Question 1

Total revenues of multinational businesses are on par with the total value of goods and services exchanged in entire nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

World systems analysis is

Accepted Answer

A) Karl Marx's view that the bourgeois nations such as England would dominate the proletarian nations such as India. 
B) Erving Goffman's view that world peace would result from many types of nations interacting with one another. 
C) Talcott Parsons's view that the inequality that exists among nations is necessary for world stability. 
D) Immanuel Wallerstein's view of the global economic system as divided between certain industrialized nations that control wealth and developing countries that are controlled and exploited. 
A) Karl Marx's view that the bourgeois nations such as England would dominate the proletarian nations such as India. 
B) Erving Goffman's view that world peace would result from many types of nations interacting with one another. 
C) Talcott Parsons's view that the inequality that exists among nations is necessary for world stability. 
D) Immanuel Wallerstein's view of the global economic system as divided between certain industrialized nations that control wealth and developing countries that are controlled and exploited.

Question 3

In order for the Millennium Project to succeed,United Nations planners estimated that the industrialized nations must each set aside how much aid for developing countries?

Accepted Answer

A) 2.15 percent of gross national income 
B) 1 percent of gross national product 
C) 0.45 percent of gross national product 
D) 0.51 percent of gross national income 
A) 2.15 percent of gross national income 
B) 1 percent of gross national product 
C) 0.45 percent of gross national product 
D) 0.51 percent of gross national income

Question 4

As a way to illustrate the conflict perspective on global inequality,your textbook mentions that a Guatemalan farm worker who picks coffee beans would have to work for ________ in order to afford to purchase one pound of Starbucks coffee sold in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) 5.5 hours 
B) 1.5 days 
C) 3 days 
D) 5 days 
A) 5.5 hours 
B) 1.5 days 
C) 3 days 
D) 5 days

Question 5

What was the average value of goods and services produced per citizen in the U.S. ,Netherlands,France,Norway,and Switzerland in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A) around $800 
B) approximately $5000 
C) between $10,000 and $35,000 
D) more than $47,000 
A) around $800 
B) approximately $5000 
C) between $10,000 and $35,000 
D) more than $47,000

Question 6

In Immanuel Wallerstein's view,the global economic system is divided between nations that control wealth and nations from which resources are taken.This view is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) neocolonialism. 
B) colonialism. 
C) world systems analysis. 
D) the world exploitation model. 
A) neocolonialism. 
B) colonialism. 
C) world systems analysis. 
D) the world exploitation model.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a multinational corporation?

Accepted Answer

A) a Swiss bank with many international customers but without foreign branches 
B) a hardware store that sells hammers from France and saws from Switzerland,as well as many products made in the U.S. 
C) Coca-Cola,which has bottling plants throughout the world 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) a Swiss bank with many international customers but without foreign branches 
B) a hardware store that sells hammers from France and saws from Switzerland,as well as many products made in the U.S. 
C) Coca-Cola,which has bottling plants throughout the world 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 8

In what terms does the developing country of Zambia define poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) whether or not the breadwinner of a family holds consistent work 
B) the ability (or lack of)to afford specific foods on a subsistence diet 
C) the ability (or lack of)to pay for schooling for at least one child 
D) the ability (or lack of)to afford a home with running water and electricity 
A) whether or not the breadwinner of a family holds consistent work 
B) the ability (or lack of)to afford specific foods on a subsistence diet 
C) the ability (or lack of)to pay for schooling for at least one child 
D) the ability (or lack of)to afford a home with running water and electricity

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a goal of the United Nations Millennium Project?

Accepted Answer

A) to reduce child mortality 
B) to cut global extreme poverty in half 
C) to achieve universal primary education 
D) to improve maternal health 
A) to reduce child mortality 
B) to cut global extreme poverty in half 
C) to achieve universal primary education 
D) to improve maternal health

Question 10

In the weeks immediately following the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001,the far-reaching economic repercussions began to affect businesses and workers worldwide.This phenomenon can best be explained by

Accepted Answer

A) globalization. 
B) urbanization. 
C) modernization. 
D) colonialism. 
A) globalization. 
B) urbanization. 
C) modernization. 
D) colonialism.

Question 11

The per capita gross national income is less than $1,000 in at least ________ countries.

Accepted Answer

A) 15 
B) 23 
C) 39 
D) 46 
A) 15 
B) 23 
C) 39 
D) 46

Question 12

Multinational corporations have established "global offices" as well as global factories in nations all over the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Colonialism is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) the maintenance of political,social,economic,and cultural dominance over a people by a foreign power for an extended period. 
B) an approach that contends industrialized nations continue to exploit developing countries for their own gain. 
C) the far-reaching process by which peripheral nations move from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies. 
D) None of these answers is correct. 
A) the maintenance of political,social,economic,and cultural dominance over a people by a foreign power for an extended period. 
B) an approach that contends industrialized nations continue to exploit developing countries for their own gain. 
C) the far-reaching process by which peripheral nations move from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies. 
D) None of these answers is correct.

Question 14

Which of the following is a periphery nation?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) South Korea 
C) Uganda 
D) United States 
A) Germany 
B) South Korea 
C) Uganda 
D) United States

Exam 29: Stratification in the World System

Total revenues of multinational businesses are on par with the total value of goods and services exchanged in entire nations.

World systems analysis is

In order for the Millennium Project to succeed,United Nations planners estimated that the industrialized nations must each set aside how much aid for developing countries?

As a way to illustrate the conflict perspective on global inequality,your textbook mentions that a Guatemalan farm worker who picks coffee beans would have to work for ________ in order to afford to purchase one pound of Starbucks coffee sold in the U.S.

What was the average value of goods and services produced per citizen in the U.S. ,Netherlands,France,Norway,and Switzerland in 2008?

In Immanuel Wallerstein's view,the global economic system is divided between nations that control wealth and nations from which resources are taken.This view is referred to as

Which of the following is an example of a multinational corporation?

In what terms does the developing country of Zambia define poverty?

Which of the following is NOT a goal of the United Nations Millennium Project?

In the weeks immediately following the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001,the far-reaching economic repercussions began to affect businesses and workers worldwide.This phenomenon can best be explained by

The per capita gross national income is less than $1,000 in at least ________ countries.

Multinational corporations have established "global offices" as well as global factories in nations all over the world.

Colonialism is defined as

Which of the following is a periphery nation?

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