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GEO 793 FINAL EXAM 2026-2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: 1. 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 - ANSWER-Answer: b) Introduction of workfare
2. 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
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d) Dalton McGuinty and Rob Ford - ANSWER-Answer: c) Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-Answer: c) Amalgamation of Toronto
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-Answer: b) Law-and-order and tax-cut policies
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QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-Answer: b) The Safe Street Act
QUESTION: 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
c) Privatization of public services
d) Expansion of public transportation - ANSWER-Answer: c) Privatization of public services
QUESTION: 7. According to R.A. Walks' study, which group typically supported an exchange
value understanding of public services?
a) Lower-income inner-city residents
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b) Wealthy residents in the suburbs
c) Middle-class downtown residents
d) Immigrant communities - ANSWER-Answer:b) Wealthy residents in the suburbs
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-Answer: b) Urban form and daily experiences
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-Answer: b) Downtown Toronto
GEO 793 FINAL EXAM 2026-2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: 1. 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 - ANSWER-Answer: b) Introduction of workfare
2. 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
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d) Dalton McGuinty and Rob Ford - ANSWER-Answer: c) Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-Answer: c) Amalgamation of Toronto
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-Answer: b) Law-and-order and tax-cut policies
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QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-Answer: b) The Safe Street Act
QUESTION: 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
c) Privatization of public services
d) Expansion of public transportation - ANSWER-Answer: c) Privatization of public services
QUESTION: 7. According to R.A. Walks' study, which group typically supported an exchange
value understanding of public services?
a) Lower-income inner-city residents
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b) Wealthy residents in the suburbs
c) Middle-class downtown residents
d) Immigrant communities - ANSWER-Answer:b) Wealthy residents in the suburbs
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-Answer: b) Urban form and daily experiences
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-Answer: b) Downtown Toronto
