Question 1

Investigations of Côte d'Ivoire do not reveal which of the following complex dynamics seen in the global economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  interconnectedness of farmers in Africa with global consumers 
B)  tensions between nation-states and transnational corporations 
C)  commodity chains that help to reinforce distinct national territories 
D)  strategic military interventions to police global economic flows 
E)  global financial markets affecting producers' compensation and quality of life 
A)  interconnectedness of farmers in Africa with global consumers 
B)  tensions between nation-states and transnational corporations 
C)  commodity chains that help to reinforce distinct national territories 
D)  strategic military interventions to police global economic flows 
E)  global financial markets affecting producers' compensation and quality of life

Question 2

Modernization is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a term used to suggest that poor countries are poor as a result of their relationship to an unbalanced global economic system. 
B)  a theory that predicts that former colonies would progress along the same lines as the industrialized nations. 
C)  a strategy by which wealthy nations would spur global economic growth by alleviating poverty by investing in former colonies. 
D)  a critique that argued that despite the end of colonialism, the underlying economic relations in the global economy had not changed. 
E)  a continued pattern of unequal economic relations despite the formal end of colonial political and military control. 
A)  a term used to suggest that poor countries are poor as a result of their relationship to an unbalanced global economic system. 
B)  a theory that predicts that former colonies would progress along the same lines as the industrialized nations. 
C)  a strategy by which wealthy nations would spur global economic growth by alleviating poverty by investing in former colonies. 
D)  a critique that argued that despite the end of colonialism, the underlying economic relations in the global economy had not changed. 
E)  a continued pattern of unequal economic relations despite the formal end of colonial political and military control.

Question 3

Explain where and when the so-called Triangle Trade occurred, identifying the three primary commodities the text discusses in this exchange network. Contrast the production and exchanges that occurred in the Caribbean plantation economy with the exchanges occurring between European trappers and Native American populations in North America.

Accepted Answer

Students should identify sugar, slaves,

Question 4

The author associates all of the following problems with industrialized agriculture, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  chemical fertilizers and pesticides pose dangers to workers and to local water resources. 
B)  genetic engineering makes crops more susceptible to harsh weather and pests in the long term. 
C)  often fewer calories are used to produce food than the food provides when consumed. 
D)  industrial agriculture requires extremely high-energy input to support machinery and irrigation. 
E)  food irradiation poses potential safety and health risks. 
A)  chemical fertilizers and pesticides pose dangers to workers and to local water resources. 
B)  genetic engineering makes crops more susceptible to harsh weather and pests in the long term. 
C)  often fewer calories are used to produce food than the food provides when consumed. 
D)  industrial agriculture requires extremely high-energy input to support machinery and irrigation. 
E)  food irradiation poses potential safety and health risks.

Question 5

The notion of the modern world system was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx. 
B)  Immanuel Wallerstein. 
C)  Adam Smith. 
D)  John Keynes. 
E)  Henry Ford. 
A)  Karl Marx. 
B)  Immanuel Wallerstein. 
C)  Adam Smith. 
D)  John Keynes. 
E)  Henry Ford.

Question 6

In the modern world system, peripheral nations:

Accepted Answer

A)  are industrialized former colonial powers. 
B)  tend to draw resources from less developed regions and convert them into manufactured goods. 
C)  serve primarily as sources of raw materials, agricultural products, and cheap labor. 
D)  typically control the most lucrative economic processes. 
E)  are characterized by having a high standard of living. 
A)  are industrialized former colonial powers. 
B)  tend to draw resources from less developed regions and convert them into manufactured goods. 
C)  serve primarily as sources of raw materials, agricultural products, and cheap labor. 
D)  typically control the most lucrative economic processes. 
E)  are characterized by having a high standard of living.

Question 7

Why was European colonialism such an important component of the development of the global economic system? Why was Columbus's voyage to the New World tied to the trade network occurring in the Old World? Explain how discovery of gold and silver in the New World and colonization facilitated Europe's participation in the Old World trade network? Specifically, why is the Opium War of 1839 an important example of how the trade network changed with colonization?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss that Columbus so

Question 8

The ________ is composed of strategies for production, distribution, and consumption of goods.

Accepted Answer

A)  economy 
B)  capital 
C)  commodity 
D)  core 
E)  outsource 
A)  economy 
B)  capital 
C)  commodity 
D)  core 
E)  outsource

Question 9

How does tracing the links in the chain as commodities origination in Côte d'Ivoire inform us of the complex dynamics in the global economy? After defining the term commodity chain and identifying the commodities produced and exported from this nation, discuss how the recent history of this former colony illustrates three important dimensions of the global economy.

Accepted Answer

Students should define a commodity chain

Question 10

How were the Old World long-distance trade routes a precursor to the global economy? First, provide two examples of the commodities exchanged by Arab and Chinese traders, discussing how these products circulated from Asia to Europe. How and when did the movement of slaves occur in the eighth and ninth centuries?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss that two thousan

Question 11

Why is understanding the foraging lifestyle so important to economic anthropologists? When did humans first use this adaptive strategy, and how many humans rely on this practice today? What are the primary locations where it is practiced today? What have anthropologists learned about this lifestyle through studies of the Dobe !Kung? Think specifically of the resources and means of obtaining them, settlement patterns, and division of labor.

Accepted Answer

Students should answer that all human be

Question 12

Generalized reciprocity can be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  aims to build social relationships, with an obligation that the object returned will be of proportional value. 
B)  a form of exchange in which goods are collected from the members of the group and reallocated in a different pattern. 
C)  practices that reallocate resources among a group to maximize collective good. 
D)  exchanges that are made through bonds of affection, including among kin, without the expectation that they will be repaid in kind. 
E)  a pattern of exchange in which the parties seek to receive more than they give. 
A)  aims to build social relationships, with an obligation that the object returned will be of proportional value. 
B)  a form of exchange in which goods are collected from the members of the group and reallocated in a different pattern. 
C)  practices that reallocate resources among a group to maximize collective good. 
D)  exchanges that are made through bonds of affection, including among kin, without the expectation that they will be repaid in kind. 
E)  a pattern of exchange in which the parties seek to receive more than they give.

Question 13

Agriculture developed in all of the following regions, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Andes. 
B)  the Fertile Crescent. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  southern Africa. 
E)  China. 
A)  the Andes. 
B)  the Fertile Crescent. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  southern Africa. 
E)  China.

Question 14

Dependency theory is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a term used to suggest that poor countries are poor as a result of their relationship to an unbalanced global economic system. 
B)  a theory that predicts that former colonies would progress along the same lines as the industrialized nations. 
C)  a strategy by which wealthy nations would spur global economic growth by alleviating poverty by investing in former colonies. 
D)  a critique that argued that despite the end of colonialism, the underlying economic relations in the global economy had not changed. 
E)  a continued pattern of unequal economic relations despite the formal end of colonial political and military control. 
A)  a term used to suggest that poor countries are poor as a result of their relationship to an unbalanced global economic system. 
B)  a theory that predicts that former colonies would progress along the same lines as the industrialized nations. 
C)  a strategy by which wealthy nations would spur global economic growth by alleviating poverty by investing in former colonies. 
D)  a critique that argued that despite the end of colonialism, the underlying economic relations in the global economy had not changed. 
E)  a continued pattern of unequal economic relations despite the formal end of colonial political and military control.

Question 15

Pastoralism is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  food production involving the domestication of animals. 
B)  cultivation involving permanent cultivation of the land. 
C)  practicing farming involving mechanization. 
D)  subsistence based on hunting, fishing, and gathering. 
E)  cultivation strategy with intensive use of land and labor. 
A)  food production involving the domestication of animals. 
B)  cultivation involving permanent cultivation of the land. 
C)  practicing farming involving mechanization. 
D)  subsistence based on hunting, fishing, and gathering. 
E)  cultivation strategy with intensive use of land and labor.

Question 16

As discussed in the text, all of the following were negative reactions to neoliberalism, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the 1999 anti-World Trade Organization protests in Seattle. 
B)  Many Latin American nations repaying their International Monetary Fund (IMF) debts and rejecting further aid. 
C)  protests by European workers to measures that cut their income or standard of living. 
D)  developing nations' refusal to ratify international treaties that protected farmers in the United States. 
E)  increased support for government spending on Medicaid and Social Security payments. 
A)  the 1999 anti-World Trade Organization protests in Seattle. 
B)  Many Latin American nations repaying their International Monetary Fund (IMF) debts and rejecting further aid. 
C)  protests by European workers to measures that cut their income or standard of living. 
D)  developing nations' refusal to ratify international treaties that protected farmers in the United States. 
E)  increased support for government spending on Medicaid and Social Security payments.

Question 17

The process of transhumance involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  slashing and burning vegetation from land. 
B)  moving livestock seasonally between different environments. 
C)  construction of terraces and channels. 
D)  occupational specialization and specialists including stone cutters. 
E)  establishment of permanent settlements. 
A)  slashing and burning vegetation from land. 
B)  moving livestock seasonally between different environments. 
C)  construction of terraces and channels. 
D)  occupational specialization and specialists including stone cutters. 
E)  establishment of permanent settlements.

Question 18

Policy planners and national governments did not rely on ________ as routes to progress in former colonies.

Accepted Answer

A)  interest-free loans to the nations of Latin America 
B)  scientific and technological expertise 
C)  developing the infrastructure 
D)  financial assistance from agencies like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank 
E)  input from anthropologists and other experts 
A)  interest-free loans to the nations of Latin America 
B)  scientific and technological expertise 
C)  developing the infrastructure 
D)  financial assistance from agencies like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank 
E)  input from anthropologists and other experts

Question 19

The text discusses the Tsukiji fish market as an example of a global commodity chain because:

Accepted Answer

A)  one can trace the hands fish pass through in a network that connects previously unconnected people and locations. 
B)  merchants in Tokyo opted to sell only local produce to make the market more sustainable. 
C)  it has become the largest tourism attraction in Tokyo. 
D)  it is a shifting of core and periphery because goods and money are flowing from the periphery to the core. 
E)  prices for tuna are determined on the New York Stock exchange rather than in Tokyo, with the standardized prices improving the income of Japanese fishermen. 
A)  one can trace the hands fish pass through in a network that connects previously unconnected people and locations. 
B)  merchants in Tokyo opted to sell only local produce to make the market more sustainable. 
C)  it has become the largest tourism attraction in Tokyo. 
D)  it is a shifting of core and periphery because goods and money are flowing from the periphery to the core. 
E)  prices for tuna are determined on the New York Stock exchange rather than in Tokyo, with the standardized prices improving the income of Japanese fishermen.

Question 20

According to the text, in the contemporary world, global cities are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  a well-developed infrastructure. 
B)  local transportation and communications systems. 
C)  a skilled labor force. 
D)  large-scale industrial manufacturing. 
E)  advanced communication technology. 
A)  a well-developed infrastructure. 
B)  local transportation and communications systems. 
C)  a skilled labor force. 
D)  large-scale industrial manufacturing. 
E)  advanced communication technology.

Investigations of Côte d'Ivoire do not reveal which of the following complex dynamics seen in the global economy?

Modernization is best defined as:

The author associates all of the following problems with industrialized agriculture, EXCEPT:

The notion of the modern world system was developed by:

In the modern world system, peripheral nations:

The ________ is composed of strategies for production, distribution, and consumption of goods.

Generalized reciprocity can be described as:

Agriculture developed in all of the following regions, EXCEPT:

Dependency theory is best defined as:

Pastoralism is defined as:

As discussed in the text, all of the following were negative reactions to neoliberalism, EXCEPT:

The process of transhumance involves:

Policy planners and national governments did not rely on ________ as routes to progress in former colonies.

The text discusses the Tsukiji fish market as an example of a global commodity chain because:

According to the text, in the contemporary world, global cities are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

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Exam 12: The Global Economy

Investigations of Côte d'Ivoire do not reveal which of the following complex dynamics seen in the global economy?

Modernization is best defined as:

The author associates all of the following problems with industrialized agriculture, EXCEPT:

The notion of the modern world system was developed by:

In the modern world system, peripheral nations:

The ________ is composed of strategies for production, distribution, and consumption of goods.

Generalized reciprocity can be described as:

Agriculture developed in all of the following regions, EXCEPT:

Dependency theory is best defined as:

Pastoralism is defined as:

As discussed in the text, all of the following were negative reactions to neoliberalism, EXCEPT:

The process of transhumance involves:

Policy planners and national governments did not rely on ________ as routes to progress in former colonies.

The text discusses the Tsukiji fish market as an example of a global commodity chain because:

According to the text, in the contemporary world, global cities are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Anthropology in a Global Age

Culture

Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Human Origins

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Gender

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

Migration

Politics and Power

Religion

Health and Illness

Art and Media

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