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Gross Domestic Product
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Growth Dependence Policy
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Gained Domestic Production
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How have airplanes changed the way the world does business? Choose four answers.

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by shipping raw materials to manufacture goods in other countries
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by shortening travel time
C
by opening up new trade markets worldwide
D
by connecting business partners the fastest
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by increasing options for travel destinations
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What are the most likely reasons a US corporation would open a factory in China? Choose four answers.

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to take advantage of affordable land prices
B
to take advantage of abundant resources
C
to take advantage of lower labor costs
D
to take advantage of favorable tax laws
E
to take advantage of US employment opportunities
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The map shows the world’s gross domestic product.Based on the map, which is the best conclusion that can be drawn about the economies of the US and Western Europe?

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The US and Western Europe are strong because they have high GDPs.
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The US and Western Europe are weak because they have low GDPs.
C
The US and Western Europe are strong because they have low GDPs.
D
The US and Western Europe are weak because they have high GDPs.
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The chart shows a circular flow model describing the movement of goods and services.

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The foreign sector influences how services move between firms and households.
B
The foreign sector influences how imports and exports move between firms and households.
C
The foreign sector influences how factors of production move between firms and households.
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The foreign sector influences how goods move between firms and households.
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The business practice of hiring workers in another country is known as

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globalization.
B
insourcing.
C
subcontracting.
D
outsourcing.
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The images show the cost of the same bike in the United States and Britain.

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purchasing power parity.
B
exchange rates.
C
factors of production.
D
gross domestic product.
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Which is the best example of outsourcing?

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A US shoe company opens a factory in China and hires Chinese workers to make shoes.
B
A US shoe company opens a factory in the US and hires US workers to make shoes.
C
A US shoe company opens a factory in the US and hires Chinese workers to make shoes.
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A Chinese shoe company opens a factory in China and hires Chinese workers to make shoes.
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Which statement best describes how globalization connects the world?

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Globalization helps create new forms of transportation, communication, and technology.
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Globalization helps expand old forms of transportation, communication, and technology.
C
Globalization helps mandate new forms of transportation, communication, and technology.
D
Globalization helps share old forms of transportation, communication, and technology.

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