A politically organized territory with a government

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

Multinational state - Yugoslavia

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

As Core, Semi-periphery, periphery

What is a supranational organization?

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

Gaining the right to vote in an electoral system

What is gerrymandering?

Reapportionment to benefit a political party

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

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

What and where were the first states?

B) City-States; Fertile Crescent

What is a nation-state?

A state and nation that occupy the same territory

What are the five shapes of states?

Compact, Elongated, Prorupted, Perforated, and Fragmented

What are the characteristics of a border?

An imaginary line that separates two states

What is a buffer zone?

Where two countries agree to not a portion of land

A country establishing territories to impose their values.

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1
Which of the following one of the six largest states?
Nicaragua
Greenland
Austria
Russia
2
What is the study of the political organization of the world called?
Geopolitical morphology
Political topography
Governmental studies
Political geography
3
What is an example of a unitary government?
Mexico
The United Kingdom
Canada
The U.S. Goverment
4
What is a state?
A place of being like water Ex: Ice, Water, Vapor
An area with a local government, Ex: Wisconsin
A politically organized territory with a government
A group of people distinct from one another by beliefs
5
Where did the first widespread use of nation-states appear?
Africa
Greenland
Asia
Europe
6
What supranational organization that failed was formed after WWI?
League of Nations
S.H.I.E.L.D.
NAFTA
United Nations
7
This would be an example of a prorupted state
Indonesia
Chile
Thailand
Iceland
8
The global economy is primarily:
Capitalist
Socialist
Anachronistic
Shamanist
9
This terrorist organization was responsible for the 9/11 twin tower attack in the U.S.
ISIS
Hamas
Al Qaeda
IRA
10
What is a state with more than one nation in it - and an example?
Stateless nation- Kurdistan
Multistate nation - Kurdistan
Multinational state - Yugoslavia
Multistate nation - Yugoslavia
11
How are countries classified in the world's economy? (Highest to lowest)
As Core, Semi-periphery, periphery
As Periphery, Semi-periphery, Core
As Core, Periphery, Semi-periphery
As Periphery, Core, Semi-periphery
12
According to geographers, the settlement of the American colonies by the British is considered
Imperialism
Supranationalism
Capitalism
Colonialism
13
What is the size of a microstate?
Smaller than 500 km
Larger than 100 people per square mile
Smaller than 1000 km
Smaller than 750 km
14
What is a supranational organization?
A venture of two or more states for a shared objective
A venture of three or more states for a shared objective.
A venture of four or more states for a shared objective.
15
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
16
What was a result of the European Union being formed?
Power was balanced between states
A common currency was formed
Countries prospered economically
All of the Above
17
What is gerrymandering?
Formation of elongated states
The consumption of products in "spines" spreading from CBD
A cultural phenomenon commonly seen in India
Reapportionment to benefit a political party
18
What is the difference between geometric and physical-political boundaries?
Geometric are a conspiracy, phys/pol are not
Geometric are formed using hard math, phys/pol are magics
phys are based on land features, geo based on long/lat
Geometric are based on land features, phys/pol are long/lat
19
This would be an example of an elongated state
Australia
China
Japan
Chile
20
Which of the following would not be considered a sovereign state?
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Canada
Mexico
21
What and where were the first states?
C) Estates; Europe
A) Provinces; Roman Empire
D) City-States; Greece
B) City-States; Fertile Crescent
22
What is the longest geometric boundary not guarded by military forces?
Chile-Argentina Border
US-Canada Border
Korea Border
US-Mexico Border
23
This would be an example of fragmented state?
Thailand
Hawaii
Philippines
Afghanistan
24
Most ________ states gained independence after 1940.
European
American
African
Mediteranean
25
Where do most capitals lie in a compact country?
Anywhere on the outskirts
Northern Regions
Middle
Southern Regions
26
Which country refuses to recognize Taiwan as sovereign state?
United Nations
Germany
China
Japan
27
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
28
How many states does the UN recognize?
193
192
16
50
29
This military alliance is one of the most powerful in the world today.
League of Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
USSR
30
What are the five shapes of states?
Diagonal, Linear, Halo, Absolute, Cracked
Compact, Elongated, Prorupted, Perforated, and Fragmented
Irregular, Asymmetrical, Curved, Circular, Enrupted
Igneous, Shale, Fracking, Icicular, hippocrepiform
31
What type of boundary exists between North Korea and South Korea?
Physical
Religious
Geometric
Ethnic
32
What is the ideal shape of a compact state?
Hexagonagal
Circular
Perforated
Prorupted
33
What is the world's smallest state?
Monaco
Togo
Russia
Luxembourg
34
What two military alliances were created after World War II involving many European countries?
NAFTA and United Nations
AU and USSR
League of Nations and United Nations
NATO and Warsaw Pact
35
What are the characteristics of a border?
Physical and cultural features used to separate states
A preexisting line used to seperate two states
An imaginary line that separates two states
A line drawn on the surface of the Earth
36
What is a dispute over natural resources?
Locational
Operational
Allocational
Definitional
37
What is a buffer zone?
Similar to a maquiladora
type of receiving state that is a target of many immigrants
An area where two countries share a plot of land
Where two countries agree to not a portion of land
38
What is colonialism?
A country establishing territories to impose their values.
The imposition of a new leading power within a country
invading a country for resources, then leaving
The process of examining a colony
39
Which of the following would not be an example of a physical boundary?
a river
a mountain
geometric lines
a wall
40
What is the UN's primary purpose?
Peacekeeping
To increase the effect of capitalism on the world's economy
Military Alliances
Total and complete destruction to the world.

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