Duplicate of APHG Political Geography Review

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

The Fertile Crescent

Moscow is the national capital of ______

Lagos is the capital city of _____.

The capital city of Indonesia is ___________.

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

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

What does ASEAN stand for?

After the fall of communism, Poland ____

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

An area organized into an independent political unit is a 

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

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

Istanbul is an example of a(n) ______.

Cultural boundaries include all but which of the following?

The only country that is physically larger than Canada is:

The EU and NAFTA are examples of _________.

The capital of China is _____.

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

The most populous colony is ruled by

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

The United Nations is primarily what kind of cooperative effort?

Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts ofpolitical violence because attacks

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

Kuala Lumpur is located in _______.

Conflict is widespread in African part because ________________

The member countries of NAFTA are _________________.

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

Brazil's capital city is _________.

Name the State

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

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

Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications

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

The countries that make up the United Kingdom are:

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

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

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

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

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

The counter force to supranationalism is:

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

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

_____ are boundaries placed before the cultural landscape developed.

The Aozou Strip is a good example of a _____

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

What percentage of African nations are landlocked?

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

The Kurds are a ______________

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

The European Union has

With the breakup of the Soviet Union,most Russians _____

The process by which former colonies gain their independence.

NAFTA is primarily what kind of cooperative effort?

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

The Muslim holy city of Mecca is located in ____________.

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

A state is a good example of 

Political unity in the ancient Mediterranean world reached its height in 

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

The field of geopolitics combines geography with:

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

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

The map below represents the region commonly known as ____.

The Aozou Strip is a good example of a

The number of Soviet republics that became independent states was:

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

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

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

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

Why did the Germans establish the proruption known as the Caprivi Strip in present-day Namibia

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

What does NATO stand for?

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

Globalization is most commonly seen as an    ?    phenomenon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The idea of democracy is found:

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

The capital of Japan is ___________

Which of the following cities would be an example of a growth pole?

Why did McKinder believe that who ever controlled Eurasia could control the world?

The world's smallest colony is 

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

A state with control over its internal affairs has 

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

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

A supranational organization has ___ or more nations.

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

Korea is a good example of a

States cooperate with each other for what kind of reasons? 

Italy surrounding Vatican City is an example of ______.

The country below is an example of ______ country shape.

A frontier, in contrast to a boundary,

In early 1995, the tragedy of devolvingYugoslavia was centered on

The first states in ancient Mesopotamia were

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

The border between Germany and Poland established after World WarII

With the breakup of the Soviet Union,most Russians

In 2002 the Organization of African Unity was replaced by 

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

The world's largest state is