Question 1

Minisystems lose their cultural differences as they are absorbed into world-empires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Write an essay where you analyze how and why the new technologies of the Industrial Revolution helped to bring about the emergence of a global economic system.

Accepted Answer

The Industrial Revolution, which began i

Question 3

Most of the world's remaining external arenas are above the Arctic Circle and in Siberia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The first to appreciate the practical importance and usefulness of geography were the

Accepted Answer

A)  Greeks. 
B)  Germans. 
A)  Greeks. 
B)  Germans.

Question 5

Neo-colonialism

Accepted Answer

A)  has been supplanted by globalization. 
B)  is generally not considered exploitative. 
C)  allows core states to maintain significant influence over periphery states. 
D)  is not connected with transnational corporations. 
E)  did not lead to a neo-colonial pattern of international development. 
A)  has been supplanted by globalization. 
B)  is generally not considered exploitative. 
C)  allows core states to maintain significant influence over periphery states. 
D)  is not connected with transnational corporations. 
E)  did not lead to a neo-colonial pattern of international development.

Question 6

A global commodity chain is the network of linkages describing

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A)  international loans - from initial application to final project. 
B)  products - from its production origins to final consumption. 
C)  manufacturing plants - from shutting down in the core to opening in the periphery. 
D)  transnational companies - the links between headquarters and their retail outlets. 
E)  cultural trends - from its origins in the periphery to diffusion to the core. 
A)  international loans - from initial application to final project. 
B)  products - from its production origins to final consumption. 
C)  manufacturing plants - from shutting down in the core to opening in the periphery. 
D)  transnational companies - the links between headquarters and their retail outlets. 
E)  cultural trends - from its origins in the periphery to diffusion to the core.

Question 7

Which of the following regions was the last to be colonized by the Europeans?

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A)  West Africa 
B)  South America 
C)  North America 
D)  Australia and New Zealand 
E)  Japan 
A)  West Africa 
B)  South America 
C)  North America 
D)  Australia and New Zealand 
E)  Japan

Question 8

-The regions highlighted in the above map represent

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A)  Old World Hearth areas. 
B)  colonies of Roman Empire. 
C)  New World hearth areas. 
D)  areas targeted for new Starbucks franchises. 
E)  centers in the spread of the industrial revolution. 
A)  Old World Hearth areas. 
B)  colonies of Roman Empire. 
C)  New World hearth areas. 
D)  areas targeted for new Starbucks franchises. 
E)  centers in the spread of the industrial revolution.

Question 9

In Montreal,the emergence of the early business elite was mainly the result of the surrounding region's prosperous agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Visionary projections of the future can be divided into two kinds: optimistic and pessimistic.Although the text states that we most likely will not need to choose between the two extreme scenarios of optimism and pessimism,discuss which projection you see as more likely to occur and why.

Accepted Answer

While it is difficult to predict the fut

Question 11

The great scramble for African colonies occurred

Accepted Answer

A)  just after the Napoleonic wars. 
B)  during Portugal's domination of the world-system. 
C)  as Spain was colonizing the Americas. 
D)  in the decades preceding World War I. 
E)  in the two decades after World War II. 
A)  just after the Napoleonic wars. 
B)  during Portugal's domination of the world-system. 
C)  as Spain was colonizing the Americas. 
D)  in the decades preceding World War I. 
E)  in the two decades after World War II.

Question 12

In the international division of labour,the world's periphery provides

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A)  raw materials. 
B)  manufactured goods. 
A)  raw materials. 
B)  manufactured goods.

Question 13

Semiperipheral regions

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A)  currently include Japan and Scandinavia. 
B)  often exploit peripheral regions. 
C)  will eventually evolve to become core regions. 
D)  are geographically located between core regions and peripheral regions. 
E)  consist mostly of countries that were once core regions. 
A)  currently include Japan and Scandinavia. 
B)  often exploit peripheral regions. 
C)  will eventually evolve to become core regions. 
D)  are geographically located between core regions and peripheral regions. 
E)  consist mostly of countries that were once core regions.

Question 14

-The European country nearest to Morocco is

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A)  Spain. 
B)  Portugal. 
C)  France. 
D)  Canada. 
E)  Ghana. 
A)  Spain. 
B)  Portugal. 
C)  France. 
D)  Canada. 
E)  Ghana.

Question 15

In a sense,globalization has been around for a long time.For example,trade routes have connected the Europeans with ________ for over a thousand years.

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  the Americas 
A)  China 
B)  the Americas

Question 16

Production of sugar from sugar beets,as an alternative to trading for sugar made from sugar cane in a foreign,tropical country is an example of

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A)  import substitution. 
B)  comparative advantage. 
C)  spatial justice. 
D)  division of labour. 
E)  the law of diminishing returns. 
A)  import substitution. 
B)  comparative advantage. 
C)  spatial justice. 
D)  division of labour. 
E)  the law of diminishing returns.

Question 17

-The above map represents

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A)  the spread of the Industrial Revolution across Europe. 
B)  the expansion of British colonialism. 
C)  the occurrence of local conflicts that led to World War I. 
D)  the migration of refugees from England. 
E)  the diffusion of nuclear power plants across Europe. 
A)  the spread of the Industrial Revolution across Europe. 
B)  the expansion of British colonialism. 
C)  the occurrence of local conflicts that led to World War I. 
D)  the migration of refugees from England. 
E)  the diffusion of nuclear power plants across Europe.

Question 18

According to the course text,globalization of the last 25 years is linked to

Accepted Answer

A)  the new international division of labour and internationalization of finance. 
B)  the end of neocolonialism. 
C)  the emergence of new technology systems and the fall of Europe. 
D)  the end of neocolonialism and the rise of the West. 
E)  a decrease in the homogenization of consumer markets. 
A)  the new international division of labour and internationalization of finance. 
B)  the end of neocolonialism. 
C)  the emergence of new technology systems and the fall of Europe. 
D)  the end of neocolonialism and the rise of the West. 
E)  a decrease in the homogenization of consumer markets.

Question 19

European industrialization got its start in

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  Sweden. 
C)  Italy. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Britain. 
A)  France. 
B)  Sweden. 
C)  Italy. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Britain.

Question 20

The modern world-system began in

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A)  Roman times. 
B)  the latter years of Charlemagne's reign in central Europe. 
C)  the beginning of the sixteenth century. 
D)  the late seventeenth century. 
E)  the early eighteenth century. 
A)  Roman times. 
B)  the latter years of Charlemagne's reign in central Europe. 
C)  the beginning of the sixteenth century. 
D)  the late seventeenth century. 
E)  the early eighteenth century.

Minisystems lose their cultural differences as they are absorbed into world-empires.

Write an essay where you analyze how and why the new technologies of the Industrial Revolution helped to bring about the emergence of a global economic system.

Most of the world's remaining external arenas are above the Arctic Circle and in Siberia.

The first to appreciate the practical importance and usefulness of geography were the

Neo-colonialism

A global commodity chain is the network of linkages describing

Which of the following regions was the last to be colonized by the Europeans?

-The regions highlighted in the above map represent

In Montreal,the emergence of the early business elite was mainly the result of the surrounding region's prosperous agriculture.

Visionary projections of the future can be divided into two kinds: optimistic and pessimistic.Although the text states that we most likely will not need to choose between the two extreme scenarios of optimism and pessimism,discuss which projection you see as more likely to occur and why.

The great scramble for African colonies occurred

In the international division of labour,the world's periphery provides

Semiperipheral regions

-The European country nearest to Morocco is

In a sense,globalization has been around for a long time.For example,trade routes have connected the Europeans with ________ for over a thousand years.

Production of sugar from sugar beets,as an alternative to trading for sugar made from sugar cane in a foreign,tropical country is an example of

-The above map represents

According to the course text,globalization of the last 25 years is linked to

European industrialization got its start in

The modern world-system began in

Geography Matters

Population Geography

People and Nature

Cultural Geographies

Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Geographies of Economic Development

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

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Exam 2: The Changing Global Context

Minisystems lose their cultural differences as they are absorbed into world-empires.

Write an essay where you analyze how and why the new technologies of the Industrial Revolution helped to bring about the emergence of a global economic system.

Most of the world's remaining external arenas are above the Arctic Circle and in Siberia.

The first to appreciate the practical importance and usefulness of geography were the

Neo-colonialism

A global commodity chain is the network of linkages describing

Which of the following regions was the last to be colonized by the Europeans?

-The regions highlighted in the above map represent

In Montreal,the emergence of the early business elite was mainly the result of the surrounding region's prosperous agriculture.

Visionary projections of the future can be divided into two kinds: optimistic and pessimistic.Although the text states that we most likely will not need to choose between the two extreme scenarios of optimism and pessimism,discuss which projection you see as more likely to occur and why.

The great scramble for African colonies occurred

In the international division of labour,the world's periphery provides

Semiperipheral regions

-The European country nearest to Morocco is

In a sense,globalization has been around for a long time.For example,trade routes have connected the Europeans with ________ for over a thousand years.

Production of sugar from sugar beets,as an alternative to trading for sugar made from sugar cane in a foreign,tropical country is an example of

-The above map represents

According to the course text,globalization of the last 25 years is linked to

European industrialization got its start in

The modern world-system began in

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