Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 7 of 9
Globalization
A connected world
What your child practises
Practises the benefits and challenges of globalization, past and present, and its effect on culture.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: SCO7; SCO8 · benefits and challenges of globalization, and its impact on culture
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
What is trade?
- buying and selling goods and services
- growing vegetables in a garden
- moving to a new home in another city
- drawing a map of the world by hand
buying and selling goods and services
Hint: People exchange things they have for things they need.
Question 2
Which is a benefit of cultural sharing?
- All cultures become exactly identical overnight
- People learn about and enjoy other cultures
- Languages disappear from the world for sure
- People stop learning from one another
People learn about and enjoy other cultures
Hint: Sharing can bring understanding.
Question 3
A tourist from another country visits Prince Edward Island. This is an example of…
- isolation from all other places and people
- globalization through travel
- a trade ban between countries
- a type of climate zone near the equator
globalization through travel
Hint: Travel connects people.
Question 4
One way a community can keep its culture strong is to…
- avoid all contact with other communities
- stop speaking its language at home and in school
- hide its traditions from young people
- teach its language and traditions to young people
teach its language and traditions to young people
Hint: Passing it on keeps it alive.
Question 5
What is an import?
- a good brought into a country from another country
- a local tourist who visits a nearby town
- a local tax paid on goods sold in a shop
- a good sold to another country by a local business
a good brought into a country from another country
Hint: Imports come in.
Question 6
Which is a benefit of globalization?
- People lose all contact with other countries
- Trade between countries completely stops
- People can buy a wider variety of goods
- Every product costs much more than before
People can buy a wider variety of goods
Hint: More choice is one benefit.