Exam 8: Global Stratification

Production networks for large retailers such as Walmart are termed __________.

Many people in low-income nations remain in poor health. In fact, about __________ million people die each year from diarrhea, malaria, tuberculosis, and other infections and parasitic illnesses.

The income gap between the richest and the poorest 20 percent of the world population_______________________.

Based on the Gini coefficient, which of these countries has the least economic inequality?​

According to economic advisor Walt Rostow, societies in the __________ stage are slow to change because the people hold a fatalistic value system, do not subscribe to the work ethic, and save very little money.

Explain what is measured by the Gini coefficient.

Most sociologists studying global inequality agree that_______________.

Within world systems theory, South Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Brazil, and India are examples of __________.

Define the two types of global commodity chains.

The adult literacy rate in the low-income countries is about half that of the high-income countries. __________ constitute about two-thirds of those who are illiterate in the low-income countries.

In 1990, the United Nations introduced the __________, establishing three new criteria, in addition to the gross national income, for measuring the level of development in a country.

With regard to education around the world, ___________________________.

Based on the Gini coefficient, which of these countries has the highest economic inequality?​

Of the one billion people in the world who suffer from malnutrition, about __________ of them live in developed nations.

Define infant mortality rate and explain its relevance for measures of health and life expectancy.

Of the one billion people in the world who suffer from malnutrition, about __________ of them live in Asia and the Pacific.

Income disparities within nations are more pronounced than between nations.

The gap in global income differences between rich and poor countries has __________ over the past 50 years.

__________ countries are classified as low-income economies by the World Bank.

The terms "First World," "Second World," and "Third World" categorize countries according to __________.