Unit 9 Globalization and a Changing Global Environment (1900-PRE

The creation of the United Nations, the expansion of the European Economic Community (European Union), and the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) resulted in an increase in

• political revolutions

• nonalignment policies

• military alliances

• International cooperation

Nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union Dumping of toxic waste in the ocean Cutting down the rain forest in Africa and South America

Which conclusion can be drawn from these situations?

• Environmental problems need global solutions.

• The fall of the Soviet Union has caused severe environmental hazards.

• Technology has helped the world stop polluting the environment

• Only nations that create environmental problems will suffer from them.

In the late 20th century, the Green Revolution had the greatest impact on

• grain production in India

• political freedom in Russia

• economic reforms in Cuba

• traditional customs in Japan

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.

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.

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

Which statement about the impact of the AIDS epidemic in both Africa and Southeast Asia is most accurate?

• Life expectancy in both regions is declining.

• The availability of low-cost drugs has cured most of those infected.

• The introduction of awareness programs has eliminated the threat of the disease.

• Newborn babies and young children have not been affected by the disease.

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.

The overthrow of the Shah of Iran in 1979 resulted in a

• Communist government allied with the Soviet Union

• monarchy opposed to constitutional changes

• government run by Islamic fundamentalist leaders

• government influenced by Iraq and Syria

Which title would best fit this graphic organizer?

• Capitalism in Full Retreat

• Collapse of the Soviet Union

• Formation of the Warsaw Pact

• Buildup of the Cold War