Deck 12: C: Global Stratification

Question 1

Modernization theory identifies which of the following as the greatest barrier to economic development?

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

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

A)2%
B)8%
C)15%
D)25%

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In middle-income nations,average personal income is in the range of:

A)$250 and $1,000.
B)$1,000 and $2,500.
C)$2,500 and $12,000.
D)$10,000 and $25,000.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Over the course of the last century,the extent of global economic inequality has:

A)decreased sharply.
B)stayed about the same.
C)increased.
D)become smaller,but not by much.

Question 5

According to Anti-Slavery International,about how many men,women,and children live today in conditions that amount to slavery?

A)20,000
B)200,000
C)200 million
D)2 billion

Question 6

A social theorist who contributed to the development of dependency theory by tracing the growth of the capitalist world economy is:

A)Max Weber.
B)Emile Durkheim.
C)W.W.Rostow.
D)Immanuel Wallerstein.

Question 7

Low-income countries are home to more than half of the world's people.

Question 8

Describe the distribution of income for the world as a whole.

Question 9

Which world region contains the largest share of the world's street children?

A)Asia
B)Latin America
C)Africa
D)Europe

Question 10

Typically,people in low-income countries do more physical labor yet consume fewer calories than people in rich nations.