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. UniversityofAlbertaLibrar ntandteacher: Usethiscoversheetformailingorfaxing. nil ^ ASSIGNMENTBOOKLET 0 1620 3450310 0 SST2150 Social Studies20 Module 5 FOR STUDENT USE ONLY FOR OFFICE USE ONLY DateAssignment Submitted: (If label is missing orincorrect) Assigned Teacher: Student File Number: Assignment Time Spenton Assignment: Grading: Module Number: Graded by: Date Assignment Received: Student's Questions and Comments Teacher's Comments Teacher INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING THIS DISTANCE LEARNING ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET Whenyou are registeredfordistance learningcourses, you areexpectedtoregularly submitcompleted assignmentsforcoiTection. Tryto submiteach section ofassignments as soonasyou complete it. Donot submit more than one Assignment Booklet inone subjectatthe same time. Before submitting yoursection assignments oryourAssignment Booklet, pleasecheckthe following: • Are all theassignments completed? 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Contact yourteacherforthe appropriate e-mail address. 20 Social Studies Assignment Booklet Modules I^T^E;t:u /dibcrra fiSa Branch learning FOR TEACHER'S USE ONLY Summary Teacher's Comments Total Your Possible Mark Marks Section 1 Assignment 30 Section2Assignment 30 Section3Assignment 25 FinalModuleAssignment 15 100 Social Studies20 Module5: Global Diversity AssignmentBooklet LearningTechnologies Branch TheLearningTechnologiesBranchacknowledgeswith ISBN0-7741-2076-2 appreciationtheAlbertaDistanceLearningCentreand PembinaHillsRegionalDivisionNo.7fortheirreview Coverart: Collage, PhotoDIsc, Inc. ofthisAssignmentBooklet. 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Section 1 Assignment: Diversity and Disparity Readallpartsofyourassignmentcarefullyandrecordyouranswersintheappropriate places. Foreach ofthe following, selectthe bestanswer. Circle the letterofyourchoice. 1. The maineffectofthe unevendistributionofresources aroundthe world isa A. disparity in wealthamong nations B. tendency towardincreasedaggressionbypoorernations C. lackofagricultural developmentinnationsbuilt on mineral wealth D. failuretodevelopthe economies ofnations with highpopulationdensities 2. Theresource mostcriticaltobothdevelopedanddevelopingnationsis A. forests B. energy C. construction D. tropicalfood 3. Whichdescriptionapplies moretotheNorththantothe South? A. Highlevels ofdiseaseandsickness arecommon. B. Low levels ofspending on social programsare common. C. Low levels ofeducation are typicalformuch ofthe population. D. Advancedlevels oftechnology andindustrializationarepresent. 4. Theeconomicproblemcausedby attemptstobecome more developedthat plagues many developingnations is A. urbandecay B. pollutioncontrol C. nationaldebt D. highunemployment Social Studies20- Module 5 2 AssignmentBooklet Usethefollowinginformationtoanswerquestion5. An economist indicatedthat the following problems relatetothe development of natural resources: Problem 1: depletion ofnonrenewable resources Problem 2: use ofresource revenue to improve infrastructure Problem 3: lackofcontrol ofworlddistribution andtheprice ofresources Problem4: destmction oftheoreticallyrenewableresources such as rain forests 5. The problems thatare most seriousto many economically less developednations are A. Problems 1,2, and 3 B. Problems 1, 2, and4 C. Problems 1,3, and4 D. Problems 2, 3, and4 Usethefollowingdatatoanswerquestions6,7,and8. A studentlistedfourfactorsthataffectthe economically developing world. Factor 1: exploitationofcheaplabour Factor2: emphasis on the production ofraw materials andcashcrops Factor3: control ofworlddistribution Factor4: displacementandrelocation ofruralpopulations 6. The World Bankrefused Sudan aloanto increasefoodproduction,butgave Sudan asimilar loantoexpandcottonproduction. This isanexample of A. Factor 1 B. Factor2 C. Factor3 D. Factor4 7. Inmany parts ofrural westAfrica, upto 80percentofthe male population overthe age of 15 has movedtocities in searchofwork. Thisisanexampleof A. Factor 1 B. Factor2 C. Factor3 D. Factor4 Social Studies20-Module 5 3 Assignment Booklet 8. In the Dominican Republic, real wages paid to workers in large foreign-owned plantations have actually declined overthe last 90years. This is an example of A. Factor 1 B. Factor2 C. Factor3 D. Factor4 9. Transnational corporations dominate the worlddistribution ofproducts produced in the economically developing world because A. economically developing nations are usually forced to sell theirproducts to transnational corporations at whateverprice is offered B. the ships carrying goods fromthe economically developing world are registered under transnational corporations C. buyers fromthedeveloped worldfrequentlybid upthe price ofgoods produced in the economically developing world D. economicallydeveloping nations have few problemsfindingalternativebuyers fortheir goods Usethefollowinginformationtoanswerquestion 10. A Social Studies 20studentgave the followingresponses when askedhow the literacy rate affectseconomic development. Response 1: The higherthe literacy rate, the greaterthe possibility ofeconomic development. Response 2: Literacy isessential in industrializedcountries inorderto advance technologically. Response 3: Literacy isessential forresearch. Response4: Thehigherthe literacyrate, the greaterthe savings oneducation expenditures. 10. Whichresponses aretrue? A. Responses 1, 2, and 3 B. Responses 1, 2, and4 C. Responses 1, 3, and4 D. Responses 2, 3, and4 Social Studies20- IVIodule 5 4 AssignmentBooklet 11. Assume thatyou have ageographic atlasthatdoes notprovide anyeconomic orpolitical ©a.maps. Listfourpossible typesofgeographic maps thatmightappearin the atlas thatcouldbe used to identify thediversitybetween regions. ^'2) b. Selectonetype ofmapthat you have identified and indicate how it would show diversity in the world. 12. Economic poweroften leadstopolitical influence. Explainhowdevelopedcountriesuse theireconomic powertodominate muchofthe world. Social Studies20- Module 5 5 Assignment Booklet 13. In a well-written paragraph, explain the influence each ofthe following have on the Noilh/South division ofthe world: • location ofresources • development ofresources • consumption ofresources Social Studies20- IVIodule 5 6 Assignment Booklet Section 2 Assignment: Interdependence in the Modern World Readall partsofyourassignmentcarefullyandrecordyouranswersintheappropriate places. ® Foreach ofthe following, selectthebestanswer. Circle the letterofyourchoice. 1. Ifthe Canadiangovernment were to institute asevere policy ofself-sufficiency whereby Canada wouldgreatly reduce its imports andattemptto meet mostofitsneedsfrom within the counti7, it is mostlikely Canada's standardofliving would A. greatlydecline B. greatly improve C. remainthe same D. decline atfirst then greatly increase 2. The largestpercentage ofworldtrade takesplacebetween nations thatare industrially A. developedandunderdeveloped B. underdeveloped C. developing D. developed 3. The organizationthatattemptstoremove international tradebarriers among nations is calledthe A. United Nations B. European Union C. North AtlanticTreatyOrganization D. WorldTrade Organization 4. The termneocolonialism would apply leastin which situation? A. Aid is offeredto victims offamine and warineconomicallydevelopingnations. B. The World Bankis usedtopressurethe governments ofdevelopingnations. C. Majorcontrol isexertedby thedevelopednations overinternational commodity markets. D. There is interference inthe politics ofeconomicallydevelopingnations topreserve or overthrowgovernments. 5. An example ofaregional trading alliance wouldbe NATO A. WTO B. NAFTA C. D. OPEC