APHG Political Geography Review

The countries that make up the United Kingdom are:

Political unity in the ancient Mediterranean world reached its height in 

Korea is a good example of a

A state is a good example of 

The United Nations is primarily what kind of cooperative effort?

After a '79 USSR invasion, what country generated one of the world's largest refugee migrations

People who occupy a particular area & have a sense of unity based on shared beliefs is a 

_______ boundaries were forced on regions (Africa) by outside forces (Europeans).

When people share a well-developed sense ofbelonging to the same cultural group

What percentage of African nations are landlocked?

Which of the following was/is not a newly-emerged state from the former Yugoslavia?

By 1900, the British could claim all but which of the following about their empire?

The number of Soviet republics that became independent states was:

The Fertile Crescent

A territory tied to a state rather than being completely independent is a

The EU and NAFTA are examples of _________.

The collapse of this country in the last 1980s brought an end to the cold war

The Island of Corsica has caused devolutionary problems for the country of:

The first real brush with devolution in the United States may come from:

What does NATO stand for?

All of the following countries once made up Yugoslavia EXCEPT for _____.

Devolutionary events that broke apart the formerSoviet Union were first set in motion in the

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an ethnic group?

All of the following are reasons for European countries establishing colonies EXCEPT

Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications

During the 1990s, which of the United Kingdom four geographic entities called for independence?

Which of the following is not an example of supranationalism taking on a regional form?

The European Union has

Two cities in Morocco, Ceuta and Melilla, are controlled by what country

A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a _____ state.

The European Union's national boundaries are overshadowed by____ interests.

The world's largest state is

Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts of political violence because attacks

In Canada, the province of    ?    has serious ethnic issues focused on language.

With the breakup of the Soviet Union, most Russians

In early 1995, the tragedy of devolvingYugoslavia was centered on

The flags below represent the permanent nations of what part of the UN?

The country below is an example of ______ country shape.

Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam combined was once known as ______.

The map below represents the region commonly known as ____.

A supranational organization has ___ or more nations.

___ is when an ethnic group supports & seeks to reunite with its ethnic pop. in another country

In South America, the country of    ?    is experiencing the impact of devolutionary forces.

Russia is still the largest country in the world territorially but only ranks __ in population.

The most populous colony is ruled by

States cooperate with each other for what kind of reasons? 

The only country that is physically larger than Canada is:

Which world region do the ruling elite often see nothing wrong with the term 1 party democracy

The former boundary between North and South Vietnam is an example of a(n) ___ boundary.

The boundary between the United States and Canada is best described as 

In 2002 the Organization of African Unity was replaced by 

A state with control over its internal affairs has 

The only state in the world in the early 21st century that can be described as a superpower is

NAFTA is primarily what kind of cooperative effort?

Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world 

The idea of democracy is found:

What does ASEAN stand for?

Italy surrounding Vatican City is an example of ______.

Which of the following isn't an example of a nation-state?

The field of geopolitics combines geography with:

There are some extremely small states in the world that have all these characteristics EXCEPT

An increasing number of states have adopted a federal form of government primarily to ___

The attempt by one country to impose political control over another territory is

The Castilla region of Spain desire for self-governance is an example of _____.

The map below is an example of a ______ country shape.

Boundaries were redrawn in much of Europe after World War I according to the ________

Russia's most serious challenge was & still is this small republic that seeks independence now

All are features of the physical environment commonly used to separate states EXCEPT for

The member countries of NAFTA are _________________.

A frontier, in contrast to a boundary,

The only large land mass not part of a sovereign state is 

After the fall of communism, Poland ____

The Aozou Strip is a good example of a

_____ are boundaries placed before the cultural landscape developed.

The US anti-communist policy during the Cold War was called ______.

The Kurds are a ______________

The process by which former colonies gain their independence.

Cultural boundaries include all but which of the following?

The first states in ancient Mesopotamia were

A state in which over 90% of the population is comprised of a specific culture or group 

Which of the following is not a member of the United Nations?

Boundaries were redrawn in much of Europe after World War I according to the

With the breakup of the Soviet Union,most Russians _____

Conflict is widespread in African part because ________________

The Aozou Strip is a good example of a _____

The world's smallest colony is 

The counter force to supranationalism is:

Which of the following is not true about both China and Taiwan? 

As we enter the twenty-first century we are burdened with a boundary system rooted in the:

Globalization is most commonly seen as an    ?    phenomenon.

The first widespread use of the nation-state concept came in

The border between Germany and Poland established after World WarII