Question 1

Opposition to globalization is based on which of the following beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  It contributes to the widening gap between the rich and the poor. 
B)  Human impacts on the environment are exacerbated, especially through resource extraction. 
C)  More benefits are received by a few investors in transnational corporations. 
D)  More benefits accrue to the developed world than the developing world. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  It contributes to the widening gap between the rich and the poor. 
B)  Human impacts on the environment are exacerbated, especially through resource extraction. 
C)  More benefits are received by a few investors in transnational corporations. 
D)  More benefits accrue to the developed world than the developing world. 
E)  All of the above

Question 2

What is the approximate foreign employment figure for the Swiss-based Nestlé?

Accepted Answer

A)  0-20 per cent 
B)  21-40 per cent 
C)  41-60 per cent 
D)  61-80 per cent 
E)  81-100 per cent 
A)  0-20 per cent 
B)  21-40 per cent 
C)  41-60 per cent 
D)  61-80 per cent 
E)  81-100 per cent

Question 3

In Europe, the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal was completed in 1992 to allow a continuous water link between the North Sea and the Black Sea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How has the global economic system changed since the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

A)  New countries started trading globally. 
B)  Capital can be moved almost instantly and without regulation. 
C)  Several regional organizations are protectionist. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  New countries started trading globally. 
B)  Capital can be moved almost instantly and without regulation. 
C)  Several regional organizations are protectionist. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

Describe what the KOF Index of Globalization is and what is consists of.

Accepted Answer

The KOF Index of Globalization is a meas

Question 6

The core position of which of the following is transformation of governance at all scales and new networks of power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hyperglobalist 
B)  Skeptic 
C)  Transformationalist 
D)  Regionalist 
E)  Neo-imperialist 
A)  Hyperglobalist 
B)  Skeptic 
C)  Transformationalist 
D)  Regionalist 
E)  Neo-imperialist

Question 7

Discuss the significance of social media during the Arab Spring of 2011.

Accepted Answer

During the Arab Spring of 2011, social m

Question 8

Which canal reduced the distance between the Indian and Atlantic Oceans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Suez Canal 
B)  The Panama Canal 
C)  The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal 
D)  The North Sea Canal 
E)  The Black Sea Canal 
A)  The Suez Canal 
B)  The Panama Canal 
C)  The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal 
D)  The North Sea Canal 
E)  The Black Sea Canal

Question 9

The principle of least effort refers to slowing down the pace of human development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A more developed country, such as Iceland, has nearly 100 per cent of their population connected to the Internet, where a less developed country, such as Somalia, only has what per cent of their population connected?

Accepted Answer

A)  0-20 per cent 
B)  21-40 per cent 
C)  41-60 per cent 
D)  61-80 per cent 
E)  81-100 per cent 
A)  0-20 per cent 
B)  21-40 per cent 
C)  41-60 per cent 
D)  61-80 per cent 
E)  81-100 per cent

Question 11

Identify the three processes that characterize the evolution of transportation systems.

Accepted Answer

Three processes characterize the evoluti

Question 12

The benefits of globalization tend to be distributed more or less evenly over geographic space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The World Trade Organization was formed in 1995 to replace the GATT.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Describe how the principle of least effort relates to human movement.

Accepted Answer

Applied to human movement, the principle

Question 15

With the laying of the first telegraph cable across the North Atlantic seabed in 1858, the distance between Europe and North America was reduced from weeks to minutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following are the top three social networking sites?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat 
B)  Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter 
C)  Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn 
D)  LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook 
E)  Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter 
A)  Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat 
B)  Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter 
C)  Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn 
D)  LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook 
E)  Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Question 17

Time-space convergence refers to an increase in the friction of distance between locations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following refers to when member states not only remove trade barriers between themselves but impose a common tariff barrier?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free trade 
B)  Economic integration 
C)  Sovereignty sharing 
D)  Economic union 
E)  Customs union 
A)  Free trade 
B)  Economic integration 
C)  Sovereignty sharing 
D)  Economic union 
E)  Customs union

Question 19

Discuss the evolution of transportation systems and explain how transportation innovations have facilitated globalization.

Accepted Answer

The evolution of transportation systems

Question 20

The internationalization of economic activity began with the development of empires, and then of economic links between which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Locations within colonial countries 
B)  Developed nations 
C)  Colonial powers and their colonies 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Locations within colonial countries 
B)  Developed nations 
C)  Colonial powers and their colonies 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Opposition to globalization is based on which of the following beliefs?

What is the approximate foreign employment figure for the Swiss-based Nestlé?

In Europe, the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal was completed in 1992 to allow a continuous water link between the North Sea and the Black Sea.

How has the global economic system changed since the 1940s?

Describe what the KOF Index of Globalization is and what is consists of.

The core position of which of the following is transformation of governance at all scales and new networks of power?

Discuss the significance of social media during the Arab Spring of 2011.

Which canal reduced the distance between the Indian and Atlantic Oceans?

The principle of least effort refers to slowing down the pace of human development.

A more developed country, such as Iceland, has nearly 100 per cent of their population connected to the Internet, where a less developed country, such as Somalia, only has what per cent of their population connected?

Identify the three processes that characterize the evolution of transportation systems.

The benefits of globalization tend to be distributed more or less evenly over geographic space.

The World Trade Organization was formed in 1995 to replace the GATT.

Describe how the principle of least effort relates to human movement.

With the laying of the first telegraph cable across the North Atlantic seabed in 1858, the distance between Europe and North America was reduced from weeks to minutes.

Which of the following are the top three social networking sites?

Time-space convergence refers to an increase in the friction of distance between locations.

Which of the following refers to when member states not only remove trade barriers between themselves but impose a common tariff barrier?

Discuss the evolution of transportation systems and explain how transportation innovations have facilitated globalization.

The internationalization of economic activity began with the development of empires, and then of economic links between which of the following?

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Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

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Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

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Exam 11: Geographies of Globalization

Opposition to globalization is based on which of the following beliefs?

What is the approximate foreign employment figure for the Swiss-based Nestlé?

In Europe, the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal was completed in 1992 to allow a continuous water link between the North Sea and the Black Sea.

How has the global economic system changed since the 1940s?

Describe what the KOF Index of Globalization is and what is consists of.

The core position of which of the following is transformation of governance at all scales and new networks of power?

Discuss the significance of social media during the Arab Spring of 2011.

Which canal reduced the distance between the Indian and Atlantic Oceans?

The principle of least effort refers to slowing down the pace of human development.

A more developed country, such as Iceland, has nearly 100 per cent of their population connected to the Internet, where a less developed country, such as Somalia, only has what per cent of their population connected?

Identify the three processes that characterize the evolution of transportation systems.

The benefits of globalization tend to be distributed more or less evenly over geographic space.

The World Trade Organization was formed in 1995 to replace the GATT.

Describe how the principle of least effort relates to human movement.

With the laying of the first telegraph cable across the North Atlantic seabed in 1858, the distance between Europe and North America was reduced from weeks to minutes.

Which of the following are the top three social networking sites?

Time-space convergence refers to an increase in the friction of distance between locations.

Which of the following refers to when member states not only remove trade barriers between themselves but impose a common tariff barrier?

Discuss the evolution of transportation systems and explain how transportation innovations have facilitated globalization.

The internationalization of economic activity began with the development of empires, and then of economic links between which of the following?

What Is Human Geography

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Humans and the Environment

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