Question 1

The European Renaissance saw an explosion of mapmaking and the development of new map projections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify.
-Agricultural hearths

Accepted Answer

A) Britain, France, Germany 
B) Fertile Crescent, South Asian Floodplains, Tehuacan Valley 
C) Subsaharan Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia 
D) Europe, Japan, North America 
E) Egypt, China, Byzantium 
A) Britain, France, Germany 
B) Fertile Crescent, South Asian Floodplains, Tehuacan Valley 
C) Subsaharan Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia 
D) Europe, Japan, North America 
E) Egypt, China, Byzantium

Question 3

Match the characteristic to the group of countries.
-Colonizers and imperialists

Accepted Answer

A) Periphery 
B) Core 
C) Semiperiphery 
A) Periphery 
B) Core 
C) Semiperiphery

Question 4

It is more likely that a pair of blue jeans purchased in Canada today was made with parts and labour from

Accepted Answer

A)  one country. 
B)  multiple countries. 
A)  one country. 
B)  multiple countries.

Question 5

Which among the following European peoples were probably the first to exploit Canada's natural resources on a regular basis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Viking hunters 
B)  Basque whalers 
C)  French fur traders 
D)  Irish fishermen 
E)  English iron prospectors 
A)  Viking hunters 
B)  Basque whalers 
C)  French fur traders 
D)  Irish fishermen 
E)  English iron prospectors

Question 6

The nineteenth-century growth of core states would not have been possible without the use of colonies for foodstuffs,raw materials,and as markets for core-state products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match the example to the term or phrase.
-Disease that spreads rapidly around the world with high rates of illness and death

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 8

Globalization increases as the interdependence of people in different places increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Even during the height of the colonial era,none of the peripheral areas had a significant impact on global trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match the example to the term or phrase.
-Sites of agricultural development and human settlement

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 11

Match the example to the term or phrase.
-19th-century British domination over the world economy

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 12

Many of Western Europe's important cities were once Roman settlements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match the example to the term or phrase.
-British economic exploitation and administration of political and legal affairs in India

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 14

The first core regions of the world-system were the trading hubs of

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy, Greece and Spain. 
B)  Portugal, Spain and North Africa. 
C)  Austria, Hungary and Germany. 
D)  Holland, England and France. 
E)  Japan, Korea and China. 
A)  Italy, Greece and Spain. 
B)  Portugal, Spain and North Africa. 
C)  Austria, Hungary and Germany. 
D)  Holland, England and France. 
E)  Japan, Korea and China.

Question 15

-Rabat is the capital of country labeled with the number

Accepted Answer

A)  8. 
B)  24. 
C)  45. 
D)  58. 
E)  65. 
A)  8. 
B)  24. 
C)  45. 
D)  58. 
E)  65.

Question 16

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify.
-Second wave of industrialization

Accepted Answer

A) Britain, France, Germany 
B) Fertile Crescent, South Asian Floodplains, Tehuacan Valley 
C) Subsaharan Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia 
D) Europe, Japan, North America 
E) Egypt, China, Byzantium 
A) Britain, France, Germany 
B) Fertile Crescent, South Asian Floodplains, Tehuacan Valley 
C) Subsaharan Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia 
D) Europe, Japan, North America 
E) Egypt, China, Byzantium

Question 17

The "short twentieth century" is characterized by a fairly coherent period of economic and geopolitical development that occurred between the outbreak of World War I (in 1914)and the collapse of the Soviet Union (in 1989).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Match the example to the term or phrase.
-The Italian countryside as the region under Rome's sphere of influence

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 19

Match the event(s) to the approximate time at which it (they) occurred.
-End of the Cold War

Accepted Answer

A) end of 20th century 
B) first century 
C) end of 18th century 
D) between 9000 and 7000 B.C.E. 
E) 15th century 
A) end of 20th century 
B) first century 
C) end of 18th century 
D) between 9000 and 7000 B.C.E. 
E) 15th century

Question 20

In the process of globalization,places are

Accepted Answer

A)  modified and reconstructed. 
B)  destroyed or homogenized. 
A)  modified and reconstructed. 
B)  destroyed or homogenized.

The European Renaissance saw an explosion of mapmaking and the development of new map projections.

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify. -Agricultural hearths

Match the characteristic to the group of countries. -Colonizers and imperialists

It is more likely that a pair of blue jeans purchased in Canada today was made with parts and labour from

Which among the following European peoples were probably the first to exploit Canada's natural resources on a regular basis?

The nineteenth-century growth of core states would not have been possible without the use of colonies for foodstuffs,raw materials,and as markets for core-state products.

Match the example to the term or phrase. -Disease that spreads rapidly around the world with high rates of illness and death

Globalization increases as the interdependence of people in different places increases.

Even during the height of the colonial era,none of the peripheral areas had a significant impact on global trade.

Match the example to the term or phrase. -Sites of agricultural development and human settlement

Match the example to the term or phrase. -19th-century British domination over the world economy

Many of Western Europe's important cities were once Roman settlements.

Match the example to the term or phrase. -British economic exploitation and administration of political and legal affairs in India

The first core regions of the world-system were the trading hubs of

-Rabat is the capital of country labeled with the number

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify. -Second wave of industrialization

The "short twentieth century" is characterized by a fairly coherent period of economic and geopolitical development that occurred between the outbreak of World War I (in 1914)and the collapse of the Soviet Union (in 1989).

Match the example to the term or phrase. -The Italian countryside as the region under Rome's sphere of influence

Match the event(s) to the approximate time at which it (they) occurred. -End of the Cold War

In the process of globalization,places are

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Exam 2: The Changing Global Context

The European Renaissance saw an explosion of mapmaking and the development of new map projections.

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify. -Agricultural hearths

Match the characteristic to the group of countries. -Colonizers and imperialists

It is more likely that a pair of blue jeans purchased in Canada today was made with parts and labour from

Which among the following European peoples were probably the first to exploit Canada's natural resources on a regular basis?

The nineteenth-century growth of core states would not have been possible without the use of colonies for foodstuffs,raw materials,and as markets for core-state products.

Match the example to the term or phrase. -Disease that spreads rapidly around the world with high rates of illness and death

Globalization increases as the interdependence of people in different places increases.

Even during the height of the colonial era,none of the peripheral areas had a significant impact on global trade.

Match the example to the term or phrase. -Sites of agricultural development and human settlement

Match the example to the term or phrase. -19th-century British domination over the world economy

Many of Western Europe's important cities were once Roman settlements.

Match the example to the term or phrase. -British economic exploitation and administration of political and legal affairs in India

The first core regions of the world-system were the trading hubs of

-Rabat is the capital of country labeled with the number

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify. -Second wave of industrialization

The "short twentieth century" is characterized by a fairly coherent period of economic and geopolitical development that occurred between the outbreak of World War I (in 1914)and the collapse of the Soviet Union (in 1989).

Match the example to the term or phrase. -The Italian countryside as the region under Rome's sphere of influence

Match the event(s) to the approximate time at which it (they) occurred. -End of the Cold War

In the process of globalization,places are

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