12 Globalization and Interdependence Online Quiz Questions

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A resident buys shares in a company listed in another country.

A company invests in or controls business operations in another country.

A bank lends money to a business located in the same country.

A migrant sends money to relatives in their country of origin.

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The product is made and sold entirely within one country, so foreign suppliers cannot affect its production.

The product is traded internationally only after every production stage has taken place in one economy.

Different stages take place in different economies, so a disruption to one supplier can affect production elsewhere.

The product is assembled in several countries, but its design and components must all come from the place of sale.

People may move across borders for work, education, family, or safety.

People who migrate must sever their ties with their places of origin.

Migration can help fill labor needs in destination communities.

Migrants may face exploitation, discrimination, or barriers to basic services.

The country with one supplier is less vulnerable because it has fewer relationships to manage.

The country with one supplier may be more vulnerable because a disruption could cut off its essential goods.

Both countries must be equally vulnerable because interdependence always affects countries equally.

The country with many suppliers is necessarily more vulnerable because it relies on more countries.

Travel and digital media can carry cultural influences across borders.

Cultural exchange can encourage creativity and understanding.

Cultural products that travel widely are always adopted unchanged by local communities.

The wide distribution of some cultural products can raise concerns about cultural dominance or loss.

Globalization refers only to migration, while interdependence refers only to trade.

Globalization means countries become identical, while interdependence means they have no contact.

Globalization is growing cross-border connection, while interdependence is mutual reliance through those connections.

Globalization describes domestic production, while interdependence describes international communication only.

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A school ships printed textbooks to students in another country.

An instructor provides an online course to learners in several countries.

A manufacturer exports assembled computers by sea.

A farm sells fresh produce to a neighboring country.

The exchange makes local cultures identical to one another.

The exchange occurs only when people migrate permanently.

Communities may adapt global influences in locally distinctive ways.

Cultural products cannot travel through digital media.

The phone is produced independently within one country.

The phone is part of a global value chain, so a supplier disruption can affect production elsewhere.

The phone's design guarantees that shipping routes cannot be disrupted.

The phone's sale abroad means its components must all come from the same country.

Unequal access to devices, connections, electricity, or skills can limit participation in education and employment.

Digital networks guarantee equal access to education and employment.

Only people without electricity are affected by unequal digital access.

Online services eliminate the need for digital skills.