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Globalization and Socio-Economic Concepts Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of globalization?

a)

A social creation consisting of shared beliefs and practices

b)

Greater interconnectedness and interdependence of people and places around the world

c)

A system of mass production and consumption

d)

Movement from one territorial or administrative unit to another

2.

What does culture refer to?

a)

A system of mass production and consumption

b)

The number of deaths per 1000 people

c)

A social creation consisting of shared beliefs and practices that are dynamic rather than fixed

d)

The flexible, globalized, and service-oriented economy

3.

How is mortality rate defined?

a)

Deaths per 1000 people

b)

The number of people under the age of 15 and over the age of 65

c)

Births per 1000 people

d)

Average length of time from birth that a person is expected to live

4.

What does life expectancy measure?

a)

The number of people under the age of 15 and over the age of 65

b)

Average length of time from birth that a person is expected to live given current death rates

c)

The number of deaths per 1000 people

d)

The number of births per 1000 people

5.

What is the age dependency ratio?

a)

The number of births per 1000 people

b)

Average length of time from birth that a person is expected to live

c)

The number of people under the age of 15 and over the age of 65 as a proportion of the working age population

d)

The number of deaths per 1000 people

6.

What is Fordism?

a)

A social creation consisting of shared beliefs and practices

b)

System of mass production and consumption that characterized the U.S. economy from the 1940s to the 1960s

c)

Movement from one territorial or administrative unit to another

d)

The flexible, globalized, and service-oriented economy

7.

What characterizes Post-fordism?

a)

A system of mass production and consumption

b)

The number of deaths per 1000 people

c)

A social creation consisting of shared beliefs and practices

d)

The flexible, globalized, and service-oriented economy that began emerging in the 1970s

8.

How are births measured in demographic terms?

a)

Number of births per 1000 people

b)

Number of deaths per 1000 people

c)

Average length of time from birth that a person is expected to live

d)

The number of people under the age of 15 and over the age of 65

9.

How are deaths measured in demographic terms?

a)

Average length of time from birth that a person is expected to live

b)

Number of deaths per 1000 people

c)

The number of people under the age of 15 and over the age of 65

d)

Number of births per 1000 people

10.

What is migration?

a)

Movement from one territorial or administrative unit to another associated with long term or permanent change in residence

b)

A social creation consisting of shared beliefs and practices

c)

The flexible, globalized, and service-oriented economy

d)

A system of mass production and consumption

11.

What are push factors of migration?

a)

Unfavorable conditions or attributes of a place that encourage migration

b)

Favorable conditions or attributes of a place that attracts migrants

c)

The number of births per 1000 people

d)

The number of deaths per 1000 people

12.

What are pull factors of migration?

a)

Favorable conditions or attributes of a place that attracts migrants

b)

The number of births per 1000 people

c)

Unfavorable conditions or attributes of a place that encourage migration

d)

The number of deaths per 1000 people

13.

Which of the following best describes the concept of culture?

a)

A dynamic social creation consisting of shared beliefs and practices

b)

A fixed set of beliefs and practices

c)

The flexible, globalized, and service-oriented economy

d)

A system of mass production and consumption

14.

What does the term 'age dependency ratio' concern?

a)

The number of births per 1000 people

b)

The number of deaths per 1000 people

c)

The number of people under the age of 15 and over the age of 65 as a proportion of the working age population

d)

Average length of time from birth that a person is expected to live

15.

Which period did Fordism characterize the U.S. economy?

a)

From the 1940s to the 1960s

b)

From the 1970s onwards

c)

From the 1920s to the 1940s

d)

From the 1960s to the 1980s