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WORLD ISSUES EXAM
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- 1U1 - What is the difference between a problem and an issue?Problem - small in scale, between two people
Issue - large in scale, between many people - 2U1 - What are the 4 types of issues?1. Political - power, culture, change
2. Environmental - impact the natural environment & where people interact w/ nature
3. Social - relations among communities
4. Economic - the cost of having a problem - 3U1 - What is a paradigm?A set of assumptions/beliefs shared by a community that constitute a way of viewing reality
- 4U1 - What is a new paradigm?A shift in world views - essentially viewing the world from space, with no divisions or bounadaries
- 5U1 - What are the different World Views?1. The Global Village- cultural diffusion
2. Earth as a Natural System - idea that the earth's "biosphere" is where is is possible to live
3. The GAIA hypothesis - earth is a single living thing w/ all its life's forms
4. Spaceship Earth - Earth is similar to a spaceship where all essentials of life exist - 6U1 - What are the 13 map requirements?1. appropriate title
2. nothing outside border
3. north arrow
4. scale
5. labelling in black ink
6. shading is light and uniform
7. blue only for water
8. labelling of places parallel to bottom
9. labelling of natural features follow form
10. no arrows
11. boxed legend
12. full name bottom right
13. all sources bottom left - 7U1 - Define GlobalizationThe process of increasing the connectivity & interdependence of the world market business
Destruction of local cultures & the weakening of traditional religious beliefs replaced by a homogenized state - 8U1 - What are two pro-globalization organizations?World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Economic Forum (WEF) - 9U1 - What are the 8 types of Globalization?Cultural - harmonization of the world cultures at the expense of local cultures
Economic - multinational companies (Nike)
Ecological - world must be treated as a single ecosystem
Financial - reflects World Financial Market
Geographical - borderless world, relationship b/w countries (war, trade)
Technological - we're dependent on other countries technology
Sociological - every country should have common attitudes & behaviour
Political - pressure to adopt more uniform policies - 10U1 - What are concerns with globalization?Threat to religions, loss of culture & jobs, corporate profits before workers rights
- 11U1 - What are benefits to globalization?Global health and safety standards have improved conditions in many parts of the world
- 12U1 - What is the difference between Globalism & Globalization?Globalism is the belief that humans share the earth and the need for mutual respect and care of the environment by sharing resources - IDEOLOGY
Globalization is corporations moving their money, factories, and products are the globe to create dependency - ACT - 13U1 - Why offer contracts and not full time jobs?- Easily terminated
- Force employee to be on their game
- Companies wont pay benefits
- Less commitment - 14U1 - What is the impact of using a labour agency?- Quick help
- Qualified workers
- Flexible time
- Could become long-term employee - 15U1 - What is outsourcing?Involves transferring employees and assets from one firm to another
- 16U1 - What is the problem with outsourcing?- Ethical issues
- Social responsibility
- External risk - 17U1 - What is the "Coat of Countries"?With the globalization of the economy, it makes sense to assemble a suit in stages in different areas of the world.
The wool is raised in Australia, fabric is woven in India, buttons made in Canada, should pads made in China, final product is manufactured in Russia. - 18U1 - What are the 10 key points to media?1. Influential - shapes the way we think
2. Influenced - people who own the channel, influence the content
3. Business - here to sell us something
4. Bias - CTV is gov owned, speaks on a gov side
5. Increase Global Conflict - "if it bleeds, it leads"
6. Designed to Entertain - stay on its channel
7. Shapes Opinion - spins the story (ie. Palestine v. Israel newspaper)
8. Filtering - filtered through various view points
9. Controlled by Multiple People - they decide what we know
10. Unbalanced View - emphasis on one story means less emphasis on another - 19U1 - What is mainstream media?Forms of mass communication with wide public consumption (ie. newspapers, TV)
- 20U1 - How does media twist reality?MEDIA IS A BUSINESS - IT SELLS YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR
Conclusions are drawn without accurate information
Emphasizing certain points that suit their agenda - 21U1 - What is the difference between publicly and privately owned media?Publicly allows the public to act effectively in the interests of their communities
Privately is a non-governmental unit, such as corporations like Fox and Quebecor - 22U1 - What is the Vertically Integrated Media System?When a corporation owns/controls all aspects of the production system from origin to consumer therefor dominating the market share
EXAMPLE - 1 company owns Longos, No Frills, and Concord - 23U1 - What is alternative media?Forms of news communication that challenge the norm by showing you a different side of the story
(ie. The Daily Show) - 24U1 - What is "Manufacturing Consent" by Noam Chomsky about?How an authoritarian government can easily control the information received by the public by setting a news agenda
- 25U1 Define Green Define Green Washing Define Junk ScienceGreen: environmentally friendly
Green Washing: change the perception
Junk Science: scientific method to prove their point - 26U1 Define Grass Roots Define Commercial Pollution Define Cultural DiffusionGrass Roots: people who are standing up
Commercial Pollution: creates the image of necessity
Cultural Diffusion: monoculture - 27U1 - How are media patterns affecting our ability to analyze issues?Too few companies own everything, forcing our views to be subjective
- 28U1 - What is "Consumerism" and what are the impacts from it?Consumerism: the fact or practice of an increasing consumption of good
By consuming too much we increase pressure on earths natural resources, contributing to environmental degradation - 29U1 - Define pop cultureDynamic heterogenous culture that allows a great deal of individualism, innovation, and change
- 30U1 - What is a "Paradigm Shifter"?A person/organization who works to change mainstream assumptions, values, and approaches
- 31U1 - What is Media Literacy?The ability to decode/deconstruct the information that is received in order to find out the truth
- 32U1 - What is McWorld?The spread of western culture (Americanization), and the ideology of a monoculture spreading globally
- 33U1 - What is Jihad?The Islamic Religion that refers to eastern ideology of fighting against those who influence to sustain their culture
Generally through non-violent measures with exceptions (ie. Al Qaeda) - 34U1 - Summarize Jihad v. McWorldMcDonalds is an American company expanding into all parts of the world
Expansion of McDonalds represents America expanding into areas of the world
The Jihad opposes the "Americanization" of their countries - 35U1 - What are the pros to Walmart?- Donate to charity
- Provides jobs
- Convenience
- Hire people with disabilities
- Good business tactics
- Economical gain in developing countries - 36U1 - What are the cons to Walmart?- Cheaper labour
- No union
- Ruins small businesses
- Habitat loss (takes over land)
- Promotes laziness/obesity - 37U2 - Define sustainabilityDevelopment that meets the needs of people today without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their needs
- 38U2 - Define carry capacityThe maximum number of people that can be sustained without decreasing environment
- 39U2 - What is the planetary system?The system formed by the interconnectivity of all living things
- 40U2 - Define Transboundary PollutionPollution that crosses geographic borders (ie. 50% of Toronto's pollution comes from Michigan)
- 41U2 - What is the difference between the Human System and the Natural SystemHuman settlements, transportation & communication systems, patterns, and networks of economic interdependence
VS.
Rivers, drainage systems, ocean circulation - 42U2 Define Biotic Define Abiotic Define SynergyThe living things within an organism
The non-living things within an organism
The combined/cooperative action of two or more agents - 43U2 Define Keystone Species Define Indicator Species Define Indigenous SpeciesSpecies that exert an influence on their natural environment
Species that indicate trouble (ie. birds)
Species that belong naturally to a region - 44U2 What are Anthropogenic Ecosystems? What are Persistent Organic Pollutants?Human-made environment/habitat
Toxic chemicals that take long periods of time to be degraded in the environment - 45U2 Define Biodiversity Define Ecological FootprintThe variety of life found within any given area
The land area of an ecosystem required to support a level of resource consumption & waste assimilation of an individual/population - 46U2 - Explain the Frog in the PotIf you put a frog into a boiling pot of water, it'll jump out
If you put a frog in a pot of water, then boil it, it will not become aware of the threat until its too late
Analogy for how humans are changing the biosphere & wont realize until its too late - 47U2 - Explain Earth as a LifeboatOvercrowded lifeboat that has a carrying capacity is crammed with people with insufficient supplies
The carrying capacity can exceed slightly, but eventually it will become unsustainable and sink
Analogy describe how a growing population can result in overly consuming resources - DANGEROUS FOR ENVIRONMENT - 48U2 - Explain Tragedy of the CommonsIf a resource is held in common for use by all, the resource will be destroyed
No regulation = Greed = over exploitation
The greater # of people using the resource, the faster it's destoryed - 49U2 - What are the 9 leading factors in the loss of biodiversity?1. Human Scale - the ecological footprint of all humanity is larger than all other species combined
2. Development - urbanization
3. Biotechnology - farmers mixing living things to create better wool for commercial gain
4. Use of Fossil Fuels - significantly polluting air, rising sea levels
5. Pollution - damages ecosystems and eliminates sensitive species
6. Over Exploitation - people demand products that are becoming scarce
7. Poverty - the world trading system puts pressure on countries to build their economies (the rich get richer, the poor stay the same)
8. Bioinvasion - Invasive species pose threat to native species
9. Government Policies - geared toward western industrial models (McWorld) - 50U2 - Why are languages vanishing?As we spread democracy, we spread the need for western creation of McWorld (MONOCULTURE)
- 51U2 - What is the ingenuity gap?We don't use technology to solve the world's problem, we just use it to study & predict it
- 52U2 How much water does an average Canadian consume per day? What is the problem with Bolivians and water?350 litres a day
Government leased all countries water to American country, Bolivians couldn't afford water (which is badly polluted) leading to poor health conditions - 53U2 - What does the Lorax teach us? What does the Lorax represent? What does the Onceler represent?Unless someone cares a whole lot, nothing is going to change
Lorax is ecocentric - believes earths resources are limited & we need to protect them
Onceler is technocentric - believes technology will solve all problems & we should generate wealth from resources - 54U3 - Define geopolitics.Political, environmental, social, and economic interactions within and among countries that describes how nations exert their influence over their own people & other nations to get more international power.
- 55U3 - Define a stateA defined sovereign territory that has permanent resident population, an organized economy, form of government recognized by law, and a political entity
- 56U3 - Define a nationA large group of people who share cultural features such as language, ethnicity, history, homeland, customs, values & religion
(not limited by geography) - 57U3 - What is a nation-state?Where each person in a political boundary shares the same cultural traits
(Ex. Lesotho where 99.7% of the population are of the Sotho culture) - 58U3 - Define NationalismEmotions associated with feelings of patriotism
- 59U3 - What is meant by Supranational Capitalism?Explains multinational corporations, trade agreements, the IMF, and the WTO
Globalization has caused the expansion of trade blocs and may force changes in the political & economic polices of state - 60U3 - What are some efforts in Counterterrorism?- Increased airport security
- Greater border and immigration control
- Proposed use of identity cards - 61U3 - What is an ethnopolitical movement?Political mobilization of minority groups organized along ethnic lines
Ex. East Timorese, Indonesia and Chechens, Russia - 62U3 - Where are there currently resource disputes?- Middle East (oil)
- Angola & Sierra Leone (diamonds)
Southeast Asia (offshore oil) - 63U3 - What are the two different types of geopolitical intervention?1. Military - deliberate act of nation to threaten/use military force to alter an existing conflict where political and civil rights are being violated
2. Humanitarian - Protects civilians from human right violations, offered by NGO's - 64U3 - How does globalization impact geopolitical patterns around the world?Countries no longer contained with national boundaries which creates imbalance b/w private & public sectors of political, economic, and transnational corporations
Leads to a loss in national control over global finance, climate change & disease - 65U3 Define country/state Define political ideologyIndependent political unit with secure borders, control of resources, and regional/international influence & administrative matters
The values & beliefs of your political leader - 66U3 - What does the United Nations do?Sets international policies to promote environmental and social well-being and security
Have the right to intervene in a country to protect vulnerable populations, revolution, state repression, and collapse
Its goal is to encourage acceptance of universal values (homogenization) - 67U3 - What does the ICC do?Resolve disputes between different countries
It's a set up for crimes against humanity
Judges & prosecutors are elected by states - 68U3 - What does the International Monetary Fund do? What does it support?Maintains currency stability and exchange rates through different countries
Supports neo-liberal economic model (free flow of money, goods & services - 69U3 - What does the World Trade Organization do?Regulates world trade with its power to invalidate regional trade agreements
- 70U3 - What is the Group of Twenty?A forum of finance ministers and central bank governs from 20 countries that promotes discussion, study ideas related to the global economy & financial stability
- 71U3 - What is the EU? Whos involved?European Union - most economically powerful regional organization
27 European countries that give up sovereignty power to become part of the group - 72U3 - What is OPEC? Who is involved?Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Group of countries with oil
Includes Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Algeria, Nigeria - 73U3 - What is ASEAN?Association of South East Asian Nations
Organization that looks out for economic interests of Asia
Includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand - 74U3 - What is MERCO-SUR?Common Market of the South
Looks out for the best interests of South America
Includes Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay - 75U3 What is NAFTA? What is FTAA?North American Free Trade Agreement
(Mexico, USA, Canada)
Free Trade of the Americas Agreement
(North America & South America) - 76U3 - What is the criteria in being a superpower?1. Political, Military, Technological that matches economic stability
2. High population size, high literacy rate, diplomatic alliances, social cohesion
3. Intervenes in world issues
4. Willing to act unilaterally
5. Right and responsibilities
6. Role depending on what they want - 77U3 - Why is the USA a superpower?Ranks highly in population size, literacy, natural resources, industrial & technological development, political stability, social cohesion, military strength, and diplomatic alliance
- 78U3 - Why is China expected to become top world economy?Monopoly of manufacturing, will becomes biggest superpower solely with economics, they have the biggest population & military
- 79U3 - Why is India expected to become top world economy?They have control of all technology and have a huge population
- 80U3 - Why is Black Gold the strategic resource?1. World is dependent on oil
2. Oil in developing countries is more in demand
3. The poorer you are, the more you need
4. Middle East is economically stable, this is the only resource they have - 81U3 - Who is the Group of 77?An alliance of developing countries that began to meet and work together to form a common front with greater collective power
- 82U3 - What is the difference between crime attacks and terrorist attacks?Crime only affects a few people
Terrorism effects a society/population - 83U3 - What is meant by "Terrorism as theatre"?Terrorist plan attacks for people to see, as if its a show
- 84U3 - Define colonization and list 4 major colonial powersThe settlement of a territory or country by another nation
Britain - most of East Africa
France - West Africa, Algeria, Madagascar
Belgium - Congo
Italy - Libya, Somalia, Eritrea - 85U3 - What is neo-colonialism?A policy whereby a major power uses economic and political means to continue or extend its influence over underdeveloped nations/areas
- 86U3 - Explain the Rwandan GenocideCentral East Africa
Two groups: Hutu & Tutsi (more of them)
General Huvenal Habyarimana created a plan to kill the Tutsi, his place was shot down, started the genocide
800,000 people were killed over 3 months - 87U3 - Who is Romeo Dallarie?Lieutenant General, Canadas best peace keeper
Wanted to stop the genocide, could have done more if they let him from the start
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