I>CLICKER QUESTIONS • The slides that follow contain the i>clicker questions from weeks 5-8 of class, including review questions from Friday, 3/14 • An answer key is in the final slide • WARNING! This is just a sampling of questions; it does not cover all of the exam topics. Be sure to consult the study guide, go over your lecture notes, and do the readings!EXAM INFORMATION • Monday, March 17th 9:00am – 11:59pm • 50 minutes – finish in one sitting! • Online – Compass “Assessments” tab • 50 questions: Multiple choice; True/false • Units (weeks) 5-8 • Lectures 11-21 • Readings • Chapters 2 - 5 of textbook No class Monday!I>CLICKER QUESTION The impacts of global environmental movements on Canada’s Inuit communities include A. Proposed federal laws that would make whale hunting more difficult B. Increased isolation from the “outside world” C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor BI>CLICKER QUESTION True or False: Canada enforces policies of cultural protection against US cultural influence. A. True B. FalseI>CLICKER QUESTION True or False: One of Canada’s policies of ‘cultural nationalism’ is that at least 60% of the music played on the radio must be from Canadian artists. A. True B. FalseI>CLICKER QUESTION The argument made in the reading about globalization and self-determination in Quebec was that A. Globalization is driving the Quebecois from multi-scalar strategies to inevitable secession B. Globalization is enabling multi-scalar strategies that may help avoid secession C. There is no relationship between globalization and self-determination in QuebecI>CLICKER QUESTION The vertical classification of environment and land use according to elevation is called A. Vertical climate zones B. Altitudinal zonation C. Hierarchical ecosystems D. Elevational zonationI>CLICKER QUESTION The case of Hurricane Mitch in Honduras demonstrated that A. Honduran peasants are irresponsible farmers B. Unequal access to land has no bearing on how people endure natural disasters C. Nature may create hazards, but humans create vulnerability D. Long-term climate change affects everyone equallyI>CLICKER QUESTION The 1990s selling of state-owned enterprises in Argentina to private companies in order to secure a financial bailout is an example of A. Nationalization B. Trade isolation C. Structural Adjustment D. RegionalizationI>CLICKER QUESTION True or False: Although Europe collectively has a large carbon footprint, the EU is not a signatory of the Kyoto Protocol A. True B. FalseI>CLICKER QUESTION The overall economic relationship between Eastern and Western Europe could be described as A. Peripheral economies in Eastern Europe vs. core economies in Western Europe B. Peripheral economies in Western Europe vs. core economies in Eastern Europe C. A seamless single market with similar benefits to all societies D. A relationship that has not yet begun to developI>CLICKER QUESTION Arguments that immigration produces more demands on a country’s economy than benefits to it has led to a resurgence of ______ in several European countries. A. Xenophobia B. Euroskepticism C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor BI>CLICKER QUESTION True or false: The European Union deploys its own security missions to other parts of the world. A. True B. FalseI>CLICKER QUESTION Which of the following was NOT discussed in our case study as an example of the global linkages that have compelled economic change in Europe? A. Competitive pressures from China and India B. The involvement of US companies like Goldman Sachs in European financial affairs C. The European Neighborhood Program D. The global diffusion of financial instruments such as derivativesI>CLICKER QUESTION True or False: Political globalization (i.e., supranationalism) in Europe has always resulted in better-secured rights for minority groups. A. True B. FalseI>CLICKER QUESTION The environmental ideology of the Soviet era is best summed up as A. Conserve nature at all costs B. Control the growth of industry to curb pollution C. Human and environmental health are prioritized over modernization D. Nature can and should be harnessed through the collective will of the peopleI>CLICKER QUESTION The “institutional vacuum” following the breakup of the command economy, as described in this week’s reading, included all of the following EXCEPT: A. Lack of ethical codes for business behavior B. Lack of a civil code C. Over-regulation of borders between new post-Soviet states D. Lack of an effective accounting systemI>CLICKER QUESTION The U.S., Canada, and others are vying for influence in the Arctic because of the potential for: A. Shortened shipping routes B. Newly accessible fossil fuels & minerals C. More open water for fishing D. All of the aboveI>CLICKER QUESTION The emergence and global diffusion of hip hop illustrates A. Economic globalization, but not cultural globalization B. Cultural globalization, but not economic globalization C. Economic transition, international migration, and the continued importance of place in globalization D. Economic transition, international migration, and the decreasing importance of place in globalizationI>CLICKER QUESTION The “pristine myth” is the idea that A. We can and should protect untouched natural areas from human activity B. When Native Americans arrived in the Americas, they encountered an unaltered landscape C. When Europeans arrived in the Americas, they encountered an unaltered landscape D. There was never an unaltered landscape, anywhereI>CLICKER QUESTION The solution to low agricultural productivity (1950s-1980s) that relied on mechanized farming, pesticides, and other technological inputs is known as A. The Green Revolution B. The Agricultural Revolution C. The high-yield farming method D. Agricultural accelerationI>CLICKER QUESTION President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela considered Mercosur to be A. A regional bloc that should have strong free trade relationships with North America B. A threat to Venezuelan sovereignty C. A regional strategy to counter ‘neocolonial’ interventions from North America D. A threat to Latin American & Caribbean economies already battered by globalizationI>CLICKER QUESTION The best assessment of the North American Free Trade Agreement may be that: A. It resulted in a net creation of jobs across all sectors and in all NAFTA countries B. It had mixed results: some new