Which of these is not part of the sceptics’ argument against globalisation?
Correct answer D. Economic globalisation is occurring, not political globalisation
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With which theorist is the thesis of glocalisation associated?
Correct answer D. Roland Robertson
Which of these is not an example of a pre-modern social form?
Correct answer C. Industrial society
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Which classification term would never have been used to describe a country such as Ghana?
Correct answer C. Second World
Which of these is not one of the newly industrialising countries?
Correct answer D. Hungary
What share of the world’s annual wealth output is produced in high-income countries?
Correct answer D. 75%
In which sector do two-thirds of the world’s working children work?
Correct answer A. Agriculture
World-systems theory divides countries into core, peripheral and semi-peripheral. Which of these is part of the semi-periphery?
Correct answer A. Brazil
According to Willem Buiter, which of these is not a key factor in developing nations’ potential economic catch-up?
Correct answer A. A good healthcare system
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What does global economic inequality refer to primarily?
Correct answer D. Systematic differences in wealth and income between countries
On whose ideas did dependency theorists from low-income countries draw?
Correct answer C. Karl Marx
What is the potential number of children women are biologically capable of bearing called?
Correct answer B. Fecundity
What does the demographic transition refer to?
Correct answer C. A change in the ratio of births to deaths
In what type of society have humans lived for most of their time on Earth?
Correct answer C. Hunter-gatherer societies
Which definition best describes globalisation?
Correct answer B. Individuals, groups and nations are becoming more interdependent
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What share of world trade is accounted for by transnational corporations?
Correct answer A. Two-thirds
In 2013, which world region had the lowest proportion of internet users but the fastest growth in users?
Correct answer A. Africa
Which of the following statements is true?
Correct answer D. All of the above
Cultural relativism holds that societies must be studied in terms of what?
Correct answer D. Their own meanings and values
Which of these positions is not associated with the hyperglobalisers?
Correct answer C. Globalisation needs to happen much more quickly