WorksheetsU7.4 Globalisation (Unit Review)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What does "globalisation" mean?
Trading only within your own country
Countries becoming more connected through trade, ideas, and movement
Sending aid to other countries
Building only local businesses
What was one of the earliest signs of globalisation in history?
The invention of electricity
Countries signing climate agreements
People trading goods along long-distance trade routes
The use of mobile phones
Which ancient land trade route connected China with Europe?
Spice Route
Trans-Saharan Route
Viking Route
Silk Route
Which trade route helped link West Africa to North Africa?
Tea Route
Trans-Saharan Route
Viking Route
Silk Route
How did trade routes like the Silk Route and Spice Route help spread culture?
By stopping all local traditions
By forcing everyone to speak one language
By allowing people to share ideas, religions, and inventions
By keeping countries isolated
What made modern globalisation faster than in ancient times?
Camels
Paper maps
Planes, ships, and the internet
Bigger deserts
What is a tariff?
A fee paid to farmers
A tax on imported goods
A donation from one country to another
A free trade agreement
What does NAFTA stand for?
North Atlantic Fisheries Trade Agreement
North American Free Trade Agreement
National Alliance for Free Trade in Africa
North Asia Financial Treaty Agreement
Which organisation replaced GATT in 1995?
NATO
IMF
WTO
UNDP
What is the main goal of the WTO?
To control all companies
To help countries trade fairly
To build new roads
To provide food aid
Which of these is a trade bloc between North American countries?
NAFTA
ASEAN
EU
OPEC
A country that imports more than it exports has a...
Trade surplus
Budget balance
Trade deficit
Profit margin
What is comparative advantage?
Being richer than your neighbours
Producing everything yourself
Producing what you’re best at and trading for the rest
Importing more than exporting
What is aid?
Charging higher prices to poor countries
Helping other countries with money or resources
Taking over another country's land
Selling cheap products
What is an embargo?
A festival
A cultural tradition
A shipping company
A ban on trade with a country
Which of these is an example of cultural diffusion (the act of spreading something widely in all directions)?
Eating local vegetables
Using traditional medicine
Drinking tea in Britain from China
Making furniture from local wood
Which of the following products best shows cultural diffusion? (*Hint: "diffusion" relates to "spread")
A local vegetable grown in your backyard
A mobile phone made locally for local use only
A Bollywood movie popular in African countries
A handwritten diary with no outside influence
What is a trade surplus?
Importing more than exporting
Equal trade
Exporting more than importing
Not trading at all
Which of these is an example of global flow of information?
Sending bananas
Exporting cars
Watching a Korean drama on Netflix
Digging for oil
What is a key reason for global inequality in trade?
Every country gets the same amount
Primary goods are usually worth less
Natural disasters
Equal access to markets
Which of these is a primary product?
Laptop
Motorbike
Air conditioner
Cotton
Which of these is an example of economic flow?
Tourists visiting a country
Water in a river
Goods being stored
Ideas being shared
One challenge of trade for developing countries is...
Too many natural resources
Exporting high-value goods
Being stuck selling low-value products
Having too many trade surplus deals
Which of the following shows cultural homogenisation (different cultures become more similar to each other because of interaction)?
Local food stalls selling unique family recipes
Traditional clothes worn during festivals
The same fast food chain being found in many countries
Learning to play a regional instrument
Why do some people worry about global cultural homogenisation? (* Hint: "homo" means "same")
They don’t like any change
They want only their culture to survive
They fear it may erase local identity, customs and languages
They enjoy having fewer choices
