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- 1. Multiple Choice
Modern technology has affected global society by
increasing the speed and extent of cultural diffusion
reducing the effects of social change
reinforcing traditional values and customs
preventing the spread of democratic principles to developing nations
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which statement about the impact of the AIDS epidemic in both Africa and Southeast Asia is most accurate?
Life expectancy in both regions is declining.
The availability of low-cost drugs has cured most of those infected.
The introduction of awareness programs has eliminated the threat of the disease.
Newborn babies and young children have not been affected by the disease.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The reason that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) greatly influences the world today is that it
commands the loyalty of the worldwide Islamic community
develops and exports important technology
controls access to trade routes between the East and West
manages the oil supply that affects the global economy
- 4. Multiple Choice
Rapid industrialization in developing nations has often resulted in
little growth in urban centers
decreases in the levels of pollution
the continuation of traditional ideas in the workplace
a growing gap between the rich and the poor
- 5. Multiple Choice
Since the 1980's, increasing immigration into Western Europe from developing nations has been opposed by Europeans primarily on the grounds that
most immigrants have refused to accept employment at the minimum wage
immigrants share the same ethnicity and beliefs as their host nation
immigrants are believed to be taking jobs needed by citizens
unskilled immigrants have refused to settle in urban areas where government benefits are available
- 6. Multiple Choice
In the late 20th century, the Green Revolution had the greatest impact on
grain production in India
political freedom in Russia
economic reforms in Cuba
traditional customs in Japan
- 7. Multiple Choice
A negative impact of the use of modern technology is that
levels of air and water pollution often increase
economic opportunities are frequently limited
contacts with other cultures decrease
international trade is limited
- 8. Multiple Choice
A major obstacle to creating policies that address the issue of global warming is the conflict between
migrant labor and native workers
socialist governments and democratic governments
nations possessing nuclear weapons and those without
economic development and environmental protection
- 9. Multiple Choice
During the 20th century, global attention was drawn to the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire, the Tutsis of Rwanda, and the Muslims of Kosovo because these groups were all victims of
nuclear power accidents
human rights violations
environmental disasters
the AIDS epidemic
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the founding of Amnesty International (1961) are both associated with efforts to recognize and protect the
economic diversity of nations
dignity of individuals
right of each nation to enforce its own laws
balance of power between nations
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