Lesson Y9-U01-L02

Drivers of Globalisation: Transport, Trade and Technology Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 13

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What are the three main recognised drivers of globalisation?

    • Farming, mining, fishing
    • Transport, trade, technology
    • Language, music, art
    • Weather, geology, soil

  2. How did the standard shipping container revolutionise cargo transport?

    • Removing port customs
    • Faster ship loading
    • Stopping ocean storms
    • Eliminating all fuel

  3. In which year was the standard shipping container first widely used?

    • 1996
    • 1976
    • 1956
    • 1856

  4. What is a tariff?

    • Export bonus
    • Import tax
    • Shipping discount
    • Travel visa

  5. How do trade blocs typically affect tariffs between member countries?

    • Remove or lower
    • Abolish all exports
    • Double them
    • Ignore completely

  6. Which of these is a classic example of a trade bloc?

    • A single national bank
    • A domestic factory
    • The EU single market
    • A local corner shop

  7. Roughly what percentage of international data travels via undersea cables?

    • Zero percent
    • About 99 percent
    • Exactly 50 percent
    • Under 10 percent

  8. Which technology enables instant digital communication between distant countries?

    • Paper mail delivery
    • Undersea fibre-optic cables
    • Carrier pigeons
    • Freight container ships

  9. Which port is widely described as the world's busiest container port, handling over 47 million boxes a year?

    • Rotterdam
    • Shanghai
    • London
    • Lagos

  10. World exports rose from about US$0.06 trillion in 1950 to about US$24.9 trillion in 2022. Roughly how many times bigger were they?

    • About 400 times
    • About 40 times
    • About 4,000 times
    • About 4 times

  11. World exports rose from US$0.06tn (1950) to US$0.32tn (1970), US$3.5tn (1990), US$15.3tn (2010) and US$24.9tn (2022). When was the steepest rise?

    • After 1990
    • Between 1970 and 1990
    • Between 1950 and 1970
    • Before the 1950s

  12. Which driver is most directly linked to free trade agreements between countries?

    • Technology
    • Transport
    • Trade
    • Climate

  13. Which driver is best linked to cheaper air freight on jet planes?

    • Trade
    • Technology
    • Transport
    • Politics

  14. Which driver is best linked to smartphones and video calls?

    • Geology
    • Transport
    • Technology
    • Trade

  15. What is the primary purpose of the Evidence step in a PEEL paragraph?

    • Final conclusions
    • Grammatical corrections
    • Personal opinions
    • Supporting facts

  16. What financial barrier is typically removed between members of a trade bloc?

    • Subsidies
    • Tariffs
    • Vat
    • Quotas

  17. What is the full journey of a product from raw material to shop called?

    • Export network
    • Trade surplus
    • Supply chain
    • Consumer market

  18. Which two key drivers enable daily coordination between an Asian factory and UK shop?

    • Climate and relief
    • Transport and technology
    • Soil and geology
    • Language and culture

  19. What major invention revolutionised maritime transport for global trade in the 20th century?

    • Cargo plane
    • Steam train
    • Container ship
    • Tractor

  20. What would likely happen to globalisation if only one key driver was lost?

    • Remain unchanged
    • End completely
    • Slow down
    • Speed up further

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