Question 1

What are the main processes counteracting globalization today?

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Question 2

Among the world's richest nations, how can Canada's contribution to development aid be characterized?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada is meeting the target set by the United Nations, alongside five other nations. 
B) Canada is the only nation to meet the target set by the United Nations. 
C) Canada is falling short of the target set by the United Nations by contributing less than half of what is required. 
D) Canada is the only nation to fall short of the target.

Question 3

What can Canadians do to persuade Canadian corporations to improve working conditions in their factories overseas?

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Question 4

Serge argues with his professor, saying that the reason why Latin America continues to be poor is due to the greed of countries like Canada and the United States, which keep Latin America trapped in a cycle of debt.What theory is Serge's argument informed by?

Accepted Answer

A) dependency theory 
B) world systems theory 
C) modernization theory 
D) new international division of labour theory

Question 5

Amnesty International is an organization promoting human rights worldwide.To which of the following aspects of globalization does this organization contribute?

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A) localization 
B) glocalization 
C) regionalization 
D) homogenization

Question 6

What can be concluded using the Gini index figures regarding inequality?

Accepted Answer

A) Inequality is greater within certain nations than worldwide. 
B) Inequality is greater worldwide than within any one nation. 
C) Inequality is the same worldwide as within certain nations. 
D) Inequality worldwide is roughly 30 times that of the inequality within any one nation.

Question 7

The United Nations has hired you as a consultant to improve efficacy of foreign aid to developing countries.What are your recommendations?

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Question 8

When Dion was hired at an office supply chain store, he had to memorize scripts for every possible interaction with customers and every procedure he may have to perform.What process is at work in Dion's workplace?

Accepted Answer

A) globalization 
B) commodification 
C) rationalization 
D) internationalization

Question 9

How do national governments make travel easier today than it was 30 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) by making visa application processes stricter 
B) by regulating air travel prices 
C) by nationalizing airlines 
D) by not requiring visas

Question 10

When analysts state that globalization actually sharpens some local differences, they use the term glocalization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

With the development of transnational bodies and treaties, the autonomy of national governments has increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Dependency theory focuses on internal characteristics of underdeveloped countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Japanese colonialism, in contrast to European colonialism, failed to establish manufacturing facilities, transportation networks, and communication systems in its colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following should be considered part of an anti-globalization movement?

Accepted Answer

A) the World Trade Organization 
B) the United Nations 
C) the European Union 
D) the Occupy Movement

Question 15

In which area of the world did the United States government use military intervention to resist land reform in order to protect U.S.commercial interests?

Accepted Answer

A) New Zealand and Tanzania 
B) Taiwan and South Korea 
C) South Africa 
D) Latin America

Question 16

What does modernization theory focus on?

Accepted Answer

A) the internal characteristics of poor nations 
B) the internal characteristics of rich nations 
C) the internal characteristics of both rich and poor nations 
D) the relationship between rich and poor nations

Question 17

The film Captain Phillips makes the point that piracy in the Indian Ocean began because local fisheries had been exhausted by foreign vessels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Theorists who claim that globalization is merely 30 years old tend to overestimate its extent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The richest 1 percent of the world's population today earns as much as what percentage of the world population?

Accepted Answer

A) 11 percent 
B) 33 percent 
C) 66 percent 
D) 99 percent

Question 20

Substantial foreign investment in poor countries by wealthy countries seldom leads to significant economic growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Globalization, Inequality, and Development

What are the main processes counteracting globalization today?

Among the world's richest nations, how can Canada's contribution to development aid be characterized?

What can Canadians do to persuade Canadian corporations to improve working conditions in their factories overseas?

Serge argues with his professor, saying that the reason why Latin America continues to be poor is due to the greed of countries like Canada and the United States, which keep Latin America trapped in a cycle of debt.What theory is Serge's argument informed by?

Amnesty International is an organization promoting human rights worldwide.To which of the following aspects of globalization does this organization contribute?

What can be concluded using the Gini index figures regarding inequality?

The United Nations has hired you as a consultant to improve efficacy of foreign aid to developing countries.What are your recommendations?

When Dion was hired at an office supply chain store, he had to memorize scripts for every possible interaction with customers and every procedure he may have to perform.What process is at work in Dion's workplace?

How do national governments make travel easier today than it was 30 years ago?

When analysts state that globalization actually sharpens some local differences, they use the term glocalization.

With the development of transnational bodies and treaties, the autonomy of national governments has increased.

Dependency theory focuses on internal characteristics of underdeveloped countries.

Japanese colonialism, in contrast to European colonialism, failed to establish manufacturing facilities, transportation networks, and communication systems in its colonies.

Which of the following should be considered part of an anti-globalization movement?

In which area of the world did the United States government use military intervention to resist land reform in order to protect U.S.commercial interests?

What does modernization theory focus on?

The film Captain Phillips makes the point that piracy in the Indian Ocean began because local fisheries had been exhausted by foreign vessels.

Theorists who claim that globalization is merely 30 years old tend to overestimate its extent.

The richest 1 percent of the world's population today earns as much as what percentage of the world population?

Substantial foreign investment in poor countries by wealthy countries seldom leads to significant economic growth.