Almost Anywhere You Travel in the World You Can Find

question 73

Multiple Choice

Almost anywhere you travel in the world you can find a McDonald's restaurant or T-shirts with North American logos. Researchers theorize that this is part of a process that accelerates cultural evolution. What is this process called?

• A) urbanization
• B) commercial warfare
• C) globalization
• D) world exchange

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