WorksheetsThe Global Sneaker
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
a)
capitalism
b)
command economy
c)
communism
d)
America
2.
A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
minder
d)
the sticks
3.
A region in California south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries, originally referring to the concentration of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, but eventually referring to the concentration of all types of high-tech businesses
a)
San Francisco Bay
b)
Sacramento
c)
Silicon Valley
d)
Death Valley
4.
Grew up in the Great Depression and fought World WAR II.
a)
"the Baby Boomers"
b)
"Generation Y"
c)
Millennials
d)
"the Greatest Generation"
5.
July 20, 1969; the spacecraft "eagle" landed on the surface of the moon; Neil Armstrong was the first to step on the moon; by the end of this, 10 more Americans landed on the moon
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Apollo Project
c)
Silicon Valley
d)
Make America Great Project
6.
movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens
a)
Black Lives Matter
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Cold War
d)
World War I
7.
a national system of highways that was started in the 1950s in post-war America to connect the country together in much the same way the the transcontinental railroad did almost 100 years earlier
a)
country road system
b)
interstate highway
c)
death by interestate
d)
country road 5
8.
Oldest distinct group of people who were born post World War II (1946-1964). First mega-consumers to be attracted to brands
a)
Levittowners
b)
Minders
c)
Baby-Boomers
d)
Baby-Bombers
9.
1976, Steve Jobs and Steve and Wozniacki, followed in Henry Ford's footsteps by constructing the first personal computer in a family garage. Apple computers was founded a year later, envisioning a machine that will transform daily life.
a)
Apple Computers
b)
Communism
c)
Microsoft
d)
Samsung
10.
NAFTA is the
a)
North American Free Trade Agreement
b)
North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement
c)
North American Free Trade Association
d)
North Atlantic Free Trade Association
11.
Globalization is good because of an ________________ in standard of living , but is bad because there is a _____________ in local cultures and traditions
a)
increase / decrease
b)
decrease / increase
c)
increase / increase
d)
decrease / decrease
12.
The tendency of businesses, technologies, ideas, and people to spread throughout the world is called
a)
Globalization
b)
interconnectedness
c)
E-commerce
13.
This device has led to more people being connected than ever before
a)
mobile phone
b)
smart phone
c)
personal computer
14.
E-Commerce allows you to buy and sell goods on the Internet
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What led to the start of the Internet?
a)
Launch of Sputnik
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Need for better governmental communication
16.
Computers have gotten smaller, faster and more powerful because of the development of
a)
vacuum tubes
b)
transistors
c)
silicon microchips
17.
What has led to much of the increased productivity today?
a)
Computer
b)
internet
c)
mobile phones
18.
The use of materials, tools, and skills to meet human needs is called
a)
technology
b)
innovation
c)
consumerism
d)
globalization
19.
What is the WTO?
a)
World Trade Organization
b)
World Trading Organization
c)
Western Trading Organization
d)
World Trade Agreement
20.
What is the correct sequence of the American economy throughout its history?
a)
agricultural --> manufacturing --> service
b)
manufacturing --> agricultural --> service
c)
service --> manufacturing --> agricultural
21.
Globalization is eliminating world poverty.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Some say that globalization has led to increased stability in developed counties.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What is outsourcing?
a)
A company moves its factory to another country to reduce labor costs.
b)
Sending to another another country for rescources.
24.
Globalization is not going away,even though it has not benefited all, the earth is increasing its independence on each other and needs to find ways to benefit all.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Globalization brought about which of these factors?
a)
A. Terrorism, Interdependency, and USSR collapse
b)
B. Trade and Price Manipulation
c)
C. Trade, Travel, and Technology
d)
D. WMDs, Wealth, and Instability
26.
Why are oil prices fluctuating?
a)
Higher demand
b)
Less global oil supply
c)
Greed of monopolized corporations
d)
Inefficient methods of extraction
27.
Why was interregional trade so important to globalization?
a)
It was good for the economies
b)
It helped exchange cultures and ideas
c)
It made the world less diverse
d)
It made the politics more global
28.
A condition in which countries have strong economic ties and depend on each other for resources, technology, trade, and investment.
a)
free trade
b)
economic interdependence
c)
globalization
d)
multinational corporation
29.
The flow of goods and services across national borders, with little or no government control.
a)
free trade
b)
economic interdependence
c)
globalization
d)
multinational corporation
30.
The development of a global, or worldwide society in which people, money, information, and goods flow fairly freely across national borders.
a)
free trade
b)
economic interdependence
c)
globalization
d)
multinational corporation
31.
A large company that has operations in more than one country.
a)
free trade
b)
economic interdependence
c)
globalization
d)
multinational corporation
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