Unit 9 SAQs
1. Advances in Science and Technology
(A) Identify one major medical advancement since 1900 that has significantly impacted global health.
(B) Explain one way in which advancements in communication technology have contributed to globalization.
(C) Explain one effect of advancements in transportation technology on global migration patterns.
2. Environmental and Demographic Changes
(A) Identify one major environmental challenge that has emerged due to globalization.
(B) Explain one way in which pandemics in the 20th or 21st century have influenced global interactions.
(C) Explain one demographic shift that has occurred due to globalization and its effects on migration.
3. Economic Developments
(A) Identify one economic policy or institution that has facilitated globalization.
(B) Explain one way in which neoliberal economic policies have influenced global markets.
(C) Explain one criticism of economic globalization and its impact on workers in developing nations.
4. Cultural Globalization
(A) Identify one example of how global pop culture has influenced societies outside its place of origin.
(B) Explain one way in which the expansion of global media networks has shaped cultural interactions.
(C) Explain one way in which consumerism has contributed to cultural globalization.
5. Resistance to Globalization
(A) Identify one nationalist movement that opposed globalization in the 20th or 21st century.
(B) Explain one way in which religious fundamentalism has been used to resist cultural globalization.
(C) Explain one way in which environmental movements have responded to globalization’s effects.
6. Mixed Globalization Impacts
(A) Identify one benefit of globalization for developing nations.
(B) Explain one challenge globalization has created for indigenous cultures.
(C) Explain one way in which governments or international organizations have attempted to address globalization’s negative effects.
These questions require students to demonstrate historical knowledge, causation, and analysis of globalization’s effects.
1. Advances in Science and Technology
(A) Identify one major medical advancement since 1900 that has significantly impacted global health.
(B) Explain one way in which advancements in communication technology have contributed to globalization.
(C) Explain one effect of advancements in transportation technology on global migration patterns.
2. Environmental and Demographic Changes
(A) Identify one major environmental challenge that has emerged due to globalization.
(B) Explain one way in which pandemics in the 20th or 21st century have influenced global interactions.
(C) Explain one demographic shift that has occurred due to globalization and its effects on migration.
3. Economic Developments
(A) Identify one economic policy or institution that has facilitated globalization.
(B) Explain one way in which neoliberal economic policies have influenced global markets.
(C) Explain one criticism of economic globalization and its impact on workers in developing nations.
4. Cultural Globalization
(A) Identify one example of how global pop culture has influenced societies outside its place of origin.
(B) Explain one way in which the expansion of global media networks has shaped cultural interactions.
(C) Explain one way in which consumerism has contributed to cultural globalization.
5. Resistance to Globalization
(A) Identify one nationalist movement that opposed globalization in the 20th or 21st century.
(B) Explain one way in which religious fundamentalism has been used to resist cultural globalization.
(C) Explain one way in which environmental movements have responded to globalization’s effects.
6. Mixed Globalization Impacts
(A) Identify one benefit of globalization for developing nations.
(B) Explain one challenge globalization has created for indigenous cultures.
(C) Explain one way in which governments or international organizations have attempted to address globalization’s negative effects.
These questions require students to demonstrate historical knowledge, causation, and analysis of globalization’s effects.