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WorksheetsGlobalization
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
What is globalization?
Countries creating tariffs
The process by which the world is becoming increasingly connected and dependent upon each other as
The process by which countries start making their own stuff (AKA becoming self-reliant)
A group of companies operating as one
What is a multinational corporation?
The most famous fast-food restaurant in a country
A large company that operates in many different countries
Factories that pay workers very little and make them work in bad conditions
Companies that move their operations to other places for cheaper labor
What is outsourcing?
The world becoming more reliant on each other
Sending your business and labor to another country
Making your workers work in bad conditions for little pay
Making cheap clothes that will not last long
Why do companies outsource?
They are banned from operating in a certain place
They are looking for skilled laborers to pay lots of money
It raises the cost of making goods
It makes it cheaper to make/manufacture goods
What is economic interdependence?
When countries create fees (tariffs) on imported goods
When countries are independent and make everything for themselves
When countries have strong economic ties and depend on each other for resources
I like corndogs
Who is the USA's biggest trading partner?
The UK (United Kingdom)
India
Mexico
China
Who is the USA most economically interdependent on?
The United Kingdom
China
Mexico
Bangladesh
Which two countries produce MOST of the world's garments (AKA clothing)?
Chile and Mexico
China and Mexico
Vietnam and Mexico
China and Bangladesh
What are sweatshops?
Places where sweatshirts are made
Factories with lots of technology
Factories where workers are made to work in bad conditions for little pay
Another name for a factory outside the USA
A developed country is:
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
Mostly in Asia and Africa
Usually has quite a bit of poverty
industrialized, have high standards of living, and have strong economic growth. They usually also have more stable and democratic governments
A developing country:
Is industrialized, has high standards of living, and has strong economic growth.
Has lots of jobs and fewer people living in poverty
Usually has more stable, democratic government
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.
Why are sneakers and t-shirts good examples of globalization (pick ALL the options that are correct)
They are made in many places all over the world
People don't want to buy them, but are forced to
People all over the world buy/use them
They are only made in one country
What factors have allowed globalization to happen? (Pick ALL the options that are correct)
Improvements in transportation
Free trade
Improvements in communication
Cheap labor (and lots of workers) all over the globe
The world's largest producer (maker of goods) is:
USA
Bangladesh
Mexico
China
What are some positives of Globalization? (Pick ALL the options that are correct)
Sweatshops
More, cheaper goods available
New jobs created
Helps developing countries improve/rise up
What are some negatives of globalization?
Sweatshops
Sometimes the rich stay rich, and the poor stay poor
Poor people are taken advantage of
Issues with pollution
What is fast fashion?
McDonalds' T-shirts
Clothes that are made as quickly and cheaply as possible
Luxury brands: Gucci, Supreme 🤢 etc
Clothes made outside the USA
Why are sweatshops bad? (Select ALL that are correct):
Workers work in really bad conditions
Workers are forced to work long hours
They pay very little
They take advantage of workers
How can sweatshops be good? (Select ALL the options that are correct):
It brings poor countries jobs
The workers get weekends, holidays, medical benefits, and Nike swag
The pay is sometimes more than the workers could have gotten at another job
Poor countries get to see what's trendy in the USA
Most of the world's extreme poverty (less than $2.15 per day) is currently found in which continent?
North America
South America
Africa
Asia
Most developing countries are found on which continents?
Europe, Asia, and Africa
North America and South America
Asia, Africa, and South America
Asia, Africa, and North America
Most developed countries are found on which continents?
Europe and North America
North and South America
North America and Asia
Asia and Africa
Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and McDonalds are all great examples of:
Sweatshops
MNCs
Developing Countries
Fast fashion
Which major change in transportation has allowed goods to be sent all over the world faster than ever?
Trains
Shipping containers on cargo ships
Social media
Smartphones
The world's largest consumer is:
China
India
USA
Bangladesh
Consumption is:
Sending your business to cheaper countries
Using up resources
Making clothes are fast and cheap as possible
Another word for pollution
True or False: Consumption is both normal and necessary
True
False
True or False: ALL kinds of consumption are good
True
False
True or false: You can consume without creating waste
True
False
True or False: One major downside of globalization is a global increase in pollution of all kinds
True
False
How is fast fashion good for the world? (Select ALL correct choices)
It gives people lots of clothing options
It creates sweatshops
It gives people cheap clothing options
It creates high quality clothing that can be used your whole life
True or false: Fast fashion is easy to reuse and recycle
True
False
True or false: The USA used to have sweatshops and bad working conditions
True
False
True or false: Globalization makes migration easier
True
False
Most refugees in our world today come from:
Syria
Afghanistan
Venezuela
Ukraine
An immigrant is defined as:
Someone leaving a country
Someone fleeing a country for their safety
Someone coming to/entering a new country
A worker from another country
An emmigrant is defined as:
Someone leaving a country
Someone fleeing a country for their safety
Someone coming to/entering a new country
A worker from another country
A refugee is defined as:
Someone leaving a country
Someone fleeing a country for their safety
Someone coming to/entering a new country
A worker from another country
True or false: Globalization has many good and many bad impacts
True
False
True or false: You are personally impacted and affected by Globalization
True
False
