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WorksheetsFINAL EXAM IN GEC TCW
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Area that shares a large number of cultural traits.
Cultural diffusion/Culture borrowing
Culture Region
Fine Arts
Economy
How does culture spread?
Language
Government and economy
War, trade, colonization and immigration
What happens when a culture is isolated from other cultures?
Changes in lifestyle occur quickly.
There is a plethora of technology.
Changes in lifestyle occur slowly.
There is a large foreign born population (immigrants).
Which continent see the least amount of cultural borrowing?
Asia
Europe
Australia
Antarctica
How people and countries use their limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs.
Government
Fine Arts
Economy
Religion
Rules that allow a society to live without chaos.
Custom and Traditions
Social Organization
Religion
Government
Basic human needs such as food, clothing, sports, education, festivals etc. passed down from one generation to the next.
Customs and traditions
Government
Language
Social Organizations
Answers questions about life's meaning.
Customs and traditions
Religion
Government
Social Organizations
Ways a culture organizes its members into smaller groups
Social Organization
Government
Languages
Religion
Some scholars argue that culture and society become more ______ because users and audiences are enabled to produce culture themselves.
uncommon
monarchal
despotic
democratic
Which is the most-downloaded app amid the COVID-19 lockdown?
An understanding of how the media works and why is called:
Web surfing
Mass communication
Media literacy
Major media include the following:
Print, sound, and motion
Print, motion, transportation
Print, sound, automation
"Vehicles by which messages are carried to large audiences" defines:
Internet
Mass media
What must we do in order to effectively assess the content of a message?
Read it
Print it
Understand it
This is one advantage social media cannot provide to mass communicators:
Both broad and focused communication
One-on-one interaction
Potential for immediate feedback
How does literacy for media consumers begin?
With a factual foundation
With intense research
By accepting internet news as fact
When we say that a media literate person must consider the message form, we mean:
See how the message is influenced by the media
See if a message is clear and direct or masked
See the difference between a one-on-one message and a mass media message.
When we talk about motivation awareness in terms of media literacy, we are saying:
Look for the effect of technology on the message
Look for the effect of culture on the message
Think beyond the message to what the sending is trying to do
Separating fact from fiction in this era where social media so often releases unfounded information as fact is known as assessing the:
Tradition
Media myth
Motivation awareness
The founder of Islam is
Jesus
Mohammed
Abraham
Washington
What is the place of worship for Islam
synagogue
church
mosque
park
What is a holiday celebrated by Christians
Easter
Ramadan
Hanukkah
Diwali
This is the holy book of Judaism
Koran
Gospels
Torah
Bible
What is a holiday celebrated by Muslims?
Ramadan
Hanukkah
Easter
Christmas
What is a holy book of Christianity?
Vedas
Holy Bible
Torah
Ten Commandments
Who is the founder of Judaism?
Mohammed
Jesus
Abraham
Washington
which of these religions is a polytheistic religion
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
What could you learn from reading The Vedas?
Sikhism Beliefs
Christian Beliefs
Hinduism Beliefs
Islamic Beliefs
The Quran, the Torah, the Holy Bible
Which is the correct order of religions that best completes the order above?
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
Judaism, Islam, Sikhism
Christianity, Sikhism, Hinduism
Why would religious monuments be important to build?
To display how one religious group may have won in a battle.
To promote how popular their religion may be.
To show wealth and power of the religious groups of an area.
To educate citizens, provide places of worship, and display the dominant religion of an area.
The creators of the Global Cities Index looked at 5 factors...
job, buildings, schools, universities, people
is all the creators of business situations
business, people, media, entertainment and politics
This factor is about if the city has music, types of restaurants, museums, sports...
business factor
media factor
entertainment
politics
This factor is about how many embassies and international organizations are in the city
politics
entertainment
business
people
Which statement best describes a market economy?
The government makes economic decisions for the people.
The people may choose what they produce and what they buy.
The people make choices on what to produce by the customs of their ancestors.
The people set the price of the goods they are buying.
Which region of the world accounts for nearly two-thirds of the world’s population?
Africa
North America
Europe
Asia
Farmers in Great Britain have turned to raising sheep for wool and meat. The abundance of wool helped Great Britain to develop a large textile industry. These textiles are now shipped around the world. Wool is one of Great Britain’s
imports
expenditures
taxes
exports
What is the best description of what is shown on this map?
A cartographer
Political divisions
Culture regions
Population distribution
What conclusion can be drawn about a region’s energy consumption and its level of development?
Industrialized nations use a smaller amount of energy
Developing countries use a higher amount of energy
Smaller nations use a higher amount of energy
Developing nations use a smaller amount of energy
A nation that relies only on its natural resources, such as fishing, farming or lumbering, for its economy would be included in what type of economic category?
agricultural and wholesale
manufacturing
retail and service industry
Hospitals are an example of what type of economic category?
agricultural and wholesale
manufacturing
retail and service industry
What factor below supports the statement “it’s a small world”?
Because of global warming, the planet is shrinking
Increasing technology in communication is making geographic barriers less of an issue.
The world is being taken over by a one world government
Wars and unstable governments in the Middle East region are creating a growing number of immigrants to the United States.
Check all that applies: What are the salient features of Global Cities?
International and national connectivity
International cuisine
International Culture
International Infrastructure
Global Economic and political importance
What are the challenges of Global Cities
Inequality
Resources
Technology
Environmental Threats
Governance
Check what applies: Global Cities Key indicators
Skyscrapers
Large metropolitan area
personal wealth; e.g., number of billionaires
Global Cities
Tokyo
New York
Shanghai
Melbourne
Emigration is ...
People moving into a country
People moving within their country
People leaving their country
People who have lost their homes
Remittances
Money the employers of migrants get
Money used to build migrant accomodation
The amount of money a migrant has borrowed
The amount of money migrants send back to their country of origin - normally to support families or for savings
The term "Brain Drain" refers to
The pressure of migrants on social services in the destination country
The feeling of loss and despair in the country of origin
Not enough spaces in schools in the destination countries
The loss of highly skilled labour force in the country of origin
A refugee is...
A person or a group of people who are in danger and remain within their country of origin
A person or a group of people who's lives are at risk or in danger and flee to a safer country
A person or a group of people who apply through paper work to live in a new country
A person or group of people who are suffering from malnutrition
An asylum seeker is...
A person who's life is at risk and is hiding in another country
A person who sends money back to their family and relatives in the country of origin
A person who leaves their country of origin for fear of persecution or for wanting a better life. They fill in paper work to seek permission to live in a safer country.
A person who leaves their country of origin and goes to work in a new country
What is the system being used by present governments to control migration?
Military control
Borders
Passports and Visas
All of the above
Today, we use _________ to solve the problem of navigation.
A sextant
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Our heads
Birds
This involves institutions, public policies and practices that cut across national borders to facilitate international agreements and transactions.
Social Globalization
Political Globalization
Natural Environment Globalization
Economic Globalization
Many efforts are needed to fully eradicate diseases and emerging health issues
Zero hunger
Good health and well being
Clean water and sanitation
Reduce inequalities
Economic growth must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs ands promote equality.
No poverty
Gender equality
Decent work and economic growth
Reduce inequalities
Climate change is a global challenge that does not respect borders
Partnerships for the goals
Affordable and clean energy
Zero hunger
Climate action
Providing women and girls with equal access to education health care and decent work.
Quality education
Gender quality
Reduce inequalities
Peace, justice and strong institutions
There is sufficient fresh water on the planet for all the human beings.
Clean water and sanitation
Decent work and economic growth
Quality education
Life below water
Aims at doing more and better with less
Responsible consumption and production
Life on land
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Reduce inequialities
A long period of time when there is no rain.
drought
flood
ozone layer
recycle
When heat cannot escape from the atmosphere and the temperature goes up.
Environment
Greenhouse effect
Global warming
Pollution
Renewable energy
By what year should these sustainable goals be achieved?
2020
2050
2030
2025
What year were the Sustainable Development Goals created?
2015
2019
1995
2008
How many Sustainable Development Goals are there?
187
17
20
5
Who created the Sustainable Development Goals?
United Nations
George Washington
United States, Mexico and Canada
The Council of World Leaders
The three major objectives of the SDGs are:
end extreme poverty, fight hunger, tackle climate change
eliminate hunger, end extreme poverty, tackle climate change
eliminate hunger, create peace, tackle climate change
end extreme poverty, fight inequality, tackle climate change
Which of these is the correct definition for the term sustainable?
The responsible development and management of areas
Improvement of a run down area
Meeting the needs of people without damaging the ecological, economic, or social components of the environment.
People take responsibility for improving their living conditions
What does food security mean?
Availability of food
Accessibility of food
Availability and accessibility of food to all at all times.
Availability, accessibility and affordability of food to all at all the times.
People living in different parts of the world experience the same level of food security.
True
False
If the price of food increases the poor will find food __________.
cheap
unaffordable
easily
free
Other factors that can affect food security are _______ and _______.
natural disasters
war and conflict
vegetarianism
people being fussy
War can affect food secutiy because it
affects the way land is used
disrupts supply lines
affects the types of food produced
causes people to lose their appetites
The six main factors that negatively impact food security (challenges to food production) are:
Water scarcity, Increased rainfall, Threats from non-native species, competition for land, the use of land for fuel instead of food and armed conflict
Rainfall variability, Climate change, Threats from non-native species, competition for land, the use of land for fuel instead of food and armed conflict
Threats from non-native species, exporting of food, trade agreements, competition for land, the use of land for fuel instead of food and armed conflict
Water scarcity, Climate change, Threats from non-native species, competition for land, the use of land for fuel instead of food and armed conflict
Food availability means..
when food is close by at the shops
when food is nutritious
when people have enough food on a regular basis
What is famine
people starving but still can eat
something that ONLY happened in developing countries
a widespread food shortage often caused by war or drought
people can't eat because they are sick
Which of the following are factors that impact Global Food Security?
Poverty
Population Growth
Conflict
Climate
Which of the following thoughts embody Global citizenship? (many answers)
i respect diversity
i take responsibility for my actions
i will be openminded
i will not hurt others
All digital citizens should have the following rights:
privacy, security, freedom, safety
education, heathcare, security
time, money, and freedom
respect, support, involvement, being informed
Addictive qualities of social media and games, health problems like sleep deprivation and obesity, social isolation, poor academic performance, inauthentic experiences
reasons to become a hermit
reasons to limit your time on digital devices
reasons to outlaw computers
reasons to create a digital footprint
Tim Berners Lee supports the idea of free and open access to the internet because
he wants to put an end to capitalism
he wants people in poverty to have the same access to content as people with money.
he thinks it is wrong to charge money for an invention he essentially created as a hobby.
it is too complicated to figure out how to charge money for different levels of access to information
