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APHUG AP Human Geography Unit 4 Political Geography Geopolitics Rubenstein Ch. 8
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This image shows border ___________ along the US-Canada border.
definition
administration
relative location
absolute location
2
Set of international agreements enabling states to extend their boundaries offshore:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Geneva Convention
Law of the Sea
3
Creates conflict within a nation or state/country:
centripetal force
irredentism
devolution
centrifugal force
4
Where did the concept of nation-state originate?
Southeast Asia
Mesoamerica
Europe
The Fertile Crescent
5
What type of map is this?
political
reference
physical
cartogram
6
State with territory not connected to rest of territory:
perforated state
fragmented state
compact state
prorupted state
7
The European Union (EU) primarily...
acts as a political & military alliance
promotes global cooperation & peace
makes travel & commerce more streamlined within Europe
acts as an international bank
8
The former international border between East Germany and West Germany is best described as
antecedent boundary
an open border
demiliterized zone
relic boundary
9
When did the Soviet Union "fall"?
1991
1884
1917
1945
10
When Communism fell in the Soviet Union, all of these states were created EXCEPT:
Mongolia
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
11
Country with a long, narrow, extended state shape:
prorupted state
elongated state
compact state
perforated state
12
The Palestinians are a...
sovereign state
stateless nation
13
All are examples of local governance EXCEPT:
regional planning commissions
municipalities
school districts
The US federal government
14
A state (country) that completely surrounds another state (country):
unitary state
prorupted state
perforated state
fragmented state
15
The North American Free Trade Agreement...
encourages tax-free trade between the US, Mexico & Canada
serves as a military alliance
encourages trade between Pacific Rim countries
was a response to the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War
16
Major differences in levels of economic growth or social opportunities between areas or groups:
uneven development
gerrymandering
nationalism
devolution
17
Tense competition & nuclear arms race between US & USSR during mid-late 20th century:
capitalism
communism
Scramble for Africa
Cold War
18
Country with roughly circular/square shape & all borders roughly same distance from center:
prorupted state
fragmented state
perforated state
compact state
19
Borders with border patrol outposts would indicate a(n)...
delimited boundary
physical boundary
demarcated boundary
defined boundary
20
An independent country:
state
colony
province
region
21
Which is an example of an internal boundary?
boundary between Yunnan & Sichuan provinces in China
border between Brazil & Uruguay
the DMZ between North & South Korea
border between Canada & USA
22
True orFalse: Political boundaries always coincide with patterns of language,religionðnicity.
True
False
23
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations?
religious organization
promotes world peace & security
former colonies of the British Empire
promotes regional economic development & stability
24
A city/town that has a local government:
municipality
voting district
federal government
census
25
The United States & Switzerland are examples of...
authoritarian states
supranational states
federal states
unitary states
26
All of the following historic events have shaped the modern world political map EXCEPT:
the race to grant Antarctica statehood
post-WWII choices about territory/states made by the Allies
the break-up of the Soviet Union
European colonialism throughout the world
27
Something that creates/promotes unity within a state or nation:
centrifugal force
blockbusting
centripetal force
federalism
28
The Kurds & the Palestinians are both...
Hindu majority groups
nation-states
imperialists
stateless nations
29
The United Nations (UN) is a supranational organization with the primary goal of...
encouraging trade amongst North American states
maintaining world peace & security
loaning money to developing countries (LDCs)
creating a common market within Europe
30
Which type of spatial boundary establishes the limits of sovereignty?
isoline
internal boundary
transition zone
international boundary
31
The Kurds are a...
multistate nation
nation-state
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Supranational means...
extreme sense of pride in one's country
when many states come together to work towards a common goal
when a country is independent/free of outside rule
when countries engage in violent conflict over resources
33
What type of boundary is this?
delimited
physical
demarcated
defined
34
Government policy of extending power, influence, and/or control of territory:
sovereignty
separatism
imperialism
isolationism
35
What two general trends have shaped the world's political map since the end of WW2?
colonization & The Columbian Exchange
independence movements & spread of democracy
feudal societies & the spread of autocracy
military interventions & climate change
36
Catalonia (Spain), Québec (Canada), Scotland (UK), Chechnya(Russia), Flemish/Flanders (Belgium)
socialism
unitary governments
separatist movements
colonies
37
A visible or tangible way of showing a boundary between states on the surface of the earth:
administered boundary
defined boundary
demarcated boundary
delimited boundary
38
Nunavut in Canada is an example of:
autonomous region
communism
supranational organization
states
39
Which is an example of a multinational organization?
Lakeville Police Department
Trans-Pacific Partnership
US Department of Education
Twin Cities Metro Transit
40
A country with just one, centrally located government that makes decisions for the whole state:
democratic state
national state
unitary state
federal state
41
In the context of international affairs, the term "state" means...
province
company
regional sub-unit of government
country
42
True or False: All boundaries on the world map are demarcated.
False
True
43
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a multinational organization whose purpose is:
make trade & travel within Europe easier
eliminate tariffs on traded goods
promote democracy & defend member states
maintain & promote world peace
44
when a state wants to annex territory whose population is ethnically similar:
irredentism
devolution
nationalism
fragmented state
45
What is nationalism?
patriotism; pride in country; possibly sense of superiority
desire to separate from current country & create own state
when one country controls another territory
exploiting someone else's land for your own gain
46
System of shared political power between whole-country & regional sub-units of area/territory:
national state
unitary state
democratic state
federal state
47
Connection of people, culture & economic systems to land:
cultural landscape
imperialism
multinational state
territoriality
48
Transfer of rights, power, property, responsibility to a sub-unit of government:
balkanization
devolution
gerrymandering
unitary state
49
Climate change/global warming, deforestation & melting polar ice caps are examples of...
transnational environmental challenges
separatist movements
devolution
balkanization
50
What force is responsible for most of the political boundaries in modern Africa?
Christianity
European colonialism
democracy
Islam
51
How is political power expressed geographically?
presence of a large military
control over people, land & resources
through the international press
through art & other cultural practices
52
School boards, city councils, & voting districts are examples of _______ level political geo.
global
supranational
local
federal
53
"Brexit" refers to...
the process of the US leaving NATO
the process of the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia
the process of the US opting out of the TPP
the process of the UK leaving the EU
54
Most of Africa’s political boundaries were originally drawn by
seventeenth-century European explorers
European colonial powers in the late-nineteenth century
decolonization movements of the 1950s and 1960s
UN peacekeeping missions in the 1950s and 1960s
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A territorial claim based on linguistic, nationalist, ethnic, or historic basis:
devolution
balkanization
colonialism
irredentism
56
A country that contains just one nation of people:
multinational state
nation-state
57
The increasing interconnectivity of people & places in the world:
globalization
supranational organization
pop culture
isolationism
58
If a new country of Kurdistan were to be created out of portions of existing countries...
it would be an example of irredentism
it would be an example of a supranational organization
it would be an example of ethnic cleansing
it would be an example of centripetal forces
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The fragmentation of states into autonomous regions:
balkanization
centrifugal forces
irredentism
devolution
60
Which is an international boundary?
boundary between Iowa & Minnesota
boundary between Ontario & Quebec
boundary between India & Pakistan
boundary between Ramsay & Hennepin counties
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This is a(n) ____________ boundary.
demarcated
administered
antecedent
delimited
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Unlawful use of violence & intimidation, usually against civilians, to achieve political aims:
supranational organization
centripetal forces
separatist movement
terrorism
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State shape with a large extension of territory sticking out from the rest of the state:
unitary state
prorupted state
federal state
elongated state
64
An area within a state that has a degree of independence over itself:
capital
frontier
autonomous region
country
65
What are considered the "building blocks" of the world political map?
autonomous regions
provinces
territories
states
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The spreading of democracy or something becoming more equally accessible to the people:
federal state
democratization
supranationalism
devolution
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All of the following are examples of newly independent states EXCEPT:
Eritrea
South Sudan
Japan
Kosovo
