Exam 9: Global Stratification

The World Bank divides middle-income economies into lower-middle income and upper-middle income.Bolivia,Cameron,China,Ecuador,Egypt,India,Indonesia,Iraq,Pakistan,Thailand,and Vietnam are classified as:

As of 2009,about __________ million adults and children were living with HIV/AIDS.

The World Bank uses as its measure of income inequality what is known as the __________,which ranges from zero (meaning that everyone has the same income) to 100 (meaning that one person receives all the income).

Low-income countries typically have higher rates of illness and disease,and they do not have adequate health care facilities.__________ is a common problem among children,many of whom are underweight,stunted,and have anemia.

Analysts using a development framework typically view industrialization and economic development as essential steps that nations must go through in order to reduce poverty and increase life chances for their citizens.

The ___________ was introduced by social analysts to distinguish among nations on the basis of their levels of economic development and the standard of living of their citizens.

There are three dimensions included in the Human Development Index.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

The new international division of labor theory has changed the pattern of geographic specialization between countries,whereby high-income countries have now become dependent on low-income countries for labor.

The term __________ refers to material well-being,which is measured by the quality of goods and services that may be purchased by the per capita national income.

Defining levels of poverty involves all of the following dimensions EXCEPT for:

Describe some of the important ways that international aid has helped to fight global poverty and disease.

About one-third of the world's population lives in the fifty-two low-income economies,where most people engage in agricultural pursuits,reside in nonurban areas,and are impoverished.

The most frequently noted __________ nations were the United States,Canada,Japan,Great Britain,Australia,and New Zealand.

Health is defined in the Constitution of the World Health Organization as:

After __________,the terms "First World," "Second World," and "Third World" were introduced by social scientists.

Explain the levels of development approach that is used for describing global stratification.

Although some people have grown wealthy in lower-middle-income nations,many others continue to live in poverty,defined as _________ per day in purchasing power.

Explain your personal perspective on world hunger and poverty.

__________ nations included China,North Korea,Vietnam,Cuba,and portions of the former Soviet Union.

According to the ___________ theory,commodity production is being split into fragments that can be assigned to whichever part of the world can provide the most profitable combination of capital and labor.