Globalization: The Intro
What is a multi national Cooperation?
A Company that exists in more than one country
What does Apartheid Mean?
Separateness. (A historical example will be accepted as an answer too)
Define IMF
International Monetary Fund
What was the name of the documentary we watched on drag/ballroom culture?
Paris is Burning
What Province is Mr Aidan from?
Ontario
What is Cultural Globalization?
When a cultural concept exists in more than one country.
What is the scramble for Africa?
a period in the late 19th century focused on colonizing the African Continent as soon as possible.
Define CUSMA
The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement
Which activist is most connected to the Stonewall Riots?
Marsha P Johnson
How tall is Ms Julia? (Imperial or Metric)
5'9 or 176cm
the declaration of faith (Shahada), prayer (Salah), almsgiving (Zakat), fasting during Ramadan (Sawm), and pilgrimage to Makkah (Hajj)
What is the name of the document that outlines a plan and has testimony about the Residential school system in Canada .
T.R.C. (The Truth and Reconciliation Commision.)
Define Deregulation
The removal of regulations or restrictions, especially in a particular industry.
"he fought for deregulation of the telecom industry"
Define Orthodoxy in the context of religious studies
The importance of adhering to established doctrines or beliefs set by a specific religion.
How do you say turn left (or right) in Vietnamese?
rẽ phải
or
rẽ trái.
What is an economically positive result of globalization?
Teacher's Choice
Define the Indian Act (Canada)
The Act aimed to eradicate First Nations culture in favour of assimilation into Euro-Canadian society.
Made Indigenous People have fewer rights and was a precursor to the residential school system.
Define Scarcity in a globalized context
Scarcity is an economic concept where individuals must allocate limited resources to satisfy their needs. Scarcity occurs when demand for a good or service is greater than availability. Scarcity affects the monetary value individuals place on goods and services.
What is the difference between nationality and citizenship?
Nationality is a legal bond between an individual and a state, typically acquired through birth or descent, and is often considered a natural phenomenon.
Citizenship, on the other hand, is a legal status granted by a nation-state, conferring certain rights and responsibilities, and can be acquired through various legal processes like registration or naturalization.
How many member states are there in the United nations (within nearest 10)
There are 193 Member States in the United Nations. The latest member to join was South Sudan in 2011. In addition to these member states, the UN also recognizes two observer states, the Holy See and Palestine
What is the Paris Agreement?
The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change, aiming to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by limiting global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels
From a European perspective, what was the goal of Colonization?
Teacher's Choice
Students should talk about the nuance of the topic.
Using a real life example, tell me about how the monopolization of power in institutions like the IMF, WTO, or the World bank has had a negative impact on developing nations.
Teacher's Choice
One person defined religion as:
"a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, i.e., things set apart and forbidden -- beliefs and practices which unite into one single moral community called a Church, all those who adhere to them"
What is their name?
Emile Durkheim
On Average how fast does facial hair grow per day. (Use metric or imperial Measurements)
On average, facial hair grows about 0.3 to 0.5 millimeters (about 0.01 to 0.02 inches) per day