Globalization since the 1970s comes into focus in this Grade 10 Social Studies worksheet through a question central to modern history: who benefits when trade, investment, and production cross national borders? Students move beyond memorizing definitions to examine policy changes, follow a garment supply chain, compare fictional export figures, and consider the consequences for workers and governments.

Follow the Economic Connections

The reading passage introduces trade liberalization, tariffs, neoliberal reforms, privatization, deregulation, and multinational corporations. It explains how advances in transport and communication supported cross-border production, while financial integration and foreign direct investment linked businesses across countries. A shirt made through several national economies provides a concrete example that students can trace.

Students also interpret a fictional comparison in which Region A's annual exports grow from $20 billion to $60 billion and Region B's from $10 billion to $15 billion. They calculate percentage growth, then consider why greater exports alone cannot demonstrate improved wages or living standards. The questions connect these economic patterns to sovereignty, cultural exchange, shipping emissions, international cooperation, and unequal outcomes.

Activities Within the Worksheet

• A classroom dialogue to summarize key terms in context.
• Vocabulary matching and a cloze passage on economic policies and investment.
• A garment supply-chain diagram with completion sentences and true-or-false statements.
• An informational reading passage followed by multiple-choice and true-or-false comprehension questions.
• Short-answer prompts involving export growth, trade policy, and environmental challenges.
• An extended response weighing opportunities and costs for different groups and governments.

Teaching Support Included

The resource includes the printable worksheet and a separate PDF Teacher Guide. The guide provides learning objectives, teaching tips, discussion questions, and common mistakes to anticipate. These supports help you introduce precise vocabulary, model percentage-growth calculations, and draw attention to the difference between trade growth and broadly shared benefits.

How to Use It

Use the dialogue and vocabulary activities to establish foundations, the reading and diagram to connect abstract ideas with trade in practice, and the written responses to check interpretation and evaluation. The final essay creates a structured opportunity for students to use evidence from the passage rather than giving an unsupported opinion. This makes the resource suitable for a lesson on modern economic change, guided practice, or an assessment of students' historical and economic reasoning.