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Technologies that allow for instant worldwide communication include

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high-speed trains and naval ships.
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mobile phones and Internet access.
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airplanes and container shipping.
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outsourcing and new trade markets.
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The images show the cost of the same bike in the United States and Britain.

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purchasing power parity.
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exchange rates.
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factors of production.
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gross domestic product.
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Globalization leads to more trade between

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consumers.
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businesses.
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factories.
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countries.
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Purchasing power parity is used to compare the gross domestic product between

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businesses.
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consumers.
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stock markets.
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countries' currencies.
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The graph shows households in the world with internet access from 2003 to 2019.

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A 30 percent increase in internet access has most likely had little effect on globalization.
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A 40 percent decrease in internet access has most likely had little effect on globalization.
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A 50 percent increase in internet access has most likely sped up globalization.
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A 60 percent decrease in internet access has most likely slowed down globalization.
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The US and Western Europe are strong because they have high GDPs.
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The US and Western Europe are weak because they have low GDPs.
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The US and Western Europe are strong because they have low GDPs.
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The US and Western Europe are weak because they have high GDPs.
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The business practice of hiring workers in another country is known as

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globalization.
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insourcing.
C
subcontracting.
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outsourcing.
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The graph shows gross domestic product in the US private sector from 2009 to 2017.

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The economy suffered a setback in 2009 before rebounding in 2011.
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The economy suffered a setback in 2009 before rebounding in 2010.
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The economy suffered a setback in 2009 and had not recovered by 2011.
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The economy suffered setbacks in the years 2009, 2010, and 2011.
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A US shoe company opens a factory in China and hires Chinese workers to make shoes.
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A US shoe company opens a factory in the US and hires US workers to make shoes.
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A US shoe company opens a factory in the US and hires Chinese workers to make shoes.
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A Chinese shoe company opens a factory in China and hires Chinese workers to make shoes.
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Gross domestic product tracks economic growth by measuring all goods and services

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exported by an economy.
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produced by an economy.
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imported by an economy.
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purchased by an economy.

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