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
