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5.78 Global Interdependence Worksheet

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This Grade 5 Social Studies worksheet provides structured practice on 5.78 Global Interdependence. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Global Interdependence - Which statement best explains global interdependence as outlined? (C3 D2.Geo.11.3–5; National Geography Standards 11 and 13)

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Social Studies

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Which statement best explains global interdependence as described by global connections standards?

AEach country exists without resources, ideas, goods, or problems from anywhere else.

BGlobal connections are only about memorizing country names.

CInterdependence happens only when two countries have the same climate and language.

DPeople, places, economies, cultures, and environments are linked, so choices or events in one place can affect people in other places.

Solution & Explanation:This statement includes the main parts of global interdependence: connected people, places, economies, cultures, environments, and cross-place effects.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Use the before-and-after chart. Before an undersea internet cable, two regions exchanged 40 messages a day and 5 trade inquiries a week. After the cable, they exchanged 400 messages a day and 35 trade inquiries a week. What does the chart suggest?

AInternet connections reduce all communication between regions.

BTrade inquiries are not related to global interdependence.

CImproved communication can increase both social contact and economic connections between places.

DA cable can affect messages but never business activity.

Solution & Explanation:The chart shows communication and trade inquiries both increasing, which supports the idea that technology can strengthen interdependence.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A museum exhibit displays Chinese porcelain found at an 18th-century Caribbean port. What does this artifact most likely show?

APeople in the Caribbean could not have had contact with goods from Asia.

BLong-distance trade connected people and goods across regions in the past.

CPorcelain proves that no ships traveled across oceans.

DArtifacts cannot provide evidence about global connections.

Solution & Explanation:An Asian-made object found at an 18th-century Caribbean port is evidence of historical trade routes and global connections.

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