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Geography, Other, History
9thgrade
AP Human Geography Political Geography
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA region where boundaries are very thinly or weakly developed, zones where territoriality is unclear and not well established.FrontierShatterbeltBuffer StateSatellite State
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA state or group of states that exists within a sphere of competition between larger states and is often culturally, economically, and politically fragmented and splintered.FrontierSatellite StatesShatterbeltBuffer State
- 3. Multiple ChoiceCountries controlled by another, more powerful state.Slav StateImperialist StateBuffer StateSatellite State
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAn independent country located between two larger countries that are in conflict.Satellite StateBuffer StateShatterbeltFrontier
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA state with only one nation within its bordersStateless-NationNation-StateEthnocentric NationStatehood
- 6. Multiple Choicea state that contains more than one ethnicity.United StatesMulti-Cultural StateMulti-Ethnic StateNation-State
- 7. Multiple Choicea country that contains more than one ethnicity with traditions of self-determination.Multi-Ethnic StateMulti-National StateStateless NationNationalism
- 8. Multiple Choicea sovereign state that comprises a town and the surrounding countryside.Nation-StateCity-StateStateless NationNational State
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho was the developer of the Heartland TheoryNicolas SpykmanFriedrich RatzelHalford MackinderJames Monroe
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe first types of "States" wereRoman Empire statesCity-statesAztec provincesChinese satraps
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a part of the United Kingdom?EnglandIrelandScotlandWales
- 12. Multiple ChoiceExtreme patriotism or love for one's country.PrideNationalismPatriotismPower
- 13. Multiple ChoiceNAFTA is way of avoiding conflict in North America by eliminating _________ & _________.tariffs, dictatorstariffs, quotasquotas, sales taxquotas, income tax
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Sahara desert and Himalayan mountains are examples of which type of boundary?SusequentCulturalSuperimposedAntecedent
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIn this image if C belongs to B it is considered a(n) ___________ of country B and a(n)_______ of country Acore, peripheryenclave, exclaveexclave, enclaveheartland, rimland
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich characteristic do all the nations seen here share?All are compactAll are landlockedAll are federal statesAll are members of OPEC
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of boundary would use lines of latitude and longitude?AntecedentSubsequentGeometricRelic
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe UN is an example of what?Military allianceMultinational stateConfederationSupranational organization
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the military alliance set up by West Europe and the US to align against communism?NATOCOMECONWarsaw PactNAFTA
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the United States?network televisionthe flagthe many ethnic groups living within it"The Star Spangled Banner"
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe study of human political organization of the EarthCultural GeographyEthnographyDeographyPolitical Geography
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representativesdemocracytheocracyautocracydictatorship
- 23. Multiple ChoiceA government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and decisions without input from anyone elseoligarchydemocracydictatorshiptheocracy
- 24. Multiple ChoiceGeometric BoundaryPhysical BoundaryCultural BoundaryRelic Boundary
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe United States, Great Britain and Mexico all share which political characteristic?political and religious authority are combineda democratically elected national legislaturea totalitarian dictatorshipa monarchy passed down from father to son
- 26. Multiple ChoiceA system of government with one person in power, no religion or kings and queens related to itMonarchyDemocracyAutocracyTheocracy
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader behind the attacks on USA on 9/11/01?Saddam HusseinSlobodan MilosevicOsama Bin LadenJoseph Stalin
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich terrorist organization accepted credit for the 9/11/01 attacks?ISISAl QaedaNazisIraqi Soldiers for Freedom (ISF)
- 29. Multiple ChoiceOsama bin Laden:resented pro-Western rulers in Saudi Arabia.resented the U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia.fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.All of the above
- 30. Multiple ChoiceTerrorism means the use violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goalTrueFalse
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat motivates a terroristJihad and political goalsHatred towards U.S and AlliesAmericanization in the Middle EastAll of the above
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes colonization?country creates separate territories that they rulecountry expands its borders to include more landcountry converts people to the same religion and languagecountry chooses a new leader to run government
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe Europeans were mostly successful against Africans in battle, partly due to:Better weaponsMore soldiersAdvanced hand combat strategyImmune to disease
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich challenge did many African nations face after gaining independence?violence from rival groups living togetherlack of education / government training to run a countryeconomy dependent on the European country that colonized themAll of the above
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich was NOT a European country that colonized Africa in the 19th century?FranceGreat BritainPortugalPoland
- 36. Multiple ChoiceEuropean countries wanted the ________ in Africa so they could take them back to their mills and factories in Europe to make ________ to sell and make money from.raw materials; finished goodsfinished goods; raw materialsnatural resources; raw materialsfossil fuels; finished goods
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe policy of a state wanting to add territory from another State inhabited by people who have cultural links to their own State isthe interaction model.the gravity model.irredentism.ethnocentrism.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following areas have been subjected to the policy of irredentism in the late 20th century?Japan.New Zealand.Serbia.Saudi Arabia.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe morphology of Namibia is best described ascompact.elongated.prorupt(ed).fragmented.
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe morphology of Poland is best described ascompact.prorupt(ed).elongated.perforated.
- 41. Multiple ChoiceThe morphology of Vietnam is best described ascompact.elongated.prorupt(ed).fragmented.
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe morphology of San Marino is best described asenclave.exclave.perforated.fragmented.
- 43. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following is a reasonable solution to gerrymandering EXCEPTmaking gerrymandering illegal.redistricting by an unbiased outside group.embracing gerrymandering but in a fair way.using math to redistrict randomly.
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was the theory that best justified US involvement in the Korean War?Containment theoryHeartland-Rimland modelShatterbelt theoryColonialism
- 45. Multiple ChoiceIf a nation-state called "Kurdistan" were to be created out of territory owned by other states, that would be an example ofautocracy.devolution.irredentism.balkanization.
- 46. Multiple ChoiceIn the Heartland-Rimland model, what constitutes the heartland?Much of Europe as it is highly developed and stable and is therefore the largest threat to the world.Much of the Middle East as it contains the largest oil reserves in the world.Much of Russia as it contains the largest concentration of the best agricultural land in the world.Much of Russia as it is largely uninhabited land that has a fair amount of resources for the claiming.
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