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Globalization Quiz - Oct. 5
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10/04/2011

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Globalization
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the development of a worldwide culture with an interdependent economy
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Interdependence
Definition
countries rely on each other for ideas, goods, services and markets or places to sell their goods
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Free Trade
Definition
removal of trade restrictions so that goods flow freely among countries
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Technology
Definition
a manner of accomplishing a task especially using technical processes, methods, or knowledge
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Social Media
Definition
forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)
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Developed Country
Definition
country with an economy that has a mix of agriculture, a great deal of manufacturing, and service industries and that is very production and provides its people with a high standard of living
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Developing Country
Definition
country that has liminted industry, where agriculture remains important, incomes are generally low
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Outsourcing
Definition
hiring workers in other countries to do a set of jobs
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Cultural Diffusion
Definition
process of spreading ideas, languages, and customs from one culture to another
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Ethnocentricism
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the tendency to believe that one's ethnic or cultural group is centrally important, and that all other groups are measured in relation to one's own.
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