SOCIAL 10 MIDTERM EXAM
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Student Name ______________
Select the best response for each of the following multiple choice questions:
22 marks
1.
Globalization involves:
a stretching of social, political, and economic activities across political frontiers.
a process that is making the world's citizens increasingly interdependent.
the worldwide integration of humanity
all of the above.
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2.
What is meant by multiculturalism?
A policy that is founded on the idea that Canadian society is made of many culturally distinct groups.
The process of affirming and promoting people's individual cultural identities.
Canadians eating a big Mac in India.
Canadians listening to world music.
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3.
Which action indicates the Metis are experiencing cultural revitalization?
There is a greater public awareness of Metis issues in some communities.
There is increased interest by the Metis in renewing their traditions and way of life.
The Metis are ignoring their past in an effort to become more similar to other Canadians.
They are combining elements of their own culture with elements of American culture.
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4.
The primary purpose of language is
a means of communicating your needs, beliefs, values and customs.
a fundamental aspect of culture.
part of one's identity as a member of a distinct group.
all of the above
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5.
The story of the Lubicon Cree
is one of successful acculturation.
is proof that a war in Africa can impact Canada.
is proof that the media can have a strong impact on globalization.
demonstrates the challenges of globalization for Indigenous peoples.
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6.
The Metis are considered a cultural group because they
are connected by common customs, language, history and a similar way of life.
are all Canadians.
live in the same traditional lands.
speak the same language.
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7.
The most significant factor in forming one's identity is
culture
traditions
clothing
language
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8.
Which of the following definitions best describes colonialism?
One country lending financial assistance to another country.
One country opening trade barriers to another country.
One country extending its power over another country.
One country sending imigrants to another country.
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9.
European values surrounding religion, economics, culture, etc disrupting the traditions values of another
culture is an example of
Question 2 options:
paternalism
culturalization
ethnocentrism
genocide
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10. When residents of India work in a call center and are exposed to different values their lives are changed.
This is an example of
cultural revitalization
marginalization
hybridization
assimilation
11. Nations are most likely to come into conflict if they try to
raise their standard of living.
expand their territorial boundaries.
encourage citizen patriotism.
increase international trade.
12. The systematic attempt to exterminate a national, cultural, religious, or racial group of people best
describes
acculturation
genocide
homogenization
gender gap
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In the near future, we will need to feed at least twice as many people as we did in the 20th century. Properly
managed, the world’s land could provide for these additional numbers. However, in doing so, we must combine
our knowledge of technology with an awareness of the limits of our resources and the growing numbers of
disadvantaged people. We live in an interdependent world. Are we ready to share the responsibility of securing
a future for all?
13. Which of the following would make it most difficult to achieve the goal expressed above?
National self-interest
Increased foreign aid
International migration
Interdependence of nations
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14. An opponent to sustainable development would most support which of the following statements
Sustainable development can be done over a long period of time.
Sustainable development is achievable with minimal effort.
Sustainable development is necessary for all economies to develop.
Sustainable development prevents the opportunity to maximize profits.
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European imperialism caused huge increases in trade and exploration
around the world. It brought many peoples into contact that had
never had the opportunity before. By 1815, the world had seen
about 400 years of outward expansion of European powers over the
people in other continents. The word imperialism came into use in
the mid 1800s, when the world saw a huge surge of empires led by
European countries. By 1815, most European countries were
increasingly industrialized. Europeans began looking outside of
their borders for cheaper and more abundant raw materials.
(Source: Living in a Globalizing World, p. 145)
15. According to the reading, the European nations’ imperialistic actions were motivated by a need to
civilize the indigenous peoples.
spread Christianity throughout the world.
access natural resources and markets.
promote European superiority worldwide.
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Many former colonies are developing nations today. They were left in poverty because of colonial rule.
16. The problem described in the quotation (above) resulted mainly from the imperial powers'
lack of effort to develop natural resources.
economic policies of exploitation.
political policies of self government.
lack of foreign aid from Europe.
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Settler governments, imbued with the certainty of an imperial age, sought dominion over this land and believed
it was their duty to remake Aboriginal peoples and societies in their own image, thereby, conveniently, removing
opposition to that dominion.
Source: Georges Erasmus, Address for the launch of the report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples,
1996, http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ch/rcap/spch_e.html
17. According to this quote, the ultimate purpose of the Indian Act was to
Transfer land captured in the North West Territories to the Innuit.
Assimilate all Aboriginals into Canadian society.
Accomodate some Native traditions like sweat lodges and seal hunting.
Promote peace between European settlers and First Nations.
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18. The Grand Exchange was a key factor in historical globalization because...
it influenced literary influences for people in Europe and abroad.
it involved the exchange for slaves from Africa to the United States.
It was a direct contributor to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
It expanded from a small exchange of goods to different countries and products around the world.
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19. A student listed some of the effects of residential schools in Canada.
A. the suppression of Native language
B. the outlawing of spiritual practices
C. a weakened Native collective identity
D. a reclaiming of Native identity
Which of the above were immediate results of the residential school system?
Question 19 options:
A and B
A and C
C and D
B and D
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Read the quotation below and answer the question that follows:
When we arise in the morning, we go into the bathroom where we reach for a sponge which is provided for us by
a Pacific islander. We reach for soap that is created for us by a European. Then at the table we drink coffee
which is provided for us by a South American, or tea by a Chinese, or cocoa by a West African. Before we leave
for our jobs we are already beholden to more than half of the world. Martin Luther King Jr.
20. From the perspective of Martin Luther King Junior, trade between nations
has encouraged North Americans to be dependent on goods from developing nations.
has encouraged North Americans to feel indebted to those from other nations who produce goods for our
use
has encouraged North Americans to respect those from other nations who produce goods for our use
has encouraged North Americans to trade more heavily with those from other nations
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Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:
In 1810, India was exporting more textiles to England than England was exporting to India. By 1830, the trade
flow was reversed. The British had put up prohibitive tariff barriers to shut out Indian finished goods and were
dumping their commodities in India, a practice backed by British gunboats and military force. Within a matter of
years, the great textile centers of Dacca and Madras were turned into ghost towns. By 1850, India's debt had
grown to 53 million British pounds. From 1850 to 1900, its per capita income dropped by almost two thirds.
21. According to this passage, England's trade practices
had a neutral impact on the economy of India.
had a positive impact on the economy of India.
had a negative impact on the economy of India.
None of the above.
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Read the excerpt that follows and answer the question below:
We store everything in language: our stories, our philosophies and, most importantly, our humour. The
unification of Europe would be impossible to imagine without multilingualism. We can read novels and works of
social and political history in translation, but we cannot really know each other unless we speak each other's
language.
Todd Babiuk Ed Magazine June 06
22. From the perspective of the author, the main value of learning other languages is
to promote the unification of Europe.
to promote education in other languages.
so people of different cultures can understand one another's jokes.
so people of different cultures can better understand one another.
Paragraph Response
Read the details below and respond to the question that follows:
8 Marks
The shipbreaking industry raises the issue of whether people in developed countries have a
responsibility - or even a right - to demand that industries in developing countries observe the
same environmental and labour rules as they do. Read the following responses to this issue and
answer the question that follows.
Source 1 - Rune Larsen, Norwegian photographer whose family is shipbuilders and whalers.
No effort should be spared in improving the conditions
surrounding the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, yet workers who rely on the industry must be given a
chance to continue making a living. In the long term, minimum standards on environmental and labor
conditions in the shipbreaking industry will hopefully be enforced through the UN's maritime organization.
Source 2 - Paul Bailey, Shipbreaking expert with the International Labour Organization.
Before shipbreaking, Bangladesh, for example, imported all of its scrap steel. Today, old ships satisfy 80%
of its needs. In addition to scrap steel, other valuables are imported from these ships. Lining the streets
close to the shipbreaking yards are various shops selling anything from bathtubs and toilets to boilers and
generatores removed from the ships. The shipyard owners estimate around 200,000 Bangladeshis benefit
indirectly from this business conducted on their shores.
Source 3 - Marcello Malentacchi, general secretary of the International Metalworkers' Federation.
In many countries the state of shipbreaking is an open scandal. The answer is not to shut it down - to call
for that is to ignore that it is a bital industry for tens of thousands of people for whom no alternative
employment exists. The solution is to reform, train and support by developing internationally agreed
regulations on the recycling of ships.
In one or two sentences for each, identify the source and then summarize the main point that
each speaker is making. Then identify two key conditions that you think must be met to make
shipbreaking an environmentally sustainable industry.
Essay Question:
30 Marks
Source One:
One culture after another, we are all being fed into an industrial-strength blender and we all come out
changed.
Referring to Source One, answer only ONE of the following questions using proper essay format
(minimum of 6 paragraphs)
What is collective cultural identity and to what degree does globalization affect it? Discuss in detail
using various examples to support your answer.
OR...
To what extent do global connections have more positive or negative results overall? Discuss in detail
and verify your answer with several relevant and current examples.