Question 1

After WWII,the United States emerged as the world's hegemonic power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Match the characteristic to the group of countries.
-Brazil,India,Mexico

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Match the device or description with the people or places.
-Stockholm,Antwerp,and Hamburg

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 4

While reflecting on the facts and arguments presented in the textbook,explain where Canada fits in the conceptual framework of world-system.

Accepted Answer

Canada fits into the conceptual framewor

Question 5

Early world-empires brought two important new elements to the evolution of the world's geographies:

Accepted Answer

A)  urbanization and decolonization. 
B)  urbanization and colonization. 
A)  urbanization and decolonization. 
B)  urbanization and colonization.

Question 6

Match the characteristic to the group of countries.
-Diversified economies and advanced technologies

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Most colonies produced a wide range of agricultural,manufactured and consumer products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe and analyze the processes of geographic expansion and change in the early world-system by discussing minisystems and the growth and characteristics of early empires.

Accepted Answer

The processes of geographic expansion an

Question 9

The most recent phase of globalization is associated with the beginning of international organizations like NATO and the United Nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Inequalities associated with differential use and access to the Internet are part of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  balance of power. 
B)  international division of labour. 
C)  core-periphery framework. 
D)  digital divide. 
E)  new economy. 
A)  balance of power. 
B)  international division of labour. 
C)  core-periphery framework. 
D)  digital divide. 
E)  new economy.

Question 11

The BRIC regional category (Brazil,Russia,India,and China)was first used as a theoretical construct by academics before the group actually constituted itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Canada's industrial sector was stultified because of

Accepted Answer

A)  an inability to transport manufactured goods to Europe. 
B)  the difficulties with obtaining raw materials. 
C)  the profitability of exporting raw materials from Canada. 
D)  the abundance of financial capital in Canada. 
E)  the ability to import manufactured items from Japan. 
A)  an inability to transport manufactured goods to Europe. 
B)  the difficulties with obtaining raw materials. 
C)  the profitability of exporting raw materials from Canada. 
D)  the abundance of financial capital in Canada. 
E)  the ability to import manufactured items from Japan.

Question 13

In 1800,the core of the world-system was located in

Accepted Answer

A)  North America. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  Western Europe. 
D)  the countries surrounding the Mediterranean. 
E)  China. 
A)  North America. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  Western Europe. 
D)  the countries surrounding the Mediterranean. 
E)  China.

Question 14

The concept of import substitution is best characterized as

Accepted Answer

A)  purchasing imported goods to replace locally produced goods. 
B)  manufacturing goods that had previously been imported or available through trading. 
C)  exporting and importing the same type of product. 
D)  changing suppliers of imported goods. 
A)  purchasing imported goods to replace locally produced goods. 
B)  manufacturing goods that had previously been imported or available through trading. 
C)  exporting and importing the same type of product. 
D)  changing suppliers of imported goods.

Question 15

Canadian geographers have come to identify regional cores and peripheries within this country.Discuss how Canada could be divided into at least one heartland and several hinterlands.

Accepted Answer

Canada can be divided into at least one

Question 16

In general,the more countries and regions plan their economies around the concept of comparative advantage,the greater overall global economic output will be.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

While exploitation of the tropical world for such things as minerals and plantation products had been underway for centuries,industrialization in the core led to

Accepted Answer

A)  a rise in the number of colonies exploited by the core. 
B)  decreasing numbers of people under colonial rule. 
C)  declining interest in the periphery's grasslands for food (grain and livestock). 
D)  despecialization of economies in the periphery. 
E)  the spread of industrialization in the semi-periphery 
A)  a rise in the number of colonies exploited by the core. 
B)  decreasing numbers of people under colonial rule. 
C)  declining interest in the periphery's grasslands for food (grain and livestock). 
D)  despecialization of economies in the periphery. 
E)  the spread of industrialization in the semi-periphery

Question 18

One example that old colonial patterns persist comes from the fact that 48 of the 55 sub-Saharan countries earn more than half of their export earnings from

Accepted Answer

A)  coffee, tea and cocoa. 
B)  clothing, textiles and consumer goods. 
A)  coffee, tea and cocoa. 
B)  clothing, textiles and consumer goods.

Question 19

Define and contrast these two concepts: slow world and fast world.

Accepted Answer

The concept of slow world and fast world

Question 20

Globalization

Accepted Answer

A)  is less relevant now than ten years ago. 
B)  has resulted in increasing international economic integration. 
C)  began in the early 1960s. 
D)  has decreased interdependence. 
E)  does not involve the majority of the world-system. 
A)  is less relevant now than ten years ago. 
B)  has resulted in increasing international economic integration. 
C)  began in the early 1960s. 
D)  has decreased interdependence. 
E)  does not involve the majority of the world-system.

After WWII,the United States emerged as the world's hegemonic power.

Match the characteristic to the group of countries. -Brazil,India,Mexico

Match the device or description with the people or places. -Stockholm,Antwerp,and Hamburg

While reflecting on the facts and arguments presented in the textbook,explain where Canada fits in the conceptual framework of world-system.

Early world-empires brought two important new elements to the evolution of the world's geographies:

Match the characteristic to the group of countries. -Diversified economies and advanced technologies

Most colonies produced a wide range of agricultural,manufactured and consumer products.

Describe and analyze the processes of geographic expansion and change in the early world-system by discussing minisystems and the growth and characteristics of early empires.

The most recent phase of globalization is associated with the beginning of international organizations like NATO and the United Nations.

Inequalities associated with differential use and access to the Internet are part of a(n)

The BRIC regional category (Brazil,Russia,India,and China)was first used as a theoretical construct by academics before the group actually constituted itself.

Canada's industrial sector was stultified because of

In 1800,the core of the world-system was located in

The concept of import substitution is best characterized as

Canadian geographers have come to identify regional cores and peripheries within this country.Discuss how Canada could be divided into at least one heartland and several hinterlands.

In general,the more countries and regions plan their economies around the concept of comparative advantage,the greater overall global economic output will be.

While exploitation of the tropical world for such things as minerals and plantation products had been underway for centuries,industrialization in the core led to

One example that old colonial patterns persist comes from the fact that 48 of the 55 sub-Saharan countries earn more than half of their export earnings from

Define and contrast these two concepts: slow world and fast world.

Globalization

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

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Exam 2: The Changing Global Context

After WWII,the United States emerged as the world's hegemonic power.

Match the characteristic to the group of countries. -Brazil,India,Mexico

Match the device or description with the people or places. -Stockholm,Antwerp,and Hamburg

While reflecting on the facts and arguments presented in the textbook,explain where Canada fits in the conceptual framework of world-system.

Early world-empires brought two important new elements to the evolution of the world's geographies:

Match the characteristic to the group of countries. -Diversified economies and advanced technologies

Most colonies produced a wide range of agricultural,manufactured and consumer products.

Describe and analyze the processes of geographic expansion and change in the early world-system by discussing minisystems and the growth and characteristics of early empires.

The most recent phase of globalization is associated with the beginning of international organizations like NATO and the United Nations.

Inequalities associated with differential use and access to the Internet are part of a(n)

The BRIC regional category (Brazil,Russia,India,and China)was first used as a theoretical construct by academics before the group actually constituted itself.

Canada's industrial sector was stultified because of

In 1800,the core of the world-system was located in

The concept of import substitution is best characterized as

Canadian geographers have come to identify regional cores and peripheries within this country.Discuss how Canada could be divided into at least one heartland and several hinterlands.

In general,the more countries and regions plan their economies around the concept of comparative advantage,the greater overall global economic output will be.

While exploitation of the tropical world for such things as minerals and plantation products had been underway for centuries,industrialization in the core led to

One example that old colonial patterns persist comes from the fact that 48 of the 55 sub-Saharan countries earn more than half of their export earnings from

Define and contrast these two concepts: slow world and fast world.

Globalization

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