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Modern Issues

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which term describes the the worldwide spread of culture, economics, and technology?
a)
Culturization
b)
Urbanization
c)
Globalization
d)
Environmentalism
2.
Globalization has made the world a better place.
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
It's complicated
3.
What is happening to the level of globalization in the world?
a)
increasing
b)
decreasing
c)
staying the same
d)
impossible to know for sure
4.
What are some positive effects of globalization?
a)
Increased freedom to travel and immigrate,better access to medicine,information, and technology.
b)
Lower prices for developed countries and lower paying jobs in underdeveloped countries
c)
Less pollution in the world
d)
All of the above
5.
What has led to increased globalization?
a)
Free trade, the development of the Internet, and the use of technology 
b)
The spread of communism 
c)
The spread of democracy 
d)
The decreased use of social media and the Internet 
6.
When countries are reliant on each other for goods, services, ideas, etc., it is called _.
a)
Interdependence
b)
Globalization
c)
Overpopulation
d)
International organizations
7.
Which term describes the migration from the countryside to the city usually for economic opportunity?
a)
Urbanization
b)
Outsourcing
c)
Globalization
d)
Ethnic Cleansing
8.
What Is the UN?
a)
Alliance Between 28 Countries That Protects And Promotes Military And Political Actions In The Atlantic Legion
b)
A Humanitarian Organization That Protects Human Life And Health Worldwide
c)
An Intergovernmental Organization That Promotes World Peace and Stability 
d)
Pact That Protects And Promotes Trade In The Region Of NA
9.
A tool developed by the United Nations to measure and rank countries' levels of social and economic development based on four criteria: Life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling and gross national income per capita.
a)
Human Development Index 
b)
Gross Domestic Product per Capita 
c)
Gross National Income 
d)
Gross Domestic Product 
10.
Which is NOT included in the Human Development Index?
a)
Gender equality
b)
Life Expectancy
c)
Literacy Rate 
d)
Per capita income 
11.
The basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are considered to be entitled. Often include life, liberty, and, freedom from slavery and torture.
a)
Human Rights
b)
Human Development Index 
c)
Benefits 
d)
Laws 
12.
What is the highest Human Development Index a country can receive?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.

Which term describes the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political or religious purposes?

a)

Environmentalism

b)

Urbanization

c)

Outsourcing

d)

Terrorism

14.
The United Nations created what country for the Jewish people?
a)
Iran
b)
Jerusalem 
c)
Iraq
d)
Isreal
15.
Which term refers to the deliberate mass killing of an ethnic group, religious group, or cultural group?
a)
Homicide 
b)
Suicide 
c)
Genocide 
d)
Insecticide 
16.

A small country with a very large population would most likely have a...

a)

High population density

b)

Low population density

17.

The ability to live comfortably and afford basic necessities is the...

a)

Human development index

b)

Population density

c)

Standard of living

d)

Poverty scale

18.

Which enlightenment thinker could have influenced the Declaration of Human Rights?

a)

Locke

b)

Monty

c)

Rossy

d)

Hobbes

19.

What is a negative impact of globalization?

a)

The ability to quickly move from place to place

b)

Increased cultural interaction

c)

Sharing of ideas

d)

Deforestation

20.

The European Union, OPEC, and World Trade Organization are all examples of...

a)

International organizations

b)

Governments

c)

Countries

d)

NFL teams

21.

Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area - an entire country, continent, or whole world. It affects a very high proportion of the population.

a)

Pandemic

b)

symptom

c)

epidemic

d)

quarantine

22.

is a rise in the number of cases of a disease beyond what is normally expected in a geographical area

a)

pandemic

b)

vaccine

c)

asymptomatic

d)

epidemic

23.
What is the purpose of International Organizations?
a)
to keep the world a safe and stable place to live
b)
to ensure that countries remain isolated from one another
c)
to only ensure that countries do not go to war with one another
d)
to only ensure that people are healthy 
24.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
warming of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere.
b)
cooling of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere
25.
Climate is defined as...
a)
a change in weather/temperature over a long period of time.
b)
a change in density over a long period of time.
26.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
27.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
warming of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere.
b)
cooling of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere
28.

A social movement dedicated to protecting the earth's life support systems for us and other species

a)

Environmental Science

b)

Environmentalism

c)

equitable

d)

natural resources

29.

Which international peacekeeping organization created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a)

The United Nations

b)

The World Health Organization

c)

NATO

d)

The Organization of American States

30.
What is the total value of goods and services produced by a country
a)
Gross Product Domestic
b)
Domestic Gross Product
c)
Product Gross Domestic
d)
Gross Domestic Product
31.

Countries with high levels of literacy and higher education are in which level of economic development?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

32.

Countries with low level of literacy are in which level of economic development?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

33.

What is it called when countries depend on each other for products?

a)

labor

b)

market

c)

interdependence

d)

specialization

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