Exam 12: The Demographic and Cultural Dimensions of Globalization

Global communications and social networking can be instrumental in the organization of protests and revolutions, helping oppressed groups gain momentum against dictatorial governments.

Cosmopolitan is an outlook that values viewing the entire world as the best unit for governance and personal identity, as opposed to other polities, such as one local city.

The use of information technology such as Twitter and YouTube was instrumental in getting word out in spite of government restrictions about which international event?

What is the approximate current global population?

Virtuality refers to computer technology that creates an imaginary picture of actual things, people, and experiences.

Write an essay on the current state of the spread of various types of influenza worldwide. What impact can these various disease entities have on future growth and public policy?

The global electronic web of people, ideas, and interactions on the Internet, which is unencumbered by the borders of the geopolitical world is known as _____.

The ability of the media to identify and publicize issues, thus determining the problems that receive attention by governments and the public is called _____.

Leading countries of origin for refugees seeking asylum are Afghanistan and Iraq.

Malaria is a major threat to global health, and there is little for the international community to do about it, as malaria is neither preventable nor easily treatable.

Which of the following is a communicable disease that causes a large number of deaths in the world each year?

People who flee for safety to another country because of a well-founded fear of political persecution, environmental degradation, or famine are known as _____.

The "demographic divide" results from the fact that population growth is much higher in the Global South than in the Global North.

Urbanization occurs in both the developed and the developing world. (a) Define urbanization. (b)  Describe the advantages and disadvantage of this growing migration trend. (c) Explain whether you believe urbanization is a good or bad thing. Why?

Evidence strongly suggests that rapid population growth will help eliminate domestic strife and environmental degradation.

Political scientist Daniel Drezner's argument that states make the rules and powerful governments still control the shaping of their global destiny fits with which theory of international relations?

Which of the following significantly contributes to the globalization process?

Which country has begun a protracted effort to encourage marriage and childbearing by offering financial incentives to women who have multiple children?

The "age of migration" means that many more people are crossing borders compared to years past. Many are in search of economic opportunity whereas others are fleeing persecution, or genocide, or ethnic cleansing. Write an essay describing the difficulties that countries receiving large numbers of these immigrants experience.

Two disadvantages of the recent global communications explosion are _____ and _____.