Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The idea that the world’s economies and societies are all part of one big
system is called
a. | symbiosis. | c. | interconnectedness. | b. | globalism. | d. | mercantilism. |
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Which of the following countries is not a supplier of energy resources to
the United States?
a. | Canada | c. | Saudi Arabia | b. | Chile | d. | Mexico |
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The estimated number of illegal immigrants in the United States today is
a. | 12 million. | c. | 350,000. | b. | 24 million. | d. | 7 million. |
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In 1997 38 nations signed what treaty to reduce pollution that may be the cause
of global warming?
a. | the Dayton Accords | c. | the Kyoto Protocol | b. | the EPA Agreement | d. | the Amnesty
Treaty |
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The leading causes of death in the United States today are
a. | cancer and diabetes. | c. | diabetes and heart disease. | b. | heart disease and
stroke. | d. | cancer and heart
disease. |
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Completion Complete each
statement.
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The invention that drives the technology revolution is the
__________________.
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7.
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Because the United States imports far more than it exports, this results in a
massive __________________.
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__________________ leads to the loss of farmland and wilderness areas.
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In 1987 23 nations agreed to ban chemicals suspected of harming the
__________________.
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Pollution mixed with water vapor in the air makes __________________.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | deport | d. | interdependent | b. | amnesty | e. | border patrol | c. | outsourcing |
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rely on one another
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12.
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send out of the country
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transfer of work to other countries
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a pardon
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needed to control illegal immigration
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Short Answer
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What does it mean that countries are interdependent?
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What is the name of the huge web of linked computer networks?
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What is the World Trade Organization?
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What do scientists think is causing global warming?
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20.
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Why do many oppose free trade?
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