APHG Ch 7-8 Review (Ethnicities & Political Geography)

Question 1

The Kurds are

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divided among more than one state

Question 2

At the end of the Cold War, several new countries emerged in

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Eastern Europe

Question 3

The most populous ethnic group in the United States is

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Latinos/Hispanics

Question 4

The largest number of land locked states are found in

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Africa

Question 5

According to the map of regime types, Brazil is an example of a(n)

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somewhat democratic state

Question 6

A federal system of government

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divides power among units of governance

Question 7

As indicated on the maps of economic and political alliances, in the late 20th century Austria

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remained non aligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact

Question 8

Complete the following analogy: centripetal is to centrifugal as

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clustering is to spreading

Question 9

Which of the following ethnic groups has the least representation in Lebanon?

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Jews

Question 10

According to this map, the Kurds are likely

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divided among Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

Question 11

Libya and Egypt are separated by a

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desert boundary

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of a multinational state?

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United Kingdom

Question 13

Since 1991 in the Balkans, the most severe ethnic cleansing has been committed by

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Serbs

Question 14

During the slavery era, the most likely destination for Africans captured by the Portuguese was

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South America.

Question 15

Complete the following analogy: a compact state is to circular as

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All of the above are correct

Question 16

The largest numbers of Asian Americans are descended from immigrants from

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C) China.

Question 17

Which of these countries has been part of the United Nations the longest?

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Afghanistan

Question 18

The United Nations

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has deployed troops around the world on peacekeepingMissions

Question 19

The shape and size of the Aozou Strip make it an example of a

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geometric boundary

Question 20

The"separate but equal" doctrine in the United States was legally established by

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Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 21

In the 1920s, this region best exemplified the concept of the nation-state:

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Europe

Question 22

This map shows that African Americans in Michigan are concentrated mainly in

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the southeast

Question 23

Sri Lanka has continuing ethnic conflict between

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Sinhalese Buddhists and Tamil Hindus

Question 24

The world's largest state is

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Russia

Question 25

Which of these countries is part of the European Union?

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Estonia

Question 26

Which country controlled the most colonial territory in 1914?

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United Kingdom

Question 27

The Brown v. Board of Education court decision ruled that

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A) separate schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional.

Question 28

The conflict in Jammu and Kashmir pits

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India against Pakistan

Question 29

Which group predominates in the far north of Iraq?

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Kurds

Question 30

Which of the following is accurate about apartheid?

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It included the creation of “homelands” for different groups

Question 31

In the United States,congressional district boundaries are usually drawn by

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state legislatures

Question 32

In terms of the classification of state shapes, Chile can best be described as a(n)

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elongated state

APHG Ch 7-8 Review (Ethnicities & Political Geography)

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APHG Ch 7-8 Review (Ethnicities & Political Geography)

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