Gaining the right to vote in an electoral system

What are the five shapes of states?

Compact, Elongated, Prorupted, Perforated, and Fragmented

What is a supranational organization?

A venture of three or more states for a shared objective.

What is a nation-state?

A state and nation that occupy the same territory

What is the difference between geometric and physical-political boundaries?

phys are based on land features, geo based on long/lat

geographers use different projections with maps because

no projection is ideal for the purpose of every map

What is gerrymandering?

Reapportionment to benefit a political party

What are the characteristics of a border?

An imaginary line that separates two states

What and where were the first states?

B) City-States; Fertile Crescent

What is a state with more than one nation in it - and an example?

Multinational state - Yugoslavia

A country establishing territories to impose their values.

What is a buffer zone?

Where two countries agree to not a portion of land

How are countries classified in the world's economy? (Highest to lowest)

As Core, Semi-periphery, periphery

A politically organized territory with a government

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1
This military alliance is one of the most powerful in the world today.
League of Nations
NATO
USSR
Warsaw Pact
2
What supranational organization that failed was formed after WWI?
NAFTA
S.H.I.E.L.D.
United Nations
League of Nations
3
Which of the following would not be an example of a physical boundary?
a mountain
geometric lines
a river
a wall
4
This would be an example of an elongated state
China
Australia
Chile
Japan
5
This would be an example of fragmented state?
Hawaii
Philippines
Thailand
Afghanistan
6
What is the world's smallest state?
Luxembourg
Togo
Monaco
Russia
7
What is not an example of a compact state
florida
Bahamas
Indonesia
thailand
8
The global economy is primarily:
Anachronistic
Shamanist
Socialist
Capitalist
9
This terrorist organization was responsible for the 9/11 twin tower attack in the U.S.
ISIS
Al Qaeda
IRA
Hamas
10
What is the study of the political organization of the world called?
Political topography
Geopolitical morphology
Governmental studies
Political geography
11
Where did the first widespread use of nation-states appear?
Africa
Europe
Asia
Greenland
12
What is suffrage?
The gaining of economic power
Gaining the right to vote in an electoral system
The suffering of the native peoples of a state
All of these
13
What was a result of the European Union being formed?
Countries prospered economically
All of the Above
A common currency was formed
Power was balanced between states
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What are the five shapes of states?
Compact, Elongated, Prorupted, Perforated, and Fragmented
Igneous, Shale, Fracking, Icicular, hippocrepiform
Diagonal, Linear, Halo, Absolute, Cracked
Irregular, Asymmetrical, Curved, Circular, Enrupted
15
What is a supranational organization?
A venture of four or more states for a shared objective.
A venture of two or more states for a shared objective
A venture of three or more states for a shared objective.
16
What is the ideal shape of a compact state?
Circular
Prorupted
Perforated
Hexagonagal
17
What is NOT an example of a frontier?
The historic west
lake michigan
brazilian river
the pacific ocean
18
What is the longest geometric boundary not guarded by military forces?
Korea Border
US-Mexico Border
US-Canada Border
Chile-Argentina Border
19
What is a nation-state?
A state with many different competing political parties
A state and nation that occupy the same territory
A region with many different ideologies struggling for power
A nation that stretches into multiple states
20
What is the difference between geometric and physical-political boundaries?
Geometric are based on land features, phys/pol are long/lat
Geometric are a conspiracy, phys/pol are not
phys are based on land features, geo based on long/lat
Geometric are formed using hard math, phys/pol are magics
21
which country has state sponsored terrorism
Rwanda
The US
Japan
Russia
22
What country has a government organized in federal structure?
Thailand
croatia
laos
India
23
Most ________ states gained independence after 1940.
European
Mediteranean
American
African
24
What is an example of a unitary government?
Canada
The U.S. Goverment
The United Kingdom
Mexico
25
geographers use different projections with maps because
no projection is ideal for the purpose of every map
differnt maps are good
they dont
the world cant be captured on a map
26
According to geographers, the settlement of the American colonies by the British is considered
Colonialism
Capitalism
Supranationalism
Imperialism
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What is gerrymandering?
Formation of elongated states
The consumption of products in "spines" spreading from CBD
Reapportionment to benefit a political party
A cultural phenomenon commonly seen in India
28
What are the characteristics of a border?
A preexisting line used to seperate two states
Physical and cultural features used to separate states
A line drawn on the surface of the Earth
An imaginary line that separates two states
29
What is the UN's primary purpose?
Peacekeeping
To increase the effect of capitalism on the world's economy
Total and complete destruction to the world.
Military Alliances
30
Which of the following would not be considered a sovereign state?
Canada
Philippines
Mexico
Puerto Rico
31
What and where were the first states?
A) Provinces; Roman Empire
C) Estates; Europe
B) City-States; Fertile Crescent
D) City-States; Greece
32
What two military alliances were created after World War II involving many European countries?
AU and USSR
NAFTA and United Nations
League of Nations and United Nations
NATO and Warsaw Pact
33
What type of boundary exists between North Korea and South Korea?
Ethnic
Physical
Religious
Geometric
34
Which of the following one of the six largest states?
Nicaragua
Greenland
Russia
Austria
35
Which country refuses to recognize Taiwan as sovereign state?
China
United Nations
Japan
Germany
36
What is a state with more than one nation in it - and an example?
Multistate nation - Kurdistan
Multistate nation - Yugoslavia
Multinational state - Yugoslavia
Stateless nation- Kurdistan
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What is the size of a microstate?
Smaller than 750 km
Larger than 100 people per square mile
Smaller than 1000 km
Smaller than 500 km
38
What is colonialism?
The imposition of a new leading power within a country
invading a country for resources, then leaving
The process of examining a colony
A country establishing territories to impose their values.
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How many states does the UN recognize?
16
193
192
50
40
What is a buffer zone?
An area where two countries share a plot of land
type of receiving state that is a target of many immigrants
Similar to a maquiladora
Where two countries agree to not a portion of land
41
Where do most capitals lie in a compact country?
Northern Regions
Southern Regions
Middle
Anywhere on the outskirts
42
How are countries classified in the world's economy? (Highest to lowest)
As Periphery, Semi-periphery, Core
As Core, Semi-periphery, periphery
As Periphery, Core, Semi-periphery
As Core, Periphery, Semi-periphery
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can weaken centralized control of state territory and increase regionalism from the main state
meow
perforated
compact
fragmented
44
This would be an example of a prorupted state
Chile
Iceland
Indonesia
Thailand
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What is a state?
A place of being like water Ex: Ice, Water, Vapor
A politically organized territory with a government
An area with a local government, Ex: Wisconsin
A group of people distinct from one another by beliefs
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What is a dispute over natural resources?
Operational
Definitional
Locational
Allocational

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