Globalization Vocabulary

Definition of textile

• a type of cloth or woven fabric.

• a book

• a rock

• an animal

What is a garment?

• an item of clothing.

• a book

• a rock

• an animal

Taxes that are imposed on goods that are imported or exported are called

• tarriffs

• textiles

• unfair

• mortgage

What does manufacturing mean?

• the making of articles on a large scale using machinery; industrial production.

• sewing

• weaving

• to throw something away

What does outsourcing mean?

• obtain (goods or a service) from another country or company

• to produce something with a machine

• to waste goods

• to produce goods

What does production mean?

• the process of making or growing something for sale or use

• to sell something

• to buy something

• to throw something away

What is the root word of expenditure?

• spend

• buy

• give

• trust

What is a supply chain?

• the entire process of making and selling commercial goods, including every stage from the supply of materials and the manufacture of the goods through to their distribution and sale.

• a rock

• a tree

• a piece of metal

What does economic liberalization mean?

• the lessening of government regulations and restrictions in an economy

• freedom

• justice

• equality

What part of the world is known as the Global South?

• The phrase “Global South” refers broadly to the regions of Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

• the United States

• the atmosphere

• the planet