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Globalization

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is globalization?

a)

Countries creating tariffs

b)

The process by which the world is becoming increasingly connected and dependent upon each other as

c)

The process by which countries start making their own stuff (AKA becoming self-reliant)

d)

A group of companies operating as one

2.

What is a multinational corporation?

a)

The most famous fast-food restaurant in a country

b)

A large company that operates in many different countries

c)

Factories that pay workers very little and make them work in bad conditions

d)

Companies that move their operations to other places for cheaper labor

3.

What is outsourcing?

a)

The world becoming more reliant on each other

b)

Sending your business and labor to another country

c)

Making your workers work in bad conditions for little pay

d)

Making cheap clothes that will not last long

4.

Why do companies outsource?

a)

They are banned from operating in a certain place

b)

They are looking for skilled laborers to pay lots of money

c)

It raises the cost of making goods

d)

It makes it cheaper to make/manufacture goods

5.

What is economic interdependence?

a)

When countries create fees (tariffs) on imported goods

b)

When countries are independent and make everything for themselves

c)

When countries have strong economic ties and depend on each other for resources

d)

I like corndogs

6.

Who is the USA's biggest trading partner?

a)

The UK (United Kingdom)

b)

India

c)

Mexico

d)

China

7.

Who is the USA most economically interdependent on?

a)

The United Kingdom

b)

China

c)

Mexico

d)

Bangladesh

8.

Which two countries produce MOST of the world's garments (AKA clothing)?

a)

Chile and Mexico

b)

China and Mexico

c)

Vietnam and Mexico

d)

China and Bangladesh

9.

What are sweatshops?

a)

Places where sweatshirts are made

b)

Factories with lots of technology

c)

Factories where workers are made to work in bad conditions for little pay

d)

Another name for a factory outside the USA

10.

A developed country is:

a)

agrarian (mostly focused on farming) or at least not industrialized, have lower standards of living, and have a very weak economy with slow or nonexistent growth

b)

Mostly in Asia and Africa

c)

Usually has quite a bit of poverty

d)

industrialized, have high standards of living, and have strong economic growth. They usually also have more stable and democratic governments

11.

A developing country:

a)

Is industrialized, has high standards of living, and has strong economic growth.

b)

Has lots of jobs and fewer people living in poverty

c)

Usually has more stable, democratic government

d)
  •  Is agrarian (mostly focused on farming) or at least not industrialized, has lower standards of living, and has a very weak economy with slow or nonexistent growth.

12.

Why are sneakers and t-shirts good examples of globalization (pick ALL the options that are correct)

a)

They are made in many places all over the world

b)

People don't want to buy them, but are forced to

c)

People all over the world buy/use them

d)

They are only made in one country

13.

What factors have allowed globalization to happen? (Pick ALL the options that are correct)

a)

Improvements in transportation

b)

Free trade

c)

Improvements in communication

d)

Cheap labor (and lots of workers) all over the globe

14.

The world's largest producer (maker of goods) is:

a)

USA

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Mexico

d)

China

15.

What are some positives of Globalization? (Pick ALL the options that are correct)

a)

Sweatshops

b)

More, cheaper goods available

c)

New jobs created

d)

Helps developing countries improve/rise up

16.

What are some negatives of globalization?

a)

Sweatshops

b)

Sometimes the rich stay rich, and the poor stay poor

c)

Poor people are taken advantage of

d)

Issues with pollution

17.

What is fast fashion?

a)

McDonalds' T-shirts

b)

Clothes that are made as quickly and cheaply as possible

c)

Luxury brands: Gucci, Supreme 🤢 etc

d)

Clothes made outside the USA

18.

Why are sweatshops bad? (Select ALL that are correct):

a)

Workers work in really bad conditions

b)

Workers are forced to work long hours

c)

They pay very little

d)

They take advantage of workers

19.

How can sweatshops be good? (Select ALL the options that are correct):

a)

It brings poor countries jobs

b)

The workers get weekends, holidays, medical benefits, and Nike swag

c)

The pay is sometimes more than the workers could have gotten at another job

d)

Poor countries get to see what's trendy in the USA

20.

Most of the world's extreme poverty (less than $2.15 per day) is currently found in which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

21.

Most developing countries are found on which continents?

a)

Europe, Asia, and Africa

b)

North America and South America

c)

Asia, Africa, and South America

d)

Asia, Africa, and North America

22.

Most developed countries are found on which continents?

a)

Europe and North America

b)

North and South America

c)

North America and Asia

d)

Asia and Africa

23.

Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and McDonalds are all great examples of:

a)

Sweatshops

b)

MNCs

c)

Developing Countries

d)

Fast fashion

24.

Which major change in transportation has allowed goods to be sent all over the world faster than ever?

a)

Trains

b)

Shipping containers on cargo ships

c)

Social media

d)

Smartphones

25.

The world's largest consumer is:

a)

China

b)

India

c)

USA

d)

Bangladesh

26.

Consumption is:

a)

Sending your business to cheaper countries

b)

Using up resources

c)

Making clothes are fast and cheap as possible

d)

Another word for pollution

27.

True or False: Consumption is both normal and necessary

a)

True

b)

False

28.

True or False: ALL kinds of consumption are good

a)

True

b)

False

29.

True or false: You can consume without creating waste

a)

True

b)

False

30.

True or False: One major downside of globalization is a global increase in pollution of all kinds

a)

True

b)

False

31.

How is fast fashion good for the world? (Select ALL correct choices)

a)

It gives people lots of clothing options

b)

It creates sweatshops

c)

It gives people cheap clothing options

d)

It creates high quality clothing that can be used your whole life

32.

True or false: Fast fashion is easy to reuse and recycle

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True or false: The USA used to have sweatshops and bad working conditions

a)

True

b)

False

34.

True or false: Globalization makes migration easier

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Most refugees in our world today come from:

a)

Syria

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Venezuela

d)

Ukraine

36.

An immigrant is defined as:

a)

Someone leaving a country

b)

Someone fleeing a country for their safety

c)

Someone coming to/entering a new country

d)

A worker from another country

37.

An emmigrant is defined as:

a)

Someone leaving a country

b)

Someone fleeing a country for their safety

c)

Someone coming to/entering a new country

d)

A worker from another country

38.

A refugee is defined as:

a)

Someone leaving a country

b)

Someone fleeing a country for their safety

c)

Someone coming to/entering a new country

d)

A worker from another country

39.

True or false: Globalization has many good and many bad impacts

a)

True

b)

False

40.

True or false: You are personally impacted and affected by Globalization

a)

True

b)

False