GEOG 2002: Geographies of Global Change: Spring 2004
 Instructor: Professor John O'Loughlin

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Answers to In-Class Quick Quizzes

 

Jan. 21st          Jan. 26th          Jan. 28th          Feb. 4th            Feb. 11th          Feb. 23rd         Mar. 1st           Mar. 29th        Apr. 12th          Apr. 14th            Apr. 19th          Apr. 21st          Apr. 28th    

 

             

 

 

January 21st:

 

  1. All of the following are true about globalization except:
    1. Economic globalization constitutes horizontal linkages between companies
    2. A global phenomenon confined to Western Europe and the former Communist states**
    3. Economic globalization has resulted in a decrease in the time it takes to move goods
    4. Has allowed for Nike globe-trotting

 

  1. Which of the following is an attribute of globalization?
    1. Increased interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic change
    2. Increased interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of cultural change
    3. A fundamental reorganization of the planet’s socio-economic structure since the industrial revolution
    4. All of the above**

 

January 26th:

 

  1. Which is true?
    1. Democracy has diffused in a regular manner since 1946.
    2. Africa is now (2003) the least democratized region of the world.
    3. Each democratic wave is followed by a reversal (more authoritarianism)**
    4. Only rich countries can sustain a democratic style of government

 

January 28th:

 

1.      1.      Select the correct answer:

a.       a.       Centrifugal forces inhibit the consolidation of national identity, and include a common language and religion.

b.      b.      Centripetal forces such as a strong central government and homogenous ethnic composition inhibit the consolidation of national identity

c.       c.       Centrifugal forces such as multiple ethnic groups and different religions inhibit state formation.* (see p. 35 in the text)

d.      d.      Centripetal forces such as multiple ethnic groups and languages within one state inhibit the consolidation of the state.

 

February 4th:

 

1.  Which of the following origins is not a major source of immigration to the United Kingdom?

a.       India

b.      Pakistan

c.       Turkey* (see lecture notes, 2/4)

d.      Ireland

e.       Carribean

 

2.  “Jus sanguinis” is a Latin term connected to which of the following

a.       a.       A civic based citizenship such as that found in Germany and Austria

b.      b.      An ethnic based citizenship such as that found in Germany and Austria* (see lecture notes, 2/4)

c.       A civic based citizenship such as that found in the United States and Britain

d.      Citizenship-based human rights law

 

February 11th:

 

1.  Before 1992, Bosnia had

a.  a majority Serb population

b.  a majority Croat population
c.  a majority Muslim population
d.  no ethnic majority * (lecture notes, 2/11)

 

2.  Which combination correctly rank orders the current members in support for the European Union? (high to low)

  1. United Kingdom, Austria, Germany
  2. Ireland, France, United Kingdom* (lecture notes, 2/9)
  3. Poland, Germany, United Kingdom
  4. Austria, Germany, Luxemburg

 

February 23rd:

 

1.  The Leninist-Stalinist nationalities policy was designed to:
            a.  Maintain Russian dominance in USSR
            b.  Allow titular groups some autonomy
            c.  Create a non-National identity
            d.  All of the above* (lecture notes, 2/23)

 

2.  Which of the following is true?  The majority of Russians,

a.  Support Chechen independence

b.  Want to keep Chechnya as part of Russia* (lecture notes, 2/23)

c.  Don’t know what to do

d.  Don’t care

 

March 1st:

 

1.  Which of the following is Boulder’s Sister City?

  1. Dushanbe* (lecture notes, 3/1, see also http://www.boulderteahouse.com/)
  2. Tashkent
  3. Bishkek
  4. Turkmenbash

 

2.  Where is Uzbekistan?  *B (lecture notes 3/1)

 

March 29th:

 

1.      Support for the BJP comes disproportionately  from
a.  Dalits
b.  Muslims
c.  Higher castes* (lecture notes 3/29)
d.  Sikhs

 

2.  The Ayodhya dispute concerns

  1. The 1999 destruction of a Hindu temple to Ram by fundamentalists Muslims
  2. The 1992 destruction of a 16th century Muslim mosque by Hindus* (lecture notes 3/29)
  3. The claim by Pakistan of a key region in Kashmir
  4. The claim by India against China of a key pass in the Himalayas

 

April 12th:

 

1.  Which of the following is a resource economy?

a.  South Africa

b.  Gambia* (lecture notes 4/12)

c.  Egypt

d.  Mauritius

 

2.  The division of Africa between the European colonial powers in 1884-1885 is known as

a.  Treaty of Versailles

b.  Congress of Vienna

c.  Treaty of Nairobi

d.  Congress of Berlin * (lecture notes 4/12)

 

April 14th:

 

1.  Coups d'etat in Africa are concentrated in

a. Southern Africa
b. Sahaelian zone* (lecture notes 4/14)
c.  Arab North Africa
d.  Zaire and its neighbors

2.  The “wheat trap” in Nigeria refers to

a.  The substitution of wheat for rice by consumer demand
b.  The use of government funds to support wheat production
c.  The use of oil revenues to subsidize cheap food imports* (lecture notes 4/14)
d.  The change of bun in Big Macs from maize to wheat

April 19th:

 

1.      Which  “lootable resource” keeps the West African wars going?

a.       Gold

b.      Oil

c.       Cocoa

d.      Diamonds* (lecture notes 4/19)

 

2.      ___________ anchors the bottom of the disability list?

a.       Liberia

b.      Niger

c.       Sierra Leone* (lecture notes 4/19)

d.      Cote d’Ivoire

 

April 21st:

 

1.      The political philosophy of Baathism is

a.       Politics based on religious Islam

b.      Secular and unified Arab nation* (lecture notes 4/21)

c.       Socialism along Leninist principles

d.      Sunni dominance over Shia minorities

 

2. Which is the right combination of the ratios of major groups in Iraq?

  1. Sunni 50%; Shia 20%; Kurds 20%
  2. Shia 40%; Sunni 40%; Kurds 20%
  3. Kurds 30%; Sunni 30%; Shia 40%
  4. Shia 60%; Kurds 20%; Sunni 20%* (lecture notes 4/21)

 

April 28th:

 

1. The largest number of Palestinian refugees live in

a.  Syria
b.  Egypt
c.  Under Israeli control (West Bank and Gaza)* (lecture notes 4/28)
d.  Jordan

2.   The song by Dana International “Viva la Diva”

a.  won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest
b.  was voted the worst song of 1998 by an Internet panel
c.  was condemned by many Israeli religious leaders
d.  all of the above* (lecture notes 4/28)