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Name: __________________________________ GLOBALIZATIONBase your answers to questions 1 and 2 on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies..Source: NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam, June 2000.1. Which conclusion about Internet usage can be drawn from this chart? Developing nations have easier access to the Internet than developed nations do. A high standard of living in a nation is linked to high Internet usage. Internet usage limits international cooperation. Eastern Hemisphere nations use Internet connections more than Western Hemisphere nations do.2. Which of the following is most likely true since this chart was published?Accessibility to the internet has been limited by governments who were listed under “heavy use.”The number of websites on the internet has remained the same.Internet usage and availability has increased in most of the nations listed on the chart.Internet usage in developing countries has surpassed developed nations.Base your answers to questions 3 and 4 on the graph below and on your knowledge of social studies.3. What is a major reason for the trend illustrated by the graph?the fall of communist governments in Eastern Europethe formation of oil cartels, such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)an increase in global interdependence resulting from modern technology and expanded trade agreementsa general decline in the standard of living for people in developing countries4. What was one effect of the trend illustrated by the graph?Manufacturing expanded to employ more people around the world.The availability of goods decreased around the world.The supply of natural resources around the world increased. People in Asia became more isolated from the rest of the world.Base your answers to questions 5 and 6 on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies.Source: Roger A. Arnold, Economics: New Ways of Thinking, EMC Publishing, 2007 (adapted) from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents, January 2017.5. Based on the information in this chart, which country has the highest life expectancy? IrelandJapan Venezuela ?Greece6. Which generalization can best be supported using the data in this chart?The more globalized a country is, the more literate its inhabitants are.The more interconnected a country is with other countries, the higher its life expectancy is.The higher population a country has, the more globalized it is.Countries in Europe and Asia have higher life expectancy that countries in South America.Base your answers to questions 7, 8, and 9 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.7. Based on this map, which level of per capita income did most countries that were colonized in the 1800s and early 1900s have in 1998?Over $10,000$5,000-$10,000$1,000-$5,000Up to $1,0008. Based on this late 20th-century map, which conclusion is accurate?The worldwide distribution of wealth is unequal.Social mobility between social classes is increasing.The communist movement is growing.Economic self-sufficiency in less developed countries is increasing.9. An economist would find this document most useful for determiningWhy Western European countries are wealthier than Eastern European countriesWhich countries would benefit most from aid programsWhich countries trade with one anotherWho owns the largest companies in each countryBase your answers to questions 10 and 11 on the cartoon below and your knowledge of social studies.10. This political cartoon was most likely created during which historical period?Post-World War II EraAge of ImperialismBetween World War I and World War IIDuring World War II11. Which statement best describes the author’s point of view?Nuclear proliferation occurs in all societies.Actions of one nation often affect other nations.Nuclear technology should be limited to the global superpowers.Most governments are critical of India's nuclear tests. ................
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