Chapter 2
Globalization, Core-Periphery
02.01 A minisystem is a society with:
1. a single cultural base
2. a modern economy
3. an extensive physical infrastructure
4. extensive urbanization
5. all of the above
02.01 A minisystem is a society with:
1. a single cultural base
2. a modern economy
3. an extensive physical infrastructure
4. extensive urbanization
5. all of the above
Explanation: Minisystems are societies with a
single cultural base and a reciprocal social
economy. They are found only in subsistencebased economies.
02.02 Which country was a core region in 1800?
1. United States
2. Japan
3. China
4. France
5. Russia
02.02 Which country was a core region in 1800?
1. United States
2. Japan
3. China
4. France
5. Russia
02.03 Which country was a core region in 1900?
1. Japan
2. Australia
3. Italy
4. Russia
5. Canada
02.03 Which country was a core region in 1900?
1. Japan
2. Australia
3. Italy
4. Russia
5. Canada
02.04 Which country was a core region in 2000?
1. Russia
2. Spain
3. Australia
4. Brazil
5. India
02.04 Which country was a core region in 2000?
1. Russia
2. Spain
3. Australia
4. Brazil
5. India
02.05 The Industrial Revolution in Europe:
1. took place simultaneously throughout Europe
2. diffused from southern to northern Europe
3. began in Britain where power and raw
materials were available
4. began in Germany
5. moved generally from east to west
02.05 The Industrial Revolution in Europe:
1. took place simultaneously throughout Europe
2. diffused from southern to northern Europe
3. began in Britain where power and raw materials
were available
4. began in Germany
5. moved generally from east to west
02.06 In 2004, the 20% of the world’s population
living in the highest-income countries had about
what share of world income?
1. 5%
2. 20%
3. 50%
4. 75%
5. 100%
02.06 In 2004, the 20% of the world’s population living in
the highest-income countries had about what share of
world income?
1. 5%
2. 20%
3. 50%
4. 75%
5. 100%
Explanation: The fifth of the world’s population living in
the richest countries had about 75% of world income in
2004; the fifth of the world’s population living in the
poorest countries had just 1% of world income. These
figures indicate how unequally world income is
distributed.
02.07 Which countries have the highest share of
the world’s internet users?
1. United Kingdom and Germany
2. United States and Russia
3. United States and China
4. Japan and Australia
5. none of the above
02.07 Which countries have the highest share of the
world’s internet users?
1. United Kingdom and Germany
2. United States and Russia
3. United States and China
4. Japan and Australia
5. none of the above
02.08 This philosopher’s belief in the intellectual
importance of geography helped establish it as a
formal discipline:
1. Ellen Churchill Semple
2. Carl Sauer
3. Charles Darwin
4. Ellsworth Huntington
5. Immanuel Kant
02.08 This philosopher’s belief in the intellectual
importance of geography helped establish it as a
formal discipline:
1. Ellen Churchill Semple
2. Carl Sauer
3. Charles Darwin
4. Ellsworth Huntington
5. Immanuel Kant
Explanation: The German philosopher Immanuel
Kant (1724-1804) identified geography as a field
of knowledge that classified things according to
space (regions).
02.09 This map depicts:
1. the first English settlements in North America
2. the prime agricultural land in the United States
3. the manufacturing belt of the United States
4. the mid-Atlantic region
5. a peripheral part of the United States
02.09 This map depicts:
1. the first English settlements in North America
2. the prime agricultural land in the United States
3. the manufacturing belt of the United States
4. the mid-Atlantic region
5. a peripheral part of the United States
Explanation: This part of the United States
contained all the factors necessary for the
development of a manufacturing sector.
02.10 The first phase of the internal geographic
expansion and regional integration of core
regions was based on this transport technology:
1. railroads
2. aircraft
3. tractors
4. trucks
5. canals
02.10 The first phase of the internal geographic
expansion and regional integration of core
regions was based on this transport technology:
1. railroads
2. aircraft
3. tractors
4. trucks
5. canals
Explanation: Canals, an old technology, helped
parts of Europe and the United States integrate
and extend emerging industrial regions before
the use of the other four technologies.
02.11 In the late nineteenth century, the world’s
dominant imperial power was:
1. United States
2. United Kingdom
3. France
4. Spain
5. Netherlands
02.11 In the late nineteenth century, the world’s dominant imperial
power was:
1. United States
2. United Kingdom
3. France
4. Spain
5. Netherlands
Explanation: The British Empire dominated world trade in the late
nineteenth century.
02.12 The Mau Mau movement was a significant
attempt to resist colonial rule in which place?
1. New Zealand
2. South Africa
3. India
4. Kenya
5. Barbados
02.12 The Mau Mau movement was a significant
attempt to resist colonial rule in which place?
1. New Zealand
2. South Africa
3. India
4. Kenya
5. Barbados
Explanation: The Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya
helped draw attention to the plight of Africans
under British rule, and helped stimulate efforts
towards making Kenya independent.