Question 1

The most important reason for European voyages of discovery was the desire

Accepted Answer

A)  for economic gain. 
B)  to spread Christianity. 
C)  to gain geographic knowledge and make better maps. 
D)  to spread European social and cultural values to the New World. 
E)  to create knowledgeable seamen.

Question 2

The hegemonic power of the nineteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States of America. 
B)  France. 
C)  Britain. 
D)  Russia. 
E)  India.

Question 3

The specialization of peripheral countries in raw materials and foodstuffs,the decentralization of manufacturing to areas of low labor costs,and the emphasis of core regions on high-tech manufacturing and services describe

Accepted Answer

A)  the digital divide. 
B)  the international division of labour. 
C)  comparative advantage. 
D)  import substitution. 
E)  initial advantage.

Question 4

Match the characteristic to the group of countries.
-Dependent,exploitative and disadvantageous trade relations

Accepted Answer

A) Periphery 
B) Core 
C) Semiperiphery

Question 5

-What sea is between country 19 and countries 6,5,and 3?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mediterranean Sea 
B)  Tyrrhenian Sea 
C)  Adriatic Sea 
D)  Aegean Sea 
E)  Ionian Sea

Question 6

With the emergence of the world-system in the 16th century,European ________ reshaped the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  merchant capitalism 
B)  languages 
C)  religions 
D)  transnational corporations 
E)  comparative advantages

Question 7

He introduced the concept of "world-system."

Accepted Answer

A)  Immanuel Wallerstein 
B)  Alexander von Humboldt

Question 8

With political independence in the 1950s and 1960s,the former European colonies of Africa were finally able to achieve economic independence from the world's core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What was the single most important innovation stimulating the international division of labour?

Accepted Answer

A)  sewing machine 
B)  railroad 
C)  metal-hulled, oceangoing steamship 
D)  cargo truck 
E)  jet-engine airplane

Question 10

Who are the BRICs and what is their unique position in the modern world-system?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who are the BRICs and what is...

Question 11

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify.
-Tripolar core

Accepted Answer

A) Britain, France, Germany 
B) Fertile Crescent, South Asian Floodplains, Tehuacan Valley 
C) Subsaharan Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia 
D) Europe, Japan, North America 
E) Egypt, China, Byzantium

Question 12

Match the device or description with the people or places.
-Suez & Panama

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

Question 13

According to the text,________ is likely to be one of the first countries to which a virus such as avian flu may spread because of its transnational connections.

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
C)  Southeast Asia 
D)  the Caribbean 
E)  Europe

Question 14

This regional age can be traced to Portugal's Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460).

Accepted Answer

A)  European Age of Enlightenment 
B)  European Age of Discovery 
C)  European Age of Science 
D)  European Age of Navigation 
E)  European Age of Religion

Question 15

One of the results of the division of labour was that colonial economies were founded on narrow specializations that were dependent on the core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match the characteristic to the group of countries.
-Undeveloped economies

Accepted Answer

A) Periphery 
B) Core 
C) Semiperiphery

Question 17

Match the example to the term or phrase.
-Indian Tribes of North America before the arrival of Europeans

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

Question 18

Which of the following entered the core after having been in the periphery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Portugal 
E)  Thailand

Question 19

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify.
-Former Third World

Accepted Answer

A) Britain, France, Germany 
B) Fertile Crescent, South Asian Floodplains, Tehuacan Valley 
C) Subsaharan Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia 
D) Europe, Japan, North America 
E) Egypt, China, Byzantium

Question 20

Over the last 200 hundred years,clusters of improved technological innovations seem to have come in waves of industrialization every half-century or so.With each successive wave,the world-system

Accepted Answer

A)  core expanded. 
B)  periphery expanded. 
C)  core and periphery remained unchanged. 
D)  core and periphery both expanded. 
E)  core and periphery both shrank.

Exam 2: The Changing Global Context

The most important reason for European voyages of discovery was the desire

The hegemonic power of the nineteenth century was

The specialization of peripheral countries in raw materials and foodstuffs,the decentralization of manufacturing to areas of low labor costs,and the emphasis of core regions on high-tech manufacturing and services describe

Match the characteristic to the group of countries. -Dependent,exploitative and disadvantageous trade relations

-What sea is between country 19 and countries 6,5,and 3?

With the emergence of the world-system in the 16th century,European ________ reshaped the world.

He introduced the concept of "world-system."

With political independence in the 1950s and 1960s,the former European colonies of Africa were finally able to achieve economic independence from the world's core.

What was the single most important innovation stimulating the international division of labour?

Who are the BRICs and what is their unique position in the modern world-system?

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify. -Tripolar core

Match the device or description with the people or places. -Suez & Panama

According to the text,________ is likely to be one of the first countries to which a virus such as avian flu may spread because of its transnational connections.

This regional age can be traced to Portugal's Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) .

One of the results of the division of labour was that colonial economies were founded on narrow specializations that were dependent on the core.

Match the characteristic to the group of countries. -Undeveloped economies

Match the example to the term or phrase. -Indian Tribes of North America before the arrival of Europeans

Which of the following entered the core after having been in the periphery?

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify. -Former Third World

Over the last 200 hundred years,clusters of improved technological innovations seem to have come in waves of industrialization every half-century or so.With each successive wave,the world-system