Question 1

Whose thinking influences neoliberalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Durkheim
B)   Darwin
C)   Marx
D)   Pearson B

Question 2

The distribution of wealth internationally is such that 0.7 percent of the population own what percentage of the wealth?

Accepted Answer

A)   5
B)   25
C)   45
D)   65 C

Question 3

You watch an economist being interviewed: she speaks passionately against government regulation of business and financial institutions,saying,"The markets will correct themselves." What type of economist would this person be?

Accepted Answer

A)   neoliberal
B)   Marxist
C)   Keynesian
D)   structural A

Question 4

Dependency theorists and their supporters like to blame developing countries for their lack of progress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What spurred modern globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)   technological innovations in the latter half of the 19th century
B)   the computer revolution
C)   World War I
D)   the Franco-Prussian War

Question 6

According to the text,the sale of the Inco Mine to Vale resulted in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   an expansion of investments by Vale in the economy of Thompson Manitoba
B)   a relocation of the Inco Company to Mexico
C)   a marginal reduction in the workforce at Inco
D)   the devastation of the economy of Thompson,Manitoba

Question 7

Globality is most properly understood as a social process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is Americanization and what does it have to do with the process of globalization?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is Americanization and what does it...

Question 9

According to the text,globalization has meant that the power of nation-states has been transferred "upward" and "downward." Which of the following is an example of the upward transfer?

Accepted Answer

A)   to international organizations
B)   to regional trading blocks
C)   to global cities
D)   to global civil society

Question 10

Financial institutions such the World Bank,the International Monetary Fund,the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade,and the World Trade Organization were created to control the transfer of funds to nations that were wavering between joining the Soviet bloc and democratically led nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the problem with structural adjustment programs? Be sure to explain what they are before your critique.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the problem with structural adjustment...

Question 12

France and Germany exert control over world trade and both have high levels of urbanization.As such,which term best describes these nations?

Accepted Answer

A)   middle income
B)   peripheral
C)   core
D)   transnational

Question 13

What is the basis of neoliberal economic policies?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the basis of neoliberal economic...

Question 14

Supporters of globalization suggest that the availability of communication technologies has increased the ways in which populations can experience and shape their world.Which of the following was NOT noted in the text as an aspect of the benefits of globalized communications during the Arab Spring in 2011?

Accepted Answer

A)   The world was informed of citizen protests and government responses.
B)   Images and videos gave visual evidence to others living under similar political circumstances that change initiated from within and by citizens was possible.
C)   Shared knowledge of each other's lives can increase understanding and tolerance of other culture.
D)   War crimes captured in real-time audio-visual broadcasts enabled world courts to charge and convict war criminals.

Question 15

According to Wallerstein,which term refers to those nations that typically provide labour and raw material to heavily industrialized,technologically advanced nations?

Accepted Answer

A)   semi-peripheral nations
B)   core nations
C)   peripheral nations
D)   resource-rich nations

Question 16

Modernization theory holds that undeveloped countries must follow the road travelled by successful Western democratic societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Bollywood releases more films per year than Hollywood and,therefore,has more cultural influence around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The text argues that the negative consequences of globalization are not restricted to economic and cultural effects.Discuss some of these other kinds of consequences.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The text argues that the negative consequences...

Question 19

A local Saskatoon restaurant serves a fusion cuisine which combines flavours and cooking styles from Canada and France.What is the restaurant an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)   homogenization of culture
B)   glocalization of culture
C)   Canadianization of culture
D)   heteroginization of culture

Question 20

Modernization theory assumes that all nations industrialize in the same manner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Globalization: the Interconnected World

Whose thinking influences neoliberalism?

The distribution of wealth internationally is such that 0.7 percent of the population own what percentage of the wealth?

You watch an economist being interviewed: she speaks passionately against government regulation of business and financial institutions,saying,"The markets will correct themselves." What type of economist would this person be?

Dependency theorists and their supporters like to blame developing countries for their lack of progress.

What spurred modern globalization?

According to the text,the sale of the Inco Mine to Vale resulted in which of the following?

Globality is most properly understood as a social process.

What is Americanization and what does it have to do with the process of globalization?

According to the text,globalization has meant that the power of nation-states has been transferred "upward" and "downward." Which of the following is an example of the upward transfer?

Financial institutions such the World Bank,the International Monetary Fund,the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade,and the World Trade Organization were created to control the transfer of funds to nations that were wavering between joining the Soviet bloc and democratically led nations.

What is the problem with structural adjustment programs? Be sure to explain what they are before your critique.

France and Germany exert control over world trade and both have high levels of urbanization.As such,which term best describes these nations?

What is the basis of neoliberal economic policies?

According to Wallerstein,which term refers to those nations that typically provide labour and raw material to heavily industrialized,technologically advanced nations?

Modernization theory holds that undeveloped countries must follow the road travelled by successful Western democratic societies.

Bollywood releases more films per year than Hollywood and,therefore,has more cultural influence around the world.

The text argues that the negative consequences of globalization are not restricted to economic and cultural effects.Discuss some of these other kinds of consequences.

A local Saskatoon restaurant serves a fusion cuisine which combines flavours and cooking styles from Canada and France.What is the restaurant an example of?

Modernization theory assumes that all nations industrialize in the same manner.