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APHG Chapter 8, Political Geography
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1
Which of the following is considered a state?
Colorado
Hong Kong
France
British Columbia
2
A boundary that uses physiological features like rivers or mountains is referred to as a(n)
permeable barrier
geometric boundary
physical boundary
subsequent boundary
3
An example of a modern city-state is
Panama Canal
New York
Paris
Vatican City
4
During the Cold War era which 2 countries balanced the power of one another?
United Kingdom/ France
United Kingdom/ Soviet Union
United States/ Soviet Union
Pakistan/India
5
The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to seperate religions?
India and Pakistan
Mexico and United States
France and Germany
Libya and Chad
6
Which region of the United States do geometric boundaries predominate?
West
Northeast
Southeast
East
7
Which country had an apartheid system of legal segregation of races, it was dismantled in 1990s
China
India
South Africa
United States
8
The UN has a policy of using economic & military sanctions to limit the sovereign powers of?
humanitarian organization such as the Red Cross.
any country that disrupts international peace.
only contested states.
only its member states.
9
All of the following are advantages of using water as boundaries
except
that
resource allocation can become a source of conflict.
water provided protection against invasion.
water creates a visible boundary.
water creates relatively consistent boundaries over time.
10
Africa experienced a period of decolonization & creation of many new States when?
1930's
1950's and 1960's
1850's
1700's
11
ISIS is an organization that has a goal of creating a new nation. What does ISIS stand for?
The Islamic State of Iran and Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
The Islamic State of iraq and Sudan
The Islamic State of Iran and Sudan
12
Which of the following is a characteristic of compact states?
All of the above
Most efficient
Capital in the center
Equal distance around
13
Ability of a state to gvn itself free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
imperialism
nationalism
citizenship
sovereignty
14
What logo is this?
OSCE
UN
AU
UNCLOS
15
What does OSCE stand for?
Open Science Company of Economics
Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Organization of Social Company based on Economics
Open on Security and Cooperation in Euorpe
16
A weaker country that seperate 2 powerful countries whose ideology &/or political view conflict
periphery state
buffer state
fragmented state
core state
17
What shape is this country?
Perferated
Elongated
Compact
Fragmented
18
What is the most important global organization?
UN
UNCLOS
AU
AOS
19
The boundaries of this country are being contested by the Palestinians.
Afghanistan
Serbia
Iraq
Israel
20
A state is ruled by an established gvt that's control over its internal & foreign affairs.
False
True
21
What is the term for a state that is small in both population and size?
Micro-state
Compact state
Macro-state
Federal state
22
___________ is a zone seperating two states in which neither state exercises political control.
frontier
functional
stateless nation
core
23
Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?
English
British
Russians
Palestinians
24
Which of the following are true for landlocked states?
They are at a commercial and strategic disadvantage.
Interior locations are more difficult to defend.
There are more landlocked then maritime states in the world.
They are likely to be the wealthest state in the region.
25
Which of the following states fits the description of compact?
South Africa
Poland
Russia
Chile
26
What type of boundary is Lake Albert?
Cultural Boundary
Physical Boundary
None of the above
Water Boundary
27
At which scale do boundary disputes occur?
national
all of the above
local
international
28
The process of redrawing voting district boundaries in order to give 1 political party an adv.
gerrymandering
devolution
popular sovereignty
political enclave
29
All of the following are advantages of using mountains as boundaries
except
that
they are often the source area for natural resources.
they are difficult to cross.
they create a visible, physical border between states.
mountain ranges are usually sparsely populated.
30
A country that is not fully democraticor fully autocratic, but displays a mix of the two types.
republic
autocracy
democracy
anocracy
31
The concept that ethnicites have the right to govern themselves.
sovereignty
terrorism
unitary state
self-determination
32
This country is an example of what kind of shape?
Prorupted State
Compact State
Elongated State
None of the above.
33
Which one of the following is the best example of a nation-state?
China
United Kingdom
South Africa
Japan
34
What type of state is this?
Compact
Prorupted
Elongated
Fragmented
35
A country that is run according to the interests of the ruler rather than the people.
Democracy
Anocracy
Imperialism
Autocracy
36
The boundaries on this island were drawn primarily to divide the Greeks from the Turks.
Cyprus
Sicily
Hawaii
Sri Lanka
37
What kind of boundary is this?
Mountain Boundary
Geometric Boundary
Language Boundary
Ethnic Boundary
38
Which type of boundary uses lines of latitude & longitude and not existing physical features?
Relic boundary
Subsequent boundary
Natural boundary
Geometric boundary
39
The 20th century communist empire controlled many weaker satellite states in Eastern Europe.
Great Britian
France
Soviet Union
Germany
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If a state has sovereignty, what does that mean?
No independence from internal affairs.
Independence from control of its internal affairs by others.
More bodies of water are in that area compared to others.
Good example of formal or uniform region.
