USII.8de- Review

Which statement best describes why factories have been moved to Asian countries in the last fifty years?

• Developing countries have lower labor costs.

• There are more people to work in factories.

• Asian countries have better building materials.

• Asian workers are faster than American workers.

What is the result of Japanese consumers buying goods made in the United States?

• Increase in local trade within the United States

• Decrease in foreign-made goods in the United States

• Decrease in regional variation

• Economic interdependence

Globalization has led to a rapid increase in —

• localized trade

• global warming

• international trade

• population density

Which statement would most likely be made by a supporter of globalization?

• Globalization has led to an increase in isolationist views.

• Americans may lose jobs as companies move overseas.

• Globalization will lead to a decrease in jobs in America.

• Americans have access to a wider variety of foreign-made goods.

Some critics argue that globalization contributes to poverty in some countries. Which impact of globalization could lead to an increase in poverty levels in America?

• Increased access to the Internet

• Outsourcing of jobs

• More Americans traveling abroad

• Improvements in telecommunications

Which of the following is not an impact of globalization on American life?

• Decreased regional variation

• Availability of a wide variety of foreign-made goods and services

• Improvement of all communications

• Outsourcing of jobs

The linking of nations through trade, information, technologies, and communication is known as —

• localism

• outsourcing

• globalization

• desegregation

Which statement would most likely be made by an opponent of globalization?

• Globalization has led to an increase in outsourcing American jobs.

• Globalization has led to an increase in United States exports.

• Globalization has led to improvements in the Internet.

• Globalization has led to wider variety of foreign-made goods.

How has American foreign policy affected people in the United States and in other countries? 

• Lack of improvement in all forms communications

• Insourcing of jobs and decline of some American cities and industries

• Shift from manufacturing to a high-tech and service economy

• Decline of international corporations

Globalization is the connecting of nations through information, communication, and -

• census

• electricity

• demographics

• trade