Lesson Y9-U01-L09

Pushback: Deglobalisation and a More Fragmented World Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 13

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What term describes countries connecting and trading less with each other?

    • Globalisation
    • Interdependence
    • Multinationalism
    • Deglobalisation

  2. What term describes bringing manufacturing and jobs back to one's home country?

    • Outsourcing
    • Reshoring
    • Offshoring
    • Friend-shoring

  3. What policy involves governments using taxes or bans to restrict imported goods?

    • Free trade
    • Globalisation
    • Deregulating
    • Protectionism

  4. What is the term for a government tax placed on imported goods?

    • Dividend
    • Subsidy
    • Quota
    • Tariff

  5. What term describes the world splitting into competing, rival trading blocs?

    • Globalisation
    • Convergence
    • Fragmentation
    • Integration

  6. Trade as a share of world GDP: 1990 38%, 2000 51%, 2008 61%, 2016 56%, 2023 57%. In which year did it peak?

    • 2008
    • 2000
    • 1990
    • 2023

  7. Trade as a share of world GDP: 1990 38%, 2000 51%, 2008 61%, 2016 56%, 2023 57%. What was the share in 2008?

    • About 38 percent
    • About 61 percent
    • About 57 percent
    • About 51 percent

  8. Trade as a share of world GDP: 1990 38%, 2000 51%, 2008 61%, 2016 56%, 2023 57%. What was the share in 2023?

    • About 57 percent
    • About 38 percent
    • About 61 percent
    • About 56 percent

  9. What happened to the global trade share of GDP between 2008 and 2023?

    • Rose rapidly
    • Doubled completely
    • Flattened and dipped
    • Dropped to zero

  10. By how many percentage points did the trade share rise between 1990 and 2008?

    • About 13 percentage points
    • About 33 percentage points
    • About 23 percentage points
    • About 43 percentage points

  11. Which major global shock exposed vulnerabilities in long supply chains?

    • The dot-com bubble
    • The 1973 oil crisis
    • Covid-19
    • The 2008 banking crash

  12. What major trade action did the US and China take against each other after 2018?

    • Merged currency zones
    • Imposed heavy tariffs
    • Banned all migration
    • Signed free trade deals

  13. Which type of cause is 'tariffs added in a trade war'?

    • Economic
    • Cultural
    • Environmental
    • Security

  14. Which type of cause is 'fear of depending on a rival for energy'?

    • Environmental
    • Cultural
    • Economic
    • Security

  15. What term describes shifting supply chains to politically trusted partner nations?

    • Offshoring
    • Reshoring
    • Near-shoring
    • Friend-shoring

  16. Why are items like microchips and energy now classified as strategic goods?

    • Cheapest to produce
    • Only made locally
    • Vital for security
    • Exempt from tax

  17. Which sector of global exchange continues to grow despite slowing goods trade?

    • Raw textiles
    • Heavy machinery
    • Agricultural crops
    • Digital services

  18. Why is a single decade of flat global trade not definitive proof of deglobalisation?

    • Borders never close
    • Data is always wrong
    • Trade always stops
    • Trends can fluctuate

  19. Which trend best characterises modern global trade patterns since 2008?

    • Complete trade isolation
    • Total economic collapse
    • Exponential goods rise
    • Plateauing goods growth

  20. On balance, what is happening to the overall shape of globalisation today?

    • Accelerating rapidly
    • Remaining static
    • Slowing and changing
    • Ending completely

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