Which is not true of Kurds?

They are working with ISIS to gain this land

Countries made for the Muslim majority

Pakistan & E. Pakistan (Bangladesh)

What happened to Yugoslavia?

Nationalist movements broke along ethnic lines

not a drawback to split-line redistricting

population is completely even from district to district

Which best describes stateless nation?

a group w/ a common culture & sense of unity w/o territory

Trade agreement btwn Canada, Mexico, & US

North American Free Trade Agreement

allocational border disputes occur when

when a resource lies on both sides of a border

Which is NOT true about Heartland Theory?

Sea Power is key to world domination

The 49th parallel between US & Canada is an example of ____

antecedent - created before either country settled that area

Which is the best definition?

World System - economies are core, periphery &semi-periphery

The median line principle states

where 400 nautical mi don't exist - split in half

The Berlin Wall is a _______

relic border -it is gone, but cultural change still shows

Which is NOT an example of devolution in Europe?

re-unification of East & West Germany

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organization (cartel) of oil producing countries
ASEAN
APEC
OPEC
NATO
2
Which is NOT true?
UN 181 split Pal into 2 states - 1 Pal & 1 Israel
UN 242 demands Israel return land to Pal
Pal is rep by PLO / PA in UN, but no vote
France controlled Pal after WWII until independence
3
Which is correct?
Spanish were the only colonizer in Latin America
Britain was the primary colonizer in East Africa
France focused colonization mainly in South Africa
Portugal's main colony was in Australia & South Asia
4
In South America, which landlocked nation has had considerable issues with its neighbor -Chile
Colombia
Argentina
Peru
Bolivia
5
Which is not true of Kurds?
PKK are militants fighting for independence
largest group w/o a homeland
US has 2 times promised help in return for action
They are working with ISIS to gain this land
6
Which territorial morphology?
elongated
fragmented
oblique
prorupted
7
Countries made for the Muslim majority
India & Pakistan
Nepal & Pakistan
Pakistan & E. Pakistan (Bangladesh)
Sri Lanka & Nepal
8
religious governments
egalitarian
theocracy
atheism
secular
9
Which country's empire included most of Latin America?
UK
Spain
France
Italy
10
Which country's empire included most of Saharan Africa, Indochina, & Madagascar?
Spain
UK
France
Italy
11
What happened to Yugoslavia?
UN drew new lines after communism failed
The Slavic ethnic groups all united in 1990
Nationalist movements broke along ethnic lines
USSR withdrew leaving the country w/o a leader
12
UNICEF, UNHRC & APEC are examples of ____
interventionism
nationalism
supranationalism
regionalism
13
3rd largest free trade zone. Economic, social, & cultural alliance in Southeast Asia
APEC
NATO
ASEAN
AU
14
not a drawback to split-line redistricting
confusing to voters
politicians hate this system - hard to manipulate
expensive to implement
population is completely even from district to district
15
Country made for the Hindu majority after British leave India
Pakistan
Nepal
East Pakistan (Bangladesh)
India
16
The ________ was based on control of the land, markets, & political ideology
east / west divide
heartland /rimland
Domino Theory / Organic Theory
north / south divide
17
Which is a Republic?
UK
Canada
Norway
France
18
Which fundamentalist group is located in Nigeria?
Boko Haram
al-Shabab
Hezbollah
al-Qaeda
19
which morphology?
perforated
fragmented
compact
landlocked
20
The map represents which political geography agreement?
EU
Berlin Conference
Treaty of Versailles
Peace of Westphalia
21
Which best describes stateless nation?
many ethnic groups w/in several states - no one dominates
distinct group w/ own set of values, government & territory
a single nation across & majority in 2 or more states
a group w/ a common culture & sense of unity w/o territory
22
Which is not a dictator?
Queen Elizabeth II
Robert Mugabe
Omar al-Bashir
Kim Jung Un
23
Morphology most likely to have major problems with transportation, contact, & communication
fragmented
prorupted
enclave
compact
24
Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa. Lesotho is a/an ___
fronteir
perforated state
enclave
exclave
25
Trade agreement btwn Canada, Mexico, & US
North American Free Trade Agreement
North American Economic Unit
Free Trade Zone Americas
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
26
South Africa is _________ by Lesotho
exclave
prorupted
enclave
perforated
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allocational border disputes occur when
a border changes due to geographic changes
when a resource lies on both sides of a border
cultures argue about religious sites
border treaties are interpreted 2 different ways
28
Which is NOT true about Heartland Theory?
resource rich Eurasia is the pivot area
whoever has the world island rules the world
Sea Power is key to world domination
MacKinder wrote in 1904 before the USSR formed
29
meeting known by African's as the "Tyranny of the Map" for the superimposed lines made there
Versailles Peace
Congress of Vienna
Berlin Conference
Potsdam Conference
30
Which is an absolute monarchy?
France
Saudi Arabia
Japan
UK
31
In between Germany & France - Belgium is a / an ______
stateless nation
allocated region
buffer state
shatterbelt
32
Which is in the right order for establishing boundaries?
define, demarcate, delimit
define, delimit, demarcate
demarcate, delimit, define
delimit, define, demarcate
33
Which is a one-party state?
South Africa
Japan
France
Cuba
34
The 49th parallel between US & Canada is an example of ____
superimposed - created by the British during colonial times
relic - border is gone, but cultural changes still exist
antecedent - created before either country settled that area
subsequent - created after a war
35
Which organization fits Spykman's Rimland Theory?
NATO
NAFTA
EU
UN
36
boundaries that are arbitrarily laid down after the culture landscape has evolved are called:
geometric
natural
superimposed
relict
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expansion to include all the people speaking the same language is an example of ___
devolution
territoritality
irredentism
annexation
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Which is the best definition?
Heartland - basis for containment - power in the rim
World System - economies are core, periphery &semi-periphery
organic - strategic planning to explain political acts
Rimland - lebensraum & biological nature of geography
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Which is NOT matched correctly?
centrifugal - separatist ethnicities
centripetal - opposition to an outside threat
centripetal - good transport & communications
centripetal - tribalism
40
Jerusalem is sacred to all but
Buddhists
Christians
Muslims
Jews
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Organization that helps with children's food, clothes, & health care
UNDEP
ASEAN
OPEC
UNICEF
42
The median line principle states
your nautical miles is how far a standard cannon can fire
seabeds &subsoil- part of continental shelf -belong to state
where 400 nautical mi don't exist - split in half
states can claim make economic claims for 200 nautical mi
43
borders that are latitude / longitude lines
linguistic
cultural
water
geometric
44
Wallerstein's World Systems Theory -
the world is divided into core, periphery & semi-periphery
the 3 tiered power system is not static
All are true
views the world in economic & political interlinkages
45
which is a theocracy?
Israel
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
46
which is not a forward capital?
London
New Delhi
Abuja
Brasilia
47
A boundary dispute over products like oil, gas, or water between 2 or more states is a /an ____
locational
definitional
allocational
physical
48
The Commonwealth is an alliance of former colonies of which empire?
France
Spain
US
UK
49
The Berlin Wall is a _______
relic border -it is gone, but cultural change still shows
subsequent - drawn by European powers
geometric - using latitude / longitude
superimposed - created by communist Europe
50
Not a primary purpose of the EU
allow free trade among member countries
propose & approve laws w/in the union
reduce the threat of terrorism
establish a monetary union among members
51
Which is NOT an example of devolution in Europe?
re-unification of East & West Germany
"Velvet Revolution" in Czechoslovakia
break-up of Yugoslavia
local autonomy in Wales and Scotland from the UK
52
Communist against French and then Communists against US & UN in Indochina
WWII
Malay Revolution
Vietnam War
Korean War
53
Conflict in Rwanda is an example of
ethnic conflict
ethnocentrism
pluralism conflict
religious conflict
54
Which theory?
Spykman's Heartland Theory
World System's Theory
Cohen's Shatterbelt Theory
Mackinder's Heartland -Rimland Theory
55
an area separating two countries rather than a line
DMZ
frontier
buffer state
shatterbelt
56
Which country's empire included Canada, Australia& India
France
Italy
UK
Spain
57
which is NOT typical outcome of colonialism
technology
dictators
ethnic unrest
cash crops
58
Which state would most accurately fit the definition of a nation-state?
Iceland
Mexico
Kurdistan
US
59
borders changed by war
subsequent
relic
antecedent
superimposed
60
Which is NOT colonialism / imperialism
a strong state pressures weaker state to do bidding
formal annexation of weaker state into stronger state
use military threats, eco sanctions over weaker state
political & eco domination of core over periphery
61
Gerrymandering would least likely be used for ____
decide which political party to vote for
creation of majority-minority districts
attempt to make legislatures look more like the population
gain advantage for 1 political party over the other
62
the median line principle is usually used for ___
frontiers
mountain borders
water borders
desert borders
63
________ is based on the division between wealth & poverty
heartland / rimland
east-west divide
organic theory / domino theory
north-south divide
64
What is not happening in US?
larger Latino population
more democrat voters
larger minority group
South becoming more rural
65
Country w/ 3 branches of government, elects top office, and has a constitution is most likely
republic
parliamentary democracy
theocracy
constitutional monarchy
66
Where did Cohen's Shatterbelt Theory predict that armed conflicts after 1950 would likely occur
w/in the Pivot Area
W/in the Inner Crescent
along the borders of Pivot Area & Inner Crescent
Along the borders of the inner & outer crescent
67
Organic Theory postulates that the state's life force is ____
strong military
territory
population
power
68
System of government to keep the minority White South Africans in control
UN 181
Colonialism
Separate but Equal
Apartheid
69
Fighting against the US & Kurds
the Taliban
Hezbollah
ISIS / ISIL
Boko Haram
70
Which morphology is Italy not?
fragmented
perforated
elongated
compact
71
ethnic groups have the right to govern themself
universal suffrage
sovereignty
nationalism
self-determination
72
The US & USSR fought an ideological war from the end of WWII to 1990
War of Supremacy
Red War
Cold War
WWII
73
multi-national states
Japan & Denmark
Australia & New Zealand
Mexico & Russia
US & Russia
74
When did most African countries gain independence?
1820-1840
1945-1955
1960-1980
1990-2000
75
UNCLOS III recognized a state's EEZ to extend ____ nautical miles from shore
100
50
200
12
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is usually large geographically and has diverse populations
Confederation
Unitary
Democracy
Federal
77
The highlighted areas most likely have a ________ system
federal
confederation
oligarchy
unitary
78
which is a city-state?
Monaco
London
Malaysia
Israel
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Organization that regulates petroleum sales. Most are Middle Eastern nations
OPEC
OUA
UNICEF
ONI
80
NATO & Warsaw Pact can be described as
military alliances in WWII
supranational org based on military cooperation
regional org. based on eco. cooperation
early attempts at free-trade zones in Europe
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African nations help solve the problems of African nations without outside help
APEC
AFNA
EU
AU
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Which geographic concept is pictured?
devolution
stateless nations
irredentism
shatterbelt
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Which of the following concepts does the map suggest?
gerrymandering
shatterbelt
fronteir
buffer zone

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