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A Quiz to prepare for our test on Friday! #Human Geography #Chapter 8 #Political Geography
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1
The process of redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power is called?
Gerrymandering
Redrawing
Redistricting
Blockbusting
2
A venture involving three or more states involving political, economic, or cultural cooperation
Heartland Theory
Supernational Organization
Supranational Organization
Physical Organization
3
What made democracy so popular after the Cold War?
Independence of new States
China's rise in power
The loss of Democratic powers
The break up of the Soviet Union
4
Over the last Century, the amount of sovereign states has...
Decreased
Increased
Drastically dropped due to wars
Stayed the same
5
Which of these is an example of an Elongated State?
Madagascar
Russia
Chile
Cuba
6
Conflict is widespread in Africa in part because...
Tribes don't get along
European colonial powers drew inappropriate boundaries
Slavery is still a problem
Ethnic Disputes
7
What did the British like to say about their Empire?
The sun never set on the British Empire
The new world was under the British control
The Americas belonged to them
They owned the world
8
Which shape most easily fosters internal communications for a smaller state?
Prorupted
Perforated
Elongated
Compact
9
Which of these is long and slender and usually has problems with communications
Landlocked State
Elongated State
Compact State
Perforated State
10
A state which places most power in the hands of a central gov't is a...
Compact State
Microstate
Federal State
Unitary state
11
Argentina and Chile are separated by one type of physical boundary, a desert.
True
False
12
European Countries tried to gain power and territory in the 15th century through...
Colonialism
Frontier
Expansion
Manifest Destiny
13
The only large landmass that is not part of a sovereign state is...
Antartica
Iceland
Siberia
Greenland
14
Prior to 1600 there were less than 75 colonies around the world
True
False
15
The Rio Grande River is a geometric boundary separating the United States and Mexico
False
True
16
Countries colonized territories for all of the following except...
Guilt
God
Glory
Gold
17
Boundaries were redrawn in Europe after WWI according to the...
Religions
Distribution of language
Geography
Power
18
Taiwan is a member of the UN
False
True
19
What is NAFTA's Purpose?
Less taxes
Free Trade
Good interest rates
Colonialism
20
States cooperate with each other for what kind of reasons?
All of the these
Economic
Military
Political
21
The world's largest state is...
Russia
China
USA
Brazil
22
An area organized into an independent political unit is a(n)...
Country
Ethnic Region
Nation
State
23
Japan is an example of a Nation-State
False
True
24
Devolution is affecting many countries in the world today
True
False
25
A State with control over its internal affairs has...
Colonialism
Unity
Sovereignty
Self Determinism
26
NAFTA is a North American supranational association for mutual economic benefit
False
True
27
A landlocked state faces all of the following problems except...
Less ability to trade
Problems with costs of trade
Less access to the ocean
Having nearby countries for support
28
Once a body of people is incorporated within a political boundary they are a nation
True
False
29
The United Nations is primarily what kind of cooperative effort?
Cultural
Political
Economic
Military
30
Which of these is a territory occupied by ethnicity?
Multi-ethnic State
State
Multi-national State
Nation-State
