Question 1

Which of the following acronyms represents the Canadian name of the new agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)   NAFTA
B)   CUSMA
C)   USMCA
D)   ACEUM
E)   None of the above

Question 2

Prior to containerization, the shipping of goods over long distances was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Expensive
B)   Time-consuming
C)   Unreliable
D)   Labour-intensive
E)   All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following methods of transportation is favoured for small-bulk, high-value products?

Accepted Answer

A)   Air
B)   Railway
C)   Water
D)   Road
E)   None of the above

Question 4

China has changed the economic landscape significantly since the middle of the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A skeptical thesis views globalization as having what impact on culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   New local hybrid cultures
B)   The domination of global brands
C)   Differentiated and clashing cultural identities
D)   Homogeneous consumerism
E)   The domination of Western values

Question 6

David Harvey recognizes what "second way of thinking of globalization"?

Accepted Answer

A)   It makes distance less of a barrier to trade.
B)   It makes the world more homogeneous, like a global village.
C)   It reinforces local places and identities as distinct from others.
D)   It builds a global village.
E)   It reinforces inequalities.

Question 7

North America contributes approximately what percentage of world GDP?

Accepted Answer

A)   0-20 per cent
B)   21-40 per cent
C)   41-60 per cent
D)   61-80 per cent
E)   81-100 per cent

Question 8

Which country is the world's largest clothing exporter?

Accepted Answer

A)   China
B)   Bangladesh
C)   India
D)   Mexico
E)   Philippines

Question 9

Define time-space convergence and explain how you can calculate a convergence rate.

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Question 10

In Peter Dicken's diagram of the contemporary geo-economy, where does the largest share of world exports originate?

Accepted Answer

A)   South America
B)   East and Southeast Africa
C)   Europe
D)   North America
E)   Africa

Question 11

Which term is characterized by free-market competition and laissez-faire economic development?

Accepted Answer

A)   Capitalism
B)   Competitive capitalism
C)   Organized capitalism
D)   Disorganized capitalism
E)   Tariff

Question 12

Landscape features that are global in origin contribute to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Placelessness
B)   Place identity
C)   Cultural identity
D)   National identity
E)   Regionalism

Question 13

Describe how changes in technology have contributed to globalization.

Accepted Answer

Changes in technology have significantly...

Question 14

In what ways do the economic groupings of countries, as shown in Figure 11.4 in the text, affect our daily lives?

Accepted Answer

The economic groupings of countries, as ...

Question 15

Which method of transportation was the last to develop in Britain between 1650 and 1930?

Accepted Answer

A)   Railways
B)   Canals
C)   Turnpike roads
D)   Navigable rivers
E)   Carriers

Question 16

What is Thomas L. Friedman's interpretation of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is intensifying and is making the global economy more even for all.
B)   It is in retreat and has increased global inequalities.
C)   It is not widespread and influential.
D)   Regionalism is leading to decreased global connections.
E)   It is intensifying and increasing inequalities in the global marketplace.

Question 17

Which term is defined as the increased growth of major corporations and increased involvement by the state in the economy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Competitive capitalism
B)   Disorganized capitalism
C)   Tariff
D)   Transnational corporation
E)   Organized capitalism

Question 18

Discuss what accounts for the differences between countries with a high Global Connectedness Index (GCI) versus ones with a low GCI.

Accepted Answer

The differences between countries with a...

Question 19

The central feature of which of the following theses is "global civilization based on capitalism and governance"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hyperglobalist
B)   Skeptic
C)   Transformationalist
D)   Neo-imperialist
E)   Anti-globalist

Question 20

Which of the following countries became the world's principal economic power at the end of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)   Great Britain
B)   Germany
C)   The United States
D)   The former Soviet Union
E)   France

Exam 11: Geographies of Globalization

Landscape features that are global in origin contribute to which of the following?

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In what ways do the economic groupings of countries, as shown in Figure 11.4 in the text, affect our daily lives?

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Describe how changes in technology have contributed to globalization.

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Which of the following methods of transportation is favoured for small-bulk, high-value products?

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A skeptical thesis views globalization as having what impact on culture?

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Which of the following acronyms represents the Canadian name of the new agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico?

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Prior to containerization, the shipping of goods over long distances was which of the following?

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David Harvey recognizes what "second way of thinking of globalization"?

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Define time-space convergence and explain how you can calculate a convergence rate.

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