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Social Studies
10th
grade
Social 10 Unit 1 Globalization and Identity Review
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe mixing of traditional art forms and cultures in new ways is known asmedia convergencehybridizationcultural conflicthomogenization
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe process where minority groups lose their traditional culture and become absorbed into the dominant culture is known as:homogenizationhybridizationassimilationacculturation
- 3. Multiple ChoiceCall of Duty, Drake, Zombies, and Breaking Bad are all examples ofglobalizationinternational tradepopular culturetransnational corporations
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat 3 countries are part of NAFTA?England, Germany, FranceCanada, USA, GreenlandCanada, USA, MexicoBrazil, Chile, Cuba
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is one of the concerns associated with globalization?Loss of indigenous and traditional cultureEnvironmental DamageExploitation of workersAll of the above
- 6. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: In a free market economy, the government places many restrictions and controls on how people make or spend the money and how business run.TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceEconomic globalization is a result of all of the following with the exception of:Decreased acculturationIncreased global trade.Decreased cost of global transportIncreased availability of communication systems
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA person who buys goodsConsumerServiceCommunityGoods
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which trend in globalization worries Canadian nationalists the most?
modernization
Westernization
Americanization
globalization of the English language
- 10. Multiple Choice
All of the following have encouraged globalization except
lower transportation costs
faster transportation vehicles
improved communications technologies
laws for the protection of languages and cultures
- 11. Multiple Choice
In today’s world, which technological developments allow the instantaneous transfer of huge amounts of written information to any location on the planet?
digitization and the Internet
containerization and passenger airplanes
satellite radio and satellite television systems
the printing press and mail sorting machines used by the international postal network
- 12. Multiple Choice
A mayor of Calgary would probably be most concerned with globalization’s impacts on
Inuit culture and identity
urban culture and identity
spirituality and religious identity
Francophone culture and identity
- 13. Multiple Choice
A prime minister of Canada would probably be most concerned with globalization’s impacts on
local identity
racial identity
gender identity
national identity
- 14. Multiple Choice
In today’s world, Nation X is most probably
Japan
China
France
The United States
- 15. Multiple Choice
“Coca-colonization” is the process of bringing a foreign country under the influence of
French culture and trade.
British culture and trade.
U.S. popular culture and trade.
Chinese popular culture and trade.
- 16. Multiple Choice
An Aboriginal elder would probably be concerned most about globalization’s impact on
entertainment.
home shopping.
Hollywood movies.
humanity’s connection with nature.
- 17. Multiple Choice
The extent to which globalization should shape identity is
a two-sided issue
a question of degree
a non-issue for people in today’s world
a question of great importance for Francophone Canadians but not for Aboriginal Canadians
- 18. Multiple Choice
The most-globalized communities in Canada are
large cities
small cities
rural communities
Indian reservations
- 19. Multiple Choice
Branding is the process of
combining different cultures in new ways
using technology to lower manufacturing costs
encouraging people to buy a product by improving the quality of the product
getting a person to link his or her identity to a particular company and its products
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which sport has been least globalized?
curling
basketball
swimming
gymnastics
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following completes the above diagram?
Fast food
Chinese opera
Brazilian music
Russian movies
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best measure of a country’s level of globalization?
the average price of a litre of gasoline in the country
the average cost of a kilogram of bananas in the country
how much cheese is consumed annually by the average person in the country
how much Coca-cola is consumed each year by the average person in the country
- 23. Multiple Choice
The term “McWorld” refers to a world in which
all people have low-paying jobs.
everyone eats at McDonald’s three times a day.
the same lifestyle, goods and services are found in every country.
cultural differences among nations are becoming more noticeable.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Globalization is best understood as
any and all issues which attract the attention of the global media.
the exploitation of the world’s workers by multi-national corporations.
an age of Western imperialism which began circa 1500 A.D. and ended circa 1945 A.D.
set of processes through which the world’s peoples become increasingly interconnected.
- 25. Multiple Choice
A main goal of the Canadian Radio-Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is
protection of Canadian cultural identity.
the encouraging the globalization of science and technology.
the privatization of public broadcasting (TV) in Canada.
transforming Canada’s industrial economy into a knowledge economy.
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