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Practice Quiz Chapter 03
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_________ is a process that brings about changes in economic prosperity and quality of life.
a) Developmentalism
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b) Structural adjustment program
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c) World systems theory
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d) Development
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e) Industrialization
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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
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b) colonialism
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c) dependency theory
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d) civilization theory
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e) undernutrition
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On the world scale, it can be argued that colonialism has led to _________.
a) rapid urbanization
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b) political stability
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c) dependence
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d) independence
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e) economic success
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Until recently, most explanation of the world food problem focused on _________.
a) overpopulation
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b) inadequate distribution of supplies
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c) physical or human circumstances
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d) both B and C
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e) all of the above
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Rostow proposed a development model with five stages, which include _________.
a) traditional society
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b) pre-conditions for take off
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c) take-off for sustained growth
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d) drive to maturity
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e) all of the above
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The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) monitors _________.
a) asylum seekers
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b) refugees
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c) internally displaced persons
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d) all of the above
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e) none of the above
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Developmentalism _________.
a) is an analysis of cultural and economic change
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b) treats each country or region of the world independently
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c) assumes that all areas are autonomous and will proceed through the same series of stages of development
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d) both A and C
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d) all of the above
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The best-known cases of acute undernutrition are the famines that attract _________.
a) media attention
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b) medical attention
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c) more global food production
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d) all of the above
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e) none of the above
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Malaria is found in _________.
a) Africa
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b) South Asia
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c) Southeast Asia
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d) Latin America
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e) all of the above
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_________ is an economic strategy of domesticating manufacturing goods that were previously imported.
a) Import substitution
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b) Developmentalism
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c) Structural adjustment program
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d) Industrialization
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e) Purchasing power parity
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