INTRO to GLOBAL STUDIES // FINAL REVIEW

American Dream

"an American worldview that proposes that all people have, or should have, opportunities to achieve material prosperity through hard work"?

Worldview

"assumptions people have about the structure of the universe" or "an encompassing picture of reality"

What does insh'allah mean?

"if God wills" Muslims and Christians in the Middle East use this expression

History comes from the Latin word meaning...

"to inquire"

What 2 subfields of political science pertain most to international studies?

- Comparative politics - international relations

What is geography?

- In Greek, writing about description of the earth. - In Chinese, patterns on/of the earth. - "Study of the interaction of physical and human phenomena at individual places and of how interactions among places form patterns and organize space." - Answers the question of where

2 strands of the US political structure

- Liberalism - Civil Republicanism

When did the Iron Curtain fall?

1989 (Soviet Union goes off life support)

About how many countries in the world are there?

200

USA = _____ % of Global GDP

25

How many countries are in the European Union?

28

How many Communist countries are there?

5! China Cuba Laos North Korea Vietnam

How long ago did the gradual process of globalization start?

500 years ago with Westward exploration

What is the approx. world population?

7.5 Billion

What % of the earth's land mass did Europeans and their cultural offspring (American, Canadian, Australian) control in 1900?

85%

What is Turkey's historic association with Europe and a factor in the consideration for its addition to the European Union?

??

When did the USA become the world's greatest power?

After WWII (1945)

Which country has the most fresh water in the world?

Canada

What situation in the Middle East jeopardizes Turkey's entry into the EU?

Civil war on Turkey's border in Syria and Iraq.

"Marx believed that the contradictions inherent in global capitalism would eventually lead to its collapse, and the emergence of a utopian, classless society called _____________."

Communism

FAR LEFT

Communism (Believes in expanded government) - Liberal - Hawks

Anthropology is...

Comparative Holistic Empirical Evolutionary Relativistic

CENTER

DEMOCRACY

What is "the social science that studies, describes, models, and makes projections about flows of wealth and the process of the production, distribution, and consumption of scarce resources by focusing on the choices made by individuals about alternative uses of scarce resources to satisfy needs and wants?"

Economics

What line of latitude does the 10/40 Window have reference to?

Equator

What African country was never colonized by Europe?

Ethiopia

FAR RIGHT

FASCISM (Believes in Limited government) - Conservative - Doves

TRUE/FALSE All people around the world have the same universal view of economics.

False

TRUE/FALSE Development economics studies well-developed countries like USA.

False

TRUE/FALSE Due to its large size, the North America continent will likely not be affected by global warming.

False

TRUE/FALSE Enculturation occurs through both formal and informal learning but mostly formal.

False

TRUE/FALSE Even though learning culture is a lifelong process, culture does not change.

False

TRUE/FALSE In 1796, President Washington encouraged America to stay involved in European affairs?

False

TRUE/FALSE Liberal economics are guided by government - not free markets.

False

TRUE/FALSE The 2 world wars increased Europe's global power.

False

TRUE/FALSE The USA is part of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.

False

TRUE/FALSE The average American uses less water than the average global citizen.

False

TRUE/FALSE The terms "international studies" and "international relations" are synonymous.

False

TRUE/FALSE Today, America's population has more non-white citizens that white citizens.

False

TRUE/FALSE After WWII, Europe was divided North and South between democratic capitalists and communists.

False (West and East)

Which country is now the leader in the open door policy?

Germany

What is one of the best ways to understand human experience and the patterns of change within society?

History

Where do most Hindus live?

India

Which city lies at an intersection of regions - on the continents of Asia and Europe

Istanbul

How long has the history of the oppressed been around?

It has always existed.

European history unified _________

Judeo-Christian tradition

Why is it important to study East Asia?

Large population Long history Cultural variety Economic power Political power

All political theory emerges from what 2 classical traditions?

Liberalism + Realism

What is the flip side of globalization?

Localization

What did NOT influence European domination?

Long history of rule by kings and queens

Which map preserve shape and orientation, has lines of latitude and longitude at right angles, and is excellent for navigation?

Mercator Projection

What "is concerned with studying specific market systems on a small scale, such as the economic behavior of individuals, firms, and industries, to understand the relative prices of goods and services and the alternative uses to which resources can be put in a particular market system"?

Microeconomics

7 Regions

North America Europe East Asia + The Pacific Central and South Asia (CASA) Sub-Saharan Africa North Africa + Middle East (NAME) Latin America

History =

Past

Anthropology =

People

Geography =

Places

Types of History

Political + Diplomatic Economic Cultural + Social Intellectual Environmental

Politics =

Power

0 degrees Longitude

Prime Meridian

What is woven through all 5 themes?

Proclamation

Economics =

Production

"Let the peoples praise You, O God"....

Psalm 67:5

R2P

Responsibility to Protect

Which map is oval, global, rounder, and preserves many spatial relationships, particularly in middle to low latitude?

Robinson Projection

What are the 6 elements of geography?

Space Place and region Physical Systems Human Systems Environment and Society Uses of Geography

What country is Darfur located?

Sudan

What "refers to the capacity of a political economic system to meet the needs of the present communities without reducing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"?

Sustainability

Culture is.....

Symbolic Shared Learned (Enculturation) Adaptive (Changing)

What is the acrostic to describe the 5 major religious groups in the 10/40 window?

T - Tribal H - Hindu U - Unreligious/Chinese M - Muslim B - Buddhism

Why are some Turks cool to the idea of joining the European Union?

The EU has been slow to offer membership to Turkey.

How have "the victors in power struggles...passed down most of recorded history"?

The political powerful have access to record, histories often glorify political leaders, and political agendas filter out dissonant evidence.

What is anthropology?

The study of human societies and cultures and their development.

TRUE/FALSE "Westward expansion increased the USA's resources and allowed them to participate in world affairs."

True

TRUE/FALSE European unity has allowed the region to regain its international importance through the EU.

True

TRUE/FALSE In Karl Marx's theory, socialism was a stage on the road to full communism.

True

TRUE/FALSE Neoliberalism is the economic theory and ideology that has served as the primary backdrop to globalization.

True

TRUE/FALSE The USA spends more money on its military than the next 15 countries combined and has a military base in 60+ countries.

True

TRUE/FALSE Westerners created most of the international institutions of global governance? (UN, WTO, IMF, etc)

True

Which country has the largest economy?

USA

According to the textbook, North America, as a cultural region, only includes what countries?

USA + Canada

UPG

Unreached People Group

Where's the OIL?

Venezuela Saudi Arabia Canada Iran Iraq Kuwait UAE Russia Libya Nigeria Kazakhstan USA

The 2015 Refugee Crisis is the worst since when?

WWII

The diffusion of ideas, technologies, and practices occurs through what types of contact?

War Trade Mass Media

Culture

a learned system of meanings through which people orient themselves in the world so they can act in it

Nation

distinct group of people a group of people who identify with others on the basis of a shared history, a common language, a religious community, and a historic territory (Ethnic group is synonymous with this, but seen as a minority within an already established state)

0 degrees Latitude

equator

TRUE/FALSE People tend to congregate in mountainous areas without access to freshwater.

false

TRUE/FALSE: All historians agree on the causation, interpretation, and significance of major events.

false

Anthropologist believe you should learn about people and _____ people.

from

State

governing political structure a political entity, encompassing the basic institutions of government such as an executive and a system of administration

The great dams in the former soviet union, China, and US are examples of

human determinism

"An __________________ approach is essential to fully understanding the historical, geographical, political, cultural, economical dimensions of these global challenges... IST offers an integrative, comprehensive approach to issues of global importance."

interdisciplinary

What are most national histories concerned with?

making the nation appear infallible and righteous

What primary condition jeopardizes Turkey's acceptance into the European Union?

muslim country

The Great Economic Crisis of 2008 impacted...

nearly the entire world

Politics involves what?

policy and power

TRUE/FALSE Around the world, most stereotypes about Americans come from entertainment like soap opera and sitcoms.

true

TRUE/FALSE Maps can be used to misinform, as propaganda, and to manipulate political opinion

true

The diffusion of ideas, technologies, and practices occurs through what types of contact?

war, trade, mass media