Question

Which of the following best explains an important impact of globalization on Africa?(1 point)
Responses

The importation of American films has destroyed local film industries in African countries.
The importation of American films has destroyed local film industries in African countries.

Global commodity chains have contributed to increased demand for African raw materials.
Global commodity chains have contributed to increased demand for African raw materials.

Foreign investors have pulled back on investments in infrastructure in Africa.
Foreign investors have pulled back on investments in infrastructure in Africa.

Africa’s manufacturing sector has shrunk as jobs have gone overseas.

Answer 1

Global commodity chains have contributed to increased demand for African raw materials.

This best captures a major effect of globalization: integration into global markets has increased extraction and export of Africa's natural resources (minerals, oil, agricultural commodities), linking African producers into worldwide supply chains.