Question 1

______ is not a high-income nation.

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A)  Canada
B)  South Africa
C)  Israel
D)  MexicoE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Even people with income at our country's poverty line live better than a majority of the world's people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If you were to apply modernization theory to the problem of global poverty,you might point that low-income nations

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A)  use advanced technology.
B)  have low levels of population increase.
C)  have cultural resistance to innovation.
D)  have high mass consumption.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Absolute poverty is

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A)  most common in large nations such as the United States.
B)  the same as relative poverty.
C)  life threatening.
D)  found only in the poorest nations.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The region in the world with the greatest number of poor "street children" is Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Walt Rostow,nations begin at the _____ stage of development and may eventually reach the stage of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  drive to technological maturity; take-off
B)  traditional; high mass consumption
C)  high mass consumption; take-off
D)  take-off; drive to technological maturityE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Dependency theory states that high-income nations have narrow,export-oriented economies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

André Gunder Frank states that poor nations

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A)  are responsible for their own poverty.
B)  were "underdeveloped," or made poor,by rich nations.
C)  suffer from traditional culture.
D)  need to gain more productive technology.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

While modernization theory focuses on _____,dependency theory focuses on _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  poor nations; rich nations
B)  the future; the past
C)  production of wealth; distribution of wealth
D)  culture; economicsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Wallerstein pointed to several factors that cause dependency among low-income nations.Which of the following is a factor that Wallerstein did NOT claim to be a cause of dependency?

Accepted Answer

A)  narrow,export-oriented economies
B)  lack of integration into the world economy
C)  lack of industrial capacity
D)  foreign debtE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

For the world as a whole,about how many people suffer from chronic hunger that leaves them less able to work and places them at high risk of disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 1 million
B)  10 million
C)  100 million
D)  close to 1 billionE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

If you wanted to visit the world's low-income nations,where would you travel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa and Asia
B)  Latin America
C)  Eastern Europe
D)  North AmericaE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Modernization theory claims that rich nations can and do help solve the world's poverty problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In low-income nations,inequality between men and women is greater than it is in high-income countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

One criticism of dependency theory is that it

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A)  lacks a historical focus.
B)  has little to say about the role of rich countries.
C)  blames poor countries for their own poverty.
D)  treats global wealth as a zero-sum so that one country benefits only at the expense of another.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Global inequality is partly a problem of technology,and it is also a political issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

High-income countries are the home of the world's largest corporations as well as the world's top financial markets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 2012,how many independent nations were there in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  57
B)  195
C)  341
D)  2,190E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

In poor nations,poverty is_____ than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to involve men
B)  more widespread and severe
C)  addressed more effectively
D)  a less serious problemE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Global income is divided more equally than income within the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Global Stratification

While modernization theory focuses on _____,dependency theory focuses on _____.

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______ is not a high-income nation.

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If you wanted to visit the world's low-income nations,where would you travel?

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According to Walt Rostow,nations begin at the _____ stage of development and may eventually reach the stage of _____.

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In low-income nations,inequality between men and women is greater than it is in high-income countries.

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André Gunder Frank states that poor nations

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Global inequality is partly a problem of technology,and it is also a political issue.

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High-income countries are the home of the world's largest corporations as well as the world's top financial markets.

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In poor nations,poverty is_____ than in the United States.

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Dependency theory states that high-income nations have narrow,export-oriented economies.

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For the world as a whole,about how many people suffer from chronic hunger that leaves them less able to work and places them at high risk of disease?

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In 2012,how many independent nations were there in the world?

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Wallerstein pointed to several factors that cause dependency among low-income nations.Which of the following is a factor that Wallerstein did NOT claim to be a cause of dependency?

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Even people with income at our country's poverty line live better than a majority of the world's people.

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The region in the world with the greatest number of poor "street children" is Latin America.

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Modernization theory claims that rich nations can and do help solve the world's poverty problem.

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Absolute poverty is

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If you were to apply modernization theory to the problem of global poverty,you might point that low-income nations

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One criticism of dependency theory is that it

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Global income is divided more equally than income within the United States.

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