Chapter 9.1-9.2 Global Stratification Flashcards
Can you describe the division of the world into high-, middle-, and low- income countries? Can you discuss patterns and explanations of poverty around the world?
What is Global Stratification?
patterns of social inequality in the world as a whole
What is the Percentage of people do High-Income Countries have? And how much of the Global income goes to High-Income Countries?
- 28% of the world’s people
2. 62% of global income
How many Nations are considered High-Income Countries? Can you name 4 of them?
- 79 nations
2. USA, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Canada
What is the Standard of Living in High-Income Countries?
produce enough economic goods to enable their people to lead comfortable lives
What is the Percentage of people do Middle-Income Countries have? And how much of the Global income goes to Middle-Income Countries?
- 58% of the world’s people
2. 36% of global income
How many Nations are considered Middle-Income Countries? Can you name 4 of them?
- 67 nations
2. Peru, Egypt, Indonesia, China, India
What is the Standard of Living in Middle-Income Countries?
about average for the world as a whole
What is the Percentage of people do Low-Income Countries have? And how much of the Global income goes to Low-Income Countries?
- 14% of the world’s people
2. 2% of global income
How many Nations are considered Low-Income Countries? Can you name 2 of them?
- 48 nations
2. Central and East Africa and Asia (Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Bangladesh
How many People Worldwide are at risk due to Poor Nutrition?
about 793 million
What are 3 of the 6 Factors Causing Poverty?
- lack of technology= limits production
- high birth rate= rapid population increase
- traditional cultural patterns make people resist change
- extreme social inequality (social stratification) distributes wealth unequally
- some gender inequality limits the opportunities of women
- colonialism allowed some nations to exploit other nations (neocolonialism continues today)
What is Colonialism?
the process by which some nations enrich themselves through political and economic control of other nations
What is Neocolonialism?
a new form of global power relationships that involves not direct political control but economic exploitation by multinational corporations
What is Multinational Corporation?
a large business that operates in many countries
