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Chapter 8: Political Geography
Chapter 8: Political Geography
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What is the world's smallest state as recognized by UN?
Antarcitca
Poland
Czech Republic
Monaco
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What is a colony?
A boundary between states
Territory legally tied to a sovereign state
An independent territory
A place where ants live
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What is the most commonly used physical boundary?
Water
Mountain
Desert
City
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What terrorist organization is responsible for most anti-US terrorism?
Al-Queda
Osama bin Laden
Afghanistan
ISIS
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What was the result when the US removed Hussein from Power
Violence broke out among the many tribes in Iraq
Iraq fell into a peaceful time
The Iraqi people welcomed the US with open arms
Sunni muslims peacefully stepped in as the government
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What is true about geometric boundaries?
They usually follow desert boundaries
they usually follow mountain ranges
They are straight lines on a map
they usually follow rivers or bodies of water.
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What is an example of a state in the world?
Wyoming
Germany
Northern Ireland
Isis
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What is the world's largest state?
China
United States of America
Canada
Russia
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What is a common characteristic of elongated states
great communication
Poor comunication
very wide boundaries
Circle like shape
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What was the purpose of the 1991 gulf-war?
To remove Saddam Hussein from office in Iraq
To drive Iraq out of Kuwait and Iran
To kill Osama Bin Ladin
To stop Al-Queda
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Do unitary states place power in local government?
Yes
No
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What mostly determined a states strength PRE-world war two
Economic Power
Number of Citizens
Number of people in the work force
Military Strength
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What year was the United Nations established?
1960
1886
1992
1945
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What mainly determined a states power POST-world war 2
Number of people in the workforce
Military Strength
Number of Citizens
Economic Power
