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Unit One Vocabulary (McGee)
10-2 Living in a Globalizing World Unit One
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Social Studies
10th Grade
02/01/2012

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Term
Globalization
Chapter 1
Definition
The process by which the world's citizens are becoming increasingly connected to and dependent on one another.
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Concept Web
Chapter 1
Definition
A graphic diagram that shows relationships and examples.
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Economic Globalization
Chapter 1
Definition
The process of expanding world trading networks.
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Outsourcing
Chapter 1
Definition
One company hiring another company to fulfill certain tasks in production.
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Transnational
Chapter 1
Definition
A corporation that operates in two or more countries.
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Consumer
Chapter 1
Definition
A person who buys goods or services for personal use.
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Infrastructure
Chapter 1
Definition
The basic physical systems of a community, including roads,utlities, water, sewage, and so on.
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CCIC
Chapter 1
Definition
Camadian Council for International Co-operation.
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Media
Chapter 1
Definition
The different ways of delivering mass communication, such as newspapers, radio, and television.
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Social Globalization
Chapter 1
Definition
The process by which people's lifestyles spread over global networks.
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Political Globalization
Chapter 1
Definition
The process by which political decisions and actions are becoming increasingly international.
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NAFTA
Chapter 1
Definition
North American Free Trade Agreement
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Attire
Chapter 2
Definition
Clothing, jewellery, and other forms of body decoration.
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Tradition
Chapter 2
Definition
Ideas,practices, beliefs, knowledge, and customs that are passed down through a family, group, culture or religion.
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Bias
Chapter 2
Definition
Am inclination that makes it difficult to judge fairly.
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Individual Identity
Chapter 2
Definition
The group of characteristics and values people use to define themselves as individuals.
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Collective Identity
Chapter 2
Definition
The common characteristics and values used to define a group.
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Linguistic Identity
Chapter 2
Definition
The collective identity of a people who speak the same language.
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Canadienne
Chapter 2
Definition
Francophone descendent of the colonists of New France living anywhere in North America, including the West.
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Elder
Chapter 2
Definition
Member of a First Nations, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous community who is respected for his or her knowledge, wisdom, or experience.
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Role Models
Chapter 2
Definition
People who inspire us in such a way that we try to live and act like they do.
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HIV
Chapter 2
Definition
An incurable disease, transmitted through bodily fluids, that destroys a person's immune system.
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AIDS
Chapter 2
Definition
The final stage of HIV, in which the human immune system collapses, placing people at greater risk of infection by life-threatening diseases.
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Francophone
Chapter 2
Definition
A person whose first language is French.
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Anglophone
Chapter 2
Definition
A person whose first language is English.
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Multiculturalism
Chapter 2
Definition
A policy that supports respect for a diversity of languages, beliefs, traditions, values, religions, and other aspects of culture.
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Communications Technologies
Chapter 3
Definition
The processes, tools, and techniques used to transmit data or information from one person or device to another.
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Transnational Media Company
Chapter 2
Definition
A company that operates media outlets in many countries.
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Universalization of Popular Culture
Chapter 2
Definition
The spread of one popular culture around the world.
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Icon
Chapter 2
Definition
A person or figure whose image is known to millions of people.
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Gross National Product (GNP)
Chapter 2
Definition
The total income from goods and services produced in a country in a year.
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Media Convergence
Chapter 2
Definition
Control of a large amount of the world's media by a few transnational companies.
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CRTC
Chapter 2
Definition
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
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CanCon
Chapter 2
Definition
A slang short form for "Canadian content".
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CAVCO
Chapter 2
Definition
Canadian Audio Visual Certification Office.
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Hybridization
Chapter 3
Definition
The mixing of identities and cultures in new and different ways.
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Hybrid
Chapter 3
Definition
Something that is made from mixed elements.
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Interdisciplinary art
Chapter 3
Definition
Different art forms and media mixed in new ways.
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Chapter 3
Definition
GDP divided by population.
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Minority Cultural Group
Chapter 3
Definition
A cultural group (a group of people with common age, ethnicity, language, or gender) that is smaller than majority cultural groups.
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Cultural Diversity
Chapter 3
Definition
The variety of human cultures in a specific region or in the world as a whole.
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Migration
Chapter 5
Definition
The movement of people from one region or country to another.
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Acculturation
Chapter 5
Definition
A change in an individual or a group that results from contact with another group.
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Urbanization
Chapter 5
Definition
The process by which so many people move into rural areas close to existing cities that these areas become urban.
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