Contemporary World Issues Quiz
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Contemporary World Issues Quiz

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What is the definition of absolute poverty?

  • When people experience scarcity of certain commodities relative to their surroundings
  • Extreme poverty (correct)
  • Temporary poverty based on adverse events
  • A type of poverty occurring in rural areas

    • What term refers to a political and economic policy model that emphasizes free market capitalism?

  • Industrialization
  • Modernization
  • Neoliberalism (correct)
  • Urbanization

    • Generational poverty refers to poverty...

  • Caused by rapid urbanization
  • That occurs due to natural disasters
  • Passed down from one generation to the next (correct)
  • Specifically found in industrialized regions

    • What does urbanization entail?

    <p>Higher proportion of a country's population living in towns and cities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the 'Drive to Maturity' stage in Rostow's Modernization Theory?

    <p>Domestic economy becoming an essential part of the global economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of illegal drug addiction as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Substance use leading to behavioral changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe falsehood or distortions of truth deliberately disseminated, often to serve a particular ideological or political agenda?

    <p>Misinformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor related to Climate Change affects the food people eat, the water they drink, the air they breathe, and the weather they experience?

    <p>Threats to health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for the mass movement of people, often driven by circumstances such as conflict, natural disasters, or socio-economic conditions?

    <p>Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of inflation occurs when consumers demand more goods and services than available?

    <p>Demand-pull inflation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which current issue is sometimes referred to as the 'Silent Pandemic'?

    <p>Mental Health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Gender Equality refer to in terms of rights and opportunities?

    <p>Equal access regardless of gender</p> Signup and view all the answers

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