POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY REVIEW END OF YEAR 2025

What type of countries generally possesses a greater variety of climates, and resources than other countries?

Before defined boundaries, what separated states?

When at least 3 countries cooperate and somewhat limit their own individual sovereign powers for a common purpose

A state that is governed by a single centralized power with little power given to subnational units

Which country could best be described as a nation-state?

The West Berlin-East Berlin border is an example of 

A synonym for country is

A boundary that was put in place by an outside political conquering power that ignored the indigenous cultural landscape

____________ boundaries characterize much of Africa as they ignore cultural and tribal differences across space.

Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?

South Africa is an example of 

Which of the following is a landlocked country?

_______________ governments are organized into a geographically based hierarchy of local government agencies.

Ankara, Turkey; Islamabad, Pakistan; and Brasilia, Brazil are all examples of...

In theory, this shape of state should be easier to govern allow the government to better meet the needs of the people.

The United States would best be categorized as a

Which of the following is an example of a nation without a state?

The boundary between the United States and Canada is best described by which of the following?

All of the following countries have relict boundaries EXCEPT...

An area organized into an independent political unit is a

Which of the following is a landlocked country?

A large land area and ethnically diverse state is more likely to implement a

The country of Lesotho is an example of

Hitler’s nationalist/expansionist philosophies drew in part from

An independent state that has control over its internal and external affairs is a state that has

The purpose of the supranational organization of NATO is for

A state with control over its internal affairs has

One example of a multinational state is

Boundary that evolves as the cultural landscape takes shape & reflects a long-term process of adjustment & modification

Which of the following is a landlocked country?

The boundary between China and Vietnam has been adjusted and modified over centuries.

The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is known as

The United Nations is primarily what kind of supranational organization?

The idea that you identify with, and give allegiance, to a nation-state is

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

Hungary is an example of 

A smaller land area state that has a homogeneous population is more likely to implement a

Extremely small states, many of which are tiny island states and former European colonies.

A state is a good example of what type of region?

A nation-state is most often defined by its twin attributes of sovereignty and 

Most landlocked boundaries would be found in 

The Philippines and Indonesia are each an example of

Chile is an example of 

A state has the right to exploit natural resources in its EEZ [Exclusive Economic Zone], which extends up to...

Which one of the following is NOT a centripetal force in a state?

Which of the following is an example of a nation without a state?

A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a(n)

Which of the following is a centrifugal force in a country?

Who had the largest empire in 1914?

A boundary that predates the development of politically organized communities like the Malaysia and Indonesia boundary.

The process of redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power is called

Which term describes the forces that unify and strengthen a country?

The border system established the UN's Laws of the Sea for oceanic boundaries is divided into

Thailand is an example of 

Which of the following is an example of a nation without a state?

The Basque people, who live in both Spain and France and who speak their own ancient language would be described

Over the years, many French Canadians from Quebec sought __________, the right to establish their own independent state.

The voluntary association of three of more countries willing to give up some measure of sovereignty is called

Most of the world’s unitary states can be found on the continents of 

As communism began to spread throughout Eastern Europe during the Cold War, Eastern Europe was categorized as a

Which country could best be described as a nation-state?

When European colonists drew colonial boundaries without reference to the ethnic groups who lived in Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia from the 1950s through the 1970s was considered a