Globalisation & Environmental Sustainability is one of 10 topics in the Grade 11 Economics CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Globalisation refers to:
The growing interconnectedness and interdependence of the world's economies, societies and cultures
A single country becoming completely self-sufficient with no foreign trade
The process of one country colonising another
Only the exchange rate between two currencies
Answer: The growing interconnectedness and interdependence of the world's economies, societies and cultures — Globalisation refers to the growing interconnectedness and interdependence of economies, societies and cultures worldwide, driven by increasing cross-border flows of trade, investment, people, technology and information.
Easy
2. Which of the following is a key cause of globalisation's acceleration in recent decades?
Advances in transport and information/communication technology reducing the cost of moving goods and information across borders
A worldwide increase in tariffs and trade barriers between countries
Countries deliberately isolating themselves from all international trade
A global decline in the use of the internet and mobile communications
Answer: Advances in transport and information/communication technology reducing the cost of moving goods and information across borders — Advances in transport technology (cheaper container shipping and air freight) and information/communication technology (the internet and mobile communications) are key drivers of globalisation, dramatically reducing the cost and time of moving goods, people, and information internationally.
Medium
3. What term describes the broad distinction commonly drawn between wealthier, more industrialised countries and generally poorer, developing countries?
Answer: The north/south divide — The north/south divide refers to the broad, though imperfect, distinction between wealthier, more industrialised countries (concentrated in the global north) and generally poorer, developing countries (concentrated in the global south).
