International organizations
a) Energy usage
b) Ethiopia United
c) European union
answer:
c) European union
What is considered a need?
a) food and water
b) luxuries such as tv's and other entertainment
c) Being able to travel.
answer: a) food and water
When did World War II end?
a) 1939
b) 1945
c) 1942
correct answer: B) 1945
What does GDP stand for?
a) General Development Plan
b) Gross Domestic Product
c) General Defense Plan
answer: a) gross domestic product
How does the WTO increase international trade?
a) reducing trade barriers
b) Raising trade barriers
c) funding for transportation
answer: a) Increasing International Trade
Which one of these is a renewable energy source:
a) oil
b) coal
c) solar energy
answer: c) solar energy
These countries led The Treaty of Versailles.
a) Britain, Canada, France, Italy
b) Britain, United States, Germany, Italy
c) Britain, United States, France, Italy
answer: c) Britain, United States, France, Italy
It is primarily Britain, the united states and France but, Italy may count.
Which one of these economists influenced the U.S towards a market economy?
a) Friedman
b) Hayek
answer: a) Friedman
Why were The World Bank and the international monetary fund initially created?
a) To Improve international Trade
b) To reduce extreme poverty
c) For funding in infrastructure
answer: They were initially created to expand international trade.
Their Original goals differ from their current goals.
What are the environmental impacts of shipbuilding?
a) It is dangerous for the workers.
b) They can increase the chances of pollution with hazardous materials such as lead and anti-fouling paints.
c) scrap metal and machinery litter beaches.
answer: b) They can increase the chances of pollution with hazardous materials such as lead and anti-fouling paints.
Answer c is for shipbreaking.
What year did czar Nicholas II give up his throne?
a) 1917,
b) 1922,
c) 1918
correct answer: a) 1917
What are some of the ways that Prosperity can be measured? (multiple selections)
a) human development index
b) Employment rate
c) Gross Domestic Product
The two key ones are:
1. Gross Domestic Product
2. The human development index
There are other measures like GNH.
True or False
The World Trade organization emerged from GATT.
True. The World Trade Organization had emerged from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in 1995.
True or False
Canada has one the biggest ecological footprints.
around the time of world war 1, in 1917 This event happened.
a) A revolution and civil war in Russia.
b) world war 1 had ended
c) The great depression began.
answer:
a) A revolution and civil war in Russia.
What does the term Outsourcing mean?
a) to reduce costs by using suppliers in developing countries.
b) Changing factory production.
c) Technologies merging together.
Answer: a) to reduce costs by using suppliers in developing countries.
Which one of these is NOT a common criticism of the WTO?
a) They have too much power.
b) They don't care enough about developing countries.
c) They violate human rights
d) They haven't done enough for the environment
answer: c) They violate human rights
What is environmental stewardship?
a) The ability of the earth to provide resources to meet people's needs
b) Becoming responsible for ensuring that the earth's resources become sustainable.
c)
answer:
b) Becoming responsible for ensuring that the earth's resources become sustainable.
True or false, about 98 000 Canadian soldiers died during World War 2
False, about 42 000 Canadians had died during World War 2
Which one of these is NOT a millennium development goal?
a) improve maternal Health
b) Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty
c) To promote gender equality
d) Promote trade liberalization
answer: d) Promote trade liberlization