Question 1

Because they buy so much raw material, rich nations are now in debt to low-income nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The concept of "colonialism" refers to the process by which:

Accepted Answer

A)  rich nations share advanced technology with poor countries. 
B)  some nations enrich themselves through political and economic control of others. 
C)  poor nations shake off control by other nations. 
D)  immigration helps to spark economic development. 
A)  rich nations share advanced technology with poor countries. 
B)  some nations enrich themselves through political and economic control of others. 
C)  poor nations shake off control by other nations. 
D)  immigration helps to spark economic development.

Question 3

Which theoretical approach claims that rich nations of the world are "overdeveloped" while poor nations are "underdeveloped"?

Accepted Answer

A)  modernization theory 
B)  dependency theory 
C)  both modernization theory and dependency theory 
D)  neither modernization theory nor dependency theory 
A)  modernization theory 
B)  dependency theory 
C)  both modernization theory and dependency theory 
D)  neither modernization theory nor dependency theory

Question 4

What is Wallerstein's term for the middle-income countries of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  core 
B)  semiperiphery 
C)  periphery 
D)  outsider nations 
A)  core 
B)  semiperiphery 
C)  periphery 
D)  outsider nations

Question 5

Taken together, the sociological approaches to global poverty show us that poverty is:

Accepted Answer

A)  partly an issue of production. 
B)  partly a political issue. 
C)  a problem that threatens world peace. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  partly an issue of production. 
B)  partly a political issue. 
C)  a problem that threatens world peace. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 6

Which type of slavery refers to one person owning another?

Accepted Answer

A)  chattel slavery 
B)  child slavery 
C)  debt bondage 
D)  servile forms of marriage 
A)  chattel slavery 
B)  child slavery 
C)  debt bondage 
D)  servile forms of marriage

Question 7

Although Africa is a poor region of the world, people live almost as long as in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

From a global perspective, economic productivity is lowest in precisely the regions where:

Accepted Answer

A)  population growth is highest. 
B)  most people live in cities. 
C)  technology is most advanced. 
D)  once there was the greatest prosperity. 
A)  population growth is highest. 
B)  most people live in cities. 
C)  technology is most advanced. 
D)  once there was the greatest prosperity.

Question 9

Modernization theory was created as a criticism of U.S. foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Huge businesses that operate in many different countries are called multinational corporations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Over the course of the last century, the extent of global economic inequality has:

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased sharply. 
B)  stayed about the same. 
C)  increased. 
D)  become smaller, but not by much. 
A)  decreased sharply. 
B)  stayed about the same. 
C)  increased. 
D)  become smaller, but not by much.

Question 12

In low-income nations, population growth is generally very high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

There is less economic inequality in the world today than a century ago but since about 1970, the degree of economic inequality in the world has increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are four types of slavery found in today's world? Describe each type.

Accepted Answer

1. Chattel Slavery: This type of slavery

Question 15

In low-income nations, most people live in villages and small towns where farming is the most common way to make a living.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

There is less income inequality between nations than there is within the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The former Soviet Union and the nations of Eastern Europe are low-income countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

About how many people in the world die each year due to starvation?

Accepted Answer

A)  500,000 
B)  1 million 
C)  5 million 
D)  15 million 
A)  500,000 
B)  1 million 
C)  5 million 
D)  15 million

Question 19

Dependency theory claims that poverty results from natural processes, such as people having too many children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A majority of the world's people live in:

Accepted Answer

A)  low-income nations. 
B)  middle-income nations. 
C)  high-income nations. 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  low-income nations. 
B)  middle-income nations. 
C)  high-income nations. 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Exam 12: Global Stratification

Because they buy so much raw material, rich nations are now in debt to low-income nations.

The concept of "colonialism" refers to the process by which:

Which theoretical approach claims that rich nations of the world are "overdeveloped" while poor nations are "underdeveloped"?

What is Wallerstein's term for the middle-income countries of the world?

Taken together, the sociological approaches to global poverty show us that poverty is:

Which type of slavery refers to one person owning another?

Although Africa is a poor region of the world, people live almost as long as in the United States.

From a global perspective, economic productivity is lowest in precisely the regions where:

Modernization theory was created as a criticism of U.S. foreign policy.

Huge businesses that operate in many different countries are called multinational corporations.

Over the course of the last century, the extent of global economic inequality has:

In low-income nations, population growth is generally very high.

There is less economic inequality in the world today than a century ago but since about 1970, the degree of economic inequality in the world has increased.

What are four types of slavery found in today's world? Describe each type.

In low-income nations, most people live in villages and small towns where farming is the most common way to make a living.

There is less income inequality between nations than there is within the United States.

The former Soviet Union and the nations of Eastern Europe are low-income countries.

About how many people in the world die each year due to starvation?

Dependency theory claims that poverty results from natural processes, such as people having too many children.

A majority of the world's people live in:

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