Question 1

What do the high rates of HIV/AIDS infections in African countries suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a lack of willingness of African people to practice safer sex. 
B)  There is a lack of willingness of African people to get medical treatment. 
C)  The African people experience weakened health and impoverishment. 
D)  The international effort to stem the tide of HIV/AIDS infections is not succeeding. 
A)  There is a lack of willingness of African people to practice safer sex. 
B)  There is a lack of willingness of African people to get medical treatment. 
C)  The African people experience weakened health and impoverishment. 
D)  The international effort to stem the tide of HIV/AIDS infections is not succeeding. C

Question 2

MATCHING
-Modernization theory

Accepted Answer

A) The process whereby Western nations established their rule in parts of the world away from their home territories 
B) The economic belief that free-market forces, achieved by minimizing government restrictions on business, provide the only route to economic growth 
C) The world economy is made up of core, semiperiphery, and periphery countries 
D) Marxist theory of economic development 
E) Worldwide networks of labor and production processes yielding a finished product
F)Argues that low-income societies can develop economically only if they adopt modern economic institutions, technologies, and cultural values
G)Under certain circumstances, poor countries can still develop economically, although only in ways shaped by their reliance on wealthier countries 
A) The process whereby Western nations established their rule in parts of the world away from their home territories 
B) The economic belief that free-market forces, achieved by minimizing government restrictions on business, provide the only route to economic growth 
C) The world economy is made up of core, semiperiphery, and periphery countries 
D) Marxist theory of economic development 
E) Worldwide networks of labor and production processes yielding a finished product
F)Argues that low-income societies can develop economically only if they adopt modern economic institutions, technologies, and cultural values
G)Under certain circumstances, poor countries can still develop economically, although only in ways shaped by their reliance on wealthier countries F

Question 3

MATCHING
-Global commodity chains

Accepted Answer

A) The process whereby Western nations established their rule in parts of the world away from their home territories 
B) The economic belief that free-market forces, achieved by minimizing government restrictions on business, provide the only route to economic growth 
C) The world economy is made up of core, semiperiphery, and periphery countries 
D) Marxist theory of economic development 
E) Worldwide networks of labor and production processes yielding a finished product
F)Argues that low-income societies can develop economically only if they adopt modern economic institutions, technologies, and cultural values
G)Under certain circumstances, poor countries can still develop economically, although only in ways shaped by their reliance on wealthier countries 
A) The process whereby Western nations established their rule in parts of the world away from their home territories 
B) The economic belief that free-market forces, achieved by minimizing government restrictions on business, provide the only route to economic growth 
C) The world economy is made up of core, semiperiphery, and periphery countries 
D) Marxist theory of economic development 
E) Worldwide networks of labor and production processes yielding a finished product
F)Argues that low-income societies can develop economically only if they adopt modern economic institutions, technologies, and cultural values
G)Under certain circumstances, poor countries can still develop economically, although only in ways shaped by their reliance on wealthier countries E

Question 4

Kevin sees the whole world economy as an integrated web of relations. Which theory would he most likely agree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  market-oriented 
B)  modernization 
C)  dependency 
D)  world-systems 
A)  market-oriented 
B)  modernization 
C)  dependency 
D)  world-systems

Question 5

How can the success of many East Asian countries be explained? What was the role of the state? Do you think that these strategies could be used to improve conditions in low income countries today? Your answer should be one to two paragraphs in length.

Accepted Answer

The answer of How can the success of many East...

Question 6

The highest rates of population growth occur in which type of countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  low-income 
B)  lower-middle-income 
C)  upper-middle-income 
D)  high-income 
A)  low-income 
B)  lower-middle-income 
C)  upper-middle-income 
D)  high-income

Question 7

At one prominent fast-food outlet, a single serving of chicken rings has 1,750 calories, which is sold as a single meal. In contrast, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's definition of undernourishment requires ________ or fewer calories per day.

Accepted Answer

A)  1,200 
B)  1,000 
C)  1,500 
D)  1,800 
A)  1,200 
B)  1,000 
C)  1,500 
D)  1,800

Question 8

A large majority of people in advanced economies believe trade creates jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is a characteristic of dependency theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  These theories cannot account for much of the economic backwardness in Latin America and Africa. 
B)  These theories explain well the success stories of Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. 
C)  These theories cannot account for the expanding economies of China and East Asia. 
D)  These theories explain well how some formerly low-income countries have risen economically despite the presence of multinational corporations. 
A)  These theories cannot account for much of the economic backwardness in Latin America and Africa. 
B)  These theories explain well the success stories of Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. 
C)  These theories cannot account for the expanding economies of China and East Asia. 
D)  These theories explain well how some formerly low-income countries have risen economically despite the presence of multinational corporations.

Question 10

In sub-Saharan Africa, what is true of children under 5 years of age?

Accepted Answer

A)  They will likely enter secondary school. 
B)  They are at risk of autism from vaccines. 
C)  They are likely to live in extreme poverty. 
D)  They are more likely to die than to enter secondary school. 
A)  They will likely enter secondary school. 
B)  They are at risk of autism from vaccines. 
C)  They are likely to live in extreme poverty. 
D)  They are more likely to die than to enter secondary school.

Question 11

Education and literacy clearly contribute to economic development and individual social mobility. Which countries have the highest percentage of their youth attending secondary school?

Accepted Answer

A)  low-income countries because they see this as an important strategy for development 
B)  high-income countries because they have the most resources 
C)  middle-income countries because they have enough surplus product and see the need for education 
D)  Attendance at secondary school has nothing to do with development. 
A)  low-income countries because they see this as an important strategy for development 
B)  high-income countries because they have the most resources 
C)  middle-income countries because they have enough surplus product and see the need for education 
D)  Attendance at secondary school has nothing to do with development.

Question 12

According to world-systems theory, why must the global economic system be approached as a single capitalist unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  The current system of world capitalism is not a collection of independent countries. 
B)  The current system of world capitalism has reached the limits of its growth as individual nations. 
C)  Such an analysis allows for a clearer calculation of Gini coefficients. 
D)  Poverty in poor nations cannot be solved except by the united effort of all capitalist countries. 
A)  The current system of world capitalism is not a collection of independent countries. 
B)  The current system of world capitalism has reached the limits of its growth as individual nations. 
C)  Such an analysis allows for a clearer calculation of Gini coefficients. 
D)  Poverty in poor nations cannot be solved except by the united effort of all capitalist countries.

Question 13

Which region experienced such rapid economic growth between the 1960s and 1980s that most of its newly industrializing economies moved from the ranks of the poor to the middle-income category?

Accepted Answer

A)  East Africa 
B)  South Asia 
C)  Central America 
D)  East Asia 
A)  East Africa 
B)  South Asia 
C)  Central America 
D)  East Asia

Question 14

According to world-systems theory, besides the core countries, which other countries also play an exploitative role in the world system?

Accepted Answer

A)  peripheral 
B)  low income 
C)  semiperipheral 
D)  impoverished 
A)  peripheral 
B)  low income 
C)  semiperipheral 
D)  impoverished

Question 15

According to the World Bank, a country with a per-person GNI of $2,000 is considered to be in the ________ category.

Accepted Answer

A)  low-income 
B)  middle-income 
C)  high-income 
D)  lower-middle-income 
A)  low-income 
B)  middle-income 
C)  high-income 
D)  lower-middle-income

Question 16

What is a characteristic of global commodity chains theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It focuses on relationships among countries rather than global businesses. 
B)  It examines how different countries and regions are affected by global commodity chains. 
C)  Business decisions are considered unimportant. 
D)  It emphasizes the importance of workers and governments. 
A)  It focuses on relationships among countries rather than global businesses. 
B)  It examines how different countries and regions are affected by global commodity chains. 
C)  Business decisions are considered unimportant. 
D)  It emphasizes the importance of workers and governments.

Question 17

MATCHING
-Dependency theory

Accepted Answer

A) The process whereby Western nations established their rule in parts of the world away from their home territories 
B) The economic belief that free-market forces, achieved by minimizing government restrictions on business, provide the only route to economic growth 
C) The world economy is made up of core, semiperiphery, and periphery countries 
D) Marxist theory of economic development 
E) Worldwide networks of labor and production processes yielding a finished product
F)Argues that low-income societies can develop economically only if they adopt modern economic institutions, technologies, and cultural values
G)Under certain circumstances, poor countries can still develop economically, although only in ways shaped by their reliance on wealthier countries 
A) The process whereby Western nations established their rule in parts of the world away from their home territories 
B) The economic belief that free-market forces, achieved by minimizing government restrictions on business, provide the only route to economic growth 
C) The world economy is made up of core, semiperiphery, and periphery countries 
D) Marxist theory of economic development 
E) Worldwide networks of labor and production processes yielding a finished product
F)Argues that low-income societies can develop economically only if they adopt modern economic institutions, technologies, and cultural values
G)Under certain circumstances, poor countries can still develop economically, although only in ways shaped by their reliance on wealthier countries

Question 18

The World Bank defines extreme poverty as those living on less than _____ a day.

Accepted Answer

A)  $1 
B)  $1.90 
C)  $10 
D)  $19 
A)  $1 
B)  $1.90 
C)  $10 
D)  $19

Question 19

Neoliberalism argues that global free trade will enable all countries to prosper. From this perspective, what is needed in order for this to happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  There must be an effort to enable third world governments to regulate wage and labor laws. 
B)  Countries must eliminate all governmental regulation and disavow minimum wage and other labor laws. 
C)  Wealthy nations must provide loan money with interest to the newly industrializing economies (NIEs) so they have capital to invest in their economies. 
D)  Countries must be persuaded to ignore political and military power. 
A)  There must be an effort to enable third world governments to regulate wage and labor laws. 
B)  Countries must eliminate all governmental regulation and disavow minimum wage and other labor laws. 
C)  Wealthy nations must provide loan money with interest to the newly industrializing economies (NIEs) so they have capital to invest in their economies. 
D)  Countries must be persuaded to ignore political and military power.

Question 20

Between 2015 and 2025, the number of people living in low-income countries is predicted to grow more than nine times as fast as the number living in high-income countries (29 percent versus 3 percent). What explains this difference? What are the consequences? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Between 2015 and 2025, the number of...

What do the high rates of HIV/AIDS infections in African countries suggest?

MATCHING -Modernization theory

MATCHING -Global commodity chains

Kevin sees the whole world economy as an integrated web of relations. Which theory would he most likely agree with?

How can the success of many East Asian countries be explained? What was the role of the state? Do you think that these strategies could be used to improve conditions in low income countries today? Your answer should be one to two paragraphs in length.

The highest rates of population growth occur in which type of countries?

At one prominent fast-food outlet, a single serving of chicken rings has 1,750 calories, which is sold as a single meal. In contrast, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's definition of undernourishment requires ________ or fewer calories per day.

A large majority of people in advanced economies believe trade creates jobs.

What is a characteristic of dependency theories?

In sub-Saharan Africa, what is true of children under 5 years of age?

Education and literacy clearly contribute to economic development and individual social mobility. Which countries have the highest percentage of their youth attending secondary school?

According to world-systems theory, why must the global economic system be approached as a single capitalist unit?

Which region experienced such rapid economic growth between the 1960s and 1980s that most of its newly industrializing economies moved from the ranks of the poor to the middle-income category?

According to world-systems theory, besides the core countries, which other countries also play an exploitative role in the world system?

According to the World Bank, a country with a per-person GNI of $2,000 is considered to be in the ________ category.

What is a characteristic of global commodity chains theory?

MATCHING -Dependency theory

The World Bank defines extreme poverty as those living on less than _____ a day.

Neoliberalism argues that global free trade will enable all countries to prosper. From this perspective, what is needed in order for this to happen?

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What do the high rates of HIV/AIDS infections in African countries suggest?

MATCHING -Modernization theory

MATCHING -Global commodity chains

Kevin sees the whole world economy as an integrated web of relations. Which theory would he most likely agree with?

How can the success of many East Asian countries be explained? What was the role of the state? Do you think that these strategies could be used to improve conditions in low income countries today? Your answer should be one to two paragraphs in length.

The highest rates of population growth occur in which type of countries?

At one prominent fast-food outlet, a single serving of chicken rings has 1,750 calories, which is sold as a single meal. In contrast, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's definition of undernourishment requires ________ or fewer calories per day.

A large majority of people in advanced economies believe trade creates jobs.

What is a characteristic of dependency theories?

In sub-Saharan Africa, what is true of children under 5 years of age?

Education and literacy clearly contribute to economic development and individual social mobility. Which countries have the highest percentage of their youth attending secondary school?

According to world-systems theory, why must the global economic system be approached as a single capitalist unit?

Which region experienced such rapid economic growth between the 1960s and 1980s that most of its newly industrializing economies moved from the ranks of the poor to the middle-income category?

According to world-systems theory, besides the core countries, which other countries also play an exploitative role in the world system?

According to the World Bank, a country with a per-person GNI of $2,000 is considered to be in the ________ category.

What is a characteristic of global commodity chains theory?

MATCHING -Dependency theory

The World Bank defines extreme poverty as those living on less than _____ a day.

Neoliberalism argues that global free trade will enable all countries to prosper. From this perspective, what is needed in order for this to happen?

What Is Sociology

Asking and Answering Sociological Questions

Culture and Society

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Aging

Government, Political Power, and Social Movements

Work and Economic Life

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education

Religion in Modern Society

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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