Lesson 32 The Global Sneaker

Globalization has lead to a rapid increase in which of the following?

• Transboundary Pollution

• Water stress

• International Trade

• Arithmetic Population Density

Which term describes a business that has operations all over the world?

• Micro-Enterprise

• Trade bloc

• Common Market

• Multinational Corporation

Which country is a major center of sneaker design?

• Taiwan

• Brazil

• Saudi Arabia

• United States

A company in Mexico ships fruit to the United States for sale without paying tariffs (taxes). This is an example of which of the following?

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Free Trade

• Vertical Trade

• Comparative Advantage

China looks to Japan for foreign investment and technology. Japanese consumers buy many goods made in China. This is an example of:

• Supranational cooperation

• Ethnic diversity

• Sustainable development

• Economic interdependence

Counties that design sneakers tend to be ____ countries.

• developed

• developing

What is an example of a product that is transported in a shipping container?

• cattle

• sneakers

• vehicles

• all of the above

What type of transportation method often uses shipping containers?

• cars

• airplanes

• boats

• motorcycles

How are shipping containers related to globalization?

• Shipping containers carry goods around the world.

• Shipping containers carry services around the world.

• Shipping containers carry people around the world.

• Shipping containers carry physical money around the world.

Based on LG's different locations around the world, the company is considered an economic interdependence company.

• True

• False