CS 31 Globalization and Its Impacts

What is one aspect of globalization mentioned in the text?

• International travel

• Local farming

• Traditional crafts

• Regional dialects

Who was Marco Polo?

• A Swedish journalist

• A Venetian merchant traveler

• A modern sociologist

• An American linguist

How does Wikipedia define globalization?

• The process of local integration

• The process of international integration

• The process of cultural isolation

• The process of economic decline

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According to Thomas Larsson, what does globalization involve?

• Increasing distances

• World shrinkage

• Cultural stagnation

• Economic isolation

What do sociologists Martin Albrow and Elizabeth King say about globalization?

• It is a process of cultural separation

• It incorporates people into a single world society

• It leads to economic downfall

• It promotes regionalism

What is the meaning of the word "deleterious" as used in the text?

• Beneficial

• Harmful or destructive

• Neutral

• Creative

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What has English become according to the text?

• A local dialect

• The global lingua franca

• A forgotten language

• A regional language

By 2010, what fraction of the world's population had access to computers?

• One-tenth

• One-fifth

• One-third

• One-half

How many people does the World Health Organization estimate are flying at any time of the day or night?

• 100,000

• 250,000

• 500,000

• 1,000,000

By the year 2020, how many youngsters are expected to be studying outside their home country?

• 1 million

• 3 million

• 5 million

• 7 million