Social 10-1 Sustainable Prosperity

Question 1

business/individuals who use research, education, info technologies; well educated, high paid

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knowledge economy

Question 2

Trade which emphasizes worker-owned small businesses, fair wages, unions, safety standards, etc

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Fair Trade

Question 3

created after WW2 to maintain international peace/security and increase social/econ cooperation

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United Nations

Question 4

area of the earth's surface needed to sustain the level of resources used & waste created

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ecological footprint

Question 5

To improve education, incomes & life expectancy which would provide the strongest data?

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Human Development Index (HDI)

Question 6

Environmental damage in one region can have serious unintended consequences for other regions

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environmental interdependence

Question 7

an economic system in favour of free trade, competition and choice as means to prosperity

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capitalism

Question 8

1993 agreement between Canada, USA, Mexico to reduce subsidies, tariffs, etc

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NAFTA

Question 9

an economic and political system with goal of eliminating class differences and inequalities

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communism

Question 10

The cartoon is making a statement about

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true cost of outsourcing manufacturing 2 developing nations

Question 11

raising tariffs in order to protect Canadian jobs is in opposition to

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economic globalization

Question 12

A person in GP invests in a company in Kazakhstan through online stock exchanges

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e-commerce

Question 13

2 or more countries reducing trade barriers such as tariffs and subsidies

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trade liberalization

Question 14

purchase of buildings, equipment, resources, etc in one country by those in another country

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foreign investment

Question 15

a special tax added to imported goods to raise the price; done to protect local factories/jobs

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tariff

Question 16

"Over 40% of Canadian Debt Held by Foreign Sources" best aligns with

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economic activity is creating interdependence among nations

Question 17

reducing costs by using suppliers of products, parts and services in less developed countries

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out sourcing

Question 18

savings that are achieved by producing, using, and buying in large quantities

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economies of scale

Question 19

result of free trade, where countries compete for industry by supplying lowest standards

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race to the bottom

Question 20

being able to meet needs of the present without compromising ability of future to meet needs

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sustainable prosperity

Question 21

Selling a public/gov't owned service

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privatization

Question 22

what action would the cartoon most strongly oppose

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countries agreeing to lower tariffs and subsidies

Questions 22