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APWH - Unit 9: Globalization
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Greenhouse gases...
let the heat of the sun reach the Earth but trap it from escaping Earth.
help increase crop yields and help plants grow.
Water shortages
Decalcification
2
What was an environmental effect of the globalized economy in the period 1980 to the present?
Air/water quality improved in dev. world, but worsened in developing areas
Global warming generally decreased.
There was a significant improvement in air and water quality worldwide.
Biodiversity increased in developing and developed areas.
3
Coal, oil, petroleum and natural gas are...
...are available in unlimited abundance.
...are examples of fossil fuels
...examples of sustainable energy.
4
At the end of the twentieth century, many governments encouraged free-market economic policies. Example?
Production of oil in Iran by the government-owned company
Privatization of previously state-owned enterprises in China
Expansion of the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs in the USA
Election of presidents who represented workers in Venezuela and Brazil
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Which of the following is characteristic of the Green Revolution of the 1960s through the 1980s?
It prevented oil exploration in the natural habitats of endangered species.
It used new tech. to increase agricultural yields in developing areas.
It sought to limit the use of nuclear energy.
It restored tropical forests destroyed by slash-and-burn agriculture.
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A decline in fertility after the 1960s can be connected to the invention of...
penicillen
lack of food
birth control pills
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UNICEF was created to...
to create programs to help single parents in need of financial assistance.
to provide vaccinations in global south nations.
to provide health care services to children in the global south
provide food for children suffering after WWII
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Which of the following was the most immediate cause of global economic integration in the early 21st century?
Regulation of air and water pollution in the developed world
Increased dependence on cheap oil from the middle east
Decreases in the cost of long-distance communication and transportation
Population growth in the developing world
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Historians argue that the 20th cent. marks a significant break in world history for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Communists established powerful new states in Russia and China.
The population of the world increased from 1.6 to 6.1 billion people.
Petroleum use changed the relationship of humans to the environment.
Low-wage laborers migrated from continent to continent.
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What was a major effect of the newly globalized economy during the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st cent.?
The growth of central economic planning in former communist countries
Rapid econ. growth in many countries that lowered trade barriers
An overall narrowing of the income gap worldwide
Decrease in migration by people searching for better econ. opportunities
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Which was the most direct effect of the widespread availability of a reliable birth control pill during the 20th cent.?
An increased % of men primarily responsible for work within the household
An increased percentage of men occupying political office
An increased participation of women in the workforce
An increased infant mortality rate
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Process by which the removal of vegetation to expand agriculture in to arid or semi arid lands.
Decalcification
Desertification
Deforestation
Water shortages
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Which of the following was NOT an economic reform made by Deng Xiaoping in China?
End of collectivization
Allowed for some private ownership of business.
Collectivization
Allowed foreign companies to set up factories in special zones
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As more people inhabit the Earth there are environmental impacts. What is caused by removing trees for agriculture?
Water shortages
Deforestation
Desertification
Decalcification
15
After the outlaw caste in India, this system was created to give a %of govt. and public sector jobs to underprivleged.
Affirmative Action System
Caste Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
Dalit Reinstatement System
Reservation system
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New style of pop music coming out of from Jamaica that blended New Orleans Jazz and rhythm and blues. .
K-pop
Reggae
Disco
Classical
17
As life expectancy increases, diseases associated with longevity increase as well. Which is NOT a example of this?
HIV/AIDS
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Alzheimers
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1989 Student Protests in China that wanted political reforms should follow economic reforms. Wanted free press, speech.
Tiaping Square
Red Square
Tiananmen Square
Boxer Rebellion
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Which of the following statements is true about the world at the end of the twentieth century?
Pace of international contacts increased from tech. breakthroughs.
Religions were in decline as the spread of science intensified.
World balance of power reversed as the West no longer had a milt. advantage
Standard of living in developing countries matched developed countries
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What is one Non-governmental Organization (NGO) set up to help people?
World Health Organization
Doctors without Border
United Nations
Amnesty International
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What was the leading cause of the unprecedented increase in global population in the twentieth century?
The end of international epidemics
The reduction of world hunger
The impact of medical innovations and public health measures
Global warming and other types of climate change
22
New style of pop music coming out of Korea.
Disco
Reggae
K-pop
Classical
23
Examples of 20th century technology that spread American culture included all of the following EXCEPT:
Movies
Radio
Telegraph
Television
24
Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for agitating in the name of which organization?
Palestinian Liberation Front
Indian National Congress
African National Congress
Irish Republican Army
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In developed countries during the 2nd half of the 20th cent., more effective methods of contraception contributed to...
National suffrage movements and the acquisition of voting rights
A rise in the birth rate among affluent women
Greater control by women over their own fertility
A loss of power by women within the patriarchal family
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NAFTA was a trade agreement between which three nations?
United States, Mexico, Canada
United States, Canada, Great Britain
China, Japan, Vietnam.
China, USSR, Vietnam
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Which diseases have largely been ELIMINATED due to vaccinations?
COVID, smallpox, influenza
COVID, polio, smallpox
polio, measles, smallpox.
Mumps, whooping cough, influenza
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A business that is legally incorporated in 1 country but makes or sells goods in other countries.
Multi-national corporation
World Trade Organization
Non Governmental Organization
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The opening up of a country's economy is known as ...
communism
economic conservatism
economic liberalization
socialism
