Question 1

Discuss the issues associated with the opposition to globalization and the various means by which this opposition can be mobilized.

Accepted Answer

Opposition to globalization stems from a

Question 2

The world's major hearth areas,from where new practices emerged and subsequently spread,eventually grew into the world's core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

-The capital city of country #58 is

Accepted Answer

A)  Tokyo. 
B)  Dacca. 
C)  New Delhi. 
D)  Accra. 
E)  Dakar. 
A)  Tokyo. 
B)  Dacca. 
C)  New Delhi. 
D)  Accra. 
E)  Dakar.

Question 4

European industrialization began in the late ________ century.

Accepted Answer

A)  15th 
B)  16th 
C)  17th 
D)  18th 
E)  19th 
A)  15th 
B)  16th 
C)  17th 
D)  18th 
E)  19th

Question 5

The idea that people's social and economic development and behaviour are fundamentally shaped by their physical environment is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental determinism. 
B)  ecocentrism. 
A)  environmental determinism. 
B)  ecocentrism.

Question 6

In the years after World War II,this country emerged as the hegemonic power:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Soviet Union 
B)  Britain 
C)  China 
D)  The United States of America 
E)  Japan 
A)  The Soviet Union 
B)  Britain 
C)  China 
D)  The United States of America 
E)  Japan

Question 7

Match the event(s) to the approximate time at which it (they) occurred.
-Transition to minisystems

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 8

The United States of America in now considered to be the world's hegemonic power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Several world-empires,for example Ancient Egypt,Sri Lanka,and the Mayan and Incan empires,were so-called hydraulic empires: states in which despotic rulers organized labour-intensive irrigation and drainage schemes that allowed for significant increases in agricultural productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Understanding commodity chains can help end users understand the conditions under which the things they consume were made.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

-The capital city of #32 is

Accepted Answer

A)  Nairobi. 
B)  Mexico City. 
C)  Buenos Aires. 
D)  Beijing. 
E)  Madrid. 
A)  Nairobi. 
B)  Mexico City. 
C)  Buenos Aires. 
D)  Beijing. 
E)  Madrid.

Question 12

According to the UNDP,the poorest 20 percent of the world's population accounted for what percent of world income?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.5 percent 
B)  1 percent 
C)  2.5 percent 
D)  3 percent 
E)  4.5 percent 
A)  0.5 percent 
B)  1 percent 
C)  2.5 percent 
D)  3 percent 
E)  4.5 percent

Question 13

The fundamental logic or driving force behind colonization of the late 19th century was

Accepted Answer

A)  economic. 
B)  cultural. 
A)  economic. 
B)  cultural.

Question 14

Give the approximate dates of the three periods of industrialization and discuss the characteristics of each period.

Accepted Answer

The three periods of industrialization a

Question 15

Match the device or description with the people or places.
-Colon & da Gama

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 16

The global core and periphery have not changed their locations over time but remained fixed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the example to the term or phrase.
-The network of a product from its origins to its consumption

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 18

The first people significantly to develop geographic knowledge were the

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese. 
B)  Romans. 
C)  Mayans. 
D)  Europeans. 
E)  Greeks. 
A)  Chinese. 
B)  Romans. 
C)  Mayans. 
D)  Europeans. 
E)  Greeks.

Question 19

-Countries 26,27,and 28 are all part of

Accepted Answer

A)  North Africa. 
B)  Sub-Saharan Africa. 
C)  Southeast Asia. 
D)  the Middle East. 
E)  North America. 
A)  North Africa. 
B)  Sub-Saharan Africa. 
C)  Southeast Asia. 
D)  the Middle East. 
E)  North America.

Question 20

The first agricultural revolution introduced

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting & gathering. 
B)  agricultural production. 
A)  hunting & gathering. 
B)  agricultural production.

Discuss the issues associated with the opposition to globalization and the various means by which this opposition can be mobilized.

The world's major hearth areas,from where new practices emerged and subsequently spread,eventually grew into the world's core.

-The capital city of country #58 is

European industrialization began in the late ________ century.

The idea that people's social and economic development and behaviour are fundamentally shaped by their physical environment is known as

In the years after World War II,this country emerged as the hegemonic power:

Match the event(s) to the approximate time at which it (they) occurred. -Transition to minisystems

The United States of America in now considered to be the world's hegemonic power.

Several world-empires,for example Ancient Egypt,Sri Lanka,and the Mayan and Incan empires,were so-called hydraulic empires: states in which despotic rulers organized labour-intensive irrigation and drainage schemes that allowed for significant increases in agricultural productivity.

Understanding commodity chains can help end users understand the conditions under which the things they consume were made.

-The capital city of #32 is

According to the UNDP,the poorest 20 percent of the world's population accounted for what percent of world income?

The fundamental logic or driving force behind colonization of the late 19th century was

Give the approximate dates of the three periods of industrialization and discuss the characteristics of each period.

Match the device or description with the people or places. -Colon & da Gama

The global core and periphery have not changed their locations over time but remained fixed.

Match the example to the term or phrase. -The network of a product from its origins to its consumption

The first people significantly to develop geographic knowledge were the

-Countries 26,27,and 28 are all part of

The first agricultural revolution introduced

Geography Matters

Population Geography

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Geographies of Economic Development

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Exam 2: The Changing Global Context

Discuss the issues associated with the opposition to globalization and the various means by which this opposition can be mobilized.

The world's major hearth areas,from where new practices emerged and subsequently spread,eventually grew into the world's core.

-The capital city of country #58 is

European industrialization began in the late ________ century.

The idea that people's social and economic development and behaviour are fundamentally shaped by their physical environment is known as

In the years after World War II,this country emerged as the hegemonic power:

Match the event(s) to the approximate time at which it (they) occurred. -Transition to minisystems

The United States of America in now considered to be the world's hegemonic power.

Several world-empires,for example Ancient Egypt,Sri Lanka,and the Mayan and Incan empires,were so-called hydraulic empires: states in which despotic rulers organized labour-intensive irrigation and drainage schemes that allowed for significant increases in agricultural productivity.

Understanding commodity chains can help end users understand the conditions under which the things they consume were made.

-The capital city of #32 is

According to the UNDP,the poorest 20 percent of the world's population accounted for what percent of world income?

The fundamental logic or driving force behind colonization of the late 19th century was

Give the approximate dates of the three periods of industrialization and discuss the characteristics of each period.

Match the device or description with the people or places. -Colon & da Gama

The global core and periphery have not changed their locations over time but remained fixed.

Match the example to the term or phrase. -The network of a product from its origins to its consumption

The first people significantly to develop geographic knowledge were the

-Countries 26,27,and 28 are all part of

The first agricultural revolution introduced

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