World systems theory focuses on the global economic system and how the positions of countries within this system contribute to global inequalities. It does not defend colonialism, propose a global tax for wealth redistribution, or attribute national wealth primarily to geography and topography.

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World Systems Theory

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World systems theory

A) defends colonialism as the best means of providing humans with the full use of the Earth's resources
B) emphasizes the relative positions of countries in the world economy as crucial determinants of inequality
C) seeks to rectify inequality through the mandatory redistribution of wealth across national lines through a global tax system
D) argues that it is a nation's geography and topography that shapes whether it is a "have more" or a "have less" nation

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