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WorksheetsGeography Alive Chapter 28 Outsourcing
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When you hire someone outside your company to do work it is called
a)
outfitting
b)
IT
c)
insourcing
d)
outsourcing
2.
India has the world's largest?
a)
democracy
b)
time zone
c)
president
d)
English school
3.
The caste system is
a)
is gone from India
b)
only occurs in the North
c)
has been outsourced to the US
d)
is still a force in society, though changing
4.
There are this many time zones
a)
12
b)
24
c)
1
d)
57
5.
There is approximately this much of a time difference between India and the US.
a)
10 hours
b)
30 minutes
c)
24 hours
d)
0
6.
People in outsourced jobs in India make
a)
about the same salary as in the US
b)
about double what people make in the US
c)
about 1/2 of what people make in the US
d)
about 10-20% of what people make in the US
7.
Most educated Indians speak
a)
Muslim and Hindu
b)
Farsi and British
c)
English
d)
all of the above
8.
India was a former colony of
a)
Great Britain
b)
the US
c)
Australia
d)
Russia
9.
The use of technology to manage information is called
a)
ET
b)
brain waves
c)
the Internet
d)
IT
10.
The ability of a country to do a job better or cheaper is called
a)
awesome
b)
a comparative advantage
c)
brain drain
d)
outsourcing
11.
India is about this size, but has this many people compared to the US?
a)
1/2 the size and double the people
b)
1/3 the size and triple the people
c)
1/4 the size and 4 times the people
d)
all of the above
12.
The main religions in India are
a)
Hindu and Muslim
b)
Buddhist and Shinto
c)
Christian and Jewish
d)
all of the above
13.
The Indian economy is now growing so fast they are outsourcing IT jobs to
a)
The US
b)
all of the above
c)
Bangladesh
d)
China
14.
About this many people in India live in poverty
a)
more than 50%
b)
more than 25%
c)
less than 10%
d)
less than 25%
15.
About this many people in India are illiterate
a)
1/3
b)
50%
c)
1/2
d)
10%
16.
A dialect is
a)
really hard to speak
b)
a version of a language spoken in a certain area
c)
is private
d)
a British thing
17.
India gained its independence from Great Britain in 1947 due to
a)
Nelson Mandela
b)
Bill Gates
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Gandhi
18.
India has focused on technical education so enrollment and graduation rates have
a)
doubled
b)
dropped by half
c)
why is there math in social studies?
d)
increased by about 10%
19.
The time difference between NY and CA is
a)
4 hours
b)
5 hours
c)
3 hours
d)
1 hour
20.
If it is 10am in Ann Arbor, what time is it in Florida
a)
party time
b)
beach time
c)
8am
d)
10am
21.
How many hours difference are there between Texas and California?
a)
2 hours
b)
3 hours
c)
1 hour
d)
They are in the same time zone
22.
When it is 5pm in New York, what time is it in Texas?
a)
5pm
b)
4pm
c)
6pm
d)
3pm
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