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- A. the lack of a strong work ethic
- B. the legacy of economic mismanagement by local leaders
- C. the legacy of colonialism
- D. the lock of a democratic culture
Explanation: Colonial rule often imposed artificial borders, weakened indigenous institutions and created dependent economies, making state formation…
Correct answer: the legacy of colonialism- A. the recourse of combatants to small -scale guerrilla tactics
- B. the presence of diaspora volunteer fighters
- C. the involvement of international NGOs
- D. the role of multinational United Nations peacekeeping troops
Explanation: Diaspora fighters, international NGOs and multinational UN peacekeepers connect conflicts across national borders and therefore show…
Correct answer: the recourse of combatants to small -scale guerrilla tactics- A. landfills
- B. all of the above
- C. nuclear power facilities
- D. prisons
Explanation: NIMBY protests commonly oppose locally situated facilities such as landfills, prisons, and nuclear power plants because residents object…
Correct answer: all of the above- A. Albert Einstein
- B. Charles Darwin
- C. Harriet Martineau
- D. Benjamin Franklin
Explanation: Charles Darwin’s theory of biological evolution strongly influenced nineteenth-century sociological theories of social evolution.
Correct answer: Charles Darwin- A. wealthy aristocrats
- B. developments in transportation and communication
- C. industrialization
- D. sixteenth-century population growth
- E. international migration
Explanation: Modern transportation and communication allowed goods, people, information and ideas to move rapidly across national borders, greatly…
Correct answer: developments in transportation and communication- A. volcanic eruptions
- B. genetic modification of crops
- C. global warming
- D. the threat of nuclear war
Explanation: Manufactured risks are dangers created or intensified by human technological and industrial activity, such as global warming, genetic…
Correct answer: volcanic eruptions27. Evolutionary theory is of the view that society like biological organisms moves from___________?
- A. complex to simple
- B. simple to complex
- C. Complex to more complex
- D. None of these
Explanation: Classical evolutionary theory compares social development with biological evolution and generally describes movement from simple forms to…
Correct answer: simple to complex- A. a process of adapting to changing social roles
- B. a process shaped by the forces of capitalism
- C. a process that continues from birth to death
- D. a process shaped by psychological decline
Explanation: The life-course model treats aging as a lifelong process beginning at birth and continuing through death, shaped by social experiences and…
Correct answer: a process that continues from birth to death- A. Europe
- B. Japan
- C. USA
- D. Both A and B
Explanation: Population ageing is especially prominent in Europe and Japan, where low birth rates and long life expectancy have produced a large…
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Increasing numbers of workers are employed in the service sector
- B. Economic self-sufficiency is displaced by complex divisions of labour exchange relationships and national and international market systems
- C. Many processes in the work place are automated
- D. Changes are accompanied by the knowledge explosion based on the creation processing and distribution of knowledgePeople & Society
Explanation: Post-industrial societies are marked by service-sector employment, automation, and the growing importance of knowledge.
Correct answer: Economic self-sufficiency is displaced by complex divisions of labour exchange relationships and national and international market systems- A. Mountainous Areas
- B. Great deserts
- C. Lowlands of great river basins
- D. None of these
Explanation: Early civilizations commonly developed in the fertile lowlands of major river basins, including the Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Indus and…
Correct answer: Lowlands of great river basins- A. The United Nations and the World Trade Organization
- B. The World Trade Organization and the World Bank
- C. The international Monetary Fund and the World Health Organization
- D. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
Explanation: The Bretton Woods system created the IMF and the World Bank after the Second World War to support international monetary stability and…
Correct answer: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank- A. traditional take-off drive to maturity high mass consumption
- B. traditional drive to maturity high mass consumption take-off
- C. traditional state intervention high mass consumption take-off
- D. traditional dependency modernization take-off
Explanation: Rostow’s sequence moves from traditional society to take-off, then the drive to maturity and finally high mass consumption.
Correct answer: traditional take-off drive to maturity high mass consumption34. Which of these does not include income earned by individuals or corporations outside a country ?
- A. Gross National Product
- B. Purchasing Power Parity
- C. Gross Domestic Product
- D. Gross National Income
Explanation: GDP measures production within a country’s borders, regardless of who owns the producing business, so it excludes income earned abroad.
Correct answer: Gross Domestic Product- A. population growth creates the conditions for the spread of disease
- B. all countries must pass through the demographic transition
- C. birth control is irrelevant for the control of population growth
- D. population growth tends to outstrip food production
Explanation: Malthus argued that population tends to grow faster than food production, creating pressure through famine, disease and poverty.
Correct answer: population growth tends to outstrip food production- A. to maintain stability in the world financial system
- B. to generate economic activity in the developing countries
- C. to reduce levels of global inequality
- D. to provide funds for education programmed across the world
Explanation: The IMF’s primary role is to promote international monetary and financial stability, including assistance to countries facing…
Correct answer: to maintain stability in the world financial system- A. less than 10%
- B. more than 75%
- C. around 50%
- D. around 25%
Explanation: More than three-quarters of malnourished children in low- and middle-income countries live in countries that produce a food surplus…
Correct answer: more than 75%- A. 50%
- B. 22%
- C. 35%
- D. 15%
Explanation: At the time this statistic was commonly reported, roughly 15 percent of the world’s population lived in World Bank high-income countries.
Correct answer: 15%- A. international Telegraph Union
- B. Greenpeace
- C. Amnesty International
- D. The Red Cross
Explanation: The International Telegraph Union, now the International Telecommunication Union, is an intergovernmental organization linked to the UN…
Correct answer: international Telegraph Union- A. globalization needs to happen much more quickly
- B. citizens lose faith in existing systems of governance
- C. individual countries no longer control their own economies
- D. regional institutions are becoming as powerful as nation-statesTry Prep Courses
Explanation: Hyperglobalizers argue that globalization is weakening national economic control and that regional or global institutions are gaining…
Correct answer: globalization needs to happen much more quickly