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In France, a person drinks coffee imported from Brazil, works at a computer made in Japan, and uses gasoline from Saudi Arabia in a German automobile. This situation illustrates the concept of
a) empathy
b) scarcity
c) interdependence
d) world citizenship

Japan sells cars to the United States, the United States exports high technology to Saudi Arabia, and Saudi Arabia exports oil to Japan. Which is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from this statement?
a) Saudi Arabia controls most of the world's natural resources
b) The United States is the world's leading exporter
c) most nations of the world specialize in one export
d) the nations of the world are economically interdependent

Global problems of uneven economic development, environmental pollution, and hunger reflect the need for
a) a return to policies of economic nationalism
b) increased military spending by all nations
c) a reduction in foreign aid provided by industrialized nations
d) increased international cooperation

The Middle East is a global importance today because it
a) has become a model of economic and political equality
b) allows major European powers to retain their spheres of influence
c) provides much of the petroleum used by industrial nations
d) remains a primary source of uranium

A major purpose of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the Organization of American States (OAS), and the European Union (EU) is to
a) encourage political and economic cooperation between member nations
b) end colonialism in member nations
c) control overpopulation in member nations
d) provide military assistance to member nations

In the past decade, Japanese automobile manufacturers have sought to improve Japanese-American trade relations by
a) drastically lowering the price of Japanese automobiles for American consumers
b) allowing an unlimited number of American automobiles to be sold in Japan
c) importing most spare parts from Mexico
d) building an increasing number of Japanese automobiles in the United States

In recent years, a major success of the European Union (EU) has been the
a) creation of a single military force
b) rejection of national sovereignty
c) adoption of a single language
d) elimination of trade barriers

The major reason the Mexican Government strongly supported the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was that this agreement would
a) raise tariffs on United States products entering Mexico
b) reduce Mexico’s economic dependence on Europe
c) promote investment and economic growth in Mexico
d) stimulate trade between Asia and Latin America

Within the past decade, the decision of the United States Government to grant China “most favored nation” status was important to China because this decision
a) allowed China to join the Southeast Treaty Organization (SEATO)
b) increased China’s ability to trade with the United States
c) helped protect China from a possible Japanese invasion
d) eliminated Russian influence in East Asia

Modern Japan must trade to maintain its industry and living standard because Japan has
a) a limited amount of investment capital
b) little access to the sea
c) a lack of communication systems
d) few mineral resources

Peacekeeping missions are operating in more than a dozen of the world’s many trouble spots. The authority to intervene and use force, if necessary, is found in several articles in the Charter. Which organization is referred to in these statements?
a) United Nations
b) Organization of American States (OAS)
c) European Union (European Community)
d) World Court

Since the creation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), member nations have joined together to
a) determine the supply of oil on the world market
b) establish a policy of independence in trade
c) maintain a low price of oil per barrel
d) isolate themselves from the rest of the world

A main goal of the European Union (European Economic Community) in the 1990’s has been to strengthen European
a) isolationism
b) socialism
c) interdependence
d) colonization

In recent years, companies from industrialized nations have been building production facilities in Latin American nations. This economic change is mostly due to the region’s
a) favorable climate
b) supply of inexpensive labor
c) capital resources
d) communist governments

Since the end of World War II, the nations of Western Europe have improved their economic position by
a) increasing communication and cooperation in the region
b) colonizing African and Asian nations
c) isolating themselves from the rest of the world
d) rejecting membership in the United Nations

The principal aim of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European Union is to
a) keep communism out of the Western Hemisphere
b) reduce environmental pollution
c) increase economic cooperation between the member nations
d) eliminate global terrorism

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