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Globalization and International Trade — Unit test Answers

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What is a trade barrier?

A
an inability to ship goods from one country to other places
B
weather patterns that affect shipping routes between countries
C
any obstacle that must be overcome to make a trade deal happen
D
any resource that competes with a resource in a different country
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Which is the best example of a single-resource economy?

A
Saudi Arabia’s sale of oil to other countries accounts for nearly all of the country’s economy.
B
The United States buys billions of dollars of goods each year from the European Union.
C
China sells data processing machines, mobile phones, and other products to many countries.
D
Canada supplies most of the world’s maple syrup but this is only a small part of its economy.
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Which is a disadvantage of having a single-resource economy rather than a diversified economy?

A
The economy will not be able to support its citizens.
B
The economy will require citizens to pay higher taxes.
C
The economy will weaken if its resource loses value.
D
The economy can end up growing too fast, too quickly.
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Read what President Barack Obama said about trade policies in his weekly address from the White House on June 13, 2015."Trade that’s fair and free and smart will grow opportunity for our middle class. It will help us restore the dream we share, and make sure that every American who works hard has a chance to get ahead. That’s a cause worth fighting for—today, and every day I have the honor of serving as your President.”–President Barack Obama

A
He thinks that free trade policies do not benefit people in the United States.
B
He believes that free trade policies will help people in the US middle class.
C
He warns that free trade policies can have a negative effect on the American dream.
D
He worries that free trade policies may lead to job losses among the middle class.
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Jarrod is looking for a pickup truck for his small US-based business. He wants to buy a truck made in another country. When he goes to the dealership, he discovers that the price of the foreign-made truck is higher than US-made trucks. When he asks the salesperson about the higher price, the salesperson replies that it is because of a US tariff placed on foreign-made trucks.

A
It makes shipping trucks to the United States more expensive.
B
It is added to the price of foreign-made trucks sold in the US.
C
It increases the cost of building trucks for the US market.
D
It is added to the price of all trucks sold in the United States.
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Review the photograph of a protest of the TTIP, or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which was planned to encourage trade between the United States and the European Union.

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A
They didn’t want their country to get involved with countries they don’t support.
B
They believed it might lead to higher prices for goods and services in their country.
C
They worried that it could lead to lower wages and less safe conditions for workers.
D
They were concerned that it might not result in enough profit for the countries involved.
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Which is an advantage of having a diversified economy rather than a single-resource economy?

A
Countries with diversified economies are able to purchase more goods from other countries.
B
Countries with diversified economies provide better educational opportunities for their citizens.
C
Countries with diversified economies offer more social services to people who need them.
D
Countries with diversified economies can rely on other resources if one resource loses value.
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Which is the best example of globalization.

A
Dax’s favorite food is pizza, but he only likes Chicago’s famous deep-dish variety.
B
Toula dances in a performance at her school with her Greek-American dance troupe.
C
Cesar speaks Spanish at home with his parents who emigrated from El Salvador years ago.
D
Nandia orders manchego cheese from Spain for a party she’s having the following week.
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Which is the best example of participation in the global market?

A
children learning to speak French in school
B
buying new clothes that were made in China
C
eating at an Italian restaurant in New York
D
organizing a bake sale to raise money for a cause
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Which would most likely be included in a trade agreement between two countries if the goal is to reduce barriers?

A
a promise one country makes to never buy products from certain countries
B
a description of how certain products made in that country should be manufactured
C
a promise not to impose quotas or tariffs on goods and services from each other
D
a description of how certain products can be used by consumers in different countries
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Which statement is true about the ranges for the box plots?

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A
The range of the Morning box plot is the same as the range of the Afternoon box plot.
B
The range of the Morning box plot is 1 less than the range of the Afternoon box plot.
C
The range of the Morning box plot is 1 more than the range of the Afternoon box plot.
D
The range of the Morning box plot is 2 less than the range of the Afternoon box plot
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The box plot represents the number of minutes customers spend on hold when calling a company.What is the upper quartile of the data?

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A
3
B
5
C
6
D
8
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A poll is being taken on Wednesday to predict which movie will be the most popular at the city’s movie theaters the next weekend: an animated movie, an action movie, or a romantic comedy. Which group would best represent a sample population?

A
Every fifth person coming out of the high school.
B
Every fifth person in the mall’s food court at lunchtime.
C
Every fifth person coming out of the downtown grocery store at different times throughout the day.
D
Every fifth person walking down the street in several different locations throughout town at different times of day.
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The data set below has a lower quartile of 13 and an upper quartile of 37.1, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20, 35, 37, 40, 78Which statement is true about any outliers of the data set?

A
The data set does not have any outliers.
B
The lowest value, 1, is the only outlier.
C
The greatest value, 78, is the only outlier.
D
Both 1 and 78 are outliers.
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The box plot represents the number of minutes it takes for the students in a class to run a mile.

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A
0
B
5
C
7
D
13
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E
Every tenth student staying after school.
E
Every tenth student in the library at lunch.
E
Every tenth student in the main hallway between class.
E
Every tenth student in the student section at the school football game.
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Gustavo is in a contest where he will win one of four possible prizes. He creates a four-part spinner to represent the four prizes that he has an equal chance of winning: a video game system, a bicycle, a watch, and a gift card. He spins the spinner several times to demonstrate the likelihood of winning a certain prize.

A
Gustavo used an experiment where the data is qualitative.
B
Gustavo used an experiment where the data is quantitative.
C
Gustavo used a simulation where the data is qualitative.
D
Gustavo used a simulation where the data is quantitative.
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The data set represents the total number of pencils each student in a class needs to sharpen.0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 6, 9Which box plot correctly represents the data?

A
A number line goes from 0 to 10. The whiskers range from 0 to 9, and the box ranges from 2 to 6. A line divides the box at 3.
Option A
B
A number line goes from 0 to 10. The whiskers range from 0 to 9, and the box ranges from 2 to 6. A line divides the box at 4.
Option B
C
A number line goes from 0 to 10. The whiskers range from 0 to 9, and the box ranges from 1 to 6. A line divides the box at 4.
Option C
D
A number line goes from 0 to 10. The whiskers range from 0 to 9, and the box ranges from 1 to 6. A line divides the box at 3.
Option D
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The data set represents the total number of tuba players in each of 11 different school bands.0, 1, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 8What is the lower quartile of the data?

A
1
B
3
C
4
D
6
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The box plots compare the number of students in Mr. Ishimoto’s classes and in Ms. Castillo’s classes over the last two semesters.Which statement is true about the box plots? Select three options.Both box plots show the same range.Both box plots show the same interquartile range.The data for Mr. Ishimoto has an outlier.Mr. Ishimoto had the class with the greatest number of students.The smallest class size was 24 students.

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A
Both box plots show the same range.
B
Both box plots show the same interquartile range.
C
The data for Mr. Ishimoto has an outlier.
D
Mr. Ishimoto had the class with the greatest number of students.
E
The smallest class size was 24 students.

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