Theme 2. The environment of international relations system

The basic questions of the theme:

1. Essence and structure of the system of international relations environment.

2. Internal and external environment of international relations system.

3. Social and unsocial environment of international relations system.

Answer the questions:

1. What is the environment in the broad and narrow senses of the world?

2. What is the environment of the system of international relations?

3. How do the elements of the environment of international relations differ?

4. What is internal environment of the system of international relations?

5. What is the basic feature of the external environment of the system of international relations?

6. What elements are included in the Sprout’s «ecological triad»?

7. What is the social environment of the system of international relations? What elements does it include?

8. What is the economic environment of the system of international relations?

What is it characterized by?

9. What principles can the political environment of the system of international relations be based on?

10. What indexes characterize the level of development of legislative environment of the system of international relations?

11. What belongs to the basic general elements of cultural environment of the system of international relations at present?

12. What is the unsocial environment of the system of international relations and what elements does it include?

13. What is geographical environment of the system of international relations?

14. Give the definition of natural and ecological environment of the system of international relations.

15. What is natural and material environment of the system of international relations?

Choose the correct variant:

1. What is the environment of the system of international relations?

a. conditions under which interstate contacts are formed, developed and carried out;

b. contacts of the subjects of international relations;

c. quality of development of the system of international relations at a certain stage;

d. environment which surrounds a separate country;

e. there are no correct variants;

2. Which elements are a part of social environment?

a. geographical environment;

b. natural and ecological environment;

c. natural and material environment;

d. political environment;

e. all variants are correct;

3. What is economic environment of international relations?

a. the sphere where humanity carries out its industrial and economic activity;

b. economic environment of the subjects of international relations;

c. market mechanism of activity regulation of the participants of the system of international relations;

d. the system of state control;

e. B) and D) are correct variants;

4. What is political environment?

a. a set of laws and acts which regulate the behavior of the subjects of the system of international relations;

b. the sphere where humanity carries out its industrial and economic activity;

c. the system of state control;

d. political parties and organizations which function in the country;

e. there are no correct variants;

5. Which elements are a part of unsocial environment?

a. geographical environment;

b. economic environment;

c. political environment;

d. legislative environment;

e. all variants are correct;

6. What is the legislative environment of the system of international relations?

a. a set of laws and acts which regulate the behavior of the subjects of the system of international relations;

b. the sphere where humanity carries out its industrial and economic activity;

c. the system of state control;

d. a system of norms of interaction of two countries;

e. A) and C) are correct variants;

7. What is unsocial environment of the system of international relations?

a. the environment which exists independently from the social system of international relations;

b. environment which is a component part of political environment;

c. environment which is formed and develops under the influence of mankind;

d. environment which comprises economic and legislative environment;

e. there are no correct variants;

8. Which environment of the system of international relations is characterized by the size and structure of the territory of a certain country?

a. geographical environment;

b. natural and ecological environment;

c. natural and material environment;

d. social environment;

e. all variants are correct;

9. Which of the following doesn’t belong to unsocial environment of the system of international relations?

a. political environment;

b. variety of a natural environments;

c. geographical characteristics;

d. distribution of natural resources;

e. material and geographical environment;

10. Sprout’s “ecological triad” does not include:

international actor;

external environment;

environment surrounding international actor;

interaction between environment and international actor;

there are no correct variants;

11. The major feature of civilization is:

a. prevalence;

b. concentration of management;

c. constant progress;

d. gradual degradation of society;

e. presence of the Supreme power;

12. The social environment of the system of international relations is:

a. the environment of peaceful co-existence of people and nature;

b. the environment, which subordinates a person, as the subject of international activity;

c. a set of human relations;

d. the result of human existence and public relations;

e. there are no correct variants;

13. The most efficient means of “cultural irradiation” is:

a. mass media;

b. carrying out of mass actions directed on improvement of cultural education;

c. thematic editions on some certain problems;

d. distribution of information in oral form;

e. claims of “first people” (leaders) of the country;

14. The external environment of the system of international relations in Ukraine is:

a. Sevastopol as military base of the Russian Federation;

b. The International Court on Human Rights;

c. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine;

d. large private Ukrainian companies exporting a significant part of their production;

e. there are no correct variants;

15. The internal environment of international relations for European Union is:

a. International Monetary Fund;

b. The Benelux countries;

c. Greece;

d. The United Nations Organization;

e. Bulgaria;

16. Possible variants of interaction between the subjects of international relations and the environment are the following:

a. interaction connected with real opportunities of existing environment;

b. interaction formed under the influence of possible tendencies of the environment;

c. interaction which is carried out on the basis of adaptation to the surrounding environment;

d. all variants are not correct;

e. there are no correct variants;

17. Civil freedom is:

a. right to health services, education and work;

b. right to protect your belief in the court;

c. right to have your own opinion and point of view;

d. right to take part in political processes;

e. all variants are correct;

18. Political freedom is:

a. right to health services, education and work;

b. right to protect your belief in the court;

c. right to have your own opinion and point of view;

d. right to take part in political processes;

e. all variants are correct;

19. General elements of cultural environment of various countries are:

a. system of education;

b. language of communication;

c. labor culture;

d. political and economic philosophy;

e. all variants are correct;

20. Legislative and legal environment is an element of:

a. external environment;

b. internal environment;

c. social environment;

d. unsocial environments;

e. there are no correct variants.