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Geography, History, Social Studies
9th -
12thgrade
AP Human Geography Practice Test Unit 4
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a necessary criterion for a state?
Sovereignty
Common culture and identity
Defined boundaries
Recognition by other states
A permanent population
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which term best describes Solvakia?
Stateless nation
Empire
Multinational State
Dependent Territory
Autonomous region
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which event symbolically marked the end of the Cold War?
The election of President Ronald Reagan in 1980
The end of World War II, 1945
The end of the Vietnam War, 1975
The Soviet invasion of Hungary, 1956
The collapse of the Berlin Wall, 1989
- 4. Multiple Choice
Countries highlighted in the darker shade in the map above represent which of the following organizations?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
League of Nations
European Union
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which group represents the largest stateless nation in the world?
Basque
Palestinians
Kurds
Abkhazians
Roma
- 6. Multiple Choice
People who consider themselves part of a stateless nation share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
A history that people remember
A widely spoken language
A formal government recognized by other countries
A religion that most people practice
A similar ethnic identity
- 7. Multiple Choice
Based on the information in the chart, Myanmar is a
Nation
Nation-state
Multinational state
Stateless nation
Multistate nation
- 8. Multiple Choice
Based on the information in the chart, the lands of the Kachin can be considered
A multistate nation
An autonomous region
A nation-state
A stateless nation
A newly independent state
- 9. Multiple Choice
At some point in their recent history, all of the following countries became divided into two political entities as a result of cultural or ideological conflict EXCEPT
Korea
Vietnam
Germany
Ireland
Japan
- 10. Multiple Choice
The map above shows the countries in Africa where private investors and foreign governments have leased farmland for large-scale commercial farming. Usually much of the food produced is bound for weather nations. What is this called?
Decolonization
Pan-Africanism
Neocolonialism
Imperialism
Irrendentism
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is best classified as a centrifugal force?
National flag
State-owned news station
National research laboratories
Ethnic discrimination
Common language
- 12. Multiple Choice
A primary differentiation between a state and a nation is that a state is a
political abstract, whereas a nation is a human group
mutable concept, whereas a nation is permanent
fixed geographic item, whereas a nation is not linked to a territory
product of history, whereas a nation is a product of people
controversial issue, whereas a nation is more peaceful
- 13. Multiple Choice
The attempt by one country to impose political control over another country is called
Sovereignty
Colonialism
Irredentism
Self-determination
Diffusion
- 14. Multiple Choice
An example of a centripetal force in politics is
a terrorist attack on a major city
religious divisions among major regions
one region of a country getting preferential treatment over another
a paramilitary group specifically targeting an ethnic minority
partisan political debates that upset the balances of power
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of these countries is the best example of a homogenous nation-state?
India
United States
Japan
South Africa
Germany
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