9.1 Unit 9

Multiple Choice

What is the Green Revolution?

• A new type of energy drink
• A fashion trend in the 1960s
• A type of environmental protest
• Agricultural productivity improvement initiative

Open Ended

Name the changes brought by new technologies from 1900-Present

Multiple Choice

What is one explanation for the great change in the world population between 1950 and 2000?

• Family planning was successful.

• There was an absence of war and conflict.

• New medicines and technology were discovered and applied.

• Famine and other natural disasters increased.

Multiple Choice

Based on this late 20th-century map, which conclusion is accurate?

• The worldwide distribution of wealth is unequal.

• Social mobility between social classes is increasing.

• The communist movement is growing.

• Economic self-sufficiency in less developed countries is increasing.

Multiple Choice

What is a major reason for the trend illustrated by the graph?

• the fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe

• the formation of oil cartels, such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

• an increase in global interdependence resulting from modern technology and expanded trade agreements

• a general decline in the standard of living for people in developing countries

Multiple Choice

Which conclusion about Internet usage can be drawn from this chart?

• Developing nations have easier access to the Internet than developed nations do.

• A high standard of living in a nation is linked to high Internet usage.

• Internet usage limits international cooperation.

• Eastern Hemisphere nations use Internet connections more than Western Hemisphere nations do.

Open Ended

Name some continuities from new technologies from 1900-Present