Deck 4: On the Move: People, Ideas, and Identities

Question 1

The world's population is currently estimated to be:

A) 3.2 billion
B) 5.7 billion
C) 7.5 billion
D) 10.1 billion
E) 22.1 billion

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The number of international migrants is:

A) 110 million
B) 190 million
C) 244 million
D) 500 million
E) 1.2 billion

Answer 2

C

Question 3

If a country has a crude birth rate of 40 births per 1000 people in their population, and have a crude death rate of 10 deaths per 1000 people in their population, what is the natural increase rate as a percentage?

A) 2.0 %
B) 2.5 %
C) 3.0 %
D) 3.5 %
E) 4.0 %

Answer 3

C

Question 4

If a country has a crude birth rate of 40 births per 1000 people in their population, a crude death rate of 10 deaths per 1000 people in their population, and a net migration of -5 people per 1000 people in their population, what is the population growth rate as a percentage?

A) 2.0 %
B) 2.5 %
C) 3.0 %
D) 3.5 %
E) 4.0 %

Question 5

If a country has a crude birth rate of 40 births per 1000 people in their population, and have a crude death rate of 10 deaths per 1000 people in their population, what is the doubling time for this country?

A) 2.3 years
B) 4.6 years
C) 23 years
D) 46 years
E) 55 years

Question 6

In Thailand population policies have resulted in:

A) a decrease in natural increase rates
B) an increase in natural increase rates
C) no change in natural increase rates
D) massive out-migration
E) a rise in HIV/AIDS infection rates

Question 7

In Singapore the natural increase rate is:

A) negative
B) positive
C) zero
D) fluctuating between positive and negative
E) is there any other choice?

Question 8

In India population policies have promoted:

A) sterilization
B) family planning
C) female empowerment
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 9

Money sent by migrants to their home country are referred to as:

A) remittances
B) basic income
C) basic needs
D) fiscal austerity
E) structural adjustment

Question 10

Families in traditional rural areas end to have more children because:

A) children are an economic disincentive
B) children are an economic incentive
C) they have greater access to health care
D) there is more food available to feed children
E) of government policies promoting larger families

Question 11

Soft power is usually exercised through:

A) persuasion based on shared norms and values
B) military domination
C) physical coercion

Question 12

Which of the following statements is not true about civil society?

A) Civil society mostly implements government's policies and initiatives
B) Civil society often involves grassroots activities and activism.
C) Civil society is usually self-initiated and self-funded.

Question 13

Which one of the following is true regarding North Korea's relation with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?

A) North Korea was never a formal party of the treaty.
B) North Korea is still a party of the treaty.
C) North Korea withdrew from the treaty in 2003 after been placed on the Axis of Evil by the Bush administration.

Question 14

In what sense is media a double-edged sword in today's world?

A) It can be used to hinder or facilitate political communication.
B) It can threaten national security.
C) It can provide higher level of personal liberty.

Question 15

Which of the following is not true about the relation between Western colonial powers and women's rights in their colonies?

A) The Western colonial powers enhanced women's empowerment in their colonies in all aspects.
B) The Western notions of women's liberation disrupted local patterns of gender power distribution to a substantial extent.
C) The colonial powers spread Western values and norms of gender relations to their colonies.

Question 16

Which of the following is a unique contribution of Hillary Clinton's Feminist Foreign Policy?

A) It established a link between women's rights and national security objectives.
B) It enhanced the overall status of human rights in the U.S. foreign policy
C) It established community projects for women's empowerment.

Question 17

What does global citizenship mean in the context of this chapter?

A) We can travel around the world more speedily in today's world.
B) We all engage in worldwide communication.
C) We all bear responsibilities for the world's problems as well as their solutions.

Question 18

The democratization movement during the post-Cold War era is considered to be

A) the first wave
B) the second wave
C) the third wave

Question 19

"Democratic rollback" refers to

A) established democracies reverting to authoritarian regimes.
B) political practices in newly established democracies becoming more authoritarian.
C) democracy having failed during the Cold War.

Question 20

The congruency theory stresses the congruent relation between

A) a country's political structure and political culture
B) a country's electoral and party systems
C) a country's economic and political systems

Question 21

Socialization refers to the process where

A) an individual internalizes social values and norms
B) an individual learns to become more social
C) an individual becomes more socially adaptive

Question 22

Social capital's key function lies in how

A) it provides initial capital for new business
B) it boosts entrepreneurial spirits
C) it facilitates cooperation

Question 23

Which of the following is not a function of authoritarian political culture, according to the discussion in this chapter?

A) suppressing public opinion
B) legitimating the government in place
C) helping social actors to engage the state

Question 24

The world's natural increase rate is rising

Question 25

In China it is illegal to have more than one child

Question 26

In Germany the natural increase rate is below zero

Question 27

Since the great recession in 2008, Mexican migration to the United States has decreased substantially

Question 28

By the year 2100 the world population is estimated to grow to 20 billion

Question 29

The international community, in the past few decades, has gradually established the international norm of nuclear non-proliferation. This illustrates the practice and effects of soft power.

Question 30

Setting up three branches of government, writing a new constitution, and establishing an electoral system are all direct indication of development of democratic political culture.

Question 31

In Chinese politics, guanxi (interpersonal relations) is frequently used for social actors to engage the government.

Question 32

The 2^nd wave of democratization refers to the French and American Revolutions.

Question 33

Women's liberation and empowerment have become a strong international norm in the past two centuries.

Question 34

How does empowering women lead to lower fertility rates?

Question 35

Discuss how national population policies can lead to lower population growth rates.

Question 36

How do the different stages of the demographic transition relate to the migration transition?

Question 37

What are the key characteristics of "at-risk democracies"? Use examples to illustrate.

Question 38

Why are international norms particularly important in today's international politics?