21 questions
The world's smallest state is
Monaco
Bahrain
Andorra
Vatican City
Tuvalu
The best example of a state among the following is
an island with a long history of self-rule and a homogeneous ethnic identity, although the island has been under the control of a colonial power for the last 30 years.
a group of islands inhabited by a homogeneous ethnicity, although the westermost islands pertain to the territory of one country whereas the easternmost islands pertain to another country.
a mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities and divided up administratively among various independent countries.
a mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities which share responsibility for maintaining an independent government and a standing army.
a mountainous region inhabited by a mixture of peoples but recently colonized by a European nation-state.
This country has built a sand wall around the disputed Sahrawi Republic.
Mauritania
Mali
Malawi
Mozambique
Morocco
These two countries are committed to unifying the nation but face disagreement as to which will be the dominant political and economic ideology.
North and South Vietnam
Moldova and Romania
Lesotho and the Republic of South Africa
Morocco and Sahrawi Republic
North and South Korea
The first widespread use of the nation-state concept came in
Mesopotamia
the Roman Empire
Western Europe
the United States
Southeast Asia
This country is recognized as one of the most ethnically homogeneous in the world.
Japan
China
India
Bangladesh
Taiwan
Russia, today, recognizes __________ different ethnicities within its political borders.
100
79
50
39
19
The conflict in the Ukraine started as a result of
Russia's interest in Ukraine's coal deposits.
Russia's interest in Ukraine's Black Sea tourist industry.
Ignoring early signs of the Chernobyl disaster in the 1980s.
The Russian minority declaring they were endangered in Ukraine.
Russia's interest in Crimea's oil deposits.
Moldova, after it became an autonomous republic sought ethnic reunification with
Bulgaria
Hungary
Austria
Romania
Slovenia
The only large land mass NOT part of a sovereign state is
Antarctica
the Arctic
Greenland
Siberia
Borneo
What might be the contemporary basis for conflicting claims to the Arctic?
Potential for energy resources
Old Cold War grudges
Colonial Expansion
Shifting Sea Ice Formation
The Proximity of South American and African Countries
The boundary between Argentina and Chile is an example of a
Prorupted Boundary
Geometric Boundary
Physical Boundary
Cultural Frontier
Perforated Frontier
Democracies and autocracies differ in three essential ways; they are
longevity of regime, citizen participation, and adoption of free market economics.
selection of leaders, citizen participation, and checks and balances.
longevity of regime, selection of leaders, and checks and balances.
selection of leaders, adoption of free market economics, checks and balances.
longevity of regime, checks and balances, membership in the United Nations
An increasing number of states have adopted a federal form of government primarily to
grant different ethnicities or nationalities more effective representation.
encourage the breakup of the superpower alliances.
govern compact states more effectively.
deploy scarce resources efficiently.
accommodate rightwing political parties and their demands for more representation in national elections.
When gerrymandering takes place, the kind of redistricting so that the opposition is spread across many districts as a minority is termed a(n) _________ strategy.
wasted vote
rightwing
stacked vote
districting
excess vote
The United Nations is PRIMARILY what kind of cooperative effort?
political
military
economic
cultural
environmental
Over the past 60 years, the number of sovereign state memberships in the United Nations
has remained approximately the same.
has increased by 30 countries.
has decreased by 30 countries.
has increased by more than 50 countries.
has increased by more than 100 countries.
The UN, when established after World War II, replaced an earlier global cooperation effort. What was it?
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Alliance for Peace
Organization of American States
League of Nations
Which of the following is NOT true?
The United Nations allows all member states to discuss conflicts rather than engage in warfare to solve problems.
The United Nations provides an international team of peacekeeping troops to missions around the world.
The United Nations plays a role in addressing global economic problems.
The United Nations provides humanitarian aid and assistance.
The United Nations experienced no substantial growth in membership since the 1960s when the colonial powers vacated African nations.
Boko Haram seeks to turn which African country into an Islamic State?
Mali
Nigeria
Algeria
Somalia
Mauritania
Which of the following is the correct organizational scale for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
A map detailing member states will be provided on the test.
Global
Supranational
National
State
Local