Deck 10: Social Stratification

Question 1

India is an example of a country where _____.

A) most people own cars
B) there is a huge difference between the destitute rural areas and the rich(er) urban areas
C) every one is roughly equal in wealth and status
D) communism has led to economic stagnation

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In the world today, the richest 25% of population receives _____% of the world income.

A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 95

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The poorest people in the world today do NOT live in _____.

A) Africa
B) India
C) Parts of China
D) Parts of Canada

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In terms of GDP per capita, which of the following countries is the poorest?

A) Angola
B) Australia
C) Japan
D) South Africa

Question 5

In the poorest countries, the typical means of transportation is.

A) scooter
B) train
C) car
D) walking

Question 6

In the poorest countries, the typical diet consists almost entirely of _____.

A) Meats
B) Frozen foods
C) Starches
D) Nuts and Berries

Question 7

Which of the following countries has the highest infant mortality?

A) Somalia
B) Argentina
C) Australia
D) Russia

Question 8

In most poor countries and regions, _____ is the dominant economic activity.

A) manufacturing
B) service
C) agriculture
D) mining

Question 9

Which is not a problem for farmers in poor countries?

A) erosion
B) low yields
C) over-use of land
D) labour

Question 10

Government policies in poor countries typically favor _____ populations.

A) urban
B) rural
C) minority
D) mountain

Question 11

Which does not hurt farmers in poor countries?

A) import restrictions in rich countries
B) price caps on commodities in poor countries
C) over-use of land
D) no price caps on commodities in poor countries

Question 12

Currently, which region has the least amount of urban poverty?

A) the Middle East & North Africa
B) Sub-Saharan Africa
C) South Asia
D) Europe & Central Asia

Question 13

Currently, which region has the least amount of rural poverty?

A) the Middle East & North Africa
B) Sub-Saharan Africa
C) South Asia
D) Europe & Central Asia

Question 14

_____ is not one of Rostow's four stages of development.

A) The traditional society
B) The preconditions for takeoff
C) The intellectual revolt
D) The age of high mass consumption

Question 15

Modernization theory originated with _____.

A) Marx
B) Durkheim
C) Rostow
D) Kant

Question 16

Which is not a problem which could hinder progress through Rostow's stages of development?

A) No capital for investment
B) Lack of poet laureates
C) No spirit of entrepreneurship
D) Customs and traditions that hinder change

Question 17

Modernization has been criticized for being too _____.

A) optimistic
B) pessimistic
C) chaotic
D) peripatetic

Question 18

Modernization Theory places most of the blame for the failure to develop on _____.

A) aliens
B) poor countries
C) rich countries
D) UNICEF

Question 19

Dependency theory originates from the work of _____

A) Frank & Amin
B) Dewey, Cheetham & Howe
C) Wallerstein & Marx
D) Swindell & Madoff

Question 20

_____ says that the reason poor countries didn't develop is because they were forcibly dependent on rich countries.

A) Independency theory
B) The theory of country evolution
C) Nihilistic anarchy theory
D) Dependency theory

Question 21

_____ came up with the "world system theory"

A) Thomas Beckett
B) Immanuel Kant
C) Immanuel Wallerstein
D) George S.Patton

Question 22

Wallerstein sorted countries into 3 groups: rich countries, poor countries, and ____.

A) countries who like baseball
B) countries whose wealth is somewhere in the middle
C) countries who pretend they are rich but are really poor
D) countries that are not fully part of the world economic system

Question 23

Which statement is widely held to be true?

A) The Clash were a really good music group.
B) On a country by country basis, inequality is decreasing
C) For the people of the world, inequality is decreasing
D) The Friday the 13^th movies were the pinnacle of the cinema as an art form.

Question 24

There are extremes of wealth in India.

Question 25

The urban areas in India are poorer than the rural areas.

Question 26

The poorest people in the world today live in ex-communist Europe.

Question 27

In places like India, the poorest of the poor often don't even have shoes.

Question 28

Unemployment is low in the poorest countries.

Question 29

Medical care is limited and expensive in the poorest countries.

Question 30

Most people in poor countries eat a diet high in Protein.

Question 31

Poor countries tend to have higher infant mortality than richer countries.

Question 32

There are often scarcities of food in poor countries.

Question 33

Government policies in poor countries typically favor rural populations.

Question 34

Capped prices on commodities hurt farmers.

Question 35

Rich country governments also hurt farmers in poor countries.

Question 36

Currently, rural poverty is greater in Europe than in South Asia.

Question 37

In rural south Asia, there are fewer people in poverty now than there were 10 years ago.

Question 38

Rostow believed that poor countries would never develop.

Question 39

Rostow's first stage of development is "the traditional society".

Question 40

Modernism has been criticized for being too optimistic.

Question 41

Dependency theory states that rich countries hurt poor countries economically.

Question 42

Dependency theory has difficulty accounting for the success of many of the settler nations.

Question 43

Wallerstein believed that the world economic system was independent from history.

Question 44

World System theory has difficulty explaining the success of China and India.

Question 45

The greatest asset of India is its curries.

Question 46

Describe the typical diet for a person in rural India i.e.what sorts of foods would they be eating (meats, legumes etc…).

Question 47

Why are price caps on commodities popular in poor countries?

Question 48

How do price caps on commodities affect farmers?

Question 49

How do rich countries hurt farmers in poor countries?

Question 50

What are Rostow's four stages of development?

Question 51

What are problems that could hinder progress through the stages of development? Give three.

Question 52

Explain dependency theory.

Question 53

What is arguably India's and China's greatest asset?

Question 54

What are the three categories of countries under world system theory?

Question 55

Is inequality in the world increasing or decreasing? How?

Question 56

What are the richest countries in the world today? The poorest? How is life different for people in rich and poor countries?

Question 57

Is global inequality improving or getting worse? Explain your answer.