Deck 1: The Other World

Question 1

Socrates' world included

A) the Greek city states.
B) the Mediterranean states.
C) Europe, including the British Isles.
D) Europe and Asia, including China.
E) island nations of the world.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Today the world population numbers

A) just under 10 billion.
B) more than 10 billion people.
C) about 8 billion people.
D) more than 6 billion people.
E) Under 3 billion people.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In comparison to other areas, the Other World includes

A) only underdeveloped countries.
B) those not aligned with the West and former Soviet bloc.
C) poor people.
D) traditional economies
E) industrialized economies only

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Some developed countries are considered part of the Other World because of an important factor, namely

A) common language.
B) common culture.
C) regional importance.
D) worldwide importance.
E) worldwide conflict with others.

Question 5

The 1990s can be characterized as a time of change including

A) reunification of soviet states with Russia.
B) economic cooperation, particularly in Europe.
C) peace and resolution of ethnic conflicts.
D) return to socialist economic and political institutions.
E) none of the above.

Question 6

Many countries are considering adopting democratic values, including

A) individual rights of production and trade.
B) political rights determined by strong nations.
C) economic rights determined by outside governments.
D) traditional values.
E) nontraditional values.

Question 7

Capitalist assumptions are increasingly adopted, including the idea that

A) the market is governed by elites.
B) trade policy is centrally determined.
C) the marketplace is self-regulating.
D) production is determined by cooperation.
E) government should ideally control the marketplace.

Question 8

Management and technological know-how are critical to

A) appropriate technology.
B) cottage industries.
C) sole-source businesses.
D) industrialization.
E) customer service.

Question 9

Stable and self-sufficient cultures may be threatened by

A) modern values of efficiency and punctuality.
B) informal organizations.
C) communication.
D) standardization.
E) authority and power relationships.

Question 10

Development of transportation and communication systems demands

A) thoughtfulness.
B) decentralization.
C) capital.
D) organizational networking.
E) all of the above.

Question 11

The danger of the brain drain to rich countries exists because

A) there are few jobs in poor countries.
B) poor countries lack training programs.
C) urbanization does not exist in poor countries.
D) higher education does not exist.
E) none of the above.

Question 12

Appropriate technology in the Other World refers to

A) the spread of industrialization.
B) the use of Western farming techniques.
C) the growth of markets.
D) the application of suitable scientific knowledge.
E) none of the above.

Question 13

When markets fail, people request

A) more markets.
B) different markets.
C) government intervention.
D) free markets.
E) laissez-faire practices.

Question 14

Change in the Other World is occurring in a context of

A) fixed development goals and strategies.
B) known and tested management approaches to development.
C) improved management information systems.
D) uncertainty for handling chaos.
E) thoughtlessness.

Question 15

According to the text, modern social systems are

A) interdependent and specialized.
B) independent from one another.
C) peculiar to contemporary issues.
D) competitive with one another.
E) essentially conflicting with one another.

Question 16

A major cause of the lack of sanitation systems in the Other World is

A) lack of interest.
B) lack of funding.
C) lack of perceived value.
D) the existence of too many people.
E) backward governments.

Question 17

Children are important to Other World families because they provide

A) spiritual support.
B) economic support.
C) but a small drain on family economies.
D) government food ration coupons.
E) a fresh approach to daily problems.

Question 18

In the past few years, poverty in South Asia has

A) increased a bit.
B) increased dramatically.
C) stayed the same.
D) decreased a bit.
E) decreased dramatically.

Question 19

China's population growth has slowed because of

A) regional conflict.
B) feminization of the work force.
C) family planning practices.
D) migration to cities.
E) better nutrition.

Question 20

The extended family has fractured in the Other World because of

A) preference for male children.
B) growth in the elderly population.
C) birth control.
D) social change.
E) all of the above.

Question 21

The world as a global village is characterized by

A) communication links.
B) international corporations.
C) international trade.
D) transportation links.
E) all of the above.

Question 22

World Bank studies show that development projects cause

A) family gardens to increase.
B) cash crops to increase.
C) children's nutrition to increase
D) health to increase.
E) none of the above.

Question 23

Modernization has positive features including

A) improved trade.
B) improved wages.
C) improved economy.
D) improved infrastructure.
E) all of the above.

Question 24

Maximizing farmland for cash crops appears to cause deterioration in

A) air quality.
B) soil quality
C) forestation.
D) reforestation.
E) urbanization.

Question 25

Government statisticians have difficulty costing out

A) wages.
B) savings.
C) productivity.
D) women's work.
E) none of the above.

Question 26

Spacecraft photos of the earth do not show national divisions.

Question 27

Technological projects have not been successful in many developing areas as they depend on the great masses.

Question 28

Regional loyalties hamper national unity in many developing nations.

Question 29

The proportion of developing nations in the United Nations has decreased.

Question 30

Since Napoleon's time, international law intervenes when nations treat subjects inhumanly.

Question 31

In a collective, property is owned in common as public goods.

Question 32

The masses of people in developing areas have difficulty entering the middle and upper classes.

Question 33

The developing world includes only poor people.

Question 34

Regional flare-ups threaten world security and international trade.

Question 35

Dependence influences political ideas.

Question 36

How is our perspective of the world different from Socrates?

Question 37

Why do developing countries continue to depend on former rulers?

Question 38

What outcomes occur because of rapid social change?

Question 39

Explain the common features of developing countries.

Question 40

How has the United Nations influence from developing nations changed since 1945?