International MKT Ch. 3

The people of Japan have a long history of emphasizing qualities such as devotion, dependability, hard work, and skill. These cultural values are based on ______ philosophy.

Confucian

Theodore Roosevelt used the Roosevelt ______ to pressure the Dominican Republic to accept an economic adviser from the United States; he soon became the country's financial director.

Corollary

President James Monroe is famous for a public statement that became a key element in the foreign policy of the United States. This document was called the Monroe

Doctrine

The dramatic increase in economic growth in the industrialized world and the push for industrialization in the remaining world have put tremendous pressure on which of the following?

Earth's energy resources

______ reveal where goods and services are located and where they are needed, and they offer a way to communicate immediately across vast distances.

Effective communications

_____ problems become more obvious as nations around the world continue to build their industries and expand their economies.

Environmental

True or false: Countries involved in economic progress believe that environmental protection is optional, not imperative.

False

______ (the study of the world's terrain, climate patterns, nations, and civilizations) is an aspect of the business environment that cannot be controlled.

Geography

Which of the following statements is true about the history of a country?

It influences the way a country views itself in comparison to other nations.

The concept of ______ helped convince the people of the United States that the nation should absorb Texas, Oregon, New Mexico, and California and later become engaged in Cuba, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines.

Manifest Destiny

The most broad reading of ______ indicated that God had selected the people of the United States to set up a society that would serve as an ideal pattern for the rest of the world to follow.

Manifest Destiny

During the 1800s and 1900s, the United States expanded its boundaries to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. In large part, this expansion was accomplished because people believed in the concept of

Manifest Destiny.

______ often occurs when people want better opportunities for education, health care, and jobs.

Migration

Many citizens of the United States believe that the ______ prevents Europe from colonizing and politically manipulating Latin America.

Monroe Doctrine

Some Latin Americans think that the ______ is an annoying example of the United States meddling in Latin American affairs.

Monroe Doctrine

The ______ mandated three things: Europe would not be allowed to continue colonizing the two American continents; it would not meddle in governments there; and the United States would not meddle in European politics.

Monroe Doctrine

_____ growth in some regions has become too low to maintain current levels because of factors such as women opting for careers instead of building families, and working couples deciding not to have children.

Population

_____ is most likely in a society that has sufficient money, food, health care, widespread literacy, education for women, family planning, and a culture that places less emphasis on large families.

Population control

The ______ helped the United States obtain the Panama Canal Zone from Colombia and organize a provisional government in Cuba a few years later.

Roosevelt Corollary

______ development is an attempt to balance the needs of the environment, the economy, and people.

Sustainable

There is _____ as long as one group of people wants something that another group has, and there is a means of travel between the two groups.

TRade

_____ keep the world connected, make distances seem shorter, bypass natural barriers, compensate for scanty resources, and reduce the basic differences between societies and economies.

Trade routes

True or false: Subjectively, Mexicans see the United States as a threat to their political, economic, and cultural sovereignty.

True

After China was humbled by foreigners during the Opium Wars, the people felt ______ toward the Chinese government.

a loss of confidence

The key issue that drove the Opium War (1839-1842) was

a power struggle between China and foreign merchants.

For each dollar of gross national product, China spends three times as much for energy as an average country would, which indicates

an inefficient use of energy.

Which of the following will affect global economic growth and commerce in the coming decades?

availability of resources quality of resources location of resources

The perception of historic events is always somewhat skewed by one's own ______ and ______ criteria.

biases; self-reference

Nations that most often experience major ______ tend to have the poorest economies.

calamities

Which of the following is one of the foundations of all trade?

communication

Each innovative _____ has generated new business models, but some firms have missed these opportunities and gone out of business..

communications technology

In evaluating potential ______ markets, businesses should value the presence of large numbers of people.

consumer

The importance of ______ for the good of all is a basic belief in Japanese culture.

cooperation

The way a population usually responds to various circumstances can be referred to as

culture.

In industrial countries, the population is _____ and _____. Meanwhile, in developing countries, the population is growing rapidly.

decreasing; aging

China is struggling with an urgent dilemma, the _____ of hazardous wastes without merely dumping the problem in a new location.

disposal

The character of a region's land and climate, floods and other natural catastrophes, wars, and mismanagement of resources can cause financially unstable countries to slide deeper into

economic stagnation.

The expansion of commerce has been made easier by constantly improving ______ communications.

electronic

All nations must address mounting worldwide _____ problems such as ecosystems being degraded, hazardous waste being improperly managed, and people being forced to find new homes.

environmental

During the past decade, countries, companies, and societies in general began to believe that _____ is a fundamental element of doing business.

environmental protection

Participants in the Basel Convention signed an agreement mandating that countries had to obtain approval before disposing of wastes in other countries. Later the agreement was altered to prohibit developed nations from

exporting any hazardous wastes.

Which of the following is the most common way governments try to lower birthrates?

family planning

Financial considerations, self-esteem, religious views, the political environment, and the average person's level of education greatly influence a society's beliefs about appropriate

family size.

Some evidence indicates that _____ decrease as economies grow.

fertility rates

The treaty of Nanjing was insignificant because it failed to settle the issue of

foreign access to Chinese trade.

After millions of people died during the Taiping Rebellion in the mid-1800s, the Chinese leadership became distrustful toward ______ and ______.

foreign influences; religious movements

The second Opium War (1857-1860) led to more privileges for

foreign merchants.

A country's financial status, commerce, communications, and transportation systems can be hampered by ______ impediments such as tall mountain ranges.

geographic

The global marketplace has forced nations to become more competitive by building infrastructure to cope with ______ barriers. One example is the tunnel below the English Channel

geographic

The location of energy sources and other natural resources are

geographic accidents.

To analyze markets and their surroundings correctly, businesses should study the target markets'

geography.

Marketers should have some knowledge of the ______ of a country to discern the relationship between government and business, managers and those they manage, power structures within companies, and how the citizens feel about foreign businesses.

history

To truly understand the thoughts and actions of a nation or a culture, marketers must consider that region's

history and geography.

To appreciate how a society sees itself and how it views foreigners, a marketer should study the culture, both in the present and throughout its

history.

In addition to _____, the nations of the world derive energy from sources such as firewood, petroleum, nuclear power plants, ocean tides, and heat from the sun and from Earth itself.

human energy

In many underdeveloped countries, most of the energy is derived from

human labor.

Which of the following trends will substantially affect world business and world economic conditions?

increasing population in the developing world aging of the global population

China's struggle to manage _____ waste leads to other urgent dilemmas, such as how to manage hazardous waste.

industrial

When China imposes regulations on _____ waste, businesses must find ways to dispose of hazardous waste, which is _____ of measures to reduce pollution.

industrial; a by-product

What are two primary reasons people migrate from rural to urban areas?

job prospects health care

Cultural attitudes that encourage ______ are the main reason some societies have not achieved population control.

large families

The basic needs of _____ include readily available minerals and ways to produce energy.

modern technology

In the case of less-privileged countries, ______ tend to make it more and more difficult for them to resolve their persistent economic problems.

natural calamities

The history of a country is one factor in the way a nation

perceives itself.

People's ______ affects their interpretation of history and their opinions on various other subjects.

perspective

The Basel Convention produced a treaty that demonstrated influence and leadership. These qualities are also evident in the way that industries and societies have begun to address

pollution problems.

Changes in the demographics and location of the world's _____ will deeply affect demand for products and services in the future.

population

Characteristics that determine a region's climate -- such as altitude, moisture, and fluctuating temperatures -- affect the performance of

products and equipment.

Many _____ discourage or prohibit family planning, which impedes population control.

religions

Without reducing or at least stabilizing the population in developing nations, many countries will experience

slower economic growth. deterioration of public and social services.

It is important to build thriving economies worldwide and still preserve the environment for posterity. To address the problem of environmental degradation, governments, institutions, and commercial enterprises are emphasizing

social responsibility and ethics.

Motwino, a popular footwear manufacturing brand, is performing clean-up operations across the world to reduce its industrial waste. The company is also insisting that suppliers follow suit. This is an illustration of Motwino's awareness of its

social responsibility.

To fully understand a country's culture in light of its commerce and politics, one must cultivate a(n) _____ of its history.

subjective perception

The movement to achieve economic growth while using resources cautiously, spreading the benefits evenly among those involved, and minimizing the resulting damage to people and the environment is called ______ development.

sustainable

Each impressive new development in _____ has deeply changed human conditions, economic prosperity, and the way business operates.

technology

The development of the Internet and mobile telephones have affected which of the following?

the way businesses operate economic growth the way international business operations are managed

In a time when commerce is increasing among developing countries, the most rapidly expanding _____ are not the traditional ones.

trade routes

To convert resources into ______, a company must have raw materials and a cost-effective supply of energy.

usable products

In Japan, people traditionally have come together against outsiders who pose a danger to the

welfare of the community.

______ can be sufficiently diverse to require major adjustments even within a single national market. For example, products may need alterations due to different environmental conditions.

Climate

The ______ philosophy, which stresses the importance of loyalty, has been part of Japanese culture since ancient times.

Confucian

The treaty of Nanjing specifically included provisions allowing ______ throughout the realm.

Christian evangelism