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mastering the grade 10 global history curriculum
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the expansion of communications meant that the world got more deeply connected and became \flat,\ in thomas friedmans famous formulation. cheap phone calls and broadband made it possible for people to do jobs for one country in another country - marking the next stage in the ongoing story of capitalism. with the arrival of big ships in the fifteenth century, goods became mobile. with modern banking in the seventeenth century, capital became mobile. in the 1990s, labor became mobile. people could not necessarily go to where the jobs were, but jobs could go to where people were. and they went to programmers in india, telephone operators in the philippines, and radiologists in thailand. the cost of transporting goods and services has been falling for centuries. with the advent coming of broadband, it has dropped to zero for many services. not all jobs can be outsourced, but the effect of outsourcing can be felt everywhere....
— fareed zakaria, the post - american world, w. w. norton & company, 2008

1. which conclusion about the global economy is best supported by this passage?
2. the labor market in asia relies on child labor.
3. technology has decreased the cost of doing business.
4. capitalism has not met the needs of the working class.
5. globalization is creating fewer jobs.
6. what has been the impact on the global economy of the mobility of labor?
7. a decrease in the global population
8. spread of offshore outsourcing
9. increased environmental damage
10. rise in the cost of shipping goods

the daily tasks of the women are to milk the cattle in the morning and evening, and to fetch water as required. by using their donkeys it is possible for them to bring back enough water to last two or three days. when the settlement moves, on average about once every five weeks, each woman is responsible for moving her hut and rebuilding it. all the necessary movables, including hides, wooden containers and struts in the frame - work of the hut, can normally be carried by two donkeys. older women rely on their daughters, their younger co - wives, and their sons wives for help in these tasks....
— paul spencer, the samburu, university of california press, 1965

1. which type of economy would most likely be found in this society?
2. planned command
3. traditional economy
4. free market capitalism
5. communism
6. the role of women in this passage can best be summarized as
7. working outside the home
8. handling customary tasks
9. major decision makers
10. rivalry between generations

Explanation:

1. The passage mentions how technology like cheap phone - calls and broadband has made it easier to do business across borders, reducing costs. So, the conclusion that technology has decreased the cost of doing business is supported. There is no mention of child labor in Asia, and the passage shows how globalization is changing job patterns rather than creating fewer jobs. Also, there is no indication that capitalism has not met the working - class needs.
2. The passage talks about how labor has become mobile and jobs can go to where people are, which has led to the spread of offshore outsourcing. There is no mention of a decrease in global population, increased environmental damage due to labor mobility, or a rise in shipping costs related to labor mobility.
3. The description of women's daily tasks like milking cattle, fetching water, and moving huts is characteristic of a traditional economy where tasks are based on long - standing customs and practices. It is not a planned command economy (no central planning is indicated), not free - market capitalism (no emphasis on market forces), and not communism (no mention of collective ownership and equal distribution in a communist sense).
4. The passage describes women's daily tasks such as milking cattle, fetching water, and moving huts when the settlement moves. These are customary tasks. There is no indication that they work outside the home in the modern sense, are major decision - makers, or that there is rivalry between generations.

Answer:

1. 2. Technology has decreased the cost of doing business.
2. 2. spread of offshore outsourcing
3. 2. traditional economy
4. 2. handling customary tasks