North America Review 2023

What is Globalization?

• The idea that American ideals will prevail around the world
• The word used when a country refuses to take part in international trade
• The interconnectedness of the world; the spread of ideas, technologies, media, etc
• When an American company builds a company abroad to capitalize on cheap labor

What does NAFTA stand for?

• North American Foreign Train Association
• North American Free Trade Agreement
• North American Free Time Agreement
• North American Follow Trade Agreement

What is a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• Many native Americans were killed due to diseases spread by the Europeans
• Europeans brought horses to the new world
• Italians gained tomatoes from the new world
• Columbians brought the Cocoa plant to Europe

Based on your observations of the map above, America benefited from the Columbian exchange but Europe did not.

• True
• False

What landform is represented by letter D?

• Rio Grande River

• West Texas Canal

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

Which country is marked by the letter B?

• Greenland

• Canada

• The United States

• Mexico

Which mountain range is pictured here?

• Rocky Mtns.

• Andes Mtns.

• Appalachian Mtns.

• Canadian Mtns.

Where would people MOST LIKELY settle near?

• Prarires

• Mountains

• Natural Resources

• Fishing streams

Cultural diffusion is best described as...

• sharing music from one culture to another

• the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions fromone culture to another

• the spreading of religion

Which of these is NOT a example of cultural diffusion?

• McDonald's in China

• Mexican restaurants in Texas

• storms in both Canada and Brazil