Question 1

Dependentistas believe that underdevelopment is caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of sufficient economic ties with economically developed countries. 
B)  distorted cultural values. 
C)  exploitation by economically advanced countries. 
D)  their lack of stable national borders. 
E)  tribal and other ethnic conflicts.

Question 2

Modernization theorists believe that developing countries benefit from increased contact with industrialized nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Discuss the relationship between economic and social underdevelopment.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Which of the following statements about Third World economies is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The poorest regions of the developing world (South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa) 	continue to grow at a slower rate than other regions do. 
B)  All of the developing regions have fairly similar incomes (GDP) per capita. 
C)  In most countries half the population does not live beyond the age of 40. 
D)  South Asia had the most rapid rate of economic growth in the past decade. 
E)  After years of growth, gains in education have leveled off.

Question 5

Third World countries are simply those that do not belong to the First or Second Worlds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Early modernization theorists erroneously assumed that "all good things go together."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

To be classified as a Third World nation,a country must be economically,socially,and politically underdeveloped.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One important component of political underdevelopment is political corruption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In what way did Fernando Henrique Cardoso's version of dependency theory differ from the earlier versions of that theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It stressed the importance of competition between core nations 
B)  It viewed dependent development as the best path to modernization 
C)  It showed how some countries in the periphery exploited other peripheral 	countries 
D)  It argued that in some developing nations foreign investment helps create 	dependent development 
E)  It rejected the division of countries between the core and the periphery

Question 10

Which of the following regions experienced slow or even negative economic growth during most of the final decades of the twentieth century,but has enjoyed rapid growth in the past decade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America 
B)  East Asia 
C)  The Middle East 
D)  Western Asia 
E)  Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 11

The HDI is a multi-variable measure of political underdevelopment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An income ratio compares the richest segment of society to the poorest segment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A number of Sub-Saharan African countries have experienced sharp declines in life expectancy since the 1970s.What has been the major cause of that decline?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased civil warfare 
B)  The spread of Malaria 
C)  The spread of HIV/AIDS 
D)  Declining food production 
E)  Reduced foreign aid from the West

Question 14

Which region of the developing world is best known for its "economic miracle?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia 
B)  South Americ 
C)  East Asia 
D) The Middle East 
E)  Central America

Question 15

What did modernization theorists feel was the major cause of Third World underdevelopment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of investment capital 
B)  Failure to believe in God and the ten commandments 
C)  Extreme economic inequality 
D)  Nonproductive agricultural sectors 
E)  Traditional values

Question 16

Comparisons between modernization and dependency theory reveal that

Accepted Answer

A)  modernization theory suffers from economic determinism. 
B)  dependency theory suffers from economic determinism. 
C)  dependency theory overestimated the influence of political forces. 
D)  modernization theory ignored economic influences. 
E)  the two theories were more similar than originally believed.

Question 17

The United States has higher income concentration (more inequality)than a heavy majority of developing countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One of the major weaknesses of early modernization theory was that

Accepted Answer

A)  it underestimated the role of religion within developing nations. 
B)  it focused excessively on the political aspects of underdevelopment. 
C)  it was too optimistic about the ability of developing countries to modernize. 
D)  it underestimated the importance of economic underdevelopment. 
E)  it had no way of measuring different aspects of development.

Question 19

Fernando Henrique Cardoso's version of dependency theory took into account conditions within developing countries that influenced the nature of their dependency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Conflict theory,a branch of modernization theory,focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  the negative impact of political conflicts on developing nations. 
B)  the conflict between different goals of modernization. 
C)  the conflict between the interests of Third and First World nations. 
D)  increasing political instability within less developed countries. 
E)  the conflict between economic and social development.

Exam 1: Understanding Underdevelopment

Dependentistas believe that underdevelopment is caused by

Modernization theorists believe that developing countries benefit from increased contact with industrialized nations.

Discuss the relationship between economic and social underdevelopment.

Which of the following statements about Third World economies is most accurate?

Third World countries are simply those that do not belong to the First or Second Worlds.

Early modernization theorists erroneously assumed that "all good things go together."

To be classified as a Third World nation,a country must be economically,socially,and politically underdeveloped.

One important component of political underdevelopment is political corruption.

In what way did Fernando Henrique Cardoso's version of dependency theory differ from the earlier versions of that theory?

Which of the following regions experienced slow or even negative economic growth during most of the final decades of the twentieth century,but has enjoyed rapid growth in the past decade?

The HDI is a multi-variable measure of political underdevelopment.

An income ratio compares the richest segment of society to the poorest segment.

A number of Sub-Saharan African countries have experienced sharp declines in life expectancy since the 1970s.What has been the major cause of that decline?

Which region of the developing world is best known for its "economic miracle?"

What did modernization theorists feel was the major cause of Third World underdevelopment?

Comparisons between modernization and dependency theory reveal that

The United States has higher income concentration (more inequality)than a heavy majority of developing countries.

One of the major weaknesses of early modernization theory was that

Fernando Henrique Cardoso's version of dependency theory took into account conditions within developing countries that influenced the nature of their dependency.

Conflict theory,a branch of modernization theory,focuses on