The Contemporary World

According to Arjun Appadurai, globalization happens in multiple areas. This could be an____.

• idea, material and nonmaterial culture

                 

• music, food and dance

                 

• money, economics and trade

It is identified as the variety of accelerating economic, political, cultural, ideological and environmental processes that are rapidly altering our experience of the world.

• Intensification

• Globalization

                 

• Integration of Markets

The world economic system is characterized by a three-level hierarchy with some countries benefit while others are exploited.

• Semi-periphery countries

                       

• Global Capitalism

                 

• World Systems Theory

Which would best describe Economic Globalization?

• It facilitates global reputation, cheaper labor costs and fresh ideas.

                    

• The dominant capitalist countries exploit peripheral countries for labor and raw materials.

• It requires global war on terror.

How would you identity economic globalization?

• There is a diminishing economic and social significance of boundaries among nation states.

                      

• The world money is being spread around as goods, products, and technology from one country to another.

                 

• There is an acceleration of economic activities leading to the destruction of barriers and distances.

Economic integration does more good than harm.

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• It creates features of common markets.

It is a role of the United Nations that is facilitated through harmonization of laws and its other methods

• Expanding economic globalization by creating jobs and lowering the prices of goods

                     

• Assisting in alleviating poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy and encouraging human rights

                     

• Integrating the economies through the process of procuring goods, services, and capital.

It is the organ of United Nations that maintains international peace and security that recommends the appointment of the Secretary General and the admission of new members to the United Nations.

• Security Council

• Secretariat

• General Assembly

The process of globalization is uneven where there is an imbalance in the socio- economic and political categories of the world.

• True, because the world is divided into north and south, and first, second and third.

                     

• True, because the Philippines is an example of the Global North.

                       

•   True, because all global south countries in the hemisphere is characterized by low literacy rate.

Which would best describe the role of the United Nations?

• Peacekeeping and cultivating friendly relationships

                       

• Assisting in alleviating poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy and encouraging human rights

                    

                       

• Providing a forum where nations work together for common goals.