Global 9 Review - Quick Check - (Au17a)

The knowledge and skills of a geographer would best be suited for

• identifying a set of bones discovered at an archaeological site

• providing a cost analysis for production data received by a manufacturer

• generating environmental impact reports for an energy company

• developing a national party platform for an independent party

• What is the purpose of government?

• How is citizenship defined?

• Who holds power?

Which area of study focuses on the way societies answer these questions?

• cartography

• political science

• physical anthropology

• economics

The cities of Constantinople and Kiev grew primarily as a result of the development of

• trade routes

• urban planning

• rigid social systems

• religious pilgrimages

Which two major commodities were traded on the trans-Saharan routes by West African kingdoms?

• timber and wheat

• silk and cotton

• gold and salt

• petroleum and spices

In the 1340s, the Black Death spread to Europe as a result of

• trade with Asia

• the expansion of Christianity

• development of guilds in Italy

• the explorations of Vasco da Gama

• Colonies are required to provide raw materials.

• Development of manufacturing in the colonies is discouraged.

Which European policy is being described by these statements?

• appeasement

• mercantilism

• regionalism

• neutrality

To increase the supply of food, some Neolithic communities living in arid regions of the world developed

• three-field systems

• petrochemical fertilizers

• irrigation systems

• slash-and-burn methods