Chapter 3 World Population and Global Inequality
15. According to the World Bank, poverty is defined as living on less than __________a day
$1.25
43. In 2008, the United States spent __________ on foreign aid.
$26 billion
46. In 2014, the United States spends about __________ that year on defense.
$600 billion
45. The World Bank estimates that about __________ would make birth control readily available globally.
$8 billion
30. Of the pesticides exported by the United States, __________ percent are restricted or banned by the Environmental Protection Agency for domestic use.
25
It is estimated that China's one-child policy prevented __________ births.
300 million
26. About __________ percent of the world's people live in the overpopulated and poverty-afflicted developing world.
75
14. Around __________ million people die from malnutrition around the world each year.
9
48. What percentage of microloans is repaid?
98 percent
23. The majority of the 34 million people living with HIV/AIDS live in _________.
Africa
24. "New slavery" in developing nations can be characterized by which of the following?
Girls frequently end up as domestic workers or prostitutes.
13. __________ is the worst epidemic in human history.
HIV/AIDS
41. Colonialism has had which of the following consequences for developing nations?
It made the colonized nations more dependent on the developed world.
38. Why is corporate dumping problematic?
It often ultimately affects people in the United States.
9. __________ is the three-stage pattern of population change occurring as societies industrialize and urbanize, resulting in a low stable population growth rate.
Modern demographic transition
1. The richest 1 percent of adults own approximately __________ percent of the world's household wealth
One-half
19. Health conditions that threaten the world's poor include which of the following?
Protein deficiency in infancy, resulting in permanent brain damage
21. Which of the following is characteristic of developing nations?
Relative powerlessness
31. Which of the following is an example of corporate dumping in the developing world?
Shipping toxic waste produced in the United States for disposal in poor nations
22. __________ contributes to the problem of food shortages in the developing world.
Shrinkage of productive land
40. Which of the following was true of colonizers?
They encouraged population growth among the local people to ensure a large supply of low-cost workers.
16. In each country in which hunger is a basic problem, most of the land is controlled by __________.
a small elite
42. The United States experienced __________ when arms it sold to Iraq were used against its forces in the Gulf and Iraq Wars.
blowback
33. A __________ is a territory controlled by a powerful country that exploits the land and people for its own benefit.
colony
32. The exporting of goods that have been banned or not approved for sale in the United States because they are dangerous refers to __________.
corporate dumping
39. In order to defeat regimes unfriendly to its interests, the United States has sold arms directly to__________.
countries that violate human rights
10. Since the UN began funding family planning programs in developing nations, there has been a(an)
decline in the number of children born in less developed nations
27. In addition to the exploitation of the land and labor of their colonies, colonial superpowers also
destroyed cultural patterns of production and exchange
The expectation that less-developed nations are expected to increase their population faster than developed nations is a consequence of __________.
differential fertility
8. In the first stage of modern demographic transition, the __________.
economy is predominantly agricultural
29. The top ten arms-exporting companies give millions to __________.
federal election campaigns
There is a(n) __________ relationship between per capita GNP and population growth rates.
inverse
18. The chances throughout one's life cycle to live and experience the good things in life are called
life chances
36. One of the reasons that poorer countries have not benefited from the profits of transnational corporations is that profits are __________.
mostly channeled back to the United States
17. The condition where sometimes individuals and families become slaves by a choice forced by extreme poverty is called __________.
new slavery
7. China's one-child policy is
not universal within the country
3. According to the text, the poor nations remain poor because __________.
powerful nations continue to exploit the labor of less developed nations
11. The authors suggest that effectively reducing fertility involves
providing women access to formal education
12. One of the negative consequences of China's one-child policy is that it __________.
skewed the male/female ratio
2. In 2015, __________ had the most billionaires in the world.
the United States
25. In 2011, __________ was the number one seller of arms abroad since the cold war.
the United States
28. Since the end of the Cold War, __________ has sold well over $100 billion worth of weapons abroad.
the United States
20. According to the text, the major reason for world hunger is __________.
the social organization of food production and distribution
50. Although microcredit programs have helped many poor families, __________.
they do not help the societal poverty rate
34. A profit-oriented company engaged in business activities in more than one nation is a __________.
transnational corporation
35. The world economy is controlled by __________.
transnational corporations
49. Most microloans are usually __________.
under $100
37. Global companies do not have a great impact on easing unemployment in poor nations because they __________.
use advanced technology whenever feasible
44. The majority of U.S. foreign aid to Egypt in 2008 was spent on __________.
weapons
47. Most microloans are given to __________.
women
4. The world adds almost 7.31 billion people every __________.
year
