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Polytheism is the belief in
1 god
many gods
2
Commodification is the process of...
Of selling states
Of placing a price on a good and then selling or trading it.
Of buying goods and then selling them
Of fragmentation of a region.
3
Which of the following is NOT a step you take when establishing a boundary?
Define the boundary.
Administrate the boundary.
Delimit the boundary on a map.
Decide the trading agreement between the states.
4
A group of people bound together by a common identity is a(n)
family
nation
regime
state
5
What is territorial morphology? A term describing...
How governments change their environments.
The shapes, sizes, ans relative location of states.
The study of states and their landmarks
The interaction of humans with their environment
6
The holy book of Christianity is
Bible
Quran
Torah
Vedas
7
A Jewish place of worship is called
Mosque
Temple
Church
Synagogue
8
Bolivia is an example of a
Perforated state
Micro state
Enlongated state
Landlocked state
9
A ______ typically inherits power; a _______ gets power through force.
monarch; dictator
dictator; theocrat
anarchist; president
president; autocrat
10
A functional boundary dispute arises when neighboring states cannot agree on
natural resources that lie in border areas
where the border actually is
trade, taxes and other economic activities
policies that apply in a border area
11
Operational boundaries involve...
the legal language of the boundary agreement
oil disputes
neighbors who differ over how their border should function
problems of delimitation.
12
A part of a country that is separated from the main part and surrounded by foreign territory
Enclave
Exclave
Peninsula
Archipelago
13
A movement intended to reclaim a lost homeland on the basis of historic affiliation is called?
Balkanization
Irredentism
Devolution
14
When legislative districts are drawn purposefully to favor one political party over another
Gerrymandering
Rerunning
Jimmymandering
Redistricting
15
A political region is defined by
an area full of red states
an area where a group of people aren't recognized
an area full of blue states
an area where a group of people claim sovereignty
16
A physical boundary can be defined as
any man-made area that includes streets
any natural area that separates places (mountains, rivers)
any area that is clearly blurry on a map
any imagined area that can only be seen on a map
17
In what century was the mercantilism policy created?
16th
19th
18
The holy book of the Hindus is called
Quran
Torah
Bible
Vedas
19
This is an example of a _______ state.
compact
perforated
elongated
prorupted
20
Parliament and Congress are different names for _____
Executives
Democracies
Judiciaries
Legislatures
21
Hinduism began in
India
France
Rome
Ohio
22
The holy book of Islam is called
Torah
Bible
Vedas
Quran
23
Which of the following is NOT a land-locked state?
Czech Republic
South Africa
Afghanistan
Switzerland
24
The League of Nations and NAFTA are examples of?
Separatist states
Transnational organizations
Supranational organizations
Multi-state nations
25
The Supreme Court has 9 justices who are nominated by the ______ and confirmed by the ______.
President; Supreme Court
President; Senate
Supreme Court; President
Senate; House of Representatives
26
Which of the following is a supranational organization?
the European Union
the U.S. Republican Party
National Academy of Sciences
Boys Scouts of America
27
The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to reach
Mecca
Ganges
Heaven
Nirvana
28
When corporations produce and exchange goods on the world market to gain profit, it is called?
Sovereignity
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Commodifying
29
Which theory says that any political power based in hearth of Eurasia could dominate the world
Rimland theory
Demographic theory
Heartland theory
30
The word Buddha means?
Enlightened One
Smiles
Vishnu
Happy One
31
Which is NOT a cause of Devolution?
Economic
Ethnocultural
Social
Spatial influences
32
When boundaries are drawn using grid systems, they are an example of a ____ boundary.
political
physical
social
geometric
33
Taking a pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the
10 Commandments
None of the above
Vedan
Pillars of Faith
34
A theocratic government uses _______ as the basis of law.
Books
Human Intellect
Religion
Logic
35
North Korea is an example of
Neither are correct
Dictatorship
Totalitarian
Both are correct
36
Which political system has one ruler?
Autocracy
Anarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
37
If a person tries to control or affect a group by asserting control over a region, it's called
Cracking
Capitalism
Sovereignity
Territoriality
38
Which of the following is NOT tied to sovereignty?
having the last say over a territory politically
patriotism
territorial behavior
having the last say over a territory militarily
39
A one-party system is usually tied in with a _____
fair election
direct democracy
representative democracy
dictatorship
40
The former state of Yugoslavia is an example of a....
multinational state
colony
stateless nation
nation-state
41
A perforated state is one that
Has boundaries with states
Sorrounds another
Is a compact state with an elongated state
Is sorrounded by another
42
Boundaries between the world's major faiths are
Interfaith boundaries
Intrafaith boundaries
43
A conflict where two countries never actually engage each other in battle is a
Armed Conflict
Cold /Proxy War
World War
Hot War
44
Sikhs means
father
pope
none of the above
students
45
A balance of power describes
when no one country is too powerful worldwide
powerful global alliances causing conflicts with others
The figurative scales of justice
when one country becomes too powerful worldwide
46
The term for Redistricting for advantage(of minority groups) is?
Reapportionment
Gerrymandering
Splitting
47
A constitutional monarchy has both a _______ and a _______.
king or queen; prime minister or president
dictator; religious leader
president; council of elders
autocrat; democrat
48
What is the holy book of Judaism?
Quran
Bible
Vedas
Torah
49
A _____ democracy includes all eligible voters making decisions as a whole.
Indirect
Misrepresentative
Direct
Representative
50
Having the last say on a territroy is called?
Territoriality
Sovereignity
Balkanization
Devolution
51
Boundaries that are decolonized. But they were put/kovated by the their colonizer are?
Geometric boundaries
Superimposed boundaries
Physical-political boundaries
52
Which River is sacred to the Hindus?
Ohio
Nile
Ganges
Amazon
53
Who is the founder of Sikhism?
Guru Nantucket
Guru Nanak
Guru Huru
Guru Naaaa
54
What is an example state?
Paria
Germany
Morocco
Washington
55
What 2 religions believe in reincarnation?
Christian and Hindu
Hindu and Islam
Islam and Judaism
Hindu and Buddhist
