Question 1

Which type of slavery refers to one person owning another?

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 A

Question 2

What concept refers to a global economy in which multinational corporations exploit people in low-income nations?

Accepted Answer

A) colonialism 
B) corporate slavery 
C) neocolonialism 
D) international bondage 
A) colonialism 
B) corporate slavery 
C) neocolonialism 
D) international bondage C

Question 3

Some critics claim that modernization theory

Accepted Answer

A) ignores how rich nations prevent the economic development of poor nations. 
B) amounts to an attack on capitalism. 
C) treats rich and poor societies as linked. 
D) amounts to an attack on socialism. 
A) ignores how rich nations prevent the economic development of poor nations. 
B) amounts to an attack on capitalism. 
C) treats rich and poor societies as linked. 
D) amounts to an attack on socialism. A

Question 4

The richest 20 percent of the world's people receive 50 percent of the entire world's income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to modernization theory,the greatest barrier to economic development is

Accepted Answer

A) technology. 
B) multinational corporations. 
C) capitalism. 
D) traditional culture. 
A) technology. 
B) multinational corporations. 
C) capitalism. 
D) traditional culture.

Question 6

In past centuries,European nations colonized countries in

Accepted Answer

A) Africa,Latin America,and Asia. 
B) only Latin America. 
C) only Asia. 
D) only Africa. 
A) Africa,Latin America,and Asia. 
B) only Latin America. 
C) only Asia. 
D) only Africa.

Question 7

For every dollar earned by someone in a low-income nation,a person in a high-income nation earns about four dollars.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Critics say that dependency theory wrongly treats wealth as a zero-sum,ignoring how the world has become much richer over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A recent United Nations report shows that,in general,high-income nations have a higher quality of life than low-income nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The wealthiest 20 percent of the global population receives about what percentage of all global income?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 percent 
B) 37 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 77 percent 
A) 25 percent 
B) 37 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 77 percent

Question 11

High-income nations

Accepted Answer

A) are more densely populated than middle- and low-income nations. 
B) make use of factories,big machinery,and advanced technology. 
C) contain half of the world's financial markets. 
D) are culturally homogenous. 
A) are more densely populated than middle- and low-income nations. 
B) make use of factories,big machinery,and advanced technology. 
C) contain half of the world's financial markets. 
D) are culturally homogenous.

Question 12

Rich nations are now in debt to low-income nations because of the amount of raw material that they buy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In Walt Rostow's model of economic development,the first stage before the modernization process begins is called "take-off stage."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to dependency theory,poor countries have become dependent on rich nations because

Accepted Answer

A) they sell raw materials to rich nations. 
B) rich countries bring tourism dollars. 
C) rich nations buy their manufactured goods. 
D) rich nations have brought them economic affluence. 
A) they sell raw materials to rich nations. 
B) rich countries bring tourism dollars. 
C) rich nations buy their manufactured goods. 
D) rich nations have brought them economic affluence.

Question 15

Some critics claim that modernization theory

Accepted Answer

A) blames low-income countries for their own poverty. 
B) amounts to an attack on capitalism. 
C) treats rich and poor societies as linked. 
D) amounts to an attack on socialism. 
A) blames low-income countries for their own poverty. 
B) amounts to an attack on capitalism. 
C) treats rich and poor societies as linked. 
D) amounts to an attack on socialism.

Question 16

According to Immanuel Wallerstein's theory of global capitalism,which nations are at the "core" of the world economy?

Accepted Answer

A) high-income nations 
B) middle-income nations 
C) low-income nations 
D) All nations form the "core." 
A) high-income nations 
B) middle-income nations 
C) low-income nations 
D) All nations form the "core."

Question 17

The text defines middle-income nations as having per capita income between $2,500 and $12,000 per year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to modernization theory,the greatest barrier to economic development is

Accepted Answer

A) technology. 
B) multinational corporations. 
C) capitalism. 
D) tradition. 
A) technology. 
B) multinational corporations. 
C) capitalism. 
D) tradition.

Question 19

Compared to poverty in the United States,poverty throughout the world as a whole is more widespread and more severe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) rich nations share advanced technology with poor countries. 
B) some nations enrich themselves through political and economic control of others. 
C) poor nations force an end to control by other nations. 
D) immigration helps to spark economic development in rich nations. 
A) rich nations share advanced technology with poor countries. 
B) some nations enrich themselves through political and economic control of others. 
C) poor nations force an end to control by other nations. 
D) immigration helps to spark economic development in rich nations.

Exam 12: Global Stratification

Which type of slavery refers to one person owning another?

What concept refers to a global economy in which multinational corporations exploit people in low-income nations?

Some critics claim that modernization theory

The richest 20 percent of the world's people receive 50 percent of the entire world's income.

According to modernization theory,the greatest barrier to economic development is

In past centuries,European nations colonized countries in

For every dollar earned by someone in a low-income nation,a person in a high-income nation earns about four dollars.

Critics say that dependency theory wrongly treats wealth as a zero-sum,ignoring how the world has become much richer over time.

A recent United Nations report shows that,in general,high-income nations have a higher quality of life than low-income nations.

The wealthiest 20 percent of the global population receives about what percentage of all global income?

High-income nations

Rich nations are now in debt to low-income nations because of the amount of raw material that they buy.

In Walt Rostow's model of economic development,the first stage before the modernization process begins is called "take-off stage."

According to dependency theory,poor countries have become dependent on rich nations because

Some critics claim that modernization theory

According to Immanuel Wallerstein's theory of global capitalism,which nations are at the "core" of the world economy?

The text defines middle-income nations as having per capita income between $2,500 and $12,000 per year.

According to modernization theory,the greatest barrier to economic development is

Compared to poverty in the United States,poverty throughout the world as a whole is more widespread and more severe.

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

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