Globalisation

Damian Rivers

Print the article here in PDF format. Read it through once and then attempt the questions below.
1
Which American university was a co-sponsor of the poll ? (1 point)
University of Alabama
University of Maryland
Columbia University
Yale University
  
2
Across 34 countries how many people thought that globalisation was moving too fast ? (2 points)
35%
64%
77%
50%
  
3
Which country is an exception to the general trends of globalisation ? (1 point)
China
Japan
Brazil
America
  
4
What percentage of people believe that economic benefits have been shared unfairly throughout the world ? (1 point)
100%
35%
64%
50%
  
5
In which countries did most people feel pessimistic about the economic future ? (1 point)
China, France, America, India
France, Italy, Japan, America
UAE, Australia, Canada, UK
Japan, Brazil, Chile, Canada
  
6
In which "Anglo-Saxon" economies has inequality been increasing sharply ? (1 point)
US and France
UK and US
UK and Australia
Canada and UK
  
7
The data presented in this article comes from what source ? (1 point)
BBC TV program
government data
BBC global poll
independent research
  
8
In which countries did people say that globalisation was moving too slowly ? (1 point)
poor countries
northern countries
rich countries
african countries
  
9
For some emerging market countries there is a concern greater than economic costs, what is it? (1 point)
too many rich people
homelessness
social breakdowns
social dislocation
  
10
Which country was not included in the research data ? (1 point)
Ghana
El Salvador
Russia
Croatia