8.06 The Modern Era - Globalization

Question

anonymous · Answer

1. According to the World Bank (WB), what is the requirement to be in the "developing nation" category?

 A) A country must be classified as low-income.

 B) A country must have a low- or middle-income.

 C) A country must have an industrialized economy.

 D) A country must be voted into the "developed" category.



2. Free trade agreements (FTAs) led most directly to which of the following outcomes?

 A) better working conditions

 B) educational reforms

 C) cultural diffusion

 D) immigration



3. Which of the following is not an example of an effort to curb cultural diffusion?

 A) requiring women to cover their wrists and ankles in many Middle Eastern nations

 B) India changing the names of cities to the traditional names

 C) requiring the usage of chopsticks as eating utensils in China

 D) having a rock concert in a public park in Japan



4. Cultural diffusion was most advanced by

 A) necessary improvements in medical technology

 B) post-World War II occupation and education reform

 C) nation rebuilding and multinational organizations

 D) the contact of business people with foreign cultures



5. According to this graph on world poverty, what are the trends of the world average and Sub-Saharan Africa?

 A) The lines are trending in opposite directions; the world average is poorer while the Sub-Saharan African average is trending less poor.

 B) The lines are trending in the same direction; both the world average and the Sub-Saharan African average are trending less poor.

 C) The lines are trending in opposite directions; the world average is less poor while Sub-Saharan African average is trending more poor.

 D) The lines are trending in the same direction; both the world average and the Sub-Saharan African average are trending more poor.

anonymous · Answer

Graph for # 5

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

1) C.
2) C.

Let me look at the rest..

anonymous · Answer

4) D.

And the rest I'd have to do actual research for  lol  sorry, hope this helped

toots · Answer

HERE ARE CONFIRMED CORRECT ANSWERS - I just took the test
1. B
2. Not sure (my test didn't have this question)
3. D
4. D.
5. C