Question 1

The labels "Third World" and LDCs can be used interchangeably.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Early dependency theorists accurately predicted rapid industrialization in East Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Governments that are legitimate

Accepted Answer

A)  have strong legal systems in place. 
B)  are admitted to the United Nations. 
C)  are viewed by their citizens as having the right to rule. 
D)  are rarely democratic. 
E)  obey the law. 
A)  have strong legal systems in place. 
B)  are admitted to the United Nations. 
C)  are viewed by their citizens as having the right to rule. 
D)  are rarely democratic. 
E)  obey the law.

Question 4

Which of these statements regarding the overall level of Third World poverty in recent decades is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The percentage of people living below the poverty line has decreased. 
B)  The total number of people living below the poverty line has increased. 
C)  Poverty levels are highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  Infant mortality rates have fallen. 
E)  The number of women dying during child birth has increased. 
A)  The percentage of people living below the poverty line has decreased. 
B)  The total number of people living below the poverty line has increased. 
C)  Poverty levels are highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  Infant mortality rates have fallen. 
E)  The number of women dying during child birth has increased.

Question 5

What was a major contribution of dependency theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It placed greater stress on the importance of political development than on 	economic development 
B)  It emphasized the importance of international trade and other external factors that 	had previously been somewhat neglected 
C)  It dismissed the importance of economic factors as an influence on political 	development 
D)  It showed the negative consequences of Third World revolutions 
E)  It demonstrated how social and economic development go hand in hand 
A)  It placed greater stress on the importance of political development than on 	economic development 
B)  It emphasized the importance of international trade and other external factors that 	had previously been somewhat neglected 
C)  It dismissed the importance of economic factors as an influence on political 	development 
D)  It showed the negative consequences of Third World revolutions 
E)  It demonstrated how social and economic development go hand in hand

The labels "Third World" and LDCs can be used interchangeably.

Early dependency theorists accurately predicted rapid industrialization in East Asia.

Governments that are legitimate

Which of these statements regarding the overall level of Third World poverty in recent decades is NOT true?

What was a major contribution of dependency theory?

The Explosion of Third World Democracy

Religion and Politics

The Politics of Cultural Pluralism and Ethnic Conflict

Women and Development

The Politics of the Rural and Urban Poor

Revolutionary Change

Soldiers and Politics

The Political Economy of Third World Development

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Exam 1: Understanding Underdevelopment

The labels "Third World" and LDCs can be used interchangeably.

Early dependency theorists accurately predicted rapid industrialization in East Asia.

Governments that are legitimate

Which of these statements regarding the overall level of Third World poverty in recent decades is NOT true?

What was a major contribution of dependency theory?

The Explosion of Third World Democracy

Religion and Politics

The Politics of Cultural Pluralism and Ethnic Conflict

Women and Development

The Politics of the Rural and Urban Poor

Revolutionary Change

Soldiers and Politics

The Political Economy of Third World Development

Filters