WorksheetsContemporary World
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 32mins
It is the movement of people, things, places, and information brought by the growing porosity of global limitations.
Flows
Liquid
Solid
Globalization
Great Wall of China
man-made solid
natural solid
Solidity
Liquidity
Culture influences other culture, a phrase best described the _____
Cultural Imperialism
Media Imperialism
Homogeneity
Heterogeneity
It is a process wherein nations, corporations, etc. impose themselves in a geographic areas in order to gain profits, power, and so on.
Globalization
Glocalization
McDonaldization
McWorld
It emphasizes the fact that cultures are essentially different and are only superficially affected by global flows.
Cultural Hybridization
Cultural Differentialism
Cultural Convergence
Dynamics of Global Culture
______ happens when one culture imposes itself on and tends to destroy at least parts of another culture.
Media Imperialism
Cultural Imperialism
Homogeneity
Heterogeneity
It is the import by non-Americans of products, images, technologies, practices, and behavior that are closely associated with America/Americans
Globalization
Homogeneity
Heterogeneity
Americanization
What is known as the growing interdependence of the world’s economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information?
Underdevelopment
Globalization
Development
Modernization
Better healthcare and improved living conditions reduce the
Birth rate
Food Supply
Population Growth
Death rate
The birth rate and death rate determine a country’s
Population density
Population distribution
Population growth
Demography
The increased flow of trade, people, technology, culture and ideas among countries.
Colonization
International trade
Globalization
Decolonization
What is it called when people leave a country to become a permanent or semi-permanent resident in another country?
Immigration
Wandering
Migrant
Emigration
What is it called when people enter a country as a permanent or semi-permanent resident?
Immigration
Wandering
Emigration
Migrant
Brian is part of the Tutsi people from Rwanda that are treated very badly, often killed for being who they are. This is an example of a?
Push Factor
Pull Factor
How would you describe Human Migration?
Movement of people from one place to another
Movement of animals from one place to another
People staying in their own country
moving in a new house
Which of the following is a push factor?
People move to Chicago because it has many varieties of food
Coastal cities are populous because they are on the water
Italy has a highly-praised health care system
Severe droughts cause people to leave their country
What was the forerunner of World Trade Organization?
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
Bretton Woods Institutions
International Trade Organization (ITO)
None is correct
According to the WTO mission statement, trade is ensured to flow ___.
fairly, simply and effectively
smoothly, predictably and freely
efficiently, clearly and smoothly
freely, equally and gradually
When was the World Trade Organization founded?
1992
1993
1994
1995
Mostly, Middle Eastern Nations that work together with setting prices and production levels of oil
OPEC (Organization of petroleum exporting Countries)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
EU (European Union)
WTO (World Trade Organization)
Economic agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
OPEC (Organization of petroleum exporting Countries)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
EU (European Union)
WTO (World Trade Organization)
Largest Economic Alliance in the world comprising of over 25+ European Nations that how open borders and a common currency
OPEC (Organization of petroleum exporting Countries)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
EU (European Union)
WTO (World Trade Organization)
This global organization moderates global trade to ensure fair practices between the Core and the Periphery
OPEC (Organization of petroleum exporting Countries)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
EU (European Union)
WTO (World Trade Organization)
This Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development.
WTO
World Bank
NATO
United Nations
This group promotes international financial stability and monetary cooperation. It also facilitates international trade, promotes employment and sustainable economic growth, and helps to reduce global poverty.
IMF International Monetary Fund
NATO
United Nations
NAFTA
Where is the headquarters of the WTO located?
William Rappard
Basel
Lugano
Chur
When WTO members disagree on trade issues, the WTO makes decisions to resolve the differences on the basis of the legal foundations of the trade agreement. What is this function?
It facilitates co-operation with other international organisations
It monitors national trade policies
It administers WTO trade agreements
It provides a forum for trade negotiations
It handles trade disputes
The WTO carries out periodic reviews of its members' national trade policies. Members are required to notify the WTO of any changes in trade policy. What is this function?
It facilitates co-operation with other international organisations
It monitors national trade policies
It provides technical assistance and training for developing countries
It provides a forum for trade negotiations
It handles trade disputes
The WTO cooperates with World Bank in order to facilitate coordination of global policies. What is this function?
It facilitates co-operation with other international organisations
It monitors national trade policies
It provides technical assistance and training for developing countries
It provides a forum for trade negotiations
It handles trade disputes
Where is the headquarter of the WTO?
New York
Washington DC
Geneva
London
What Year was OPEC Created?
1961
1949
1960
1994
How many countries are associated with OPEC currently?
9
12
25
13
What is OPEC's main purpose?
To regulate and stabilize the price of oil on the world market
To increase the supply of oil available to the world markets
Coordinate peace agreements between Middle Eastern nations and the United States
The founding members of OPEC were which of the following?
Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Iraq
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela
Algeria, Nigeria, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Iraq
Angola, Congo, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela
What is economic activity?
Jobs done by workers to provide goods and services
Jobs done by workers to fit secondary needs
Working for personal needs
Which are activities of the primary sector?
Activities that produce food
Activities that produce raw materials
Activities that provide services
Which is also called the free market system?
Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
Alternative economies
Which economic system have low levels of development?
Alternative economies
The planned economy system
The subsistence system
The capitalist system
Which "organ" in the UN is the largest and has a representative from each member nation?
Security Council
Economic and Social Council
International Court of Justice
General Assembly
What organization came before the UN and failed at maintaining global peace?
League of Nations
European Union
World League
World Peace Organization
Which "organ" of the UN can put sanctions on countries for breaking international law?
General Assembly
Security Council
The Secretariat
Economic and Social Council
Which of the following is not a permanent member of the Security Council?
USA
China
Germany
France
What year was the United Nations set up?
1919
1920
1945
1962
Where is the headquarters of the United Nations
Paris, France
Bern, Switzerland
London, Great Britain
New York, USA
Who was the first person to use the term United Nations?
Immanuel Kant
Winston Churchill
Franklin Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
The head of the UN is called the_____________________
Secretary General
Secretariat
Chief Justice
The ICJ has its headquarters at ________________
Holland
Hague
Portugal
Which part of the United Nations is the only one that is not located in New York?
Secretariat
General Assembly
Security Council
International Court of Justice
How many member countries run the United Nations?
190
193
196
192
Having sufficient food caused an end to:
The Ice Age
The New Stone Age
Nomadic ways of life
Farming villages
The word revolution signifies a great change in way of life. The Neolithic Revolution signifies a change in …
a hunter-gathering lifestyle that changes to a nomadic lifestyle.
a hunter-gathering lifestyle that changes to a settled, agricultural lifestyle.
an agricultural lifestyle that changes to a hunter and gathering lifestyle.
an agricultural lifestyle that changes to a nomadic lifestyle.
Making animals and plants useful to humans (tame)
Domesticate
Animism
Populate
Surplus
When early humans began to farm and domesticate plants/animals
Agricultural Revolution
American Revolution
Agricultural Waste
A person/people who travel from place to place with no permanent home
Specialization
Nomad
Animism
Before the Industrial Revolution, all products were made by
Factories
Slaves
Hand
Royalty
The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the
Era of Good Feelings
Industrial Revolution
Manifest Destiny
Adoption of gold standard
Which statement IS TRUE about the Industrial Revolution?
Children were not allowed to work
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
Work conditions were closely regulated
Children worked an 8 hour day
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
Low wages
Dangerous working conditions
Safe working conditions
Widespread pollution
After the Civil War, the economy was based on what type economy?
service economy
agrarian
manufacturing economy
electric stations
Why did the Industrial Revolution happened first in Britain?
Because the British were nice to offer
They like British's culture
Because Britain had a large supply of iron, coal, water, etc
People were poor
What source of energy does the steam engine use?
gasoline
coal
wood
peat
It is defined as a period of starting in the last quarter of the 20th century
Computer
Information Age
Mainframes
It is a worldwide system of interconnected networks that facilitate data transmission
Internet
Chrome
YouTube
