Globalization

Increasing interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe.

• Infrastructure

• Globalization

• Interdependence

• Specialization

What made the improvement in contact between countries possible and led to globalization in the 1990s?

• the end of the cold war

• the outbreak of WWII

• the advent of the Great Pandemic of 1918

• the invention of the toothbrush

According to CNN, the United States receives 80% of its avocados from Mexico. Mexico receives most of its auto parts from the United States. This is an example of the following.

• Interdependence

• Supply and demand

• Infrastructure

• Globalization

The development of a worldwide economy where resources flow fairly freely across borders.

• Globalization

• Economy

• GDP

• Economic Independence

Which issue as raised significant environmental concerns in the Amazon Basin?

• desertification

• deforestation

• tsunami threats

• acid rain

Many scientists believe global warming is the direct result of

• using solar panels

• burning fossil fuels

• generating nuclear power

• producing hydroelectric power

Which problem in the savanna regions of Africa is caused by population pressures and overuse of the land?

• rain forest destruction

• desertification

• air pollution

• flooding

The term "Green Revolution" refers to

• the study of the natural world

• an increase in worldwide food and agricultural resources

• a shift from making goods by hand to making them by machine

• an uprising of farmers and industrial workers

Which statement about the Green Revolution is most accurate?

• in reduced the amount of chemical pollutants in the environment

• It increased food output in many developing countries

• It decreased dependence on fossil fuels

• It attempted to end colonial rule

According to Thomas Malthus, the rate of increase for human populations in relation to the rate of increase for food production was a problem. Malthus believed that

• industrial development would severely limit population growth

• famine and war were natural checks on population growth

• countries with larger populations would conquer countries with smaller populations

• food production would increase at a faster rate than populations would