FINAL EXAM (35%)
General instructions:
The GEOG 210 exam is a take home and is worth 35% of your final grade. You are required to answer 2 out of 3 short essay questions provided. Answers must be between 800 – 1000 words each (excluding references).
You will have access to your course textbook, lecture notes, any book online, Moodle material (readings from course reserves) – You are required to refer to and cite some of these materials in answering your chosen questions. Online searching of subject material is permitted. Communicating with classmates regarding ANY aspect of the exam or course once you begin the exam is NOT permitted. Posting or sharing the exam content, including exam questions, or your answers both during and after submission is NOT permitted. If plagiarism or unauthorized collaboration is detected, the student/s will be automatically reported to the Dean of the faculty. Before taking the exam you are required to read and submit the Take-home Exam Form.
Submit your short essay questions in PDF format only.
Questions that arise during the exam:
If you find an exam question to be ambiguous or unclear, email your concerns to karolina.apland@concordia.ca. I will try to review questions periodically during the exam period, but a response cannot be guaranteed. It is important, therefore, that you express any concerns over ambiguities on your exam script and still answer questions to the best of your ability.
GEOG 210 EXAM QUESTIONS
Choose two (2) of the three (3) following questions. Answer each question as per the instructions above.
QUESTION 1
Globalization involves many inter-related processes and is an ongoing project. Explain how these characteristics are true using the (1) spatial effects (agglomeration/dispersal) of information communication technologies (ICT) in the digital economy AND contradictions in Netflixs transnational distribution. What patterns of inequality can be observed?
QUESTION 2
Define and discuss the concept of geography of responsibility in the context of environmental degradation and climate change. Provide examples from the textbook and reading/s to support your answer. (Make sure to consider the global economic system, sustainability transitions and main approaches to the reorganization of the global economy).
QUESTION 3
Explain the rise in the concept of the circular economy and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of globalizing versus localizing trends. (Make sure to define important concepts and consider trends in consumption and waste, as well as environmental and socio-economic aspects).
the book to use: MacKinnon, D., & Cucumbers, A. (2019). An introduction to Economic Geography: Globalization, Uneven development and place (3rd ed.). Routledge
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