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The primary academic field of study for cultural borders is…Answer GeographyAnthropologySociologyPolitical Science Q42 points Question 2 Hyperglobalization is also referred to as?Answer “out of controlism”the U.S. modelextreme captialism“convergence with a vengeance” Q772 points Question 3 What author that suggested the policies of “the golden straitjacket”?Answer Thomas JeffersonThomas FriedmanThomas MalthusThomas EdisonQ402 points Question 4 Which of the following is an example of social borders?Answer ReligionEthnicityRaceClass Q92 points Question 5 What concept centers upon the conflict inherent in the idea that growth of the world’s population increases geometrically whereas the production of food can only increase arithmetically?Answer Malthusian dilemmaTragedy of the commonsMaslow’s hierarchy of needsDemographic trap Q532 points Question 6 Konrad Zuse…Answer Invented the electronic numerical integrator and computer in 1946Created the first programmable computer in 1936Invented the microprocessor chip in 1958Built the very first computer in 1935 Q912 points Question 7 A global citizen is…Answer A person who has citizenship in two countriesA person who has renounced their citizenship in one country and adopted citizenship in anotherA person who believes they belong to a global communityA person who does not believe in the sovereignty of nations Q242 points Question 8 Which Eastern European country did the Soviet Union invade in 1956 due to political dissention?Answer CzechoslovakiaYugoslaviaPolandHungary Q1292 points Question 9 According to current estimates, where do the majority of the 850 million people suffering from hunger live?Answer Sub-Saharan AfricaIndiaChinaLatin America Q542 points Question 10During the Six-Day War, Israel gained control over what territory from Syria?Answer Gaza StripGolan HeightsWest BankSinai Desert Q1622 points Question 11 Maps often show ________, or any of the earth’s physical features and their relationship to one another in terms of location and elevation. Answer tipography mountains oliography topography Q69 2 points Question 12 Tim Berners-Lee, a researcher at CERN, developed the ________, which became the basis for theWorld Wide Web.Answerhippytext mockup languagehypotext markup languagehypertext mockup languagehypertext markup language Q1102 points Question 13 What scholar and writer theorized about the ten flatteners in his book The World Is Flat?Answer Paul KrugmanThomas FriedmanNicholas KristofMilton Friedman Q802 points Question 14 Who was a founder of the Nuclear Threat Initiative in 2001 to prevent the use of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons?Answer Ted TurnerWilliam PerryRupert MurdochGeorge Shultz Q1572 points Question 15 What cutting edge company founded in 1981 pioneers international IT solutions?Answer Wipro InfotechSun MicrosystemsAccentureInfosys Q1002 points Question 16 Imperial systems of world politics are…Answer Systems dominated by one government over most of the world with which it has contactSystems composed of political units that are relatively cohesive but with no higher government above themSystems consisting of core and peripheral nationsSystems in which human loyalties and political obligations are not fixed primarily bypolitical boundaries themselvesQ1182 points Question 17 The Reagan Doctrine…Answer Pursued a strict policy of nuclear deterrenceAsserted American interests in countries where the Soviet Union had been activeAllied the United States with Europe and Latin America against the Soviet UnionSponsored cooperation between the Soviet Union and United States Q1332 points Question 18 In 1882, Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungary banded together to form the…Answer Triple EntenteTripartite PactTriple AxisTriple Alliance Q1232 pointsQuestion 19 What group within the Palestinian Liberation Group was led by Yasser Arafat?Answer HamasHezbollahFatahBlack December Q1632 points Question 20 Which of the following is an example of the tragedy of the commons?Answer The depletion of ocean fish stocksThe overgrazing of shared pasture landsTraffic congestion on major highwaysDegradation of state parksAll of the above Q432 points Question 21All of the following are sources of renewable energy except…Answer Solar powerGeothermal powerNatural gasHydroelectric powerNone of the above delete Q582 points Question 22 Hawala, an Arabic term meaning transfer, refers to ________ in use by terrorist organizations that allow money to be moved secretly around the world.Answer alternative remittance systemsalternative remote systemsalternative reclamation systemsrealted remittance systems Q1122 points Question 23 What Soviet organization was created in response to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?AnswerTripartite AccordReykjavik SummitWarsaw PactCentral Treaty Organization Q1282 points Question 24 ________ is known as the duties, rights, privileges, and responsibilities of individuals to the community in which they reside.Answer ComradeshipPartisanshipCitizenshipCommunalism Q362 points Question 25 What type of border is characterized by nations as the main unit of analysis?Answer Cultural bordersGeographic bordersPolitical bordersSocial borders Q52 points Question 26 How many people die each year from water-related disease?Answer 2.6 million5.58 million3.58 million1 billion Q782 points Question 27 The policy of minimizing contact with the outside world in order to limit vulnerability is also known as ________.Answer isolationismconsolidatismminimizationmaximizationQ342 points Question 28 People are harmed by globalization…Answer Through cultural homogenizationThrough the connectivity of communicationsThrough the diversification of industryThrough the support of traditional lifestyles Q162 points Question 29 What innovation was introduced in the early 1980s with the creation of Apple Macintosh computers?Answer Microsoft disk operating systemHeads-up displayGraphical user interfaceApple iOS Q962 pointsQuestion 30 Which country was in the second wave of colonization?Answer EnglandSpainPortugalUSA Q1532 points Question 31 Which of the following is a reason why people support global citizenship?Answer It can encourage a global ethic of nonviolence and tolerance.It undermines state sovereignty.It emphasizes a nation-centric approach to global issues.It promotes the interest of their home countries. 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