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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAntecendent boundaries occurred BEFORE the present landscape was established.truefalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceConflicts often occur on borders becausedirect, physical contact often takes place between two neighboring statesDirect, physical contact never takes place between two neighboring statesboundary lines are carefully drawn between different culturesboundary lines are invisible
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe study of human political organization of the EarthCultural GeographyEthnographyDeographyPolitical Geography
- 4. Multiple ChoiceExtreme patriotism or love for one's country.PrideNationalismPatriotismPower
- 5. Multiple ChoiceNAFTA is way of avoiding conflict in North America by eliminating _________ & _________.tariffs, dictatorstariffs, quotasquotas, sales taxquotas, income tax
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBoundaries established by rivers, oceans, deserts, mountains, etc.Political boundariesPhysical boundariesCultural boundariesGeographic boundaries
- 7. Multiple ChoiceBalancing power between 2 states is the purpose of....shatterbeltsbuffer statesEEZsthe United Nations
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA state that encompasses a very small land areaIsland stateMegastateMinistateMicrostate
- 9. Multiple Choice
In this image if C belongs to B it is considered a ___________ of country B and a _______ of country Acore, peripheryenclave, exclaveexclave, enclaveheartland, periphery - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich characteristic do all the nations seen here share?All are compactAll are landlockedAll are federal statesAll are members of OPEC
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of boundary would use lines of latitude and longitude?AntecedentSubsequentGeometricRelic
- 12. Multiple ChoiceBoundaries using ethnicity like Serbia and Croatia.Geometric BoundaryPhysical BoundaryCultural BoundaryLinear Boundary
- 13. Multiple ChoiceBoundaries based on traits like language.Geometric BoundaryPhysical BoundaryCultural BoundaryLinear Boundary
- 14. Multiple ChoiceGeometric BoundaryPhysical BoundaryCultural BoundaryLinear Boundary
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA region not fully integrated into a national state that is often marginal or undeveloped is a called astateless nationfrontiercorefunctional
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat has territory, a population, sovereignty and a government?NationStateColonyFrontier
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is considered a State?
France
Virginia
Hong Kong
Texas
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?MexicansPalestiniansEnglishTexas
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThis type of shape can provide for efficiency in administration of a country.CompactElongatedPerferatedFragmented
- 20. Multiple ChoiceFragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state?CentripetalCentrifugalBackwash effectsIrredentism
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThis type of country is long and often contains diverse climates and peoplesCompactProtuptElongatedFragmented
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA country’s morphology which can weaken its stability if an enclave is occupied by people whose values systems differ from the surrounding state is calledCompactPerforatedElongateProrupted
- 23. Multiple ChoiceA Shatterbelt is defined as an area of instability between two regions. Which would be an example of this concept?Eastern EuropeWestern EuropeChinaNorth America
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe map above illustrates what concept designed to give political advantage to a particular group?devolutionpolitical enclavegerrymanderingcultural landscape
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following terms refers to an individual or group attempt to identify and establish control over land or “space”?territorialitysecularismethnocentrismconsequent boundary
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe Kurds are an example ofa stateless nationa statea supranational statea multinational state
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich are of ethnic conflict gave rise to the term “balkanization”?Soviet UnionSudanSerbiaYugoslavia
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of boundary would use lines of latitude and longitude?AntecedentSubsequentGeometricRelic
- 29. Multiple ChoiceA boundary that is drawn after the development of a cultural landscape is aantecedent boundarygeometric boundarysubsequent boundaryrelic boundary
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe Berlin Wall is an example of a ____________ boundaryreligiousantecedentrelicgeometric
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the best example of a nation state?JapanUSARussiaChina
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the military alliance set up by West Europe and the US to align against communism?NATOUNHCRWarsaw PactNAFTA
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhen you have 2 world superpowers dominating the planet.UnilateralismMultipolarBipolarUnipolar
- 34. Multiple ChoiceA country that contains more than one ethnicity with traditions of self-determination.Multi-Ethnic StateMulti-National StateStateless NationNationalism
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat state shape is this?CompactProruptedElongatedFragmented
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat state shape is this?CompactProruptedElongatedFragmented
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat state shape is this?CompactProruptedElongatedFragmented
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat state shape is this?FragmentedProruptedElongatedCompact
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat state shape is this?FragmentedPerforatedElongatedProrupted
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of State government is most associated with checks and balances?unitaryrepublicanfederalcommunist
- 41. Multiple ChoiceHow can a state demonstrate irredentism?Reclaim a lost homelandTake over land in AntarcticaIncrease size of their NaviesAttend UNCLOS meetings
- 42. Multiple Choice______ gives power to local entitiesdownsizingdevolutionsupranationalismsupreme court
- 43. Multiple ChoiceEU, NATO, NAFTA, WTO are all __supranational organizationspeace treatieseconomic agreementsentrepots
- 44. Multiple ChoiceHow do large States use devolution to obtain resources?go in and confiscate resourcesallow local areas to become exclavesallow for local self-government in exchange for resource sharingcolonialism
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of a centripetal force?building a wall around a capitalcreating an inner-state highwayoffering language lessons to all culture groups in a school districtrelocating immigrants to underdeveloped regions
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an example of a multi-national state?United StatesGermanyUnited KingdomPeru
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhen something helps bond the people within a country, it is called a:Nation-StateCentripetal ForceCentrifugal ForceStateless Nation
- 48. Multiple ChoiceFor many years, French Canadians from Quebec sought ___________, or the right to govern themselves and establish their own independent state.NationalismSelf-determinationReapportionmentColonization
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a landlocked country?PeruGermanyAfghanistanColombia
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWith its system of regional provinces, Canada is an example of aElectoral StateReapportioned stateFederal StateNation-state
- 51. Multiple ChoiceThe continent of Africa owes most of its modern borders toPhysical featuresEuropean colonizationAmerican imperialismEthnic borders
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhich system of government gives the national government all the real power?UnitaryFederalConfederateDemocracy
- 53. Multiple ChoiceRedrawing districts to gain an advantage for one group isRedistrictingGerrymanderingElectoral collegeCaucusing
- 54. Multiple ChoiceA country where everyone is similar minded, cultured, language speaking, and have a lot of national pride would be called?multi-state nationmultinational statenation-statestateless nation
- 55. Multiple ChoiceThe term nation-state would best fit which country?United StatesIsraelBrazilJapan
- 56. Multiple Choicea sovereign state that comprises a town and the surrounding countryside.Nation-StateCity-StateStateless NationNational State
- 57. 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
- 58. Multiple ChoiceA historical term used to reference where an ethnic minority is forced to liveConcentration CampAsylumGhettoPrison
- 59. Multiple ChoiceInternationally recognized control over people and territoryTerritorialitySpatial analysisSovereigntyRepartimiento
- 60. Multiple ChoiceA system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representativesdemocracytheocracyautocracydictatorship
- 61. Multiple ChoiceA government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and decisions without input from anyone elseoligarchydemocracydictatorshiptheocracy
- 62. Multiple ChoiceWhat is it called when a country breaks apart into several smaller countries?Centripetal ForceNation StateFragmented StateBalkanization
- 63. Multiple ChoiceMountains, water, and deserts are examples ofFrontier boundariesCultural boundariesPhysical boundariesGeometric boundaries
- 64. Multiple ChoiceA territory legally tied to a sovereign state would best describe aStateCountryColonyProvince
- 65. Multiple ChoiceThe UN is an example of what?AllianceMultinational stateConfederationSupranational organization
- 66. Multiple ChoiceBoundaries set by ethnic differences, especially those based on language and religion.Physical boundariesEconomic BoundariesPolitical boundariesCultural Boundaries
- 67. Multiple ChoiceDenmark is a good example of a nation-state becausenearly all Danes speak Danish and live in Denmark.Danish and German nationalities intermingle in Schleswig-Holstein.the people living on the Faeroe islands, which are controlled by Denmark, speak Faeroese.Denmark consolidated its boundaries by giving Greenland to Norway.
- 68. Multiple ChoiceInternational waters with no state control begins at12 Nautical Miles24 Nautical Miles120 Nautical Miles200 Nautical Miles
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