Question 1

-Lisbon is the capital of the country labeled by with which number?

Accepted Answer

A)  32 
B)  31 
C)  30 
D)  28 
E)  22 
A)  32 
B)  31 
C)  30 
D)  28 
E)  22

Question 2

-The above map best represents

Accepted Answer

A)  colonies and trading patterns of the British Empire. 
B)  today's world core. 
C)  the Silk Road and its trading routes. 
D)  global Internet connectivity. 
E)  periphery countries of the 21st century. 
A)  colonies and trading patterns of the British Empire. 
B)  today's world core. 
C)  the Silk Road and its trading routes. 
D)  global Internet connectivity. 
E)  periphery countries of the 21st century.

Question 3

Match the example to the term or phrase.
-Increasing use of solar energy to reduce need for imported oil

Accepted Answer

A) minisystems 
B) new technology system 
C) import substitution 
D) hinterland 
E) colonialism
F)commodity chain
G)hegemony
H)hearth area
I)pandemic 
A) minisystems 
B) new technology system 
C) import substitution 
D) hinterland 
E) colonialism
F)commodity chain
G)hegemony
H)hearth area
I)pandemic

Question 4

Match the device or description with the people or places.
-Mosul,Damascus & Kashmir

Accepted Answer

A) places after which textiles have been named 
B) Silk Road Cities 
C) Portuguese Explorers 
D) transnational corporations 
E) shipping canals
F)15th-century navigational tools
G)Hanseatic League city-states 
A) places after which textiles have been named 
B) Silk Road Cities 
C) Portuguese Explorers 
D) transnational corporations 
E) shipping canals
F)15th-century navigational tools
G)Hanseatic League city-states

Question 5

Identify and describe the early stages of European overseas expansion to Canada.How did this reflect the creation of a relation of dependency between periphery and core?

Accepted Answer

The early stages of European overseas ex

Question 6

Discuss the three primary changes to the New International Division of Labour as a result of globalization.

Accepted Answer

The New International Division of Labour

Question 7

The first agricultural revolution set the preconditions for early world empires by

Accepted Answer

A)  enabling an increase in population densities & trade between minisystems. 
B)  introducing warfare to the countryside. 
C)  introducing colonialism and imperialism. 
D)  highlighting the benefits of import substitution and comparative advantage. 
E)  introducing technological innovations. 
A)  enabling an increase in population densities & trade between minisystems. 
B)  introducing warfare to the countryside. 
C)  introducing colonialism and imperialism. 
D)  highlighting the benefits of import substitution and comparative advantage. 
E)  introducing technological innovations.

Question 8

Inequities arising from the digital divide in Africa are due in part to

Accepted Answer

A)  broadband affordability. 
B)  African governments preventing people from accessing the Internet. 
A)  broadband affordability. 
B)  African governments preventing people from accessing the Internet.

Question 9

Describe how colonization by early empires was an indirect consequence of the law of diminishing returns.

Accepted Answer

The law of diminishing returns states th

Question 10

-Which of the following is a North African country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ghana 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Spain 
D)  Morocco 
E)  Ethiopia 
A)  Ghana 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Spain 
D)  Morocco 
E)  Ethiopia

Question 11

The British Army was the primary means by which the British Empire secured its colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Over the last 40 or so years,the gap between the world's rich and poor has decreased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Summarize the distinctive stages of the evolution of the modern world-system.

Accepted Answer

The evolution of the modern world-system

Question 14

One of the world's main agricultural hearth areas is located in or near

Accepted Answer

A)  North America. 
B)  the river Nile. 
C)  Southern Europe. 
D)  South America's Andes Mountains. 
E)  Northern Ireland. 
A)  North America. 
B)  the river Nile. 
C)  Southern Europe. 
D)  South America's Andes Mountains. 
E)  Northern Ireland.

Question 15

The states that were best able to resist European incursions during the first three centuries of the modern world-system were located primarily in South and East Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match the example to the term or phrase.
-Internal combustion engine,oil and plastics,electrical engineering,and radio and telecommunications.

Accepted Answer

A) minisystems 
B) new technology system 
C) import substitution 
D) hinterland 
E) colonialism
F)commodity chain
G)hegemony
H)hearth area
I)pandemic 
A) minisystems 
B) new technology system 
C) import substitution 
D) hinterland 
E) colonialism
F)commodity chain
G)hegemony
H)hearth area
I)pandemic

Question 17

Satin,muslin,damask and calico are all named after Asian

Accepted Answer

A)  animals. 
B)  cities. 
C)  fabrics. 
D)  foods. 
E)  people. 
A)  animals. 
B)  cities. 
C)  fabrics. 
D)  foods. 
E)  people.

Question 18

Core regions usually have a higher per-capita income than do periphery regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

As early as the 1920s,U.S.capital represented over 50 percent of all foreign investment in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

World-empires introduced ________ to enlarge their resource base in the face of rising populations.

Accepted Answer

A)  colonization 
B)  the law of diminishing returns 
C)  urbanization 
D)  import substitution 
E)  minisystems 
A)  colonization 
B)  the law of diminishing returns 
C)  urbanization 
D)  import substitution 
E)  minisystems

-Lisbon is the capital of the country labeled by with which number?

-The above map best represents

Match the example to the term or phrase. -Increasing use of solar energy to reduce need for imported oil

Match the device or description with the people or places. -Mosul,Damascus & Kashmir

Identify and describe the early stages of European overseas expansion to Canada.How did this reflect the creation of a relation of dependency between periphery and core?

Discuss the three primary changes to the New International Division of Labour as a result of globalization.

The first agricultural revolution set the preconditions for early world empires by

Inequities arising from the digital divide in Africa are due in part to

Describe how colonization by early empires was an indirect consequence of the law of diminishing returns.

-Which of the following is a North African country?

The British Army was the primary means by which the British Empire secured its colonies.

Over the last 40 or so years,the gap between the world's rich and poor has decreased.

Summarize the distinctive stages of the evolution of the modern world-system.

One of the world's main agricultural hearth areas is located in or near

The states that were best able to resist European incursions during the first three centuries of the modern world-system were located primarily in South and East Asia.

Match the example to the term or phrase. -Internal combustion engine,oil and plastics,electrical engineering,and radio and telecommunications.

Satin,muslin,damask and calico are all named after Asian

Core regions usually have a higher per-capita income than do periphery regions.

As early as the 1920s,U.S.capital represented over 50 percent of all foreign investment in Canada.

World-empires introduced ________ to enlarge their resource base in the face of rising populations.

Geography Matters

Population Geography

People and Nature

Cultural Geographies

Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Geographies of Economic Development

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

City Spaces: Urban Structure

Filters

Exam 2: The Changing Global Context

-Lisbon is the capital of the country labeled by with which number?

-The above map best represents

Match the example to the term or phrase. -Increasing use of solar energy to reduce need for imported oil

Match the device or description with the people or places. -Mosul,Damascus & Kashmir

Identify and describe the early stages of European overseas expansion to Canada.How did this reflect the creation of a relation of dependency between periphery and core?

Discuss the three primary changes to the New International Division of Labour as a result of globalization.

The first agricultural revolution set the preconditions for early world empires by

Inequities arising from the digital divide in Africa are due in part to

Describe how colonization by early empires was an indirect consequence of the law of diminishing returns.

-Which of the following is a North African country?

The British Army was the primary means by which the British Empire secured its colonies.

Over the last 40 or so years,the gap between the world's rich and poor has decreased.

Summarize the distinctive stages of the evolution of the modern world-system.

One of the world's main agricultural hearth areas is located in or near

The states that were best able to resist European incursions during the first three centuries of the modern world-system were located primarily in South and East Asia.

Match the example to the term or phrase. -Internal combustion engine,oil and plastics,electrical engineering,and radio and telecommunications.

Satin,muslin,damask and calico are all named after Asian

Core regions usually have a higher per-capita income than do periphery regions.

As early as the 1920s,U.S.capital represented over 50 percent of all foreign investment in Canada.

World-empires introduced ________ to enlarge their resource base in the face of rising populations.

Geography Matters

Population Geography

People and Nature

Cultural Geographies

Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Geographies of Economic Development

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

City Spaces: Urban Structure

Filters