Question 1

What is the primary goal of a multinational corporation?

Accepted Answer

A) generate employment 
B) raise the overall quality of life of its workers 
C) create a multicultural environment 
D) generate profit for shareholders 
E) participate in political life 
A) generate employment 
B) raise the overall quality of life of its workers 
C) create a multicultural environment 
D) generate profit for shareholders 
E) participate in political life

Question 2

What is neoliberalism,and how has it affected development policy in post-colonial nation-states?

Accepted Answer

Neoliberalism is an economic and politic

Question 3

What are remittances?

Accepted Answer

A) They are monies that migrants send to family members in their home countries. 
B) They are government policies regarding migration. 
C) They are agricultural procedures that allow farmers to intensify production. 
D) They are the maximum allowed quantities of pollution. 
E) They are transnational patterns of migration. 
A) They are monies that migrants send to family members in their home countries. 
B) They are government policies regarding migration. 
C) They are agricultural procedures that allow farmers to intensify production. 
D) They are the maximum allowed quantities of pollution. 
E) They are transnational patterns of migration.

Question 4

What is the specialty of the Grameen Bank?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the bank for almost all of the multination corporations. 
B) It is a bank that makes loans to impoverished nations. 
C) It is the world's richest bank. 
D) It is a bank that makes loans to poor women. 
E) It is a bank that loans money to entrepreneurs in wealthy nations. 
A) It is the bank for almost all of the multination corporations. 
B) It is a bank that makes loans to impoverished nations. 
C) It is the world's richest bank. 
D) It is a bank that makes loans to poor women. 
E) It is a bank that loans money to entrepreneurs in wealthy nations.

Question 5

Projections indicate the percentage of people living in urban areas will reach ______ percent by the year 2020.

Accepted Answer

A) 30 
B) 35 
C) 50 
D) 70 
E) 90 
A) 30 
B) 35 
C) 50 
D) 70 
E) 90

Question 6

What does Thomas Friedman mean by the concept of a "flat" world?

Accepted Answer

A) He argues that the world increasingly has social and economic opportunities available to everyone. 
B) He argues that it is a one-dimensional world in which the wealthy nations will always have the advantage. 
C) He argues that the poor nations will soon "flatten" the wealthy ones and have their own turn as wealthy. 
D) He means that we have reached our high point in innovation and discovery and now we must learn to manage ourselves better. 
E) None of these statements is correct. 
A) He argues that the world increasingly has social and economic opportunities available to everyone. 
B) He argues that it is a one-dimensional world in which the wealthy nations will always have the advantage. 
C) He argues that the poor nations will soon "flatten" the wealthy ones and have their own turn as wealthy. 
D) He means that we have reached our high point in innovation and discovery and now we must learn to manage ourselves better. 
E) None of these statements is correct.

Question 7

The sex imbalance in China is evidenced in a birth rate in which the male to female ratio is:

Accepted Answer

A) 100:150 
B) 100:120 
C) 120:100 
D) 175:100 
E) 100:175 
A) 100:150 
B) 100:120 
C) 120:100 
D) 175:100 
E) 100:175

Question 8

Choose two of the challenges facing our increasingly globalized world today and discuss the kind of impact that each has on a nation-state and the effects that this may have on the rest of the world.

Accepted Answer

One of the challenges facing our increas

Question 9

Who is the critic of Thomas Friedman who argues that the world is becoming one of greater and greater disparity?

Accepted Answer

A) Richard Warms 
B) Thomas Smith 
C) John Gray 
D) Joseph Toonby 
E) Luis Greenberg 
A) Richard Warms 
B) Thomas Smith 
C) John Gray 
D) Joseph Toonby 
E) Luis Greenberg

Question 10

Despite the relative wealth of many Western nations,in 2004 about __________ people were living on less than one dollar a day.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 million 
B) 20 million 
C) 750 million 
D) 1 billion 
E) 3 billion 
A) 1 million 
B) 20 million 
C) 750 million 
D) 1 billion 
E) 3 billion

Question 11

All of the following are reasons for the failure of the basic human needs approaches except:

Accepted Answer

A) it had low overhead costs and generated a great deal of publicity. 
B) it failed to provide the economic growth that was planned. 
C) it generated less money to recipient nations than traditional modernization projects had. 
D) the people involved in implementing the programs had very little political power. 
E) donor nations chose to follow a new philosophy. 
A) it had low overhead costs and generated a great deal of publicity. 
B) it failed to provide the economic growth that was planned. 
C) it generated less money to recipient nations than traditional modernization projects had. 
D) the people involved in implementing the programs had very little political power. 
E) donor nations chose to follow a new philosophy.

Question 12

Multinational corporations have enormous economic power,but they are not a significant political force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why are employees in sweatshops not always able to support an improvement in working conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) They are held in lockdown situations and cannot leave their work stations even though they are extremely concerned about their work conditions and do wish to have a voice. 
B) Many times when improved working conditions are forced on a sweatshop,they can cause a company to move,making workers lose their jobs. 
C) Improvements in sweatshops lead to higher prices and fewer goods,so there is an automatic lay-off associated with this process,making it unpopular with workers. 
D) Workers are desperate for jobs and are competing with each other;this creates a downward spiral among workers,who are the ones most responsible for the bad working conditions. 
E) They do not know better. 
A) They are held in lockdown situations and cannot leave their work stations even though they are extremely concerned about their work conditions and do wish to have a voice. 
B) Many times when improved working conditions are forced on a sweatshop,they can cause a company to move,making workers lose their jobs. 
C) Improvements in sweatshops lead to higher prices and fewer goods,so there is an automatic lay-off associated with this process,making it unpopular with workers. 
D) Workers are desperate for jobs and are competing with each other;this creates a downward spiral among workers,who are the ones most responsible for the bad working conditions. 
E) They do not know better.

Question 14

Why do poorer nations often take active stances against birth control measures?

Accepted Answer

A) In many societies,a woman's value is tied to the number of children she has. 
B) Many people are suspicious of birth control measures that originate in wealthy nations. 
C) Sometimes promoters of birth control are believed to be racist in their motives. 
D) Many traditional religions are opposed to birth control measures and see the family as a sacred gift. 
E) All of these statements are correct. 
A) In many societies,a woman's value is tied to the number of children she has. 
B) Many people are suspicious of birth control measures that originate in wealthy nations. 
C) Sometimes promoters of birth control are believed to be racist in their motives. 
D) Many traditional religions are opposed to birth control measures and see the family as a sacred gift. 
E) All of these statements are correct.

Question 15

Nation-states face a conundrum in handling urbanization.Discuss how growing urban populations threaten nation-states and the challenges the government faces in managing urbanization.

Accepted Answer

Nation-states face a conundrum in handli

What is the primary goal of a multinational corporation?

What is neoliberalism,and how has it affected development policy in post-colonial nation-states?

What are remittances?

What is the specialty of the Grameen Bank?

Projections indicate the percentage of people living in urban areas will reach ______ percent by the year 2020.

What does Thomas Friedman mean by the concept of a "flat" world?

The sex imbalance in China is evidenced in a birth rate in which the male to female ratio is:

Choose two of the challenges facing our increasingly globalized world today and discuss the kind of impact that each has on a nation-state and the effects that this may have on the rest of the world.

Who is the critic of Thomas Friedman who argues that the world is becoming one of greater and greater disparity?

Despite the relative wealth of many Western nations,in 2004 about __________ people were living on less than one dollar a day.

All of the following are reasons for the failure of the basic human needs approaches except:

Multinational corporations have enormous economic power,but they are not a significant political force.

Why are employees in sweatshops not always able to support an improvement in working conditions?

Why do poorer nations often take active stances against birth control measures?

Nation-states face a conundrum in handling urbanization.Discuss how growing urban populations threaten nation-states and the challenges the government faces in managing urbanization.

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Exam 13: Globalization and Change

What is the primary goal of a multinational corporation?

What is neoliberalism,and how has it affected development policy in post-colonial nation-states?

What are remittances?

What is the specialty of the Grameen Bank?

Projections indicate the percentage of people living in urban areas will reach ______ percent by the year 2020.

What does Thomas Friedman mean by the concept of a "flat" world?

The sex imbalance in China is evidenced in a birth rate in which the male to female ratio is:

Choose two of the challenges facing our increasingly globalized world today and discuss the kind of impact that each has on a nation-state and the effects that this may have on the rest of the world.

Who is the critic of Thomas Friedman who argues that the world is becoming one of greater and greater disparity?

Despite the relative wealth of many Western nations,in 2004 about __________ people were living on less than one dollar a day.

All of the following are reasons for the failure of the basic human needs approaches except:

Multinational corporations have enormous economic power,but they are not a significant political force.

Why are employees in sweatshops not always able to support an improvement in working conditions?

Why do poorer nations often take active stances against birth control measures?

Nation-states face a conundrum in handling urbanization.Discuss how growing urban populations threaten nation-states and the challenges the government faces in managing urbanization.

What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Culture Counts

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

Political Organization

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

Power, Conquest, and a World System

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Filters