Deck 5: Global and Domestic Inequalities

Question 1

The United States comprises roughly 5 percent of the world's population; roughly what percentage of the world's resources does it consume?

A) 15 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 25 percent
D) 30 percent

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which country has the lowest GDP?

A) Ethiopia
B) Burundi
C) Sierra Leone
D) Nepal

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a goal of the Millennium Declaration?

A) Reducing child mortality by two-thirds
B) Cutting extreme poverty and hunger in half
C) Providing universal health care
D) Achieving equality for women by 2015

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In 2008, the World Bank raised the amount of money needed per day to rise above absolute poverty. That new figure is
Is this per needy person? EG: Yes. Per person, per day. Best not to use term "needy".

A) 50 cents.
B) $1.
C) $1.25.
D) $5.

Question 5

Which cause of inequality does the Green Revolution NOT help to improve?

A) Overpopulation
B) Natural disasters
C) Structure of global economy
D) Colonialism

Question 6

The poorest countries in the world also have the lowest

A) ethnic diversity.
B) number of government officials.
C) literacy rates.
D) number of children.

Question 7

With assets of more than $60 billion, the world's richest person lives in

A) the United States.
B) France.
C) Mexico.
D) China.

Question 8

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and South Korea are examples of

A) former poor colonies that became poorer.
B) former poor colonies that became richer.
C) the adage that poverty perpetuates poverty.
D) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of improving literacy rates?

A) Attracting foreign investors
B) Reducing population
C) Improving health care
D) Increasing infant mortality

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a result of malnutrition?

A) Impaired vision
B) Inability to concentrate and learn
C) Shorter life expectancy
D) Increase in birthrate

Question 11

In which of the following regions has malnutrition worsened?

A) Africa
B) Southeast Asia
C) Caribbean
D) Latin America

Question 12

What is a situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths?

A) Malnutrition
B) Famine
C) Depression
D) Drought

Question 13

In which of the following countries have leaders NOT deliberately restricted the availability of food supplies in order to starve the population for political purposes?

A) Somalia
B) Angola
C) South Africa
D) Sudan

Question 14

Dependency theory asserts that developing countries are at an economic disadvantage because

A) they rely on the export of commodities instead of manufactured goods.
B) they rely on the export of manufactured goods instead of commodities.
C) they lack natural resources.
D) they mismanage natural resources.

Question 15

Distinctions between the economies of rich and poor countries are being blurred

A) as rich countries move manufacturing jobs to poor countries.
B) with increasing economic globalization.
C) as multinational corporations (MNCs) invest in developing countries.
D) All of the above

Question 16

Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh is known for

A) starting the Green Revolution.
B) leading the United Nations.
C) founding the Grameen Bank.
D) writing the Millenium Declaration.

Question 17

Bolsa Familia, or Family Fund

A) is a Brazilian program that has helped reduce extreme poverty by 50 percent.
B) is a Mexican program encouraging families to have more children.
C) provided Haitian relief after the 2010 earthquake.
D) is a multinational corporation (MNC).

Question 18

In order to compete internationally, governments often reduce spending on social services in order to maintain what type of policies?

A) Dependency policies
B) Free trade policies
C) Independency policies
D) Capitalism policies

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a benefit from global competition and free trade?

A) Weakening monopolies
B) Increasing job opportunities
C) Universal wage increases
D) Reducing consumer prices

Question 20

Developing countries in East Asia

A) have reduced their dependency on commodities.
B) occupy the top position in the developing world.
C) have achieved significant industrialization.
D) All of the above

Question 21

In what way do nongovernmental organizations differ from government agencies?

A) They can invest in social programs.
B) They can try to empower the poor.
C) They do not receive money from the government.
D) They create a budget.

Question 22

Which one of these people is commonly associated with the Green Revolution?

A) Norman Rockefeller
B) Yvonne de Mello
C) Kimberly Elliot
D) Norman Borlaug

Question 23

Which of these regions has fallen behind the others in the past forty years?

A) Asia
B) Latin America
C) Africa
D) Middle East

Question 24

Many wealthy Brazilians violently resisted the efforts by former president Lula da Silva

A) to institute gun control.
B) to provide health care to the poor.
C) to institute prison reform.
D) to distribute land to the poor.

Question 25

Approximately 1.4 billion people live on less than $1.25 a day.

Question 26

It is estimated that approximately one-fifth of the world's population is malnourished.

Question 27

The growth of the Taliban in Pakistan is directly linked to great economic inequalities between the rich elite and the majority of people.

Question 28

Although Asia, Africa, and many countries in Latin America were in a similar economic position four decades ago, there are now huge income gaps among them.

Question 29

Countries that are more involved in the global economy tend to have less poverty and greater income equality.

Question 30

Many developed countries are the most unequal societies in the world.

Question 31

Some governments increase inequality within their countries in order to compete globally.

Question 32

Most poor countries, just as they did during colonialism, continue to be exporters of primary products and importers of manufactured goods and technology from rich countries.

Question 33

Malnutrition has decreased in Africa.

Question 34

Those countries most affected by AIDS are usually the poorest and have many other diseases.

Question 35

In developing countries, females have a lower literacy rate than males.

Question 36

Geography has NO effect on North-South inequality.

Question 37

For the poorest Americans, life resembles that in many less-developed countries.

Question 38

High population growth is associated with high economic growth in developing countries.

Question 39

Remittances are less effective than aid in diminishing inequality in developing countries.

Question 40

Nigeria receives 90 percent of its income from ______________.

Question 41

Singapore and Kuwait have demonstrated that some formerly poor states have managed to reach high rates of _______________ by implementing political, social, and economic policies.

Question 42

_______________ , elected in 2010, is Brazil's first female president.

Question 43

Where poverty is extreme, the ____________ members of society tend to be the most vulnerable.

Question 44

In 2008, the World Bank said it now takes $1.25 per day to rise above ____________.

Question 45

The __________ epidemic clearly demonstrates the inequality between the North and South.

Question 46

___________causes impaired vision, inability to learn, and vulnerability to disease.

Question 47

Structural inequality is perpetuated in India by the __________.

Question 48

Since 1950, ____________ has grown by 50 percent in rich countries and 250 percent in poor countries.

Question 49

It is widely argued that the lasting effects of ___________________ made it difficult for poor countries to close the North-South economic divide and reduce the economic inequality.

Question 50

_________________ states that the South's reliance on the exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.

Question 51

__________________ is defined as free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy and is viewed as causing both inequality and equality.

Question 52

When South Africa was governed by __________________, the rigid segregation of blacks, whites, Asians, and mixed-race groups was mandated.

Question 53

Drought, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes are ______________ that help perpetuate economic inequality among nations.

Question 54

Debt reduction can be achieved through _____________________ and through restructuring and rescheduling debt.

Question 55

What is the meaning of following term:
-Literacy rates

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 56

What is the meaning of following term:
-Malnutrition

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 57

What is the meaning of following term:
-Economic globalization

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 58

What is the meaning of following term:
-Famine

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 59

What is the meaning of following term:
-Apartheid laws

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 60

What is the meaning of following term:
-Dependency theory

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 61

What is the meaning of following term:
-Overpopulation

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 62

What is the meaning of following term:
-Animists

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 63

What is the meaning of following term:
-Nongovernmental organizations

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 64

What is the meaning of following term:
-Green Revolution

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 65

What is the meaning of following term:
-Debt reduction

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 66

What is the meaning of following term:
-Development assistance

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 67

What is the meaning of following term:
-Millennium declaration

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 68

What is the meaning of following term:
-Caste system

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 69

What is the meaning of following term:
-Multinational corporations

A) Aim to dramatically reduce poverty, hunger, and infant mortality and to secure greater equality for women.
B) South Africa's practice of rigid social segregation based on skin color.
C) Organizations that are NOT part of a government.
D) People who worship animals, stones, plants, and other objects.
E) The South's reliance on exports of primary commodities puts it at an economic disadvantage.
F) Used as a measurement of poverty because it is closely connected.
G) A rigid hierarchical system of social classes in Hinduism.
H) Dramatic growth in food supplies due to agricultural advancements.
I) A situation in which food supplies are suddenly reduced, causing a large number of deaths.
J) Economic aid that can help diminish poverty and enhance the quality of life in a country.
K) Debt forgiveness and restructuring and rescheduling debt.
L) More people than available resources.
M) Free trade, open markets, and competition in the world economy.
N) Invest in developing economies.
O) An indicator of poverty that causes impaired vision, shorter life expectancies, and increased vulnerability to disease.

Question 70

List the causes of inequality between the North and South (7).

Question 71

List ways in which the gap between North and South is being narrowed (6).

Question 72

Discuss reasons behind the gap between rich and poor. For example, why does it vary along lines of class and gender?

Question 73

Discuss how dependency theories explain global inequalities. What sort of future should most poor countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America have according to these theories?

Question 74

Low literacy rates are an indicator of poverty. Discuss the specific benefits of increasing literacy in developing countries.

Question 75

Is there a relationship between inequalities of health, nutrition, and wealth? Be sure to give examples in support.

Question 76

Does globalization contribute to the growing gap between rich and poor or does it diminish it? Why or why not?