Question 1

The term used to describe when people lack food and other necessities of life is ________.

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Question 2

Since the 1950s, life expectancy has improved in virtually all nations of the world, including the low- and middle-income nations as well as the high-income nations.

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This statement is true. According to the World Health Organization, life expectancy has increased globally since the 1950s, with improvements seen in both low- and middle-income nations and high-income nations.

Question 3

Selling children into servitude continues today with Europe being the major market for women and young girls.

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This statement is true. According to various reports, human trafficking and the sale of children into servitude still occurs in various parts of the world, and Europe remains a major destination for trafficked women and young girls.

Question 4

In world system theory, periphery nations receive the greatest amount of benefit from the global economy.

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In world system theory, periphery nations are characterized by their dependence on core nations for economic resources and receive the least benefits from the global economy. Core nations, on the other hand, receive the greatest amount of benefit.

Question 5

Havana, Cuba is known as the "capital of Latin America" because of its central location and influence in the Caribbean.

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Havana, Cuba is known for its rich history, culture, and as the capital of Cuba, but it is not officially recognized as the "capital of Latin America." The term "capital of Latin America" is not commonly used to describe any single city due to the diverse and distinct cultures, economies, and political systems across Latin American countries.

Question 6

Modernization theory recognizes global development as a process in which advanced nations and technology help poor nations advance.

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Modernization theory emphasizes the role of advanced nations and technology in helping poorer nations modernize and advance economically and socially.

Question 7

Because of its far reaching effects, the Industrial Revolution narrowed the gap between the prosperous nations and weaker ones, bringing the practice of colonialism to an end.

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The Industrial Revolution actually widened the gap between prosperous nations and weaker ones, leading to the practice of colonialism becoming more entrenched and oppressive.

Question 8

The theory of global stratification that contends that all nations are part of a worldwide division of labor is ________.

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Question 9

The term used to describe corporations that own companies and search for profits all over the world is ________.

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Question 10

American produced movies and television programs are increasing in popularity worldwide to the point that American movie stars are now considered as international ambassadors.

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While American movies and TV shows are popular globally, the statement that American movie stars are considered international ambassadors is an exaggeration and not universally accepted.

Question 11

In the transnational corporate world, the major companies that you see daily in television advertisements-McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Toyota, and Nike-are but a few of the transnational corporations.

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This statement is true as there are many other major companies that operate on a transnational level besides McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Toyota, and Nike.

Question 12

Using dependency theory, the form of dependency being employed when wealthy corporations establish factories in the Southern Hemisphere to take advantage of cheap labor, gain access to local markets, and gain tax advantages, is ________.

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Question 13

The three components of dependency theory are core nations, peripheral nations, and semiperipheral nations.

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Question 14

For all practical purposes, the Hole-in-the-Wall Project was hailed as a hands down success as a purveyor of knowledge and universal method to solve illiteracy among the rural poor in low-income nations.

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The Hole-in-the-Wall Project, while innovative and successful in some respects, has faced criticism and challenges that prevent it from being universally hailed as a definitive solution to illiteracy among the rural poor in low-income nations. Its effectiveness and sustainability have been debated.

Question 15

The theory of global stratification that recognizes global development as a process in which advanced industrial nations and technology help poor nations advance is ________.

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Question 16

Because of major gains in education and equal rights, women have been able to gain an almost equal share of the world's income and assets.

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While progress has been made towards gender equality, women on average still earn less than men and own a smaller share of the world's assets.

Question 17

World system theory maintains that rich industrialized nations keep poor countries from advancing through various relationships that place the poor nations at a distinct disadvantage in trade, industry, and investment.

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Question 18

The international meeting where selected nations of Europe divided areas of Africa and Asia into territories they claimed as their own was the Treaty of Versailles in 1918.

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The international meeting where selected nations of Europe divided areas of Africa and Asia into territories they claimed as their own was actually the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885. The Treaty of Versailles, signed after World War I, was focused on settling the aftermath of the war and punishing Germany.

Question 19

Today, migration has become large-scale, long-distance, and increasingly illegal, as wealthy nations erect more and more barriers to emigration.

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This statement is true. In recent years, migration has increased in scale and distance, with many individuals migrating illegally due to barriers erected by wealthy nations that make legal emigration more difficult.

Question 20

Migration has currently taken two major directions; from rural to urban in developing nations and globally from the Southern to Northern Hemisphere.

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This statement is correct. Migration has been largely driven by people moving from rural areas to urban areas in developing countries and by people moving from the Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere.

Quiz 9: Global Stratification