NEW YORK STATE REGENTS EXAMS
GLOBAL HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY - JANUARY 2003

PART III -DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTION

This question is based on the accompanying documents (1–8). The question
is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents. Some of
the documents have been edited for the purposes of the question. As you
analyze the documents, take into account the source of each document
and any point of view that may be presented in the document.

Historical Context:

The geographic factors of location and availability of resources have affected the history of Great Britain and Japan.

Task:

Using information from the documents and your knowledge of global history,
answer the questions that follow each document in Part A. Your answers to
the questions will help you write the Part B essay, in which you will be asked
to:

• Compare and contrast the effect of geographic factors such as
location and availability of resources on the political and economic
development of Great Britain and Japan

PART A - SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS

Directions: Analyze the documents and answer the short-answer questions
that follow each document in the space provided.

Document 1

1 What did Great Britain export along the Atlantic trade routes? [1]

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