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Technologies that allow for instant worldwide communication include

A
high-speed trains and naval ships.
B
mobile phones and Internet access.
C
airplanes and container shipping.
D
outsourcing and new trade markets.
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Global trade provides consumers with

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more options and lower prices.
B
fewer options and lower prices.
C
more options and higher prices.
D
fewer options and higher prices.
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Which statement best describes how globalization connects the world?

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Globalization helps create new forms of transportation, communication, and technology.
B
Globalization helps expand old forms of transportation, communication, and technology.
C
Globalization helps mandate new forms of transportation, communication, and technology.
D
Globalization helps share old forms of transportation, communication, and technology.
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How have airplanes changed the way the world does business? Choose four answers.by shipping raw materials to manufacture goods in other countriesby shortening travel timeby opening up new trade markets worldwideby connecting business partners the fastestby increasing options for travel destinations

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by shipping raw materials to manufacture goods in other countries
B
by shortening travel time
C
by opening up new trade markets worldwide
D
by connecting business partners the fastest
E
by increasing options for travel destinations
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Gross domestic product tracks economic growth by measuring all goods and services

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exported by an economy.
B
produced by an economy.
C
imported by an economy.
D
purchased by an economy.
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Which technologies have made global communication instant and more effective? Choose three answers.social mediawireless devicessmart phonesautomobilesprinted newspapers

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social media
B
wireless devices
C
smart phones
D
automobiles
E
printed newspapers
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The chart shows a circular flow model describing the movement of goods and services.

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The foreign sector influences how services move between firms and households.
B
The foreign sector influences how imports and exports move between firms and households.
C
The foreign sector influences how factors of production move between firms and households.
D
The foreign sector influences how goods move between firms and households.
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Recent improvements in have increased the pace of globalization.

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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.
B
The economy suffered a setback in 2009 before rebounding in 2010.
C
The economy suffered a setback in 2009 and had not recovered by 2011.
D
The economy suffered setbacks in the years 2009, 2010, and 2011.
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What are the most likely reasons a US corporation would open a factory in China? Choose four answers.to take advantage of affordable land pricesto take advantage of abundant resourcesto take advantage of lower labor coststo take advantage of favorable tax lawsto take advantage of US employment opportunities

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to take advantage of affordable land prices
B
to take advantage of abundant resources
C
to take advantage of lower labor costs
D
to take advantage of favorable tax laws
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to take advantage of US employment opportunities

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