Unit 13: The modern world (Quiz)

What do we call the total number of people living in a specific area?

• development
• infrastructure
• population
• rate

Answer explanation

Population refers to the total number of people inhabiting a particular area.

Which word refers to a type of business cooperation between two or more parties?

• monopoly
• joint venture
• market
• brand

Answer explanation

A joint venture is a commercial enterprise undertaken jointly by two or more parties.

Which term describes the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a particular people or society?

• culture
• brand
• ethnic
• market

Answer explanation

Culture encompasses the social behavior, norms, and traditions of a society.

Which word best fits a process of becoming more modern or up-to-date?

• modernisation
• globalisation
• demographics
• diversity

Answer explanation

Modernisation refers to the transformation from traditional to modern practices.

Which term refers to the overall structure of facilities and systems needed for a society?

• infrastructure
• industry
• rate
• trend

Answer explanation

Infrastructure includes basic physical systems such as transportation, communication, sewage, water, and electric systems.

What is the term for a noticeable pattern of change over time?

• trend
• rate
• projection
• statistic

Answer explanation

A trend is a general direction in which something is developing or changing.

Which of these words means the act of entering a new market or field?

• dominate
• enter
• merge
• indicate

Answer explanation

Enter means to begin to participate or operate in a new market or field.

Which adjective describes something that is currently happening or in progress?

• global
• diverse
• current
• developing

Answer explanation

Current means belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now.

Which word describes the statistical characteristics of a population?

• demographics
• percentage
• proportion
• trend

Answer explanation

Demographics refer to statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.

Which verb means to reduce or lessen something?

• indicate
• diminish
• factor
• merge

Answer explanation

Diminish means to make or become less.