Question 1

Match the device or description with the people or places.
-Samarkand & Khiva

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 2

Identify and describe the geography of the major world-empires from their early appearance to the beginning of European overseas expansion.

Accepted Answer

The geography of the major world empires

Question 3

This strategy was used by the government of (early)Canada to protect Canada from American competition.

Accepted Answer

A)  free trade with Britain 
B)  removal of tariffs on trade with the United States 
C)  the National Policy of 1879 
D)  stricter enforcement of its border with the United States 
E)  claiming of Northern and Arctic resources 
A)  free trade with Britain 
B)  removal of tariffs on trade with the United States 
C)  the National Policy of 1879 
D)  stricter enforcement of its border with the United States 
E)  claiming of Northern and Arctic resources

Question 4

A minisystem is a society with a reciprocal social economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In general terms,the world economy is now structured around a "core" that includes

Accepted Answer

A)  North America, the European Union, and Japan. 
B)  North America, China, and Japan. 
C)  North America, the European Union, and China. 
D)  China, the European Union, and Japan. 
E)  China, the European Union, and India. 
A)  North America, the European Union, and Japan. 
B)  North America, China, and Japan. 
C)  North America, the European Union, and China. 
D)  China, the European Union, and Japan. 
E)  China, the European Union, and India.

Question 6

The world-system has stopped evolving and has been stable since the end of colonialism after WWII.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The beginning of the modern world-system generally coincides with the

Accepted Answer

A)  fall of the Roman Empire. 
B)  arrival of Europeans in the Americas. 
C)  Industrial Revolution. 
D)  colonization of Africa. 
E)  dropping of the nuclear bomb on Japan and the end of World War II. 
A)  fall of the Roman Empire. 
B)  arrival of Europeans in the Americas. 
C)  Industrial Revolution. 
D)  colonization of Africa. 
E)  dropping of the nuclear bomb on Japan and the end of World War II.

Question 8

The third wave of industrialization

Accepted Answer

A)  was characterized by a core-within-a-core that stretched from London to Berlin. 
B)  excluded Scandinavia and the Mediterranean states. 
C)  saw the first introduction of steam power. 
D)  began after World War I. 
E)  was halted by the Great Depression of the 1930s. 
A)  was characterized by a core-within-a-core that stretched from London to Berlin. 
B)  excluded Scandinavia and the Mediterranean states. 
C)  saw the first introduction of steam power. 
D)  began after World War I. 
E)  was halted by the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Question 9

After WWII,the world-system periphery was referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A)  First World. 
B)  Second World. 
C)  Third World. 
D)  Last World. 
E)  Outer Periphery. 
A)  First World. 
B)  Second World. 
C)  Third World. 
D)  Last World. 
E)  Outer Periphery.

Question 10

The following two factors were the most important geographical phenomena introduced by world empires:

Accepted Answer

A)  urbanization and colonization. 
B)  urbanization and religion. 
C)  religion and colonization. 
D)  inter-regional trade and religion. 
E)  technological innovations and religion. 
A)  urbanization and colonization. 
B)  urbanization and religion. 
C)  religion and colonization. 
D)  inter-regional trade and religion. 
E)  technological innovations and religion.

Question 11

Based on the history of the world-system,once a country is in the periphery,it always remains in the periphery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

-Which pair of countries are nearest each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain & Morocco 
B)  Argentina & Ghana 
C)  Kenya & Ghana 
D)  USA & Japan 
E)  Portugal & Ghana 
A)  Spain & Morocco 
B)  Argentina & Ghana 
C)  Kenya & Ghana 
D)  USA & Japan 
E)  Portugal & Ghana

Question 13

-The above map shows the worldwide distribution of what phenomenon (darker colours indicate more of it)?

Accepted Answer

A)  HIV/AIDS 
B)  Human Footprint 
C)  SARS 
D)  wealth 
E)  Ebola 
A)  HIV/AIDS 
B)  Human Footprint 
C)  SARS 
D)  wealth 
E)  Ebola

Question 14

A few remnant ________ still remain at the start of the 21st century.

Accepted Answer

A)  minisystems 
B)  mini areas 
A)  minisystems 
B)  mini areas

Question 15

Many of the roads laid out by the ________ around 2000 years ago continue to be major routes throughout Europe.

Accepted Answer

A)  Vandals 
B)  Romans 
C)  Greeks 
D)  Vikings 
E)  Packers 
A)  Vandals 
B)  Romans 
C)  Greeks 
D)  Vikings 
E)  Packers

Question 16

Though we don't generally think of it when we talk about globalization,a world economy has been in existence for

Accepted Answer

A)  millions of years. 
B)  thousands of years. 
C)  centuries. 
D)  decades. 
E)  years. 
A)  millions of years. 
B)  thousands of years. 
C)  centuries. 
D)  decades. 
E)  years.

Question 17

Compare two countries,one in the core and one in the periphery (for example,France and Croatia).Why is one of these countries richer and more economically developed than the other? How does the world-system model help to explain these differences?

Accepted Answer

The world-system model, developed by soc

Question 18

In a surge of European imperialism to protect established interests,expand territory and compete for world influence at the end of the 19th century,European core countries carved almost the entire ________ into a collection of colonies.

Accepted Answer

A)  continent of Africa 
B)  continent of South America 
C)  country of India 
D)  country of Brazil 
E)  world 
A)  continent of Africa 
B)  continent of South America 
C)  country of India 
D)  country of Brazil 
E)  world

Question 19

The modern world-system had its origins in late 15th-century Europe,and was especially associated with a rise in

Accepted Answer

A)  consumer demand for imported products. 
B)  art. 
C)  food production. 
D)  manufacturing. 
E)  expansion and exploration. 
A)  consumer demand for imported products. 
B)  art. 
C)  food production. 
D)  manufacturing. 
E)  expansion and exploration.

Question 20

Harold Innis developed this thesis on the impact of the export of natural resources on Canada.

Accepted Answer

A)  the heartland-hinterland thesis 
B)  the core-periphery thesis 
C)  the staples thesis 
D)  the dependency model 
E)  trade deficit reduction thesis 
A)  the heartland-hinterland thesis 
B)  the core-periphery thesis 
C)  the staples thesis 
D)  the dependency model 
E)  trade deficit reduction thesis

Match the device or description with the people or places. -Samarkand & Khiva

Identify and describe the geography of the major world-empires from their early appearance to the beginning of European overseas expansion.

This strategy was used by the government of (early)Canada to protect Canada from American competition.

A minisystem is a society with a reciprocal social economy.

In general terms,the world economy is now structured around a "core" that includes

The world-system has stopped evolving and has been stable since the end of colonialism after WWII.

The beginning of the modern world-system generally coincides with the

The third wave of industrialization

After WWII,the world-system periphery was referred to as the

The following two factors were the most important geographical phenomena introduced by world empires:

Based on the history of the world-system,once a country is in the periphery,it always remains in the periphery.

-Which pair of countries are nearest each other?

-The above map shows the worldwide distribution of what phenomenon (darker colours indicate more of it)?

A few remnant ________ still remain at the start of the 21st century.

Many of the roads laid out by the ________ around 2000 years ago continue to be major routes throughout Europe.

Though we don't generally think of it when we talk about globalization,a world economy has been in existence for

Compare two countries,one in the core and one in the periphery (for example,France and Croatia).Why is one of these countries richer and more economically developed than the other? How does the world-system model help to explain these differences?

In a surge of European imperialism to protect established interests,expand territory and compete for world influence at the end of the 19th century,European core countries carved almost the entire ________ into a collection of colonies.

The modern world-system had its origins in late 15th-century Europe,and was especially associated with a rise in

Harold Innis developed this thesis on the impact of the export of natural resources on Canada.

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

Match the device or description with the people or places. -Samarkand & Khiva

Identify and describe the geography of the major world-empires from their early appearance to the beginning of European overseas expansion.

This strategy was used by the government of (early)Canada to protect Canada from American competition.

A minisystem is a society with a reciprocal social economy.

In general terms,the world economy is now structured around a "core" that includes

The world-system has stopped evolving and has been stable since the end of colonialism after WWII.

The beginning of the modern world-system generally coincides with the

The third wave of industrialization

After WWII,the world-system periphery was referred to as the

The following two factors were the most important geographical phenomena introduced by world empires:

Based on the history of the world-system,once a country is in the periphery,it always remains in the periphery.

-Which pair of countries are nearest each other?

-The above map shows the worldwide distribution of what phenomenon (darker colours indicate more of it)?

A few remnant ________ still remain at the start of the 21st century.

Many of the roads laid out by the ________ around 2000 years ago continue to be major routes throughout Europe.

Though we don't generally think of it when we talk about globalization,a world economy has been in existence for

Compare two countries,one in the core and one in the periphery (for example,France and Croatia).Why is one of these countries richer and more economically developed than the other? How does the world-system model help to explain these differences?

In a surge of European imperialism to protect established interests,expand territory and compete for world influence at the end of the 19th century,European core countries carved almost the entire ________ into a collection of colonies.

The modern world-system had its origins in late 15th-century Europe,and was especially associated with a rise in

Harold Innis developed this thesis on the impact of the export of natural resources on Canada.

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