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Nonprofit organizations that are formed to influence government policy and actions are called MNCs. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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2 | |
The basic purpose of the EU is to assure political and economic stability among the dominant nations of Europe. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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3 | |
The growth of capitalism on a world-wide basis is one of the most important trends of the 20th century. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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4 | |
Economic forces involved in globalization have encouraged massive migrations of peoples from one country to another. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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5 | |
Globalization has influenced values around the world significantly. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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6 | |
The expansion of people, goods, capital, ideas, and cultures across national borders is known as: |
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| | A) | the GDP. |
| | B) | MNCs. |
| | C) | the GNP. |
| | D) | globalization. |
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7 | |
The power of a nation to govern its own affairs without outside interference is called: |
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| | A) | culture. |
| | B) | sovereignty. |
| | C) | globalization. |
| | D) | NGO. |
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8 | |
Networks of economic, political, and environmental interdependence that span worldwide distances are called: |
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| | A) | globalization. |
| | B) | FDI. |
| | C) | outsourcing. |
| | D) | GNP. |
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9 | |
Two or more nations that sign an agreement to cooperate in free trade between them are called a(n): |
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| | A) | GDP. |
| | B) | free trade block. |
| | C) | FDI. |
| | D) | culture. |
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10 | |
When the Mexican government sets up a corporation to produce goods for export, this is called a(n): |
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| | A) | FDI. |
| | B) | keiretsu. |
| | C) | maquiladora. |
| | D) | chaebol. |
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11 | |
NGOs are also called: |
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| | A) | FDIs. |
| | B) | cultures. |
| | C) | civil society groups. |
| | D) | free trade blocks. |
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12 | |
Voluntary organizations that form together to meet shared goals are called: |
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| | A) | FDIs. |
| | B) | NGOs. |
| | C) | JITs. |
| | D) | free trade blocks.. |
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13 | |
A group of informally-linked companies in Japan that form around a large bank that coordinates the business activities of these companies is called a(n): |
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| | A) | keiretsu. |
| | B) | chaebol. |
| | C) | maquiladora. |
| | D) | FDI. |
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14 | |
When companies owned by a country are controlled by friends of that country's leader, this is called: |
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| | A) | a merger. |
| | B) | crony capitalism. |
| | C) | an alliance. |
| | D) | an FDI. |
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15 | |
When a group of informally-linked companies in South Korea form around a large bank that coordinates their business activities, this is called a(n): |
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| | A) | merger. |
| | B) | acquisition. |
| | C) | chaebol. |
| | D) | free trade block |
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16 | |
A system of shared values and customs that a society teaches its members is called its: |
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| | A) | identity. |
| | B) | acquisition. |
| | C) | culture. |
| | D) | FDI. |
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17 | |
The number of people living in the EU is approximately ______ million people. |
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| | A) | 25 |
| | B) | 150 |
| | C) | 250 |
| | D) | 450 |
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18 | |
The uniform currency of the EU since 1999 is the: |
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| | A) | peso. |
| | B) | dollar. |
| | C) | euro. |
| | D) | schilling. |
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The trade block consisting of the U.S., Mexico, and Canada is known as: |
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| | A) | the EU. |
| | B) | FTI. |
| | C) | NAFTA. |
| | D) | APEC. |
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20 | |
About how many countries contribute funds to the reserve of the IMF? |
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| | A) | 60 |
| | B) | 90 |
| | C) | 130 |
| | D) | 180 |