What is the global product studied in this lesson to understand Globalization?
A.
A t-shirt
B.
A smartphone
C.
An iPad
2.
What is globalization?
A.
A process by which the countries are becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively decreased trade and cultural exchanges, based on information technology and high-speed transport networks
B.
A process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchanges, based on information technology and high-speed transport networks
C.
A process by which the countries are becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchanges, based on information technology and high-speed transport networks
3.
Why can we say that globalization is not a new phenomenon?
A.
Trade documents were found from the English civilization
B.
Trade documents were found from the Roman civilization
C.
Trade documents were found from the Japanese-Chinese civilization
D.
Trade documents were found from the Indus valley civilization
4.
What are the reasons that explain the dramatic increase of the scale of this trade?
A.
BBC became a leader on television
B.
Multinational corporations have global reach and increasing power
C.
Travel and shipping are cheap and safe
D.
Ships are using wind and not only oil
E.
Governments have decrease tariffs and regulations on international trade
5.
How long was it to cross the Atlantic in 1800 ?
A.
2 weeks
B.
1 month
C.
2 months
D.
6 weeks
6.
How long is it to cross the Atlantic today by ship ?
A.
About 5 hours
B.
Less than a week
C.
About 14 days
D.
About 4 days
7.
Why does the cotton of our t-shirts often come from Brazil and India?
A.
Because these countries subsidize their cotton productions
B.
Because these countries have the most efficient cotton
C.
Because these countries have lower wages
D.
Because these countries have the best cotton
8.
How do the United States try to resist against the competition of the Indian or Brazilian low-paid workforce?
A.
They subsidize cotton production
B.
They can't resist
C.
They produce a better quality cotton
9.
What is the most expensive in the production of the t-shirts?
A.
The transport by ships
B.
The printing
C.
The retail
D.
The designers
10.
Why do spinning and weaving of the cotton take place in Mexico, Guatemala, Vietnam, India and especially China?
A.
Because these places are lower wage countries
B.
Because these places have high skilled workforce
C.
Because these places have trained manpower
D.
Because the American government doesn't subsidize industry in the way it does agricultural production
11.
What is the International Monetary Fund?
A.
A regional organization which offers low interest loans to developing world economies
B.
A regional organization which offers low interest loans to developed world economies
C.
An international organization which offers low interest loans to developing world economies in exchange of free trade reforms
D.
A regional organization which offers high interest loans to developing world economies
12.
Why can we say that global capitalism has been good for a lot of people?
A.
It increased worldwide economic output
B.
A greater number of people are living better
C.
American autoworkers suffered job loss
13.
How many people have emerged from poverty in the last 30 years according to the World Bank ?
A.
300 million
B.
400 million
C.
500 million
D.
600 million
14.
What are the side effects of globalization?
A.
It is not good for families in the developing countries who are working a lot
B.
It is not good for the world economy
C.
It is not good for the environment
15.
How many people living in Koweit were born somewhere else?
A.
21%
B.
35%
C.
56%
D.
69%
16.
Why has migration become easier?
A.
Because of the Internet
B.
Air travel is pretty cheap
C.
Even with increased industrialization in the developing world, economic opportunities are often much better in wealthy countires
D.
It is easy and inexpensive to stay in touch with relatives living far away
17.
........ are money sent home by people working abroad
A.
Remittances
B.
Wages
C.
Loans
18.
What proportion of the Tajikistan's total gross domestic product (GDP) is from remittances?
A.
21%
B.
35%
C.
56%
D.
69%
19.
What are the consequences of the cultural blending linked to globalization?
A.
You can watch American series, like Friends, in over 100 countries
B.
You can drink diet coke in the middle of the Jungles of Madagascar
C.
You can watch a NBA competition in China
D.
There are fewer languages spoken today and probably less cultural diversity
