G10-11 - Contemporary Global Issues

The World Trade Organization (WTO), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and European Union (EU) all share the primary goal of

• promoting space exploration and maintaining satellites

• increasing economic aid to developing nations

• encouraging trade between countries and lowering trade barriers

• developing regulations to preserve the environment

Which environmental issue most concerns Central Africa, the Amazon River Basin, and the Malay Peninsula?

• nuclear contamination

• desertification

• overpopulation

• deforestation

Which conclusion can best be drawn from these statements?

*Chernobyl experiences nuclear disaster.

*Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) deplete the ozone layer.

*Rivers and seas are polluted throughout the world.

• Modern technology can have serious negative effects

• Today's environment renews itself

• Only developing nations have environmental problems

• Most environmental problems originate in Europe

Which statement best describes the impact of the computer on the global economy?

• countries can increase tariffs on imports

• companies now market more products worldwide

• wages have risen dramatically for most people in developing nations

• prices of oil and other resources have declined worldwide

The late twentieth-century conflicts in Rwanda, Yugoslavia, and India were similar in that each was caused by the

• deforestation conducted by multinational companies

• collapse of communism

• intervention of United Nations peacekeeping forces

• rivalries between ethnic groups

One way in which Hiroshima and Chernobyl are similar is that people in both places were

• displaced by earthquakes
• harmed by nuclear radiation
• affected by massive oil spills
• devastated by biological warfare

A major environmental problem affecting Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia has been

• air pollution

• deforestation

• disposal of nuclear waste

• acid rain

During the late 1900s, the Sahel region of Africa has been faced with problems resulting from

• increasing desertification

• the lack of rainfall for the monsoons

• the effects of acid rain

• water pollution

A valid statement about technology in the 20th century is that technology has

• eliminated famine and disease throughout the world

• delayed economic progress in developing countries

• led to the adoption of free trade policies

• accelerated the pace of cultural diffusion

Since the 1960s, famine in many parts of the world has been reduced by

• increased urbanization

• global warming

• laissez-faire capitalism

• the Green Revolution