Question

source b
\...welcome to the mixed - up world of globalization—a growing worldwide marketplace where business transaction routinely span the planet and national borders are growing fuzzier and fuzzier. it wasnt always this way. chances are, your parents wore american - made clothes, ate american - made food, and drove american - made cars. but a boom in world trade has changed all that. and what you buy may be the least of it.
the expansion of world trade has unleashed a multitude of dramatic changes. whole countries have seen their fortunes soar as foreign investment has poured in, creating factories and providing jobs for millions of people. other countries have been left behind. in the process, billions of lives are affected, for better and worse... \
source: herbert buchsbaum, \living in a global economy,\ scholastic update, march 7, 1997

1. based on the first paragraph of source b, how was your parents life different from yours today?

our parents life was different from ours
today because they consumed more american - made
products

1. based on the second paragraph, what changes has the expansion of world trade unleashed?

the expansion of world trade has caused some countries
to prosper
source c
\...when an american calls a toll - free number in the united states to report a broken appliance or complain about the wrong sweater ordered from a catalog, the call if often routed through fast fiber - optic cables to a center in india...
international call centers based in india will generate $8 billion in revenue by 2008, says nasscom, a technology industry trade group in india. growth is accelerating as globalization and government deregulation expand telecommunication in india and lower its cost.
\the potential is unlimited,\ says prakash gurbaxani, founder and chief executive of 24/7 customer.com, a customer service center in bangalore whose american clients include web sites altavista and shutterfly.com. anticipating more business, the companys supermarket - sized call center is filled with darkscreened pcs and dwarfs its 300 employees...\
source: associated press, syracuse herald american, june 24, 2001

1. what country do many americans call to report a broken appliance or complain about a wrong order?

india

1. why is growth in these international call centers accelerating?

Explanation:

For Question 6:

The first paragraph of Source B states that parents' generation consumed mostly American-made clothes, food, and cars, while today's marketplace is globalized with cross-border transactions, so consumption is no longer limited to domestic goods.

For Question 7:

The second paragraph of Source B notes that world trade expansion brought two main changes: some countries gained foreign investment, factories, jobs, and rising fortunes, while other countries were left behind, and billions of lives were affected for better or worse.

For Question 8:

Source C explicitly states that calls from Americans about broken appliances or wrong orders are routed to centers in India.

For Question 9:

Source C explains that the growth of these call centers is accelerating due to globalization and government deregulation, which expanded telecommunications in India and reduced associated costs.

Answer:

1. Our parents' lives were different because they consumed almost exclusively American-made clothes, food, and cars, while today's marketplace is globalized, so the products we buy come from across the world.
2. The expansion of world trade has caused some countries to prosper (with foreign investment, new factories, jobs, and rising fortunes) while other countries have been left behind, and billions of lives have been affected for better and worse.
3. India
4. Growth in these international call centers is accelerating because of globalization and government deregulation, which have expanded telecommunications in India and lowered their operational costs.