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Political Patterns and Processes
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Which best represents the concept of the nation-state in its internal cultural-political makeup & spatial organization?
United States
South Africa
Japan
New Zealand
2
Which political geography concept best describes the Kurds in the middle east ?
Nation-state
Multinational state
Sovereign country
Stateless nations
3
Which of the following can be an example of a centrifugal political force?
Concentrated ownership of media
Shift to tertiary economy
Homogeneous ethnic population
Variation of language within the country
4
A good example of a centripetal force in political geography is
Shared history and national pride
a poorly developed road network
rugged topography
the existence of different language regions
5
A state which places most power in the hands of a central government rather than sub-regions is a:
fragmented state
unitary state
federal state
nation state
6
The shaded, numbered areas on the map represent
Voting districts
Major ethnic groups
Counties
Native American reservations
7
Which best describes the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the US, Canada, and Mexico?
Coalition that denies trade access from other countries
An open-border region with free movement
A multinational trade zone in which most tariffs have been eliminated
A monetary union with a single currency
8
The shape of North Carolina’s Twelfth Congressional District, shown above, is most likely the result of
county boundaries
decentralization
watershed boundaries
gerrymandering
9
Which of the following can be an example of a centrifugal political force?
Strong central government
Homogeneous ethnic population
One dominating religion
Variation of language within the country
10
Crossing which of the following borders requires few, if any, formalities & encourages free flow of people and goods?
North Korea-South Korea
United States-Canada
Netherlands-Belgium
India-Pakistan
11
The European Union, the Arab League, and the United Nations are all examples of
supranational organizations
federations
Nation-states
centrifugal organizations
12
Centrifugal forces within a country has led many central govs to transfer power to local govs. This process is called:
Devolution
Capitalism
Imperialism
Acculturation
13
Which of the following is an example of a superimposed boundary?
The Great Wall of China
geometric boundary between Iraq & Saudi Arabia
Geometric boundary between US & Canada
Pyrenees Mountains between France & Spain
14
Iceland had only 1 period of human migration. The country has never been invaded & possesses a common culture - ex of:
Exclave
Absolute monarchy
Nation-state
Theocracy
15
Which of the following is an example of Balkanization?
Greece
Romania
Yugoslavia
Guatemala
16
The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, but people in former East & West Germany still feel its influence. This would be called a:
fortified boundary
relic boundary
cultural boundary
natural boundary
17
Which two types of boundaries are overwhelming represented on this map?
Geometric and Superimposed
Relic and Geometric
Antecedent and Relic
Superimposed and Open
18
Which of the following refers to an area of instability located between regions w/ opposing political & cultural values?
Enclave
Shatter belt
Gerrymandered area
Heartland
19
Which of the following is
NOT
part of the definition of a state?
Defined boundaries
A permanent resident population
A common language
an organized economy and circulation system
20
Changes in the number of US Representatives each state gets affects politics at which of the following scales?
State
Regional
National
City
21
Strong Federal States usually have all the following characteristics EXCEPT:
Multiple levels of power
One single dominating force in power
Authority shared between central, state, and local governments
Multiple ethnic groups with significant minorities
22
Which of the following in NOT a necessary criterion for a state?
Population
Only one official language
sovereignty
defined boundary
23
Which of the following terms refers to an area of instability located between regions with opposing politics & culture?
Shatter belt
Heartland
rimland
Choke point
24
Boundaries based on the median-line principle are generally associated with
gerrymandering
major highways
bodies of water
mountain ranges
