Question 1

Port cities in colonies tended to be more important than interior colonial cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

In the late nineteenth century,Britain was virtually alone in striving to gain new colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The transition from hunter-gatherer societies to agriculturally based systems

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted in a dispersal of population. 
B)  led to societies based on equality. 
C)  was necessary for the formation of the first world-empires. 
D)  made social relations less complex. 
E)  was in part a result of early urbanization. 
A)  resulted in a dispersal of population. 
B)  led to societies based on equality. 
C)  was necessary for the formation of the first world-empires. 
D)  made social relations less complex. 
E)  was in part a result of early urbanization. C

Question 4

-Which of the following is NOT in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kazakhstan 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Ghana 
D)  Ethiopia 
E)  Morocco 
A)  Kazakhstan 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Ghana 
D)  Ethiopia 
E)  Morocco

Question 5

Write an essay in which you define,discuss,and analyze the "digital divide."

Accepted Answer

The digital divide refers to the gap bet

Question 6

The decision to copy goods previously available only by trading is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  export reproduction. 
B)  import substitution. 
C)  patent purchase. 
D)  product cloning. 
E)  economic imperialism. 
A)  export reproduction. 
B)  import substitution. 
C)  patent purchase. 
D)  product cloning. 
E)  economic imperialism.

Question 7

This territory was granted to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Yukon 
B)  Newfoundland 
C)  Labrador 
D)  Rupert's Land 
E)  Ungava 
A)  the Yukon 
B)  Newfoundland 
C)  Labrador 
D)  Rupert's Land 
E)  Ungava

Question 8

According to the staples thesis,large levels of exports of natural resources do not result in significant amounts of economic growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

-To drive from Portugal to France,one must drive through

Accepted Answer

A)  Morocco. 
B)  Turkey. 
C)  Argentina. 
D)  India. 
E)  Spain. 
A)  Morocco. 
B)  Turkey. 
C)  Argentina. 
D)  India. 
E)  Spain.

Question 10

A resident of a peripheral country is more likely to have belonged to a Third World than a First World country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the early 1900s,peripheral countries

Accepted Answer

A)  were well on their way to becoming core countries. 
B)  imported most of their manufactured goods from core countries. 
C)  diversified their economies. 
D)  in Africa and Asia achieved their independence. 
E)  used the labour located in the core to manufacture their goods. 
A)  were well on their way to becoming core countries. 
B)  imported most of their manufactured goods from core countries. 
C)  diversified their economies. 
D)  in Africa and Asia achieved their independence. 
E)  used the labour located in the core to manufacture their goods.

Question 12

The concept of spatial justice considers the distribution of society's benefits and burdens at different spatial scales,taking into account both variations in people's need and in their contribution to the production of wealth and social well-being.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

While including in your explanation examples of states and/or specific areas of the world,compare and contrast the three types of regions that compose today's world-system.

Accepted Answer

The three types of regions that compose

Question 14

The North West Company had its centre of operations in

Accepted Answer

A)  Montreal. 
B)  Winnipeg. 
C)  Moose Factory. 
D)  London, England. 
E)  Ottawa. 
A)  Montreal. 
B)  Winnipeg. 
C)  Moose Factory. 
D)  London, England. 
E)  Ottawa.

Question 15

The early formation of the modern world-system was driven primarily by

Accepted Answer

A)  colonial missionaries. 
B)  racially-motivated Europeans. 
C)  enlightened monarchs. 
D)  European merchant capitalists. 
E)  North American fur traders. 
A)  colonial missionaries. 
B)  racially-motivated Europeans. 
C)  enlightened monarchs. 
D)  European merchant capitalists. 
E)  North American fur traders.

Question 16

World empires are organized around a

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal social economy. 
B)  subsistence production economy. 
C)  system of taxation and redistribution. 
D)  capitalist social economy. 
E)  system of anarchy. 
A)  reciprocal social economy. 
B)  subsistence production economy. 
C)  system of taxation and redistribution. 
D)  capitalist social economy. 
E)  system of anarchy.

Question 17

The core regions of the modern world-system

Accepted Answer

A)  dominate world trade. 
B)  are primarily in the southern hemisphere. 
C)  tend to have low per-capita incomes. 
D)  became core regions by refusing to engage in imperialism. 
E)  include many former colonies. 
A)  dominate world trade. 
B)  are primarily in the southern hemisphere. 
C)  tend to have low per-capita incomes. 
D)  became core regions by refusing to engage in imperialism. 
E)  include many former colonies.

Question 18

Commodity chains are networks of labour and production processes that originate in the extraction or production of raw materials and whose end result is the delivery and consumption of a finished commodity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Of the following,the most important determinant of a state's status within the world-system is its

Accepted Answer

A)  military power. 
B)  population size. 
C)  ability to keep out foreign goods and run a positive trade balance. 
D)  ability to ensure international economic competitiveness of its domestic producers. 
E)  Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 
A)  military power. 
B)  population size. 
C)  ability to keep out foreign goods and run a positive trade balance. 
D)  ability to ensure international economic competitiveness of its domestic producers. 
E)  Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Question 20

Development of Alberta's reserves of oil and gas began in the 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Port cities in colonies tended to be more important than interior colonial cities.

In the late nineteenth century,Britain was virtually alone in striving to gain new colonies.

The transition from hunter-gatherer societies to agriculturally based systems

-Which of the following is NOT in Africa?

Write an essay in which you define,discuss,and analyze the "digital divide."

The decision to copy goods previously available only by trading is known as

This territory was granted to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670.

According to the staples thesis,large levels of exports of natural resources do not result in significant amounts of economic growth.

-To drive from Portugal to France,one must drive through

A resident of a peripheral country is more likely to have belonged to a Third World than a First World country.

In the early 1900s,peripheral countries

The concept of spatial justice considers the distribution of society's benefits and burdens at different spatial scales,taking into account both variations in people's need and in their contribution to the production of wealth and social well-being.

While including in your explanation examples of states and/or specific areas of the world,compare and contrast the three types of regions that compose today's world-system.

The North West Company had its centre of operations in

The early formation of the modern world-system was driven primarily by

World empires are organized around a

The core regions of the modern world-system

Commodity chains are networks of labour and production processes that originate in the extraction or production of raw materials and whose end result is the delivery and consumption of a finished commodity.

Of the following,the most important determinant of a state's status within the world-system is its

Development of Alberta's reserves of oil and gas began in the 1980s.

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Exam 2: The Changing Global Context

Port cities in colonies tended to be more important than interior colonial cities.

In the late nineteenth century,Britain was virtually alone in striving to gain new colonies.

The transition from hunter-gatherer societies to agriculturally based systems

-Which of the following is NOT in Africa?

Write an essay in which you define,discuss,and analyze the "digital divide."

The decision to copy goods previously available only by trading is known as

This territory was granted to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670.

According to the staples thesis,large levels of exports of natural resources do not result in significant amounts of economic growth.

-To drive from Portugal to France,one must drive through

A resident of a peripheral country is more likely to have belonged to a Third World than a First World country.

In the early 1900s,peripheral countries

The concept of spatial justice considers the distribution of society's benefits and burdens at different spatial scales,taking into account both variations in people's need and in their contribution to the production of wealth and social well-being.

While including in your explanation examples of states and/or specific areas of the world,compare and contrast the three types of regions that compose today's world-system.

The North West Company had its centre of operations in

The early formation of the modern world-system was driven primarily by

World empires are organized around a

The core regions of the modern world-system

Commodity chains are networks of labour and production processes that originate in the extraction or production of raw materials and whose end result is the delivery and consumption of a finished commodity.

Of the following,the most important determinant of a state's status within the world-system is its

Development of Alberta's reserves of oil and gas began in the 1980s.

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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