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Sociology Test Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the average age a person lives to in a place?

a)

GNI per capita

b)

adult literacy rate

c)

life expectancy

d)

LEDC

2.

What is the infant mortality rate?

a)

babies under 1 year old who die per 1000

b)

children under 5 years old who die per 100

c)

babies under 1 year old who die per 100

d)

children under 5 years old who die per 1000

3.

Which is NOT a good indicator of development?

a)

population growth

b)

birth rate

c)

death rate

d)

population density

4.

Which three areas are included in the HDI?

a)

births, deaths and fertility

b)

health, wealth and education

c)

health, education and nutrition

d)

jobs, wealth and trade

5.

What does calorie consumption per day tell us?

a)

whether people have a healthy diet

b)

whether people have enough to eat

c)

how well educated people are

d)

how much electricity people use

6.

Which indicator is the number of children per 1000 women aged 15-45 in your population?

a)

Birth rate

b)

Fertility rate

c)

Life expectancy

d)

Sanitation rate

7.
Which factor is the best indicator of the wealth of a nation?
a)
Prime Interest rate
b)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
c)
Number of millionaires
d)
Defense spending 
8.

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of standard of living?

a)

Literacy rate

b)

Population age distribution

c)

Infant mortality

d)

Cultural heritage

9.
Which statement is true? 
a)
Developed Nations use unskilled labor 
b)
Developing nations have set up food centers 
c)
People are moving into the country side 
d)
Developing nations have problems  that slow down economic growth
10.
This term describes a society's level of wealth and material comfort...
a)
Standard of Living 
b)
GDP
c)
HDI
d)
Life Expectancy
11.

According to Rostow’s theory of Modernization, less developed countries can improve their economies by

a)

experimenting with socialism in order to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor

b)

strengthening traditions, especially those that are family-based

c)

forbidding more developed countries from exploiting their resources

d)

following the path taken by industrial nations

12.

According to Wallerstein model, the world economy benefits rich societies and harms other countries. Many of these peripheral countries are

a)

isolated and can block foreign investments

b)

take advantage of their high-tech industries that bring wealth to their citizens

c)

export-commodity dependent countries that focus on one industry

d)

locations of headquarters for multi-national corporations

13.

Depends upon primary sector activities, such as farming, fishing, and hunting, for subsistence.

a)

Stage 1: Traditional Society

b)

Stage 2: Pre-Condition for Take-Off

c)

Stage 3: Take-Off

d)

Stage 4: Drive to Maturity

e)

Stage 5: High Mass Consumption

14.

Desires to create an egalitarian (belief that people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities) society.

a)

Stage 1: Traditional Society

b)

Stage 2: Pre-Condition for Take-Off

c)

Stage 3: Take-Off

d)

Stage 4: Drive to Maturity

e)

Stage 5: High Mass Consumption

15.

Economic growth becomes greater than population growth.

a)

Stage 1: Traditional Society

b)

Stage 2: Pre-Condition for Take-Off

c)

Stage 3: Take-Off

d)

Stage 4: Drive to Maturity

e)

Stage 5: High Mass Consumption

16.

Rapid urbanization takes place.

a)

Stage 1: Traditional Society

b)

Stage 2: Pre-Condition for Take-Off

c)

Stage 3: Take-Off

d)

Stage 4: Drive to Maturity

e)

Stage 5: High Mass Consumption

17.

Which of the following BEST describes the thesis under the dependency theory?

a)

Developed countries stall the progress of developing countries by intervening in their internal affairs.

b)

Developed countries undermine the industrial progress of developing countries to enhance their own industrial growth.

c)

Developed countries are dependent on raw materials from developing countries.

d)

Developed countries use their wealth, power and influence to undermine the development of developing countries.

18.

What theory is explained by this diagram?

a)

Modernisation

b)

World System Theory

c)

Industrialism

d)

Structuralism

19.

Which of the following is an example of Structuralism?

a)

Modernisation Theory

b)

Industrialisation by Invitation

c)

Dependency Theory

d)

Human Capital Theory

20.

Who is the major theorist of the Convergence Theory?

a)

Andre Gunder Frank

b)

Clark Kerr

c)

Immanuel Wallerstein

d)

Max Weber

21.

Andre Gunder Frank is associated with which theory of development?

a)

Convergence

b)

Dependency

c)

Modernisation

d)

World Systems

22.

“The advanced industrialised societies of the world will become increasingly similar because of the dominance of bureaucratic control.”


The above statement is associated with which theorist?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Max Webber

c)

Andre Gunder Frank

d)

Immanuel Wallerstein

23.

The Convergence Theory can be related to which other theory of development?

a)

Dependency

b)

Human Capital

c)

Modernisation

d)

World System

24.

What does human capital mean?

a)

the place where the most people live within a country

b)

the place where the most work is performed within a country

c)

the people who perform labor (work)

d)

the building where most people work in a country or state

25.

Who is the main proponent of Industrialisation by Invitation"

a)

Sir. Arthur Hall

b)

Sir. Arthur Lewis

c)

Sir. Arthur James

d)

Sir. Arthur Morris

26.

What was the theory of Industrialisation by Invitation introduced to the governments of the Caribbean?

a)

Too many people were dying

b)

There was widespread poverty and unemployment

c)

There was no real need for it to be introduced, that';s why governments refused it.

d)

The governments of the Caribbean asked for it

27.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Human Capital?

a)

A person's experience

b)

A person's education level

c)

A person's health

d)

A person's financial wealth

28.

Investment in _______ is considered as one of the main sources of human capital

a)

Education

b)

Health

c)

On job-training

d)

All the above

29.

Why is human capital superior to other resources like land and physical capital?

a)

a. Land and capital cannot become useful on its own

b)

b. Human resource can make use of land and capital

c)

c. Human beings are the most supreme creation of the God

d)

d. Both (a) & (b)

30.
The number of births compared to the total number of people in a population
a)
death rate
b)
birth rate
c)
baby boom
d)
doubling time
31.

According to Ester Boserup, which is NOT a reason for the positive checks on population?

a)

Poor health care

b)

Famine

c)

Natural disasters

d)

More pollution

32.

All of the people in a particular area

a)

migration

b)

demographics

c)

population

d)

census

33.

Study of population patterns and change

a)

census

b)

demography

c)

migration

d)

death rate

34.

What does emigration mean?

a)

a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

b)

occurs when a population size increases dramatically over a period of time

c)

factors that are directly affected by the number of individuals in the area

d)

movement of individuals out of an area

35.

What is exponential growth?

a)

occurs when a population size increases dramatically over a period of time

b)

movement of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

c)

factors that are directly affected by the number of individuals in the area

d)

group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

36.

What is immigration?

a)

factors that have the same effect on any size population

b)

movement of individuals into a population

c)

the greatest size of population a particular environment can support

d)

occurs when a population growth slows or stops after a period of increase

37.

Describe the literacy rate of this country.

a)

Most people can read and write.

b)

Some people can read and write.

c)

Most people can not read and write.

38.

In an advanced stage of industrialization, a country will exhibit which set of characteristics?

a)

Low birth and death rates, stable population, good living conditions, long life expectancy.

b)

High birth and death rates, stable population, poor living condition, short life expectancy.

c)

High birth rate and low death rate, growing population, good living conditions, long life expectancy.

d)

High birth and death rates, stable population, harsh living conditions, short life expectancy

39.

Which correctly describes the term demographic transition?

a)

The transition from low birth rates and death rates to high birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

b)

The transition from high birth rates and death rates to low birth rates and death rates as a country develops.

c)

The transition from high birth rates to low death rates as a country develops.

d)

The transition from low birth rates to high death rates as a country develops.

40.

Why was Malthus' theory a failure?

a)

He didn't think about it enough

b)

He failed to look at technological advances

c)

He didn't have the materials to continue his studies

d)

He couldn't prove it