In 250 words Why did Social Darwinism have such broad appeal? Do
not be afraid to go beyond the readings in this course to gain
perspective. What Social Darwinist tendencies do you see in our
society today? please type
Why do countries trade with each other? What would happen if
countries curtailed or did not trade with each other? Select a
theory discussed in chapter 2, explaining why it is beneficial for
a country to engage in international trade.
For developing countries in Africa and the Americas, let
p1 and p2 be the respective proportions of
babies with a low birth weight (below 2500 grams). A random sample
of n1 = 2000 African women yielded y1 = 750
with nutritional anemia anda random sample of n2 = 2000
women from the Americas yielded y2 = 650 women with
nutritional anemia. We shall test H0: p1 =
p2 against the alternative hypothesis H1:
p1 > p2 at α = 0.05.
Compare and contrast the structure of teosinte with that of
corn. Why did people believe that teosinte could not be the
ancestor to corn? Why were its kernels probably not used to a great
extent as food?
Why did most countries of Latin America fall into a debt crisis
in the early 1980s? Discuss the general problem of a “debt trap”
and national dollar capital inflows and outflows. Then discuss 2
general trends of the 1970s and 2 specific trigger events of the
1980s which caused the crisis.