Chapter 36 Review

What was the first cooperative space venture between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• the launching of Sputnik I

• the launching of the International Space Station

• the docking of American and Soviet spacecraft in 1975

• the American/Soviet crew that flew on Soyuz 28

What tool, jointly designed and made by NASA and ESA, is observing objects in the most remote regions of the universe?

• Magellan

• Voyager 2

• Pathfinder

• Hubble Space Telescope

What was the original purpose of the Internet?

• shopping from home

• a national defense database

• "virtual" travel to distant places

• shared information about research

What do all developed nations have that emerging nations do not?

• transportation and business facilities for advanced production of manufactured goods

• an internationally recognized space program using cooperation between one or more countries

• a board of trade that exchanges multiple currencies in international markets

• a government body represented in the United Nations

What is included within the global economy?

• financial interactions among people that cross international borders

• financial interactions among businesses that cross international borders

• financial interactions among governments that cross international borders

• all of the above

What name is used for the concept of preserving the environment and conserving resources while still meeting current economic needs?

• recycling

• free trade

• sustainable development

• green revolution

What was the main purpose of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?

• to eliminate stockpiled nuclear weapons

• to prohibit the creation of new nuclear weapons

• to avoid the use of nuclear weapons as a first response

• to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons to other nations

What is meant by popular culture?

• the laws and provisions established by government to regulate civil liberties

• the ways in which the most famous members of a society present themselves

• cultural elements that reflect a group's common background and changing interests

• cultural practices no longer used by majority groups but still used by minority groups

What is meant by global interdependence?

• the elimination of international borders through use of the Internet and the sharing of information worldwide

• the idea that nations are dependent on other nations and affected by the actions of others far away

• the existence of multinational corporations that have branch offices worldwide and utilize native laborers

• the central influence of one nation on the world and the amount of change forced on others

What is the most ambitious cooperative space venture?

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Soviet/American crews on Soyez flights

• Space shuttle flights to conduct scientific experiments

• International Space Station