ch 9.1 - 9.2

Question 1

3 classifications of countries

Answer 1

1. high-income (post-industrial)
2. middle-income countries (industrial)
3. low-income countries (pre-industrial)

Question 2

why does quality of life differ so much around the world?

Answer 2

economic growth is the lowest in regions where population growth is the highest

Question 3

relative poverty

Answer 3

lacking resources taken for granted by those well off

Question 4

absolute poverty

Answer 4

life-threatening poverty

Question 5

explanations of global poverty

Answer 5

1. lack of technology
2. population growth
3. cultural patterns
4. social stratifications
5. gender inequality
6. global power relationships

Question 6

modernization theory

Answer 6

explains global inequality in terms of technological and cultural differences

Question 7

rostow’s stages of modernization

Answer 7

1. traditional stage
2. take off stage
3. drive to technological maturity
4. high mass consumption

Question 8

role of rich nations

Answer 8

• controlling population growth
• increasing food production
• introducing industrial technology
• providing foreign aid

Question 9

dependency theory

Answer 9

a model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor nations by rich ones

Question 10

why are poor nations dependent on rich ones?

Answer 10

• they have narrow, export oriented economies
• lack of industrial capacity
• foreign debt