Question 1

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?

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A)  27 percent
B)  43 percent
C)  65 percent
D)  78 percentE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

High-income nations:

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A)  are at the forefront of the Information Revolution.
B)  make use of factories,big machinery,and advanced technology.
C)  contain almost all the world's financial markets.
D)  All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

A majority of the world's people live in:

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A)  low-income nations.
B)  middle-income nations.
C)  high-income nations.
D)  None of the above is correct.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

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

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A)  $250 and $1,000.
B)  $1,000 and $2,500.
C)  $2,500 and $12,000.
D)  $10,000 and $25,000.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following has the greatest number of countries,at 72?

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A)  high-income
B)  middle-income
C)  low-incomeD) B) and C)
E) A) and C) A

Question 6

Dependency theory differs from modernization theory by:

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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.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

Modernization theory claims that:

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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.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

In global perspective,economic productivity is lowest in precisely the regions where:

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

Question 10

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

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A)  technology
B)  multinational corporations
C)  capitalism
D)  traditionE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Some critics claim that modernization theory:

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A)  ignores how rich nations prevent the economic development of poor nations.
B)  amounts to an attack on capitalism.
C)  treats rich and poor societies as linked.
D)  All of the above are correct.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

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

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A)  core
B)  semiperiphery
C)  periphery
D)  outsider nationsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above B

Question 13

If you were applying modernization theory to the problem of global poverty,you might expect rich nations to aid the economic development of poor nations by:

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A)  assisting in population control.
B)  increasing food production.
C)  increasing industrial production.
D)  All of the above are correct.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

In past centuries,European nations colonized countries in:

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A)  Africa
B)  Latin America.
C)  Asia
D)  All of the above are correct.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

What concept refers to a global economy in which multinational corporations exploit people in low-income nations?

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A)  colonialism
B)  corporate slavery
C)  neocolonialism
D)  international bondageE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Which type of slavery refers to one person owning another?

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A)  chattel slavery
B)  child slavery
C)  debt bondage
D)  servile forms of marriageE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

In poor nations,poverty is_____ than in Canada.

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A)  more likely to involve men
B)  more widespread and severe
C)  addressed more effectively
D)  less serious a problemE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Taken together,the sociological approaches to global poverty show us that poverty is:

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A)  partly an issue of production.
B)  partly a political issue.
C)  a problem that threatens world peace.
D)  All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

While modernization theory focuses on _____,dependency theory focuses on _____.

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A)  poor nations;rich nations
B)  the future;the past
C)  production of wealth;distribution of wealth
D)  All of the above are correct.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The wealthiest 20 percent of the global population receives about what percentage of all global income

Accepted Answer

A)  28 percent
B)  35 percent
C)  50 percent
D)  77 percentE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 12: D: Global Stratification

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?

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High-income nations:

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A majority of the world's people live in:

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

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Which of the following has the greatest number of countries,at 72?

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Dependency theory differs from modernization theory by:

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

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Modernization theory claims that:

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In global perspective,economic productivity is lowest in precisely the regions where:

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

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Some critics claim that modernization theory:

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

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If you were applying modernization theory to the problem of global poverty,you might expect rich nations to aid the economic development of poor nations by:

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In past centuries,European nations colonized countries in:

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What concept refers to a global economy in which multinational corporations exploit people in low-income nations?

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Which type of slavery refers to one person owning another?

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In poor nations,poverty is_____ than in Canada.

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Taken together,the sociological approaches to global poverty show us that poverty is:

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While modernization theory focuses on _____,dependency theory focuses on _____.

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The wealthiest 20 percent of the global population receives about what percentage of all global income

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