Exam 17: Contemporary Global Trends

Separatist conflicts between various linguistic, ethnic, tribal, and religious groups in Bosnia, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere are of no concern to peoples in the western, industrialized nations because these are local conflicts that have no global implications.

Many scientists argue that the increased levels of carbon dioxide that are produced by the burning of fossil fuels and the tropical rainforest will create a(n) , in which the carbon dioxide will trap the heat from the sun and prevent it from radiating back into space.

The Green Revolution has been successful in every part of the world where it has been implemented.

Give an example from the text of how multinational corporations that exploit the natural resources of a developing society have maximized their profits but not enhanced the local economy in the long term.

According to ethnographic research conducted by Murray Leaf, the Green Revolution has been successfully implemented in:

Which of the following countries is characterized by declining rates in both fertility and mortality?

What is the global economy? What types of changes have occurred in the world recently that are related to the globalization of the world economy?

If the world economy becomes completely integrated, will the nations of the world become similar in terms of cultural values, ideals, and mores? Will there be a world culture and world government?

What are perestroika and glasnost?

The term "global village" refers to:

The United States, Japan, and Western Europe are now in Phase 2 of the demographic transition model.

Since anthropology is primarily a theoretical field, it has little or nothing to offer in terms of helping solve global issues such as overpopulation, deforestation, and agricultural production.

British biologist Matt Ridley argues that technology will solve most of our environmental problems over time. What are some of the things happening now on the technological front that give hope for that proposition?

Since Mao Zedong's death, China's leaders have:

Anthropologist Marvin Harris has suggested that the entire fabric of society in the former Soviet Union was undermined by:

Both Japan and the United States have become "postindustrial" societies. This term refers to the fact that:

Which of the following countries is likely to have the lowest per capita energy consumption?

Between 1980 and 1990, the annual growth rate in China fell from to 1.4 percent.

It appears - from today's perspective - that global changes wrought by multinational corporations have had negative consequences for some of the developing countries.

The one-child policy in China has been: