Question 1

What are major causes of the "double divide" between and among nations? What factors are emphasized by dependency and world systems theorists, by modernization theorists, and by neoclassical economists?

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Students should be able to discuss inequ...

Question 2

Since everyone is poor, poor countries often have little inequality within their borders.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Decreases in world poverty have been largely due to economic gains in parts of Asia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Structural adjustment programs sponsored by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)  often call on troubled countries to:

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A)   spend more on basic needs for the poor
B)   promote self-sufficiency rather than depend on exports
C)   reduce government spending and inflation
D)   bring warring factions to the peace table

Question 5

China has become a major exporter of items, from shoes to toys, that used to be made in the American Midwest.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Large amounts of the world's lightweight consumer goods are made in a string of cities along

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A)   the U.S. Mississippi River
B)   China's Pearl River
C)   Europe's Rhine River
D)   the upper Nile River B

Question 7

The movement of jobs from the industrialized world to the Third World is one aspect of

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A)   colonialism
B)   imperialism
C)   globalization
D)   polarization

Question 8

Jobs most recently outsourced to India have included

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A)   assembly of Barbie Dolls and toys
B)   engineering, radiology, and technical support
C)   watchmaking and appliance repair
D)   production of medicines and pharmaceuticals

Question 9

The fastest-growing industrial type in Mexico is

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A)   steel and heavy industry
B)   computers and microchips
C)   mining and ore processing
D)   maquiladora assembly

Question 10

Due to high levels of immigration, a greater portion of the U.S. population is foreign born than ever before.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Modernization theorists believe that poor societies need to modernize their attitudes toward economic activity as well as their technology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Athletic shoes are now often made in

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A)   France and Italy
B)   offshore plants in the Caribbean
C)   export processing zones in Asia
D)   South Bend, Indiana

Question 13

World systems and dependency theorists have maintained that a major reason poor nations stay poor is

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A)   lack of natural resources
B)   lack of motivation to change
C)   neocolonialism
D)   unwillingness to break with tradition

Question 14

In Mexico, much of the growth in industrial production has been in

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A)   agricultural products
B)   metals and mining
C)   export processing zones
D)   military weapons plants

Question 15

Modernization theorists maintained that the people of developing nations needed

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A)   an achievement orientation
B)   greater social consciousness
C)   a revolutionary ideology
D)   greater ethnic pride

Question 16

In Europe, the United States, and parts of East Asia, guest workers, legal and illegal, are now sought for

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A)   industrial jobs
B)   dangerous occupations like mining
C)   childcare and household work
D)   engineering and design work

Question 17

World systems theorists believe that the periphery benefits from close ties to the global economic core.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Dependency theorists believe that poor countries need greater involvement by multinational corporations and more focus on exports.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In their search for cheap labor for assembly work, multinational corporations have tended to hire

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A)   young women
B)   children
C)   unemployed men
D)   landless peasants A

Question 20

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, immigrants and guest workers to the United States often came as

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A)   industrial and railroad laborers
B)   nurses and physicians
C)   small businesspeople and itinerant merchants
D)   childcare workers for working women

Exam 3: The Global Divide: Inequality Across Societies

What are major causes of the "double divide" between and among nations? What factors are emphasized by dependency and world systems theorists, by modernization theorists, and by neoclassical economists?

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Since everyone is poor, poor countries often have little inequality within their borders.

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Decreases in world poverty have been largely due to economic gains in parts of Asia.

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Structural adjustment programs sponsored by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) often call on troubled countries to:

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China has become a major exporter of items, from shoes to toys, that used to be made in the American Midwest.

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Large amounts of the world's lightweight consumer goods are made in a string of cities along

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The movement of jobs from the industrialized world to the Third World is one aspect of

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Jobs most recently outsourced to India have included

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The fastest-growing industrial type in Mexico is

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Due to high levels of immigration, a greater portion of the U.S. population is foreign born than ever before.

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Modernization theorists believe that poor societies need to modernize their attitudes toward economic activity as well as their technology.

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Athletic shoes are now often made in

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World systems and dependency theorists have maintained that a major reason poor nations stay poor is

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In Mexico, much of the growth in industrial production has been in

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Modernization theorists maintained that the people of developing nations needed

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In Europe, the United States, and parts of East Asia, guest workers, legal and illegal, are now sought for

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World systems theorists believe that the periphery benefits from close ties to the global economic core.

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Dependency theorists believe that poor countries need greater involvement by multinational corporations and more focus on exports.

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In their search for cheap labor for assembly work, multinational corporations have tended to hire

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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, immigrants and guest workers to the United States often came as

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