Globalization and Population Growth

In the late 20th century, the Green Revolution had the greatest impact on

• grain production in India

• political freedom in Russia

• economic reforms in Cuba

• traditional customs in Japan

The main goal of the Green Revolution was to

• prevent further destruction of the world's rain forests

• solve chronic food shortages through the use of technology

• expand the economies of developing nations with foreign investment

• insure that foreign aid was received by people with the greatest need

The use of scientific farming methods and improved varieties of seeds to increase agricultural output in economically developing countries is called the

• Renaissance

• Age of Enlightenment

• Green Revolution

• Reformation

In many Asian and Latin American nations, a major effect of the developments described by the headlines has been

• an improvement in living standards

• improved job opportunities for workers in urban areas

• a decrease in production of food crops

• a decrease in trade agreements

The graph shows that between 1950 and 2000 the world’s population increased by approximately

• 1 billion

• 4 billion

• 6 billion

• 8 billion

What is one explanation for the great change in the world population between 1950 and 2000?

• Family planning was successful.

• There was an absence of war and conflict.

• New medicines and technology were discovered

  and applied.

• Famine and other natural disasters increased.

“Famine seems to be the last, the most dreadful resource of nature. The power of population is so superior to the power in the earth to provide subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race. . . .”

— Thomas Malthus, “Essay on Population,” 1798

This prediction proved to be wrong in part

because of increases in

• ethnic cleansing

• farm productivity

• the number of wars

• the number of droughts

Since the late 1970s, which measure has the

Chinese government taken to reduce the effects of overpopulation?

• supported a policy of forced migration to

  other nations

• reduced food production

• emphasized the teachings of Confucius

• imposed a one-child policy that limits family

  size

Which statement best describes an impact of the computer on the global economy?

• Countries can increase tariffs on imports.

• Companies now market more products

  worldwide.

• Wages have risen dramatically for most

  people in developing nations.

• Prices of oil and other resources have

  declined worldwide.

What is a major reason for the trend illustrated by the graph?

• the fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe

• the formation of oil cartels, such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

• an increase in global interdependence resulting from modern technology and expanded trade agreements

• a general decline in the standard of living for people in developing countries