We refer to states whose governments can no longer provide the basic necessities as __________.
a. imperial
b. indebted
c. bankrupt
d. corrupted
e. failed
Q. 2The states in the Global South are most often weak because of
a. long-term stable regimes.
b. an abundance of natural resources.
c. a lack of government revenue.
d. powerful self-defense military forces.
e. demographic homogeneity.
Q. 3What country was formed during the first wave of decolonization, in the 1770s?
a. France
b. Algeria
c. Vietnam
d. the United States
e. South Africa
Q. 4In Africa, national boundaries are mostly a reflection of
a. traditional alignments that go back hundreds of years.
b. time zones.
c. agreements reached by Europeans in the nineteenth century.
d. new arrangements negotiated by the United Nations after independence.
e. areas occupied by indigenous peoples.
Q. 5For centuries, the United Kingdom controlled much of the territory of what is today India from afar. This is an example of __________.
a. carrying capacity
b. identity
c. conditionality
d. imperialism
e. underdevelopment
Q. 6The point of the Africa for Norway movement was to
a. demonstrate how patronizing many Western-led development efforts can be.
b. help raise money and awareness of a serious problem suffered by Norwegians.
c. gather funds to solve the global AIDS crisis.
d. advance global awareness of the looming environmental disaster.
e. develop sophisticated technological tools to use in sustainable development.
Q. 7The governments of the Global South are facing challenges in all of the following areas EXCEPT
a. widespread poverty.
b. declining birthrates.
c. financial pressures for economic restructuring.
d. inter-ethnic conflict.
e. the ability to deliver public services.