations that help and aid throughout the world.
1) Red Cross
2) Greenpeace
500
How many nations are now included in the European Union?
15 nations are now included in the EU (European Union)
500
Explain NAFTA.
Treaty between U.S., Mexico,and Canada that provides either reduced or eliminated tariff rates for certain products traded between these countries
500
Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan (along with Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia later) experienced rapid growth economically/ politically.
Explain the "little tigers'.
500
Biodiversity is the multiple animal races and habitats that co exist together but it has been threatened by two concepts. What are the concepts?
Urbanization and agricultural expansion. During these concepts/ processes, many habitats are destroyed therefore putting many different animal races in a struggle in which for some have caused them to be on the verge of extinction.
500
Tourism has been big throughout the world. Sight seeing and witnessing history has been big to many different populations. It is so big that it is the____single industry in the world.
It is the Largest and has been for a while. Tourism has been going on since the 1800's in which mostly rich Europeans would tour the world. It has been going on since but took a pause after WWII. Afterwards though it got right back on track and became very successful