WorksheetsGlobalization
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the global product studied in this lesson to understand Globalization?
A t-shirt
A smartphone
An iPad
What is globalization ?
A process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchanges, based on information technology and high-speed transport networks
A process by which the countries are becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchanges, based on information technology and high-speed transport networks
A process by which the countries are becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively decreased trade and cultural exchanges, based on information technology and high-speed transport networks
Why can we say that globalization is not a new phenomenon?
Trade documents were found from the Indus valley civilization
Trade documents were found from the Japanese-Chinese civilization
Trade documents were found from the Roman civilization
Trade documents were found from the English civilization
What are the reasons that explain the dramatic increase of the scale of this trade?
BBC became a leader on television
Multinational corporations have global reach and increasing power
Travel and shipping are cheap and safe
Ships are using wind and not only oil
Governments have decrease tariffs and regulations on international trade
How long was it to cross the Atlantic in 1800 ?
2 weeks
1 month
2 months
6 weeks
How long is it to cross the Atlantic today by ship?
About 5 hours
About 14 days
Less than a week
About 14 days
Why does the cotton of our t-shirts often come from Brazil and India?
Because these countries subsidize their cotton productions
Because these countries have the most efficient cotton
Because these countries have the best cotton
Because these countries have lower wages
How do the United States try to resist against the competition of the Indian or Brazilian low-paid workforce?
They subsidize cotton production
They can't resist
They produce a better quality cotton
What is the most expensive in the production of the t-shirts?
The transport by ships
The printing
The retail
The designers
What is the International Monetary Fund?
A regional organization which offers low interest loans to developing world economies
An international organization which offers low interest loans to developing world economies in exchange of free trade reforms
A regional organization which offers low interest loans to developed world economies
A regional organization which offers high interest loans to developing world economies
Why can we say that global capitalism has been good for a lot of people?
It increased worldwide economic output
A greater number of people are living better
American autoworkers suffered job loss
How many people have emerged from poverty in the last 30 years according to the World Bank?
300 million
400 million
500 million
600 million
How many people living in Koweit were born somewhere else?
21%
69%
35%
56%
Why has migration become easier?
Because of the Internet
Even with increased industrialization in the developing world, economic opportunities are often much better in wealthy countries
Air travel is pretty cheap
It is easy and inexpensive to stay in touch with relatives living far away
