A. four fifths
B. two thirds
C. one quarter
D. half
Globalization
In 2013 which world region had the lowest proportion of Internet users per head of population but also the fastest rate of growth users ?
A. Middle East
B. Asia
C. Oceania/Australia
D. Africa
Which of the following is a true statement ?
A. human beings have existed on earth for about half a million years
B. agriculture is only around twelve thousand years old
C. civilizations date back around six thousand years
D. all of the above
Cultural relativism is the idea that societies have to be studied in terms of them………….?
A. own meanings and values
B. family and kin relationships
C. artistic and literary production
D. religious and spiritual beliefs
Which of the following positions is NOT associated with the hyper globalizers ?
A. citizens lose faith in existing systems of governance
B. globalization needs to happen much more quickly
C. individual countries no longer control their own economies
D. regional institutions are becoming as powerful as nation-states
Which of the following is NOT an INGO ?
A. Greenpeace
B. international Telegraph Union
C. Amnesty International
D. The Red Cross
What percentage of the global population lives in What the World Bank describes as high-income countries ?
A. 50%
B. 22%
C. 35%
D. 15%
What proportion of malnourished children under the age of five in the world,s low-and middle-income countries live in countries that actually produce a food surplus ?
A. less than 10%
B. around 25%
C. around 50%
D. more than 75%
Which theorist is most associated with world-systems theory ?
A. Walt Rostow
B. Immanuel Waller-stein
C. Amartya Sen
D. none of the above
What is the main role of the International Monetary Fund ?
A. to reduce levels of global inequality
B. to generate economic activity in the developing countries
C. to maintain stability in the world financial system
D. to provide funds for education programmed across the world