World-System Theory, If Applied to the Modern World, Would Argue

question 4

Multiple Choice

World-system theory, if applied to the modern world, would argue that:

• A) virtually all of the world is part of the connected global system.
• B) core states are declining in number.
• C) peripheral regions are the areas that are still colonies.
• D) semi-peripheral regions have very labor-intensive industries.
• E) there has been very little change in the status of Africa and Latin America since 1970.

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Definitions:

Transportation

The movement of people, goods, or services from one location to another, involving a variety of modes such as road, rail, air, and sea.

Agriculture

The practice of cultivating soil, growing crops, and raising livestock for food, fiber, and other products.

Mining

The process of extracting minerals or other geological materials from the earth, typically from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, or reef.

Unionization Rates

The proportion of a workforce that is members of a union or labor organization.