Historical Change & Globalization

Obtaining goods or services from an outside or foreign supplier is known as

• Migration

• Outsourcing

• Offshoring

Which of these is NOT a benefit of outsourcing jobs?

• Residents in other countries learn about a company’s product

• A company makes a larger profit because the cost of labour is lower

• Workers in the United States lose their jobs

What is one important advantage of United States businesses moving their companies to places like China or India?

• Cost advantage (saving $)

• Learning a new language

• Having more companies around the world

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement between what countries?

• China, Mexico, Russia

• Canada, USA, Europe

• Mexico, USA, Canada

The countries in the map above are part of what international organization?

• The North American Free Trade Agreement

• The European Union

• The United Nations

In what organization do the following countries belong in?

• The United Nations

• Organization of Petroleum Exchange Countries

• North American Free Trade Agreement

A severe drought gripped the Great Plains in the early 1930s is known as....

• The Rocky storm

• The Black Bowl

• The Dust Bowl

Saudi Arabia needs to produce fresh water due to scarcity of water. What innovation do they use?

• Desalination plants

• Build dams

• Construct canals

What is the rustbelt to sunbelt movement?

• People moving up North

• People moving down South

• People moving outside of the country

What was the impact of the invention of the air conditioner (AC)?

• Thousands of people migrated down South

• Thousands of people got beach houses

• Thousands of people migrated to the West