Question 1

The social theorist identified with modernization theory is

Accepted Answer

A) Max Weber. 
B) Karl Marx. 
C) George Herbert Mead. 
D) Immanuel Wallerstein. 
A) Max Weber. 
B) Karl Marx. 
C) George Herbert Mead. 
D) Immanuel Wallerstein.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) 50,000 
B) 500,000 
C) 1 million 
D) 9 million 
A) 50,000 
B) 500,000 
C) 1 million 
D) 9 million

Question 3

In the world's lowest-income nations,two in ten children born die by the age of

Accepted Answer

A) one. 
B) five. 
C) thirty-five. 
D) seventy. 
A) one. 
B) five. 
C) thirty-five. 
D) seventy.

Question 4

Of the almost 1 billion people in the world who are living at or close to absolute poverty,what percentage are women?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 percent 
B) 35 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 70 percent 
A) 20 percent 
B) 35 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 70 percent

Question 5

In low-income nations,the majority of the 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 6

Which world region contains the largest percentage of the world's street children?

Accepted Answer

A) Asia 
B) Latin America 
C) Africa 
D) Europe 
A) Asia 
B) Latin America 
C) Africa 
D) Europe

Question 7

The concept of "neocolonialism" refers to the process by which

Accepted Answer

A) countries gain new colonies to replace older ones. 
B) countries rid themselves of former colonies. 
C) multinational corporations dominate the economy of a poor country. 
D) companies operate in many countries at one time. 
A) countries gain new colonies to replace older ones. 
B) countries rid themselves of former colonies. 
C) multinational corporations dominate the economy of a poor country. 
D) companies operate in many countries at one time.

Question 8

According to Anti-Slavery International,about how many men,women,and children live today in conditions that amount to slavery?

Accepted Answer

A) 20,000 
B) 200,000 
C) 200 million 
D) 2 billion 
A) 20,000 
B) 200,000 
C) 200 million 
D) 2 billion

Question 9

Low-income countries are home to more than half of the world's people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The death of 52 garment workers in a Bangladeshi sweatshop shows that

Accepted Answer

A) the lives of the world's poor are far worse than many people in the United States realize. 
B) workers have greater power in poor countries than they do in the United States. 
C) workplace regulations are very strict in low-income nations. 
D) most nations exhibit similar economic productivity. 
A) the lives of the world's poor are far worse than many people in the United States realize. 
B) workers have greater power in poor countries than they do in the United States. 
C) workplace regulations are very strict in low-income nations. 
D) most nations exhibit similar economic productivity.

Question 11

In 2011,the world's three richest individuals each had more wealth than the total economic output of the world's poorest 100 countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Japan,Canada,and the nations of Western Europe are all classified as

Accepted Answer

A) low-income countries. 
B) middle-income countries. 
C) high-income countries. 
D) These countries do not fall into any one category. 
A) low-income countries. 
B) middle-income countries. 
C) high-income countries. 
D) These countries do not fall into any one category.

Question 13

With regard to the role of rich nations,dependency theory

Accepted Answer

A) agrees with modernization theory. 
B) urges rich nations to invest in poor countries. 
C) claims rich nations are to blame for global poverty. 
D) claims rich nations prevent poor countries from "growing for export." 
A) agrees with modernization theory. 
B) urges rich nations to invest in poor countries. 
C) claims rich nations are to blame for global poverty. 
D) claims rich nations prevent poor countries from "growing for export."

Question 14

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 15

A majority of the world's people live in

Accepted Answer

A) low-income nations. 
B) middle-income nations. 
C) high-income nations. 
D) a combination of middle- and high-income nations. 
A) low-income nations. 
B) middle-income nations. 
C) high-income nations. 
D) a combination of middle- and high-income nations.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

Which world region contains the largest share of the world's street children?

Accepted Answer

A) Asia 
B) Latin America 
C) Africa 
D) Europe 
A) Asia 
B) Latin America 
C) Africa 
D) Europe

Question 19

Which type of slavery consists of employers holding workers by paying them too little to cover their debts?

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 20

If you were applying modernization theory to the problem of global poverty,you might expect rich nations to aid the economic development of poor nations by

Accepted Answer

A) promoting population growth. 
B) limiting food production. 
C) increasing industrial production. 
D) denying foreign aid. 
A) promoting population growth. 
B) limiting food production. 
C) increasing industrial production. 
D) denying foreign aid.

Exam 12: Global Stratification

The social theorist identified with modernization theory is

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

In the world's lowest-income nations,two in ten children born die by the age of

Of the almost 1 billion people in the world who are living at or close to absolute poverty,what percentage are women?

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

Which world region contains the largest percentage of the world's street children?

The concept of "neocolonialism" refers to the process by which

According to Anti-Slavery International,about how many men,women,and children live today in conditions that amount to slavery?

Low-income countries are home to more than half of the world's people.

The death of 52 garment workers in a Bangladeshi sweatshop shows that

In 2011,the world's three richest individuals each had more wealth than the total economic output of the world's poorest 100 countries.

Japan,Canada,and the nations of Western Europe are all classified as

With regard to the role of rich nations,dependency theory

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

A majority of the world's people live in

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

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

Which world region contains the largest share of the world's street children?

Which type of slavery consists of employers holding workers by paying them too little to cover their debts?

If you were applying modernization theory to the problem of global poverty,you might expect rich nations to aid the economic development of poor nations by

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