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1. A WORLD OF REGIONS

2. REGIONS Regions are “a group of countries located in the same geographically specified are.” They are “an amalgamation of two regions or combination of more than two regions” organized to regulate and oversee flows and policy choices.

3. What is the difference between regionalism and regionalization? Regionalization – refers to the regional concentration of economic flows. Regionalism – is a political process characterized by economic policy cooperation and coordination among countries.

4. How do countries in the region respond economically and politically to globalization? China offers its cheap and huge workforce to attract foreign businesses and expand trade with countries it once considered its enemies but now sees as markets for goods (e.g. the US and Japan). Singapore and Switzerland developed their countries into financial and banking hubs. Singapore developed its harbor facilities and made them a first class transit port for ships carrying different commodities from Africa, Europe, Middle East, and mainland SouthEast Asia to countries in the Asia – Pacific.

5. Why do countries form regional organizations? It is a way of coping with the challenges of Globalization. Globalization has made people aware of the world in general; it has also made Filipinos more cognizant of specific areas such as Southeast Asia.

6. Military Defense – North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded by the Western European countries and United States of America during the Cold War to protect Europe against the Soviet Union. While, the Soviet Union created a regional alliance known as Warsaw Pact alliance composed of Eastern European countries under Soviet domination. The Soviet Union imploded in 1991, but NATO remains in place. 1. MILITARY DEFENSE

7. 2. To pool their resources, get better returns for their exports as well as expand their leverage against trading partners The organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in 1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela to regulate the production and sale of oil. The OPEC power was felt in 1970s when the production and price of oil was controlled by the said organization. OPEC’s success convinced nine either oil-producing countries to join it.

8. 3. To protect their independence from the pressure of super politics.

9. 4. Economic crisis compels countries to come together.

10. NON-STATE REGIONALISM

11. NON-STATE REGIONALISM

12. NON-STATE REGIONALISM

13. NON-STATE REGIONALISM

14. NON-STATE REGIONALISM

15. Contemporary Challenges to Regionalism

16. Contemporary Challenges to Regionalism

17. GROUP PRESENTATION Group Presentation (Group 1) The teacher will group into 3 groups - Global Divides: The North (focus on Latin America). Contemporary foreign and Economic Policies of their respective countries Group Presentation (Group 2) The teacher will group into 3 groups - Global Divides: The South (focus on Latin America). Contemporary foreign and Economic Policies of their respective countries

18. GROUP PRESENTATION Group Presentation (Group 3) The teacher will group into 3 groups – Asian Regionalism. Contemporary foreign and Economic Policies of their respective countries