Which of the Following Statements About the Fate of Non-Western

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the fate of non-Western peoples in the wake of European exploration, conquest, colonization, and decolonization is FALSE?

• A) European contact affected these societies in a radical way.
• B) Fragments of precontact societies survive today.
• C) An impressive variety of forms of human society remain, despite the Western onslaught.
• D) Life in the non-Western world today remains timeless and unchanged.

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Definitions:

Herfindahl Index

A measure of market concentration that is used to determine the amount of competition among firms within an industry.

Import Competition

The competition between domestic products and foreign products in a domestic market, affecting local industries.

Herfindahl Index

A measure of the concentration of industries or markets, calculated as the sum of the squares of the market shares of the largest firms, used to assess the extent of competition.

Concentration Ratios

measures that indicate the extent to which a small number of firms dominate the sales, output, or capacity in a particular market.