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Chapter 8: Political Geography
Chapter 8: Political Geography
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What is the world's smallest state as recognized by UN?
Antarcitca
Poland
Monaco
Czech Republic
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What is a common characteristic of elongated states
Poor comunication
Circle like shape
very wide boundaries
great communication
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What is the most commonly used physical boundary?
City
Water
Mountain
Desert
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What was the purpose of the 1991 gulf-war?
To stop Al-Queda
To kill Osama Bin Ladin
To drive Iraq out of Kuwait and Iran
To remove Saddam Hussein from office in Iraq
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What is true about geometric boundaries?
They usually follow desert boundaries
They are straight lines on a map
they usually follow mountain ranges
they usually follow rivers or bodies of water.
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What was the result when the US removed Hussein from Power
The Iraqi people welcomed the US with open arms
Sunni muslims peacefully stepped in as the government
Iraq fell into a peaceful time
Violence broke out among the many tribes in Iraq
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Do unitary states place power in local government?
No
Yes
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What year was the United Nations established?
1886
1992
1945
1960
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What terrorist organization is responsible for most anti-US terrorism?
Al-Queda
Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
ISIS
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What is a colony?
A boundary between states
An independent territory
A place where ants live
Territory legally tied to a sovereign state
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What mostly determined a states strength PRE-world war two
Military Strength
Economic Power
Number of people in the work force
Number of Citizens
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What mainly determined a states power POST-world war 2
Number of Citizens
Number of people in the workforce
Military Strength
Economic Power
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What is the world's largest state?
China
Russia
Canada
United States of America
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What is an example of a state in the world?
Isis
Germany
Northern Ireland
Wyoming
