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Unit #1 - Globalization and Identity

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Question 1

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What are the 3 dimensions of Globalization?
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  • Physical, Psychological, Emotional
  • Political, Social, Economic
  • Political, Social, Transnational

Question 2

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A transnational corporation is:
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  • A company that exports and imports freely
  • A company which produces its own goods and sell to the consumers directly
  • A company which sells goods and services directly to the public in many countries

Question 3

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Retail operations sells goods and services to the public
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Check all that apply - Wal-Mart is an example of:
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  • Retail Operator
  • Transnational Corporation

Question 5

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A union is:
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  • When workers join together to negotiate certain employment conditions with their company
  • When two companies join together to negotiate with a government
  • When employee groups join together to lobby agains the government

Question 6

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A society is:
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  • A collection of people across many regions who are governed by one body
  • An order of people who participate in trade collectively across many borders
  • A group of people who form an ordered community centered on kinship, an ideology, a religion, a language, or a particular world view

Question 7

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Globalization is only the transfer of goods
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Check all which are forms of social globalization
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  • Democracy
  • The World Health Organization sharing knowledge on diseases
  • Pop stars conducting a world tour
  • Wal-Mart expands into new countries
  • Jeans with holes in them become a fashion trend across the world

Question 9

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Choose the best answer which depicts the dimension of political globalization:
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  • New regulations are imposed globally on travelers due to Ebola virus outbreak
  • Democratic elections are held in Pakistan for the first time
  • Governments negotiate a commercial deal with an international oil company to drill on national land

Question 10

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The expansion and impacts of transnational corporations fall into the economic dimension of globalization
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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A "global village" is:
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  • A very large community which comes together based on similar world views
  • A concept to promote international democracy and diplomacy
  • The concept that everyone in the world will become connected through television

Question 12

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Check all that apply - Democracy is:
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  • An idea that is spreading from country to country
  • A concept that boosts people's standard of living and improves the ethics of government
  • An idea that is dying due to controversy
  • A concept that believes in bringing people freedom to make choices from government control

Question 13

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A minority group is one that is in control of the larger society, represent many, and less likely to face discrimination
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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Check all that apply - Examples of Minority groups are:
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  • Aboriginal People In Canada
  • African Americans In the United States
  • Syrian refugees in Germany
  • Mexicans employed in California

Question 15

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Official bilinguialism is:
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  • Countries which legally recognize two languages
  • People who can speak at least 4 languages
  • Countries who only recognize 1 language

Question 16

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What is the biggest drawback of official bilingualism in Canada?
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  • It causes confusion to trade situations, governments, and visitors
  • It is very expensive to translate in 2 languages
  • It causes the nation to be split basis language preference

Question 17

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What is the difference between an Anglophone and Francophone?
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  • An Anglophone is a person who speaks only speaks French, while a Francophone is someone who can speak both English and French
  • An Anglophone is a person whose heritage is from Great Britain, while a Francophone is someone whose heritage is from France
  • An Anglophone is a person who speaks English as their primary language, while a Francophone is someone who speaks French as their primary language

Question 18

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Hybridization is when all individuals experience the same culture, media, and communications in an attempt to make them more similar
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  • True
  • False

Question 19

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What is media convergence?
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  • When media companies merge into media transnationals
  • When different forms of media come together on a singular topic
  • When a single type of media expresses opinions about a subject

Question 20

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Check all that apply - What are the advantages of transnationals?
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  • Smaller, diverse media cannot compete financially
  • Many people enjoy media products created by transnationals
  • Transnationals have large financial and human resources to create new media
  • They can use their control of he media to express voices of diverse cultures

Question 21

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Check all that apply - What are the disadvantages of transnationals?
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  • Transnationals have too much influence over world culture
  • Transnational do not use their power to express voices of diverse cultures
  • Transnationals use media to express voices of many cultures
  • Smaller, diverse media cannot compete financially with transnationals

Question 22

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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the Societe Radio-Canada Broadcasting (SRC) are public and private broadcasters which are French-language networks.
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  • True
  • False

Question 23

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What is APTN?
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  • The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
  • The Aboriginal Protection Trans-border Network
  • The Aboriginal Peoples Transnational Niche

Question 24

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A minority language is one that:
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  • Is spoken by everyone in a specific region of the country
  • Is spoken by the minority of people in a country
  • Is only spoken by those who are considered minority people

Question 25

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What is the purpose of the Canadian Ratio and Television Commission (CRTC)?
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  • An independent public authority aimed at regulating and promoting the Canadian culture
  • An independent public authority aimed at providing independent news free from bias to Canadians
  • An independent public authority aimed at assisting small Canadian business owners to succeed

Question 26

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Check all that apply - In Canada, Bill 101:
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  • Was passed in 1977
  • Was passed in Quebec
  • Was passed to promote English as the primary language
  • Set out as a goal to ensure Quebec remained a Francophone society
  • Promoted the use of English on signs in Quebec

Question 27

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Why did some Anglophones flee Quebec in the late 1970's?
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  • They were required to study in French only at school due to Bill 101
  • They were discriminated against in employment and could not jobs
  • They suffered religious persecution due to British heritage

Question 28

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What is the difference between CanCon and CAVCO?
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  • CanCon is the regulatory authority governing the broadcast in Canada, while CAVCO is the actual points system which measures the content produced to be considered Canadian.
  • CanCon is the amount of Canadian content that Canadian broadcasters must broadcast, while CAVCO is the actual points system which measures the content produced to be considered Canadian.
  • CanCon is the amount of Canadian content that Canadian broadcasters must broadcast, while CAVCO is simply another name for Canadian Content.

Question 29

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The stages of language viability are: Viable, Viable but small, Endangered, Near Extinction, and Extinct. Latin, Cornish, Gothic, Beothuk are all examples of extinct languages.
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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Check all that apply - What are ways that our society is becoming homogenized?
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  • Clothing trends across the world
  • Internet
  • Movies released globally like Star Wars
  • Traditions in small communities
  • Low cost, global air transportation

Question 31

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Homogenization is _____________, while assimilation is _________________.
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  • Homogenization is when differences between values, attitudes, beliefs, customs, and traditions are reduced, while assimilation is when a larger ethnic group absorbs a minority group.
  • Homogenization is when a larger ethnic group absorbs a smaller minority group, while assimilation is the intentional reduction of a culture's traditions and beliefs.
  • Homogenization includes acts to intentionally preserve the beliefs, attitudes, traditions, and values of a culture keeping them different, while assimilation is when a larger ethnic group absorbs a minority group.

Question 32

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A monoculture occurs through homogenization when everyone into one culture.
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  • True
  • False

Question 33

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Check all that apply - Examples of assimilation include:
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  • Being forced to give up traditional language in favor of the majority language
  • Preserving cultural rituals in daily life
  • Voluntarily taking on global beliefs and teaching the new beliefs to youth

Question 34

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Marginalization occurs when:
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  • Groups or individuals are pulled into the majority group of society forgetting traditional ways
  • Groups or individuals are made to believe a different way of life
  • Groups or individuals are left out of the main group of society (politically, socially, economically)

Question 35

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An accommodation occurs when:
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  • A statement to individuals or groups requesting change too comply with the majority
  • A specific intent exclude a member or group of society because of different views or beliefs
  • A change to a standard or policy occurs with the specific intent to include an individual or group

Question 36

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Secularism is a distinct and total separation between state institutions and religious institutions
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  • True
  • False

Question 37

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Integration is:
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  • An intentional change in the environment where diverse identities are supported and nurtured
  • An intentional change in the environment to exclude certain members of society based on beliefs
  • An intentional attempt to change the views of diverse identities to the majority view

Question 38

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A city is said to be more "cosmopolitan" when it becomes less diverse and holds a strong majority view in politics, religions, and views on society.
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  • True
  • False

Question 39

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Acculturation is:
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  • When people adapt to a new culture at the speed and to the extent they desire
  • When people adapt to a new culture at the speed and the extent the majority desires them to
  • When people adapt to a new culture at a slower speed and lower extent than desired by majority

Question 40

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Check all that apply - Examples of integration are:
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  • Intentionally segregating black and white kids in schools in the US in the 1960's
  • Intentionally forcing Aboriginal children to learn English and enter the Anglophone school system
  • Intentionally providing scholarships for minority children to attend the best school in an area

Question 41

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A Co-operative is a business owned jointly by members who share the profits equally.
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  • True
  • False

Question 42

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Cultural revitalization is:
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  • Use of modern technologies with the sole purpose of increasing trade and growing majority population
  • Use of modern technologies and global markets to promote a place as unique in a diverse society
  • Use of modern technologies and global markets to hold down the minority population

Question 43

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What is another name for Bill 101?
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  • Quebec's French Bill
  • Charter of French Language
  • Assimilation of Francophones

Question 44

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Check all the apply - La Francophone works to:
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  • Encourage wealthy countries to pool resources and help less wealthy countries with projects
  • Promote English as the majority language to establish one singular way to community globally
  • Preserve the French language globally
  • Promote television broadcasting (TV5) in French

Question 45

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What are traditions?
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  • The ideas of mainstream culture.
  • The customs of a family or culture.
  • A political system in which laws apply to everyone equally.

Question 46

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Language is a method of human communication?
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  • True
  • False

Question 47

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What is interdependence ?
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  • the growing of mutual dependence among peoples, socially, economically, and politically.
  • living without the help of others and goverment.
  • the process of becoming more globally connected.

Question 48

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Multiculturalism is a reflection of many different cultures?
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  • True
  • False

Question 49

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What is Ta Moko?
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  • Permanent body and face markings by Papoka, indigenous people of Canada
  • Prison tattoos.
  • Permanent body and face markings by Ta moko, indigenous people of New Zealand.

Question 50

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Maori are the aboriginal people of New Zealand?
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  • True
  • False

Question 51

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What is the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism?
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  • Canada was recognized as an official bilingual and bicultural country.
  • A group establish to remove French as an official language in Canada.
  • the customs of a family or culture

Question 52

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What is a Metis?
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  • A person of mixed American Indian and Africain ancestry living around the areas of Red and Saskatchewan rivers in 19th century.
  • A person of mixed American indian and Euro-American ancestry living around the areas of Red and Saskatchewan rivers in 19th century. .
  • A person of 100% American Indian ancestry living around the areas of Red and Saskatchewan rivers in 19th century.

Question 53

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A pluralistic society is a society that does not respect the diversity of languages, beliefs, values and religions and others.
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  • True
  • False

Question 54

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A Quebecois is a French speaking native of Quebec?
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  • True
  • False

Question 55

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What is segregation?
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  • The volunteer separation of different racial groups in country, community or establishment.
  • The separation of State and Religion.
  • The enforced separation of different racial groups in country, community or establishment.

Question 56

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Media concentration is a phenomenon in which increasing numbers of people and corps own media outlets.
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  • True
  • False

Question 57

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One of the most well known and the most horrible examples of ethnocentrism to ever occur was during Nazi Germany.
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  • True
  • False
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