CONTEMPORARY WORLD

LET REVIEWER 2023

GROUP III

MEMBERS:
ABANTE, MARK GIAN -BPED
CARTA, JESSICA JADE V. -BCED
CASAO, JANINE MARIE C. -BEED
CASTOR, RUSSEL JEROME D. -BEED
CAPACITE, CRYSTAL JADE - BPED
CELEMEN, QUEEN ALEXANDRA F. -BTLED
CHAVEZ, YNA ISABELLE M. -BEED
CLAVO, JESLEY KRISHA M. -BCED
DAVID, NICOLE T. -BEED
DE AUSTRIA, DIVINA ALMA A. -BEED
DE GUZMAN, MHIA MAICA C. -BCED
DELA CHICA, JHULIA M. - BTLED
DELA CRUZ, KIMBERLY M. - BTLED
DELA ROCA, DIANE APRIL LLOREN -BEED
DELOS REYES, ERICA C. -BTLED
DELOS SANTOS, SHAINE S. - BTLED
DE TORRES, MARIAN ELIZABETH P. -BCED
HERNANDEZ, PATRICK -BPED
JAVIER, BIANCA MARIE -BPED
MENDOZA, LORIEBEL -BPED
TANYAG, ANNALYN -BPED

1. What refers to the regions of Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania mostly low-income and often politically or
culturally marginalized.
A. Global
B. The Asia Pacific and South Asia
C. Global South
D. Regionalism

2. In Global South what are the regions also called as the “Developing World”?
A. Asia and Latin America
B. Africa and Latin America
C. Africa and Asia
D. None of the above

3. It use the global south as a banner to rally countries victimized by the violent economic cures of institutions like the
international monetary fund.
A. Contemporary critics of neo-liberal globalization
B. New Internationalism in the Global South
C. Globalization
D. Asia

4. What phrase arose during the Cold War to identify countries whose views did not align with NATO and capitalism or
Soviet Union and capitalism.
A. First Word
B. Second Word
C. Third World
D. None of the above

5. Described countries whose views aligned with NATO and capitalism.

A. First Word
B. Second Word
C. Third World
D. None of the above

6. This referred countries that supported communism and the Soviet Union.
A. First Word
B. Second Word
C. Third World
D. None of the above

7. Which is not about Third World Countries?

A. Countries has high levels of education, rich infrastructure, proper sanitation and rich access to health care.
B. Living Conditions are seen inferior to those world’s more undeveloped nations
C. Largely characterized as rich and developed.
D. All of Them

8. What is included in the wealthy regions?

A. Southern
B. South
C. Northern
D. North

9. What is included as the less developed regions?

A. Southern
B. South
C. Northern
D. North

10. It refers to economically disadvantaged nation- states and as a post-cold war alternative to "Third World".
A. Middle Classes in the Philippines
B. Three Primary Concepts of Global South
C. Regional Implications of Middle-Class Formation in East Asia
D. The Third Wave

10. The process of _______places into question geographically found conceptions of poverty and inequality.
A. Globalization
B. Asia Pacific and South Asia's Impact on Globalization
C. Regionalism
D. Global South

11. This is the strongest vehicle for social redistribution and the main mechanism for social transfer.
A. Latin America
B. Africa
C. State
D. Japan

12. The ________ is not relevant for those who live in countries traditionally associated with it but also signifies that the
south continues to be globalized.
A. Third World
B. South Pacific
C. Middle Class
D. Global South

1)Which continent was often considered a "laboratory of modernity" during the early modern era?

a) Europe

b) Africa

c) Asia

d) Australia

2)Colonialism during the early modern period can be described as:

a) A practice of Western domination exclusively.

b) A practice of Asian domination exclusively.

c) A mutual exchange of ideas and technology.

d) A product of both Western and modern influences.

3)What region played a central role in the early modern world economy?

a) Europe

b) Asia

c) Africa

d) North America

4)Which continent had the most important trade routes during the early modern period?

a) Europe

b) Africa

c) Asia

d) South America

5)During the early modern period, which continent had the most important trade routes?

a) Europe

b) Africa

c) Asia

d) North America
6. What regions are typically included in the Global South?

a) Europe and North America

b) Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania

c) Middle East and Southeast Asia

d) Australia and Canada

7. What term was frequently used during the Cold War to describe developing nations?

a) First World

b) Second World

c) Third World

d) Western World

8. How are Third World countries often

characterized?

a) High levels of education and infrastructure

b) Proper sanitation and easy access to

healthcare

c) Low levels of education and poor

infrastructure

d) Economic prosperity and industrialization

9. The Global South concept also applies to economically disadvantaged regions within wealthy countries. What are they
called?

a) Northern countries

b) Developed regions

c) Economic Souths

d) Global Norths

10. What does the Global South represent as a

transnational political subject?

a) Economic prosperity

b) Shared experience of subjugation

c) Cultural homogeneity

d) Technological advancement

11. How does globalization affect traditional notions of poverty and inequality?

a) It reduces poverty exclusively in the Global South.

b) It intensifies poverty in the Global North.

c) It spreads both poverty and affluence globally.

d) It eliminates poverty in the Global South.

12. What is the main mechanism for social redistribution in the context of economic globalization?

a) Foreign investments

b) International financial markets

c) State intervention

d) Private enterprises

13. According to the text, what should be the primary source of financial resources for the development of the Global
South?

a) Foreign investments

b) International financial markets

c) Donor countries

d) Domestic resources

14. Gandhi's non-violence, initially directed at colonial authority in India, has become part of what global culture?

a) Protest culture

b) Consumer culture

c) Pop culture

d) Capitalist culture

15. What radical notions are being articulated in

the Global South in response to the existential threat of climate change?

a) Economic development

b) Climate justice
c) Militarization

d) Isolationism

16.What issue is mentioned as leading to radical notions of climate justice in the Global South?

a) Economic inequality

b) Existential threat of climate change

c) Lack of access to healthcare

d) Political instability

17.why is the Global South relevant beyond the countries traditionally associated with it?

a) It represents global affluence.

b) It signifies the globalization of the North.

c) It reflects emerging cosmopolitanism.

d) It has no relevance outside its geographic boundaries.

18.What approach does the text suggest for the development of the Global South?

a) Dependence on foreign investments

b) Relying on foreign financial markets

c) Drawing financial resources from within

d) Avoiding economic development

19.what is the goal of neo-liberal economists and institutions?

a) To strengthen local state oversight

b) To maintain traditional economic practices

c) To dismantle local state oversight

d) To promote social redistribution

20.What impact does globalization have on geographically bound conceptions of poverty and inequality?

a) It reinforces existing boundaries of poverty and affluence.

b) It challenges and questions these boundaries.

c) It leads to the elimination of poverty.

d) It has no significant impact on these boundaries.

21.The Global South represents a shared experience of subjugation under which global system?

a) Cold War

b) Colonialism

c) Post-colonial international order

d) Capitalism

22.What concept does the Global South capture in relation to capitalism's externalities?

a) Geographic boundaries of wealthier countries

b) Deterritorialized geography

c) Economic Norths in the South

d) Subjugation of wealthier nations

23.what characterizes Third World countries?

a) High levels of education and advanced infrastructure

b) Alignment with the Soviet Union and communism

c) Poor and underdeveloped conditions

d) Strong access to healthcare resources

24.What does the term "Global South" primarily refer to?

a) Countries aligned with NATO and capitalism

b) Economically disadvantaged nation-states

c) Wealthy countries in the Northern hemisphere

d) Developing nations with advanced infrastructure

25)What is the approximate percentage of the Philippine population considered part of the middle class?

a) 20%

b) 40%

c) 60%

d) 80%

26)Which of the following is a common characteristic of the middle class in the Philippines?

a) High-income earners
b) Limited access to education

c) Stable employment

d) Rural residence

27)What is one of the primary factors contributing to the growth of the middle class in the Philippines?

a) High inflation rates

b) Remittances from overseas Filipino workers

c) Government corruption

d) Declining job opportunities

28)Which sector of the economy often provides opportunities for middle-class employment in the Philippines?

a) Agriculture

b) Manufacturing

c) Services

d) Mining

29)What role does education play in the social mobility of the middle class in the Philippines?

a) It has little impact on social mobility.

b) It is a significant driver of social mobility.

c) Education is only for the upper class.

d) Education primarily benefits the lower class.

30)What is the main focus of state region making in Southeast Asia?

a) Economic development

b) Political stability

c) Cultural preservation

d) Environmental sustainability

31)Which of the following countries in Southeast Asia is known for its rapid middle-class formation in recent years?

a) Indonesia

b) Cambodia

c) Myanmar
d) Laos

32)How does state region making impact middle-class formation?

a) It accelerates middle-class growth

b) It has no effect on middle-class formation

c) It hinders middle-class development

d) It depends on specific government policies

33)Which factor is NOT typically associated with middle-class formation in Southeast Asia?

a) Urbanization

b) Education

c) Rural agriculture

d) Access to credit

34)Which Southeast Asian country has been a significant player in regional state-making efforts? a) Thailand

b) Malaysia

c) Philippines

d) Vietnam

35)In the context of state region making, what does "ASEAN" stand for?

a) Association of Southeast Asian Nations

b) Asia-South East Alliance Network

c) Southeast Asian Economic Association

d) Asian State Empowerment Network

36)How does state region making influence political dynamics in Southeast Asia?

a) It centralizes power in the national government

b) It promotes decentralization and regional autonomy

c) It has no impact on political dynamics

d) It leads to political instability

37)Which Middle Eastern country has influenced Middle Class Formation in Southeast Asia?
a) Saudi Arabia

b) Turkey

c) United Arab Emirates

d) Iran

8. It is a phrase frequently used to describe a developing nation.

A. Three Primary Concepts of Global South
B. Third World
C. The Third Wave
D. Global South

9. In this year underdeveloped states of the global south are ravaged by merciless IMF policies?
A.1800’s
B.1990’s
C.1890’s
D.1980’s
10. It provided model of resistance for the world like Gandhi’s non-violence that initially directed at colonial authority in
India is now part of global protest culture, as well as benefits of critiques of international financial institution?
A. The International monetary fund (IMF)
B. The American corporation
C. The Internationalization
D. The Global South

11. It is the issue arise from a similar globalization of the south’s concern?
A. About economy
B. About goods, and services
C. About Global environment
D. All of the above

12. As a ______ and ______, global south is not only relevant for those who live in countries traditionally associated with
it.
A. Similar and Concern
B. Symbol and Metaphor
C. Threat and Violence
D. Relevant and Timely

13. This forms of the global south while embedded in specific geographic imaginaries, represents emergent?
A. Progressive Cosmopolitan
B. Provisional internationalism
C. External phenomenon
D .Emerging powers

14. It refers to the decentralization of political powers or competencies from a higher towards a lower political level?.
A. Neoliberalism
B. Regionalism
C. Communism
D. Internationalism

15. It is the intensification of economic, political, social, and cultural relations across borders and a consciousness of that
intensification, with a concomitant dimution in the significance of territorial boundaries.
A. Neoliberalism
B. Regionalism
C. Globalization
D. None of the above

16. What is true about Regionalism?

A. It refers to the regions of East Asia and South Asia, the Pacific islands
B. It refers to the decentralization of political powers or competencies from a higher towards a lower political level
C. It refers the regions of Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceana, mostly low income and often politically or culturally
marginalized
D. It is the power of national government to make decisions independently of those made by other government

17. It is an external phenomenon that being pushed into the region by world powers
A. Regionalism
B. Globalization
C. Internationalization
D. All of the above

18. It is includes some of the world’s most economically developed states.

A. Maldives and Bhutan
B. China and India
C. Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan
D. Cambodia, Laos and Nepal

19. It is the highly impoverished countries.

A. Maldives and Bhutan
B. China and India
C. Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan
D. Cambodia, Laos and Nepal

20. It is the largest and most populous states on the globe.

A. Maldives and Bhutan
B. China and India
C. Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan
D. Cambodia, Laos and Nepal

21. It is some of the world’s smallest.

A. Maldives and Bhutan
B. China and India
C. Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan
D. Cambodia, Laos and Nepal

22. A foreign policy shift called ____.

A. Atlantic Pivot
B. Pacific Pivot
C. Atlantic Century
D. Pacific Century

23. This are the country that have strategic relevance in today’s global system.
A. Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and Pakistan
B. Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and India
C. Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and Canada
D. Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and Philippines

24. It is the home to several key allies and important emerging powers like;
A. China, India and Bhutan
B. China, India and Japan
C. China, India and Korea
D. China, India and Indonesia

25. The central global force in the early modern world economy.
A. Global
B. Globalization
C. Asia
D. Asia Pacific and South Asia

26. Influenced the West and vice versa. They were often “laboratories of modemity.”
A. Global
B. Globalization
C. Asia
D. Asia Pacific and South Asia

27. This country pursues similar pattern of development at present and it is now the world’s largest importers of basic
raw materials such as iron and surpassed Japan, the US and Europe in steel production.
A. Japan
B. India
C. China
D. Philippines

28. Opened-up and emphasized an export-oriented strategy. It also plays a key role in global service provisions as trends
in outsourcing and off-shoring increase.
A. Japan
B. India
C. China
D. Philippines

29. This country embarked on procuring raw materials like coal and iron at unprecedented economies of scale allowing
them to gain a competitive edge in the global manufacturing market as well as globalized shipping and procurement
patterns which other countries modeled.
A. Japan
B. India
C. China
D. Philippines

30. This two countries also become a major source of international migrant labor, which is also one of the fundamental
characteristics of the era of globalization.
A. India and China
B. China and Japan
C. Japan and India
D. China and Philippines

31. It can promote learning, assuage domestic audiences to the benefits of free trade, and form the institutional
framework to scale up from regional cooperation o global cooperation.
A. Globalism
B. Colonialism
C. Internationalism
D. Regionalism

32. ________ was not simply a practice of Western Domination but a product of what one thinks of as Western and
modern.
A. Globalism
B. Colonialism
C. Internationalism
D. Regionalism

33. It is the receiving end of globalization. The region serves as the source of many aspects of globalization process
which can be seen in history, economy, political structure and culture.
A. Global
B. Globalization
C. Asia
D. Asia Pacific and South Asia

34. Intails complex and dynamic interactions between and among governmental and nongovernmental actors which
resulted to hybrid East Asia.
A. Economical
B. Systematic
C. Communication
D. Regionalization

35. This are the product of regional economic development in the post war era.
A. Region Classes in East Asia
B. Second Classes in East Asia
C. Middle Classes in East Asia
D. First Classes in East Asia

36. Where the first wave of regional economic development took place?
A. South Africa
B. Japan
C. Korea
D. Thailand
37. Regional economic development took place within the context of the American informal empire in ________.
A. Free Asia
B. Philippines
C. East Asia
D. Social Class

38. When did the second wave took place in South Korea, Taiwan, Hongkong and Singapore?
A. between the 1950s and 1970s
B. between the 1960s and 1980s
C. between the 1940s and 1960s
D. between the 1960s and 1970s

39. It was driven by global and regional transnational capitalism working in alliance with national states.
A. New urban middle classes in East Asia
B. New urban middle classes in Southeast Asia
C. Middle class formation in Southeast Asia
D. Middle class formation in East Asia
40. Middle Class in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan were created by ________ and _______.
A. transnational capitalism, governmental actors
B. authoritarian develop mentalist, national states
C. global capitalism, national development
D. developmental states and national capitalism

41. What are the two salient points in the history of east Asian middle-class formation?
A. Middle Class formation in Southeast Asia and New urban middle classes in East Asia
B. New Middle Class formation in Southeast Asia and Urban middle classes in East Asia
C. Global Class formation in Southeast Asia and Regional middle classes in East Asia
D. Middle Class formation in East Asia and New urban middle classes in Southeast Asia

42. What were some key factors contributing to the emergence of new urban middle classes in post-1986 Philippines?
A. Increased agriculture
B. Growth in retail trade, manufacture, and banking
C. Government regulations and restrictions
D. Decline in foreign investment

43. How were the development of new enterprises in the Philippines influenced by government policies?
A. Strict regulation and control
B. Liberalization and deregulation
C. High taxation
D. Nationalization of businesses

44. What markets did these new enterprises in the Philippines focus on?
A. Export markets only
B. Domestic markets only
C. Both export and domestic markets
D. Regional markets

45. What can be said about the sources of foreign investment in the Philippines?
A. They remained unchanged over time
B. They primarily came from a single source
C. They became increasingly diverse
D. There was no foreign investment in the Philippines

46. How did middle-class formation in East Asia relate to regional economic development?
A. It was unrelated to economic development
B. It preceded regional economic development
C. It was a product of regional economic development
D. It hindered regional economic development

47. What influenced the lifestyles of new urban middle classes in East Asia?
A. Indigenous traditions only
B. Market-mediated appropriation of various cultural influences
C. Government-imposed lifestyles
D. Religious beliefs only

48. How is the political hegemony of South Korean middle classes described?
A. It spans multiple generations
B. It manifests as ethnic majority assertiveness
C. It is socially divided and dependent on the state
D. It is politically vacillating
49. What characterizes the middle classes in Thailand socially and culturally?
A. Social division and political dependence
B. Social coherence and political ascendancy
C. Cultural diversity and political stability
D. Cultural hegemony and social division

50. How do the middle classes in Malaysia and Indonesia differ from those in Thailand?
A. They are socially divided and dependent on the state
B. They are culturally ascendant and politically assertive
C. They are socially coherent and politically stable
D. They are culturally diverse and politically vacillating

51. What best describes the political stance of the Philippine middle classes?
A. Social division and political dependence
B. Cultural dominance and political assertiveness
C. Social coherence, less dependence on the state, and cultural ascendency
D. Cultural diversity and political vacillation