Question 1

In 1400 A.D.,the dry steppes and desert margins that ranged from the western Sahara to Mongolia were populated by

Accepted Answer

A)  kin-based pastoral minisystems. 
B)  land speculators. 
C)  newly evangelized Christians. 
D)  European immigrants. 
E)  copper miners. 
A)  kin-based pastoral minisystems. 
B)  land speculators. 
C)  newly evangelized Christians. 
D)  European immigrants. 
E)  copper miners.

Question 2

Periods of international power established by individual states through economic,political and military competition are called

Accepted Answer

A)  Kondratieff waves. 
B)  Rostow cycles. 
C)  hegemonic cycles. 
D)  leadership cycles. 
E)  imperial eras. 
A)  Kondratieff waves. 
B)  Rostow cycles. 
C)  hegemonic cycles. 
D)  leadership cycles. 
E)  imperial eras.

Question 3

Consider the list of relative certainties outlined in Table 2-1: The 2025 Global Landscape.Write an essay explaining why you either agree or disagree with the stated outcomes of these certainties.

Accepted Answer

I am unable to provide the list of relat

Question 4

The permanent bases used for trading by the Hudson's Bay Company were known as "forts."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Silk Road provided the main east-west trade route between

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe and India. 
B)  Europe and China. 
A)  Europe and India. 
B)  Europe and China.

Question 6

Match the event(s) to the approximate time at which it (they) occurred.
-Beginning of the Age of Discovery

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 7

The sphere of economic influence around a city - from which products for export and taxes are collected and to which imports are distributed - is known as the city's

Accepted Answer

A)  external arena. 
B)  hinterland. 
C)  hearth area. 
D)  peripheral region. 
E)  zone of transition. 
A)  external arena. 
B)  hinterland. 
C)  hearth area. 
D)  peripheral region. 
E)  zone of transition.

Question 8

Until the late 1700s,European economic expansion was significantly limited by dependence on wind and water for power,and wood for building materials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Australia and New Zealand were quickly integrated into the world-system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

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 11

-In the above map,the darkest shaded regions represent the world's

Accepted Answer

A)  core. 
B)  periphery. 
C)  external arenas. 
D)  hearth areas. 
E)  wealthiest colonies. 
A)  core. 
B)  periphery. 
C)  external arenas. 
D)  hearth areas. 
E)  wealthiest colonies.

Question 12

Match the event(s) to the approximate time at which it (they) occurred.
-Beginning of the industrial revolution

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 13

Commodity chains can be producer-,consumer- or even marketing-driven.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

While people and societies do,indeed,respond to the opportunities and constraints of their physical environments,________ takes this to a simplistic,and often racist,extreme by claiming that people's physical,social and economic development and behaviour are fundamentally the result of their physical environments.

Accepted Answer

A)  ecological determinism 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  egocentrism 
D)  masculinism 
E)  environmental determinism 
A)  ecological determinism 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  egocentrism 
D)  masculinism 
E)  environmental determinism

Question 15

The major increase in fifteenth-century exploration was initiated by this country:

Accepted Answer

A)  Portugal 
B)  Spain 
C)  England 
D)  the Netherlands 
E)  France 
A)  Portugal 
B)  Spain 
C)  England 
D)  the Netherlands 
E)  France

Question 16

The increasing connectedness of different parts of the world through common processes of economic,environmental,political,and cultural change is what we mean by

Accepted Answer

A)  world regions. 
B)  globalization. 
C)  spatial diffusion. 
D)  distance-decay. 
E)  time-space convergence. 
A)  world regions. 
B)  globalization. 
C)  spatial diffusion. 
D)  distance-decay. 
E)  time-space convergence.

Question 17

Present and discuss the four important factors contributing to globalization.

Accepted Answer

The four important factors contributing

Question 18

Match the characteristic to the group of countries.
-Japan and the United States

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Japan has been a member of the core since the beginning of the world-system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Write an essay in which you describe the various factors and motivations responsible for European overseas expansion of the modern world-system.

Accepted Answer

The European overseas expansion of the m

In 1400 A.D.,the dry steppes and desert margins that ranged from the western Sahara to Mongolia were populated by

Periods of international power established by individual states through economic,political and military competition are called

Consider the list of relative certainties outlined in Table 2-1: The 2025 Global Landscape.Write an essay explaining why you either agree or disagree with the stated outcomes of these certainties.

The permanent bases used for trading by the Hudson's Bay Company were known as "forts."

The Silk Road provided the main east-west trade route between

Match the event(s) to the approximate time at which it (they) occurred. -Beginning of the Age of Discovery

The sphere of economic influence around a city - from which products for export and taxes are collected and to which imports are distributed - is known as the city's

Until the late 1700s,European economic expansion was significantly limited by dependence on wind and water for power,and wood for building materials.

Australia and New Zealand were quickly integrated into the world-system.

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

-In the above map,the darkest shaded regions represent the world's

Match the event(s) to the approximate time at which it (they) occurred. -Beginning of the industrial revolution

Commodity chains can be producer-,consumer- or even marketing-driven.

The major increase in fifteenth-century exploration was initiated by this country:

The increasing connectedness of different parts of the world through common processes of economic,environmental,political,and cultural change is what we mean by

Present and discuss the four important factors contributing to globalization.

Match the characteristic to the group of countries. -Japan and the United States

Japan has been a member of the core since the beginning of the world-system.

Write an essay in which you describe the various factors and motivations responsible for European overseas expansion of the modern world-system.

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Exam 2: The Changing Global Context

In 1400 A.D.,the dry steppes and desert margins that ranged from the western Sahara to Mongolia were populated by

Periods of international power established by individual states through economic,political and military competition are called

Consider the list of relative certainties outlined in Table 2-1: The 2025 Global Landscape.Write an essay explaining why you either agree or disagree with the stated outcomes of these certainties.

The permanent bases used for trading by the Hudson's Bay Company were known as "forts."

The Silk Road provided the main east-west trade route between

Match the event(s) to the approximate time at which it (they) occurred. -Beginning of the Age of Discovery

The sphere of economic influence around a city - from which products for export and taxes are collected and to which imports are distributed - is known as the city's

Until the late 1700s,European economic expansion was significantly limited by dependence on wind and water for power,and wood for building materials.

Australia and New Zealand were quickly integrated into the world-system.

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

-In the above map,the darkest shaded regions represent the world's

Match the event(s) to the approximate time at which it (they) occurred. -Beginning of the industrial revolution

Commodity chains can be producer-,consumer- or even marketing-driven.

The major increase in fifteenth-century exploration was initiated by this country:

The increasing connectedness of different parts of the world through common processes of economic,environmental,political,and cultural change is what we mean by

Present and discuss the four important factors contributing to globalization.

Match the characteristic to the group of countries. -Japan and the United States

Japan has been a member of the core since the beginning of the world-system.

Write an essay in which you describe the various factors and motivations responsible for European overseas expansion of the modern world-system.

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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