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Unit 4: Political Organization of Space AMSCO AP Human Geography
Unit 4: Political Organization of Space AMSCO AP Human Geography
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1
Regionalism
is a political factor that plays a role in creating _________ forces.
Centrifugal
Centripetal
2
When goods and people flowing freely from one country to another, people seem ____ willing to turn to violence.
less
more
3
Technology is only a
centripetal
force.
False
True
4
When a corporation merges with another corporation that produces similar products or services.
Horizontal integration
Vertical integration
5
Territorial Sea: Up to ___ nautical miles of sovereignty; commercial vessels may pass.
24
6
12
15
6
EEZ: Coastal states can explore, extract minerals, and manage up to ____ nautical miles.
150
75
100
200
7
What example can be used to compare the effects of local-scale & global-scale political challenges to state sovereignty?
Cell phone use weakening corrupt governments
Internet filters restricting the spread of globalization
Social media Web sites supporting supranational organizations
Internet filters restricting the spread of globalization
8
Devolution is the transfer of political power from the central government to subnational levels of government.
False
True
9
Usually large land mass countries = unitary state.
False
True
10
Political borders have become ____ significant as ideas flow more rapidly among most countries.
more
less
11
A boundary drawn to accommodate religious, ethnic, linguistic, or economic differences.
Superimposed
Antecedent
Subsequent (Ethnographic)
Relic
12
The power of a political unit to rule over its own affairs.
Devolution
Territoriality
Irredentism
Sovereignty
13
Ethnic cleansing is...
the unlawful use of violence and intimidation in pursuit of political aims.
the separation of ethnic cities.
when a country tries to take over because of ties to part of a population
the forced removal of a minority ethnic group from a territory.
14
Even if a state's sovereignty is well-established on paper, people might not fully accept it.
True
False
15
(QB) What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference?
Africans expressed their suggestions for better relations
Europeans divided Africa with little regard to existing boundaries
France and Britain agreed to jointly govern their colonies
There was less fighting between Africans and Europeans
16
States are born and they need nourishment and living space to survive.
Organic Theory
Heartland Theory
Rimland Theory
17
A
multistate nation
occurs when...
area of a country that has degree of autonomy
a nation has a state of its own but stretches across borders of other state
a nation does not have a state of their own
a country contains more than one nation
18
Which answer is an example of a
centripetal force
?
external threats
common language
all of the above
nationalism
19
The Himalayan Mountains is a geometric boundary between India and China.
True
False
20
Whose mission is the mutual defense of member states?
NATO
NAFTA
UN
EU
21
What type of state morphology does this map show?
Compact State
Prorupted State
Perforated State
Elongated State
22
A defined area w/in a state with a high degree of self-government & freedom from its parent state is a stateless nation.
False
True
23
A boundary identified by physical objects placed on the landscape.
Demarcated Boundary
Defined Boundary
Delimited Boundary
24
Occurs when two or more parties disagree over how to interpret the legal documents/maps that identify a boundary.
Locational (territorial) boundary dispute
Allocational (resource) boundary dispute
Operational (function) boundary dispute
Definitional (position) boundary dispute
25
A willingness by one person or a group of people to defend space they claim.
Nationalism
Territoriality
Irredentism
Devolution
26
Land-based power is essential in achieving global domination.
Rimland Theory
Organic Theory
Heartland Theory
27
Which answer is not part of the criteria for a
nation
?
have beliefs and values that help unify them
desire to establish own state/express self-determination in another way
recognition by other states
claim a particular space based on tradition as their homeland
28
Why did the Cold War end?
US & USSR joined an alliance together
NATO Broke Up
US Civil War
USSR Collapsed
29
Contiguous Zone: Coastal states have limited sovereignty for up to ___ nautical miles.
48
25
24
20
30
Boundaries reflecting neighborhoods controlled by street gangs in a city is an example of an
formal boundary
.
True
False
31
Few ethnic separatist movements throughout the world take place within specific regional lines within states.
False
True
32
Type of state dominated by another state politically and economically.
Independent state
Multinational state
Satellite state
Nation state
33
Eastern Europe has historically been a shatterbelt between Western Europe and Russia.
True
False
34
What is considered the heartland in the Heartland Theory?
Eastern Europe + Russia + Southern Asia
Western Europe + Russia + Central Asia
Eastern Europe + Russia + Central Asia
Eastern Europe + Central Asia
35
(QB) An electorate is...
a body of citizens.
a body of voters.
a body of school students.
a body of toddlers.
36
What did early colonizers (Spain, Portugal, France, & Britain) want?
religious influence
all of the above
political power
economic influence
37
Federal or Unitary: Multiple ethnic groups with significant minorities
Unitary
Federal
38
Which is the best definition of
kidnapping
in terms of types of gerrymandering?
moving an area where a rep. has support to an area where they don't
redrawing 2 districts to force 2 reps. of same party to run against eachoth
diluting a minority populated district w/ majority populations
dispersing a group into several districts to prevent a majority
39
What type of state morphology does this map show?
Fragmented State
Elongated State
Perforated State
Prorupted State
40
What is considered the Arab World?
Just North Africa
North Africa + Middle East
Just the Middle East
South Africa + Middle East
41
The changing of the number of representatives granted each state so it reflects the state's population.
Redistricting
Reapportionment
42
When control over developing countries is exerted through indirect means (economically, politically, or culturally).
irredentism
territorialty
neocolonialism
decolonization
43
Why are
imperialism
and
colonialism
not the same?
Imperialism is a particular type of colonialism.
Colonialism is a particular type of imperialism.
44
After the defeat of Nazi Germany, a tenuous peace divided Europe between...
North and South.
East and West.
45
Which answer is not part of the criteria for a
state
?
recognition by other states
share a common cultural heritage
maintains sovereignty over its domestic and international affairs
a defined boundary
46
A
militarized boundary
encourages crossing and movement.
True
False
47
Which of the following types of political boundaries best describe the border between the United States and Canada?
Militarized
Relict
Open
Geometric
48
Which province of Canada makes it a
multinational state
?
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
British Columbia
49
Federal or Unitary: No hierarchy of sovereign powers
Unitary
Federal
50
The United States and the Soviet Union fought a direct war against each other.
False
True
51
Which of the following features is a common characteristic of unitary states?
Specific physical geographical features
Dispersed power centers
A strong central capital
A weak hold on power over territory
52
Japan is an example of a
nation-state
.
True
False
53
The political boundaries of North Africa and the Middle East can best be described as the product of...?
Imperialism
Self-determination
Devolution
Supranationalism
54
The fragmentation of a state or region into smaller, often hostile, units along ethno-linguistic lines.
Ethnic seperatism
Subnationalism
Disintegration
Balkanization
