Unit 3 Task 3 Test

Question 1

Import

Answer 1

a good or service bought in one country that was produced in another

Question 2

Export

Answer 2

goods and services that are produced in one country and sold to buyers in another

Question 3

Urbanization

Answer 3

the concentration of human populations into discrete areas

Question 4

Manufacturing

Answer 4

raw materials were converted into finished goods

Question 5

Steam Power

Answer 5

expands under pressure, and part of the heat energy is converted into work

Question 6

Globalization

Answer 6

trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place

Question 7

Fossil Fuels

Answer 7

formed millions of years ago from the carbon-rich remains of animals and plants

Question 8

Industrial Revolution

Answer 8

the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing

Question 9

Columbian Exchange

Question 9

Silk Road

Answer 9

an ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia

Question 10

How were people globally connected before modern day globalization?

Answer 10

Trade has been a significant economic activity in and across regions and has connected people within and across regions

Question 10

How did the Columbian Exchange affect Africa?

Answer 10

The Columbian Exchange affected Africa culturally, introducing new foods and crops.

Question 11

How were the Silk Roads and Columbian Exchange similar? How were they different?

Answer 11

Both are similar because each was a trading system, although the Silk Roads was over a span of land and the Columbian Exchange took place overseas.

Question 12

What were the biological effects of the exchange between the Americas and Europe?

Answer 12

The exchange between the Americas and Europe brought new diseases.

Question 13

What are the similarities between the Columbian Exchange and current globalization?

Answer 13

trade, production

Question 14

How did industrialization diffuse(spread)?

Answer 14

Industrialization diffused from the United States when Samuel Slater, the creator of the first textile factory of the U.S., started emigrating. He kept his ideas not on paper, but in his own mind which threw off other countries. This gave the United States an advantage when it came to war.
How did industrialization affect war technology? Industrialization

Question 15

How did industrialization affect war technology?

Answer 15

allowed nations starting to gain land and finding more raw materials.

Question 16

What are some of the benefits of the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 16

• less hard physical labor than earlier generations
• large population growth
• furthermore, large numbers of people can enjoy levels of wealth, health, education, travel, and life expectancy

Question 17

What are some negative effects of the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 17

• the natural resources it depends on are being compromised
• the rapid pace of acceleration, and in return individuals and social systems struggle to keep up

Question 18

How did industrialization increase urbanization?

Answer 18

human populations grew denser—more of us lived closer to each other in less space

Question 19

Approximately what percentage of the population of the world lives in cities today?

Answer 19

55%

Question 20

What is urban sprawl?

Answer 20

the population of a city becomes dispersed over an increasingly large geographical area.

Question 21

What are trans-national corporations and why are they significant?

Answer 21

Trans-national corporations - companies with many operations in different countries.
significance - to spread a company’s resources globally to create better international relationships

Question 22

What are some drawbacks of trans-national corporations?

Answer 22

damaging the foreign area they are placed in, and wages paid to workers are lower.

Question 23

What are some benefits of trans-national organizations?

Answer 23

it encourages international trade and the creation of more available jobs.

Question 23

Why has cultural diffusion intensified in the recent past?

Answer 23

recent advancements in transportation and communication throughout the world.