Spring Final Exam Review

boundaries based on latitude and longitude are:

If you ever get to rule a country, what shape do you want? (You know, to promote communication)

When a physical border moves and two countries argue over where the boundary is:

Which stage of the DTM has the lowest death rate?

The number of babies born per 1,000 within a given area during a specific time period.

Russia gains access to the ___ via Kaliningrad.

state with a small area and small population

Entering your new country.

The rate of natural increase has a direct effect on the pace of doubling time.

when 3+ states cooperate to promote shared defense/economic systems?

Why was NATO formed?

Countries known for a high percentage of their populations to be under the age of 15 years old.

Which of the following is MOST characteristic of societies currently in the last stage of the DTM?

Example of a nation-state?

Refers to the total number of years it will take for the population to multiply itself by two

Which is NOT a characteristic of a developed country?

Creating new voting districts that have irregular boundaries designed to favor a politicalparty

Which stage of the DTM has the highest growth?

Movement of power from the central government to regional governments within the state is:

This measure of development is found by dividing the GDP by the country's population.

Form of government where everyone can vote and the government is elected by the people?

The amount of children needed to be born to maintain the population.

Which MOST explains why LDCS have a lower life expectancy than MDCs?

___ boundaries characterize much of Africa as they ignore cultural and tribal differences

Which of the following is a landlocked country?

People who work in factories and manufacture new items from raw materials are in which sector?

This is the basic support system needed to keep an economy going, like roads, schools, & ports

Which of the following recently exited the European Union?

differences between a nation and a state

Type of relationship between the death rate and life expectancy.

What is included in the 200 nautical mile exclusive zone?

Which stage of the DTM has the highest birth rates?

_________________ activities provide services to people like teachers, bankers, or nurses.

which of the following is a supranational organization

Which of the following countries would be considered less developed?

Form of government with a Prime Minister and an elected parliament?

a nation of people that does not have a territory to legally occupy

Countries without access to the sea or ocean?

Which of the following is a PRIMARY economic activity?

Of the following regions, which one has the highest concentration of landlocked states?

What is the percentage of people who can read and write in a country?

A country's __________ includes only goods and services created within the country.

Average number of babies that a woman in a given area is expected to have within her lifetime.

A geographically extensive group of states united & ruled by a single monarch is known as a(n):

The rate of natural increase is directly related to the . . .

What event spurred the population boom of the 1800s?

The dependency ratio seems to be significantly higher in developing countries.

States that allocate strong power to units of local government within the country are known as:

High agricultural density usually indicates this type of farming practice.

What is the root cause[s] of high birth rates and high death rates in the first stage of demographic transition?

When the border is agreed upon but disagreement on an operative issue involving the border is:

Population density based on total population within the total land area.

the 200 mile zone off of a state's coast where all resources belong to that state:

Nation of people without land to legally occupy (no state of their own):

Which of the following are a good example of a fragmented state?

The first country in history to reach a population of one billion.

What area is highlighted in the picture:

The total fertility rate is lower in developed countries than in developing countries.

French Canadians in Quebec sought _.The right to govern themselves & est. their own independent

The definition of the border is not questioned, but the interpretation of the placement of the border is questioned:

Demographics is the study of evolution and how people change over time.

Economic alliance in Southeast Asia:

dispute over how a border is managed?

a prehistoric boundary like mountains and rivers is

Population Pyramid infers all of the following information EXCEPT . . .

Thailand is an example of what state shape?

countries who are seperated into pieces either by water or another state making them harder to defend:

A population & defined area controlled by an organized government is a(n)

Two side-by-side bar graphs used to illustrate population trends within a given area.

Largest group of children to ever be born during one specific period in history.

A large portion of the boundary between Canada and the US is:

The drawing of new voting districts is called

Represents a working population that has many different people to support.

The picture of North Carolina's Twelfth Congressional District is most likely a result of:

Migration affects future generations as much as it affects current generations.

The level of industrialization a country has is determined by what?

The Berlin Wall/ the Great Wall of China are examples of

long and narrow country

Italy exhibits which of the following state forms?

People considered a stateless nation since Israel was created in 1947?

Which economic activity is basic production like farming, fishing, mining, or forestry?

The estimated population of the world today.

Which economic system consists of the government being in complete control of the economy?

The process of moving from one area to another area.

Leaving your country.

Kaliningrad is a political example of a(n)

Compared to MDCs, which of the following statements is true of LDCs?

The European Union and the Arab League are examples of:

a former boundary that is no longer used is

Which of the following is the smallest sovereign state in the world?

The total value of goods & services a country produces INCLUDING foreign factories is their:

How far does the EEC zone extend according to the Law of the Sea?

Borders aligned on latitude/longitude are called:

The process of a person moving out of the country.

Region claimed by India, Pakistan, and China due to its resources (oil/water)

Group of 27 European states who have joined to form a single-state economy

Which economic activities process and distribute information like genetics research?

Stateless nation trying (unsuccessfully) to establish a country since WWII?

Which economic system is business and government working together to decide production factors?

Government type where the Government owns all property and businesses but provides services to the people?