• 1. 
    A disadvantage of globalisation for manufactures in the UK would include which one of the following

  • Access to wider markets
  • Difficult to find workers
  • Low-cost competition from overseas firms
  • The spread of technology could cause local unemployment
  • 2. 
    Which of the following is NOT a transnational corporation (TNC)?

  • Local newsagent
  • Shell
  • Ford
  • 3. 
    Which factor might attract a transnational corporation to a country?

  • Good tourist attractions
  • Cheap raw materials
  • High average monthly wage
  • 4. 
    What does TNC stand for?

  • Trans national corporations
  • Trade nations conference
  • Trans national countries
  • Trial national cooperations
  • 5. 
    The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale

  • worldwide
  • globalisation
  • significantly
  • melting pot
  • 6. 
    Which one of the following is a negative consequence of globalisation for less-developed countries

  • Enhanced cultural uniqueness
  • Skills transferred to domestic workers
  • Improved terms of trade
  • Wider income inequalities
  • 7. 
    TNCs have the effect of ‘grouping’ nations together systematically through both their production and supply chains and via the different markets they serve with products.

  • True
  • False
  • 8. 
    Poverty reduction, waged work and infrastructure are all what type of change?

  • Postive
  • Negative
  • 9. 
    Generally, there has been an outsourcing of ............. to China?

  • Services
  • Manufacturing
  • 10. 
    What are some positive effects of Globalisation ?

  • Increased freedom to travel and immigrate,better access to medicine,information, and technology.
  • Lower prices for developed countries and low paying jobs in underdeveloped countries
  • Less pollution in the world
  • All of the above
  • 11. 
    Nike was created in the United States, but what percentage of its workers operate there today?

  • 23 per cent.
  • Only 1 per cent.
  • 17 per cent.
  • 12. 
    It is harder to travel, thanks to globalisation.

  • True
  • False
  • 13. 
    Products meant to satisfy the wants and needs of buyers.

  • Goods
  • Trade
  • Commodity
  • Outsourcing
  • 14. 
    It is NOT easier to do business in other countries, thanks to globalisation.

  • True
  • False
  • 15. 
    A business with facilities in more than one country

  • IMF
  • World bank
  • multinational corporation
  • international corporation
  • 16. 
    Which one of the following is a characteristic of globalisation

  • Low levels of labour migration
  • The development of global brands
  • A decrease in foreign direct investment
  • A reduction in out-sourcing and off-shoring of production
  • 17. 
    Globalisation affects:

  • Individuals
  • Toys
  • 18. 
    Globalisation is:

  • the introduction of the internet to make us closer to others in the world.
  • the breakdown of traditional barriers between nations through technology and transport
  • faster travel around the world
  • the movement of people and ideas around the world.
  • 19. 
    Globalisation is good because of an ________________ in standard of living , but is bad because there is a _____________ in local cultures and traditions

  • increase / decrease
  • decrease / increase
  • increase / increase
  • decrease / decrease
  • 20. 
    Which of the following are high income countries?

  • The USA, Canada and the UK
  • Australia, New Zealand and South Korea
  • Peru, Bolivia and Argentina
  • 21. 
    The deaths of infants and children under five in a specific country

  • child mortality
  • pandemi
  • epidemic
  • population density
  • 22. 
    People have more choices of products, thanks to globalisation.

  • True
  • False
  • 23. 
    Globalisation means we have a more connected world.

  • True
  • False
  • 24. 
    What type of person would be typically employed to work in a sweatshop factory?

  • Poor, low skilled, young and uneducated
  • rich, has higher order skills, lacks manufacturing experience
  • 25. 
    A large company that has operations in more than one country.

  • Domestic Corporation
  • Multinational Corporation
  • Foreign Corporation
  • State Corporation
  • 26. 
    Businesses have cheaper materials, thanks to globalisation.

  • True
  • False
  • 27. 
    It is more difficult to communicate with people, thanks to globalisation.

  • True
  • False
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