Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(08.06 MC)
Which of the following would be an example of modern cultural diffusion in Japan?
Eating sushi
Watching traditional Japanese Noh theater
Reading The Tale of Genji
Going to a baseball game
Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(08.06 MC)
A common economic contributor to cultural diffusion in the decades following World War I was/were
tariffs
free trade agreements
cartels
suburbanization
Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(08.06 MC)
Television increased cultural diffusion by
providing a medium for exchanging ideas and art on a large scale
equally equipping people throughout the world to share their cultures
competing with newspapers in the reporting of local news
making sure small traditions are not replaced by mass culture
Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(08.06 MC)
The image below shows the member nations of what organization?
The member nations are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden. The candidate nations are Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey. The potential candidate nations are Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.
IMF
EEC
EU
USMCA
Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(08.06 MC)
What do the USCMCA and the European Union have in common?
They both promote English as the language of international trade.
They are both moving toward a political union of their members.
Their member nations reduce tariffs to trade among each other.
They have both decreased in size in recent years.
Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(08.06 MC)
How does the European Union differ from the USMCA?
There are tariffs between EU nations.
The USMCA has some political governance elements.
It has its own currency.
The European Union includes fewer nations.
Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(08.06 MC)
The most prominent feature of developed nations is
higher income equality
high per-capita income
no agricultural sector
service-based economies
Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(08.06 MC)
What region of the world is where the most manufacturing of most physical goods such as clothing, tools, and toys is centered?
Eastern Europe
East Asia
North America
Western Europe
Question 9(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(08.06 MC)
What issue most complicates the pursuit of heavy industry for developed nations?
Climate change
Outsourcing
Immigration
Tariffs
Question 10(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(08.06 MC)
In the decades following World War II, immigration around the world
decreased as push and pull factors became less dramatic
increased as people became freer to pursue economic opportunities
decreased to the United States and increased in most other countries
stayed about the same, much to the surprise of most government leaders
Question 11(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(08.06 MC)
What country invested heavily in the postwar rebuilding in Europe and Japan?
China
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
Question 12(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(08.06 MC)
Which of the following describes the overall trend of American cities in the decades following World War II?
Increased concentration of people in downtown areas
Significant decentralization out to suburbs
Decrease in the number of cities as big cities swallowed up smaller ones
Steadily declining population as people preferred country sides
