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State Shapes
State Shapes
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Topics covered include: State, Sovereignty, State Shapes, Colonialism, Imperialism
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1
The largest country (by population) in the world is...
Africa
China
United States
India
2
Which State shape typically has diverse physical geography (i.e. climate)?
perforated
compact
all of the above
elongated
3
Based on the criteria for being a State, which item is NOT necessary?
all of them are necessary
having a continuous population
being sovereign
none of them are necessary
4
An example of a fragmented State is...
Sudan
South Africa
United States
Alaska
5
Poland is an example of which type of shape?
perforated
compact
prorupted
fragmented
6
The best example of imperialism is when Great Britain took over territories in...
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
7
The largest country (according to land mass) in the world is...
China
United States
Russia
Australia
8
States come in all shapes & sizes.
true
false
9
A prorupted State may have formed as such because...
it was serving as a buffer between 2 disagreeing states
it felt like it
it was gaining access to water or another resource
the people needed more space to live
10
Independence from control of internal affairs from outside states is known as...
sovereignty
a nation
colonalism
imperialism
11
A disadvantage of a fragmented State is...
it is really small (land area)
it is dependent on outside States for its government
it has no resources
it is harder to defend
12
When Great Britain took over and claimed territories in North America, it was an act of...
desperation
colonalism
war
imperialism
13
A State is...
a group of people organized by a common culture
an organized territory governed by an outside entity
none of the above
an organized area ruled by established gov't
14
At one point in history, Great Britain had territories...
just in Africa
just in the Western Hemisphere
on every continent (excluding Antarctica)
just in the Eastern Hemisphere
15
An example of an elongated State is...
all of the above
Chile
South Africa
Mexico
16
A landlocked State is defined as...
a State without access to resources
a State without sovereignty
a State without access to the sea
a State without access to water
17
The most efficient State shape is...
elongated
prorupted
perforated
compact
18
Which continent is the only one that has examples of all the State shapes?
Europe
North America
Africa
South America
19
This State shape is generally dictated by geographical features...
prorupted
elongated
all of the above
compact
20
Why is a fragmented State extremely difficult to manage?
because of its long narrow shape
cause it is
because the territory is separated by land or water
because people keep migrating
