GEO793 FINAL EXAM
GEO793 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025
1. Who were two key figures associated with the rise of neoliberalism during the 1980s?
a) Mike Harris and Mel Lastman
b) Pierre Trudeau and Bill Davis
c) Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
d) Dalton McGuinty and Rob Ford -Correct Answer ✔Answer: c) Ronald Reagan and
Margaret Thatcher
2. Which provincial policy implemented since 1995 is associated with Ontario's
neoliberal agenda?
a) Increase in social service positions
b) Introduction of workfare
c) Expansion of public housing
d) Strengthening environmental regulations -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) Introduction
of workfare
3. What was a major outcome of the 1998 policy in Toronto under a neoliberal
framework?
a) Expansion of public transit
b) Creation of new social welfare programs
c) Amalgamation of Toronto
d) Strengthening of union power -Correct Answer ✔Answer: c) Amalgamation of
Toronto
4. What was a focus of Mel Lastman's neoliberal agenda in Toronto?
a) Increasing welfare support
b) Law-and-order and tax-cut policies
c) Enhancing environmental protections
d) Expanding public healthcare -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) Law-and-order and tax-
cut policies
5. What legislative act targeted marginalized populations under Ontario's neoliberal
policies?
a) The Planning and Development Act
b) The Safe Street Act
c) The Social Services Reform Act
d) The Education Amendment Act -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) The Safe Street Act
6. What issue was central to the divide between suburban and inner-city voters in the
2003 Toronto municipal election?
a) Environmental regulations
b) Welfare reform
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c) Privatization of public services
d) Expansion of public transportation -Correct Answer ✔Answer: c) Privatization of
public services
7. According to R.A. Walks' study, which group typically supported an exchange value
understanding of public services?
a) Lower-income inner-city residents
b) Wealthy residents in the suburbs
c) Middle-class downtown residents
d) Immigrant communities -Correct Answer ✔Answer:b) Wealthy residents in the
suburbs
8. What factor does the study suggest influences residents' political and social values?
a) Climate change policies
b) Urban form and daily experiences
c) Global economic trends
d) Educational attainment -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) Urban form and daily
experiences
9. In the context of the 2003 municipal election, which Toronto area was associated with
a use value understanding of public services?
a) Scarborough
b) Downtown Torontoc) North York
d) Etobicoke -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) Downtown Toronto
10. What methodological focus was used in R.A. Walks' study to analyze political
attitudes?
a) Focus groups and case studies
b) Data from The Beaches-East York
c) Environmental assessments
d) Comparative international analysis -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) Data from The
Beaches-East York
11. What phrase did Rob Ford use to emphasize his commitment to cutting government
spending?
a) "People come first."
b) "The party with taxpayers' money is over."
c) "Everyone deserves a second chance."
d) "No city left behind." -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) "The party with taxpayers' money
is over."
12. What concept questions whether 'citizen' and 'taxpayer' are synonymous in Rob
Ford's agenda?
a) Financial responsibility
b) Neoliberal governance
c) Social inclusion
GEO793 FINAL EXAM
GEO793 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025
1. Who were two key figures associated with the rise of neoliberalism during the 1980s?
a) Mike Harris and Mel Lastman
b) Pierre Trudeau and Bill Davis
c) Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
d) Dalton McGuinty and Rob Ford -Correct Answer ✔Answer: c) Ronald Reagan and
Margaret Thatcher
2. Which provincial policy implemented since 1995 is associated with Ontario's
neoliberal agenda?
a) Increase in social service positions
b) Introduction of workfare
c) Expansion of public housing
d) Strengthening environmental regulations -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) Introduction
of workfare
3. What was a major outcome of the 1998 policy in Toronto under a neoliberal
framework?
a) Expansion of public transit
b) Creation of new social welfare programs
c) Amalgamation of Toronto
d) Strengthening of union power -Correct Answer ✔Answer: c) Amalgamation of
Toronto
4. What was a focus of Mel Lastman's neoliberal agenda in Toronto?
a) Increasing welfare support
b) Law-and-order and tax-cut policies
c) Enhancing environmental protections
d) Expanding public healthcare -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) Law-and-order and tax-
cut policies
5. What legislative act targeted marginalized populations under Ontario's neoliberal
policies?
a) The Planning and Development Act
b) The Safe Street Act
c) The Social Services Reform Act
d) The Education Amendment Act -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) The Safe Street Act
6. What issue was central to the divide between suburban and inner-city voters in the
2003 Toronto municipal election?
a) Environmental regulations
b) Welfare reform
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, GEO793 FINAL EXAM
c) Privatization of public services
d) Expansion of public transportation -Correct Answer ✔Answer: c) Privatization of
public services
7. According to R.A. Walks' study, which group typically supported an exchange value
understanding of public services?
a) Lower-income inner-city residents
b) Wealthy residents in the suburbs
c) Middle-class downtown residents
d) Immigrant communities -Correct Answer ✔Answer:b) Wealthy residents in the
suburbs
8. What factor does the study suggest influences residents' political and social values?
a) Climate change policies
b) Urban form and daily experiences
c) Global economic trends
d) Educational attainment -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) Urban form and daily
experiences
9. In the context of the 2003 municipal election, which Toronto area was associated with
a use value understanding of public services?
a) Scarborough
b) Downtown Torontoc) North York
d) Etobicoke -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) Downtown Toronto
10. What methodological focus was used in R.A. Walks' study to analyze political
attitudes?
a) Focus groups and case studies
b) Data from The Beaches-East York
c) Environmental assessments
d) Comparative international analysis -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) Data from The
Beaches-East York
11. What phrase did Rob Ford use to emphasize his commitment to cutting government
spending?
a) "People come first."
b) "The party with taxpayers' money is over."
c) "Everyone deserves a second chance."
d) "No city left behind." -Correct Answer ✔Answer: b) "The party with taxpayers' money
is over."
12. What concept questions whether 'citizen' and 'taxpayer' are synonymous in Rob
Ford's agenda?
a) Financial responsibility
b) Neoliberal governance
c) Social inclusion
GEO793 FINAL EXAM
