Practice Quiz Chapter 03

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. _________ is a process that brings about changes in economic prosperity and quality of life.

a) Developmentalism correct incorrect

b) Structural adjustment program correct incorrect

c) World systems theory correct incorrect

d) Development correct incorrect

e) Industrialization correct incorrect

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. The theory that connects disparities in levels of development to the relationship between dependent and dominant states is called _________.

a) world systems theory correct incorrect

b) colonialism correct incorrect

c) dependency theory correct incorrect

d) civilization theory correct incorrect

e) undernutrition correct incorrect

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. On the world scale, it can be argued that colonialism has led to _________.

a) rapid urbanization correct incorrect

b) political stability correct incorrect

c) dependence correct incorrect

d) independence correct incorrect

e) economic success correct incorrect

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. Until recently, most explanation of the world food problem focused on _________.

a) overpopulation correct incorrect

b) inadequate distribution of supplies correct incorrect

c) physical or human circumstances correct incorrect

d) both B and C correct incorrect

e) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Rostow proposed a development model with five stages, which include _________.

a) traditional society correct incorrect

b) pre-conditions for take off correct incorrect

c) take-off for sustained growth correct incorrect

d) drive to maturity correct incorrect

e) all of the above correct incorrect

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. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) monitors _________.

a) asylum seekers correct incorrect

b) refugees correct incorrect

c) internally displaced persons correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

e) none of the above correct incorrect

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. Developmentalism _________.

a) is an analysis of cultural and economic change correct incorrect

b) treats each country or region of the world independently correct incorrect

c) assumes that all areas are autonomous and will proceed through the same series of stages of development correct incorrect

d) both A and C correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. The best-known cases of acute undernutrition are the famines that attract _________.

a) media attention correct incorrect

b) medical attention correct incorrect

c) more global food production correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

e) none of the above correct incorrect

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. Malaria is found in _________.

a) Africa correct incorrect

b) South Asia correct incorrect

c) Southeast Asia correct incorrect

d) Latin America correct incorrect

e) all of the above correct incorrect

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. _________ is an economic strategy of domesticating manufacturing goods that were previously imported.

a) Import substitution correct incorrect

b) Developmentalism correct incorrect

c) Structural adjustment program correct incorrect

d) Industrialization correct incorrect

e) Purchasing power parity correct incorrect