Question 1

Colonialism and neocolonialism both refer to a situation where one country politically rules or controls another country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Modernization theory was created as a criticism of U.S.foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In poor countries,the disadvantages women face relative to men are

Accepted Answer

A) about the same as in rich nations. 
B) smaller than in rich nations. 
C) greater than in rich nations. 
D) nonexistent; in poor countries,women and men have the same social standing.

Question 4

The people of the high-income countries,who represent 23 percent of the world's population,enjoy about how much of the world's income?

Accepted Answer

A) 14 percent 
B) 24 percent 
C) 44 percent 
D) 64 percent

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

In low-income nations,population growth is generally very high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Japan and Australia are examples of middle-income nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Modernization theory claims that what we need to explain in human history is not poverty but affluence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Although Africa is a poor region of the world,people live almost as long as in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

"Las Colonias" refers to settlements

Accepted Answer

A) that are often called "America's Third World." 
B) in poor areas of Mexico,close to the Texas border. 
C) containing Hispanic Americans,almost all of whom are illegal immigrants. 
D) outside of major cities.

Question 11

Modernization theory focuses on the production of wealth,while dependency theory focuses on the distribution of wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The global region in which the greatest reduction in poverty has taken place is

Accepted Answer

A) Asia. 
B) Africa. 
C) Latin America. 
D) Antarctica

Question 13

From a global perspective,economic productivity is lowest in precisely the regions where

Accepted Answer

A) population increase is highest. 
B) most people live in cities. 
C) technology is most advanced. 
D) there was once the greatest prosperity.

Question 14

Modernization theory claims that

Accepted Answer

A) poor nations can never become rich in today's world. 
B) the main causes of poverty involve culture and technology. 
C) the main causes of poverty involve multinational corporations. 
D) most poor nations were richer in the past.

Question 15

Dependency theory claims that poverty results from natural processes,such as people having too many children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Dependency theory differs from modernization theory by

Accepted Answer

A) making poor nations responsible for their own fate. 
B) supporting capitalism as a path to development. 
C) explaining global inequality in terms of the exploitation of poor countries by rich countries. 
D) claiming that economic development is not a desirable goal.

Question 17

What is Wallerstein's term for the middle-income countries of the world?

Accepted Answer

A) core 
B) semiperiphery 
C) periphery 
D) outsider nations

Question 18

Some forms of marriage found in the world today amount to slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Dependency theory claims that the widespread poverty in low-income countries has little to do with great affluence in high-income countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Global Stratification

Colonialism and neocolonialism both refer to a situation where one country politically rules or controls another country.

Modernization theory was created as a criticism of U.S.foreign policy.

In poor countries,the disadvantages women face relative to men are

The people of the high-income countries,who represent 23 percent of the world's population,enjoy about how much of the world's income?

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

In low-income nations,population growth is generally very high.

Japan and Australia are examples of middle-income nations.

Modernization theory claims that what we need to explain in human history is not poverty but affluence.

Although Africa is a poor region of the world,people live almost as long as in the United States.

"Las Colonias" refers to settlements

Modernization theory focuses on the production of wealth,while dependency theory focuses on the distribution of wealth.

The global region in which the greatest reduction in poverty has taken place is

From a global perspective,economic productivity is lowest in precisely the regions where

Modernization theory claims that

Dependency theory claims that poverty results from natural processes,such as people having too many children.

Dependency theory differs from modernization theory by

What is Wallerstein's term for the middle-income countries of the world?

Some forms of marriage found in the world today amount to slavery.

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

Dependency theory claims that the widespread poverty in low-income countries has little to do with great affluence in high-income countries.