Question 1

In which classification of nations is world stratification most acutely felt and has the greatest effect on its people?

Accepted Answer

A)  poorer nations in the low-income classification 
B)  socialist nations, regardless of their income classification 
C)  capitalist nations in the high-income classification 
D)  communist nations, regardless of their income classification 
A)  poorer nations in the low-income classification 
B)  socialist nations, regardless of their income classification 
C)  capitalist nations in the high-income classification 
D)  communist nations, regardless of their income classification A

Question 2

Based on the textbook, what is the world's largest corporation based on market value?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wal-Mart 
B)  General Motors 
C)  Microsoft 
D)  ExxonMobile 
A)  Wal-Mart 
B)  General Motors 
C)  Microsoft 
D)  ExxonMobile D

Question 3

What is the population of the world expected to be by the year 2100?

Accepted Answer

A)  six billion 
B)  nine billion 
C)  twelve billion 
D)  fifteen billion 
A)  six billion 
B)  nine billion 
C)  twelve billion 
D)  fifteen billion C

Question 4

In the transnational corporate world, the major companies that you see daily in television advertisements-McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Toyota, and Nike-are but a few of the transnational corporations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What percentage of the world's population is accounted for by low- and middle-income nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  ninety percent 
B)  seventy-five percent 
C)  sixty percent 
D)  fifty percent 
A)  ninety percent 
B)  seventy-five percent 
C)  sixty percent 
D)  fifty percent

Question 6

What country has the largest population in the world today?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Russia 
D)  Indonesia 
A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Russia 
D)  Indonesia

Question 7

Discuss how colonialism developed and how it is perpetuated in the twenty-first century.

Accepted Answer

Because of the need for raw materials cr

Question 8

Between 1900 and the year 2000, how did the population of industrialized nations change in comparison to Africa, Asia, and Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Industrialized nations will account for less of the world population than it did in 1900 and rank last. 
B)  Industrialized nations will account for a lesser percentage of the population but be second only to Asia. 
C)  Industrialized nations will double in population due to legal and illegal immigration. 
D)  There will be no change in the population of industrialized nations relative to Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 
A)  Industrialized nations will account for less of the world population than it did in 1900 and rank last. 
B)  Industrialized nations will account for a lesser percentage of the population but be second only to Asia. 
C)  Industrialized nations will double in population due to legal and illegal immigration. 
D)  There will be no change in the population of industrialized nations relative to Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Question 9

Which of the following groups of nations are all middle-income nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico, Brazil, Columbia 
B)  Pakistan, Kuwait, Afghanistan 
C)  Norway, Portugal, New Zealand 
D)  Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Bangladesh 
A)  Mexico, Brazil, Columbia 
B)  Pakistan, Kuwait, Afghanistan 
C)  Norway, Portugal, New Zealand 
D)  Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Bangladesh

Question 10

The international meeting where selected nations of Europe divided areas of Africa and Asia into territories they claimed as their own was the Treaty of Versailles in 1918.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The theory of global stratification that recognizes global development as a process in which advanced industrial nations and technology help poor nations advance is ________.

Accepted Answer

modernizat

Question 12

Discuss the Hole-in-the-Wall experiment and the Gyandoot Project and evaluate their success.

Accepted Answer

The Hole-in-the-Wall experiment and the

Question 13

Most low-income nations have "safety nets" or welfare programs to assist their citizens to acquire basic needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Discuss world system theory and the categories of nations that are a part of the theory.

Accepted Answer

World system theory was developed by Imm

Question 15

Modernization theory recognizes global development as a process in which advanced nations and technology help poor nations advance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the Three Worlds model what was the label used to describe advanced, industrial, democratic nations such as the United States, France, and Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalist nations 
B)  First World nations 
C)  high-income nations 
D)  the most-developed nations 
A)  capitalist nations 
B)  First World nations 
C)  high-income nations 
D)  the most-developed nations

Question 17

Which of the following theories of global stratification is based on a functionalist approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  colonialism 
B)  dependency theory 
C)  world system theory 
D)  modernization theory 
A)  colonialism 
B)  dependency theory 
C)  world system theory 
D)  modernization theory

Question 18

The three components of dependency theory are core nations, peripheral nations, and semiperipheral nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What was the world event that swept away most of the Second World nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  the end of World War II 
B)  the Great Depression 
C)  the Industrial Revolution 
D)  the collapse of the Soviet Union 
A)  the end of World War II 
B)  the Great Depression 
C)  the Industrial Revolution 
D)  the collapse of the Soviet Union

Question 20

A large percentage of the population in Ethiopia and Afghanistan make insufficient money to afford food and other necessities of life. In view of this, which phrase best describes these people in Ethiopia and Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are suffering from relative deprivation. 
B)  They are in absolute poverty. 
C)  They are in relative poverty. 
D)  They are affected by an ideology of personal responsibility. 
A)  They are suffering from relative deprivation. 
B)  They are in absolute poverty. 
C)  They are in relative poverty. 
D)  They are affected by an ideology of personal responsibility.

In which classification of nations is world stratification most acutely felt and has the greatest effect on its people?

Based on the textbook, what is the world's largest corporation based on market value?

What is the population of the world expected to be by the year 2100?

In the transnational corporate world, the major companies that you see daily in television advertisements-McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Toyota, and Nike-are but a few of the transnational corporations.

What percentage of the world's population is accounted for by low- and middle-income nations?

What country has the largest population in the world today?

Discuss how colonialism developed and how it is perpetuated in the twenty-first century.

Between 1900 and the year 2000, how did the population of industrialized nations change in comparison to Africa, Asia, and Latin America?

Which of the following groups of nations are all middle-income nations?

The international meeting where selected nations of Europe divided areas of Africa and Asia into territories they claimed as their own was the Treaty of Versailles in 1918.

The theory of global stratification that recognizes global development as a process in which advanced industrial nations and technology help poor nations advance is ________.

Discuss the Hole-in-the-Wall experiment and the Gyandoot Project and evaluate their success.

Most low-income nations have "safety nets" or welfare programs to assist their citizens to acquire basic needs.

Discuss world system theory and the categories of nations that are a part of the theory.

Modernization theory recognizes global development as a process in which advanced nations and technology help poor nations advance.

In the Three Worlds model what was the label used to describe advanced, industrial, democratic nations such as the United States, France, and Japan?

Which of the following theories of global stratification is based on a functionalist approach?

The three components of dependency theory are core nations, peripheral nations, and semiperipheral nations.

What was the world event that swept away most of the Second World nations?

A large percentage of the population in Ethiopia and Afghanistan make insufficient money to afford food and other necessities of life. In view of this, which phrase best describes these people in Ethiopia and Afghanistan?

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Exam 9: Global Stratification

In which classification of nations is world stratification most acutely felt and has the greatest effect on its people?

Based on the textbook, what is the world's largest corporation based on market value?

What is the population of the world expected to be by the year 2100?

In the transnational corporate world, the major companies that you see daily in television advertisements-McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Toyota, and Nike-are but a few of the transnational corporations.

What percentage of the world's population is accounted for by low- and middle-income nations?

What country has the largest population in the world today?

Discuss how colonialism developed and how it is perpetuated in the twenty-first century.

Between 1900 and the year 2000, how did the population of industrialized nations change in comparison to Africa, Asia, and Latin America?

Which of the following groups of nations are all middle-income nations?

The international meeting where selected nations of Europe divided areas of Africa and Asia into territories they claimed as their own was the Treaty of Versailles in 1918.

The theory of global stratification that recognizes global development as a process in which advanced industrial nations and technology help poor nations advance is ________.

Discuss the Hole-in-the-Wall experiment and the Gyandoot Project and evaluate their success.

Most low-income nations have "safety nets" or welfare programs to assist their citizens to acquire basic needs.

Discuss world system theory and the categories of nations that are a part of the theory.

Modernization theory recognizes global development as a process in which advanced nations and technology help poor nations advance.

In the Three Worlds model what was the label used to describe advanced, industrial, democratic nations such as the United States, France, and Japan?

Which of the following theories of global stratification is based on a functionalist approach?

The three components of dependency theory are core nations, peripheral nations, and semiperipheral nations.

What was the world event that swept away most of the Second World nations?

A large percentage of the population in Ethiopia and Afghanistan make insufficient money to afford food and other necessities of life. In view of this, which phrase best describes these people in Ethiopia and Afghanistan?

Discovering Sociology

Doing Sociology

Society and Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Social Groups and Organizations

Deviance and Conformity

Social Stratification and the Us Class System

Race and Ethnicity

Sex and Gender

Age and the Elderly

Families

Education

Religion

Politics and War

The Economy and Work

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Ecology

Social Change, Collective Behavior, and the Future

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