The three-tier structure is part of which development model?

Wallerstein's World Systems Theory

US corporations producing electronics components in maquiladoras is an example of

the new international division of labor

The dependency ratio is most useful for indicating the

relationship between potential labor and rest of population

Which of the following statements about worldwide patterns of development is false?

Most least-developed countries are found in Latin America.

The concept of development is primarily about

transforming peripheral processes into core processes

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1
This has a Western bias, treating states as units moving through a process at different speeds?
Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
de Blij's Neo-Colonialism Model
dependency theory
Rostow's Modernization Model
2
Why might a country move its capital city?
all of these
to appease ethnic minorities
to stimulate economic development
to encourage migration
3
Key goals of the United National Millennium Declaration include all of the following except
ensuring environmental sustainability
eliminating terrorism
improving maternal health
eradicating extreme poverty and hunger
4
Which of the following is the best example of a forward capital?
Seoul
Brasilia
Cairo
Lima
5
The three-tier structure is part of which development model?
Rostow's Modernization Model
neoliberalism
Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
dependency theory
6
US corporations producing electronics components in maquiladoras is an example of
colonialism
tertiary economic activity
the exploitation of union labor
the new international division of labor
7
Which of the following is true of malaria?
all of these
It kills about 150,000 children each month.
It is being fought with genetically engineered mosquitoes.
It is a vectored disease.
8
Pollution, desertification, and tourism might be considered
byproducts of maquiladora development
costs of development
beneficial to GDP
beneficial byproducts of development
9
The series of links connecting places of production and distribution is the
special economic zone
commodity chain
modernization model
ladder of development
10
Barriers to development include all of the following except
political corruption
social conditions
foreign debt
biological diversity
11
Which of the following cities is most likely an island of development?
Montreal, Canada
Lagos, Nigeria
La Paz, Bolivia
Tokyo, Japan
12
Theories stating that difficult-to-change, large-scale economic arrangements shape the world.
dependency theory
structuralist theory
dollarization theory
contextual theory
13
The dependency ratio is most useful for indicating the
percentage of foreign ownership within the secondary sector
reliance of a country on imported fossil fuels
degree of gender equality within a country
relationship between potential labor and rest of population
14
Which statistic best measures a country's wealth in the context of the global economy?
Gross National Product (GNP)
Gross National Income (GNI)
Gross Global Income (GGI)
Gross International Income (GII)
15
These are critiqued for functioning as foreign-financed and unaccountable parallel states.
nongovernmental organizations
private banks
megacity governments
universities
16
Which of the following statements about worldwide patterns of development is false?
Most least-developed countries are found in Latin America.
US per capita income is higher than China's.
Population growth is highest in peripheral countries.
Gap in income between rich and poor countries is increasing.
17
Which of the following stages of Rostow's Modernization Model occurs the latest?
Preconditions for Takeoff
Takeoff
Traditional
Drive to Maturity
18
The concept of development is primarily about
being nodes along commodity chains
all of these
redirecting profit generated through core processes
transforming peripheral processes into core processes
19
Which of the following characteristics applies to more-developed countries?
long life expectancies
high total fertility rates
rapid population growth
early stages of the demographic transition
20
In order to secure structural adjustment loans, countries often have to
implement economic or government reforms
open up to foreign trade
encourage foreign direct investment
all of these

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