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Game Day APHG - Unit 4 Review - Political Geography
Game Day APHG - Unit 4 Review - Political Geography
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APHG - Unit 4 Review - Political Geography
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1
What type of gerrymandering is common in NC?
packed districts
cracked districts
smacked districts
stacked districts
2
What is beyond a country's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
international waters
territorial waters
contiguous waters
baseline
3
Which phrase best describes a state?
when a single city dominates a country
a group of people with a common culture in a single country
land organized into a political unit with people
people who identify regionally rather than nationally
4
Colorado has straight lines for all of it's boundaries. Which statement is true?
All of its boundaries are geometric
The Rocky Mountains form a physical boundary in its center
It's eastern boundary is antecedent & western boundary isn't
It's a relic boundary of the Louisiana Purchase
5
These people are the world's largest stateless people.
Kurds
Palestinians
Inuit
Quebecois
6
The Savannah River forms what type of boundary between GA & SC?
inclusionary
superimposed
cultural
physical
7
Why were former states like Yugoslavia & the Soviet Union ultimately dismantled?
they are unitary states
They both practiced irredentism
the people voted
their populations were extremely heterogeneous & diverse
8
What shape does the state of Uganda have?
prorupted
compact
perforated
elongated
9
Which organization was the precursor to the EU?
United Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
League of Nations
European Economic Community
10
Because the Europeans did not use existing boundaries, most African countries have _____ boundaries.
imaginary
subsequent
relic
superimposed
11
These people live in one country but are citizens of another.
refugees
asylum seekers
expatriates
dual citizens
12
Which statement can be made of country x using the map?
country x is an exclave of country a
country x is a nation-state
country a is enclaved by country x
country x is an enclave of country a
13
Quebec & Scotland have both voted to leave their mother countries. Which statement is true:
The Commonwealth prevented them from leaving
Centripetal forces are dividing the country
They both have practiced devolution
They both are part of the United Kingdom today
14
What aquatic waters lie 12-24 miles off a country's coast?
contiguous waters
territorial waters
exclusive economic zone
baseline
15
What shape does The Gambia have?
perforated
prorupted
prorupted
elongated
16
These gov'ts hold elections to determine their next leader:
democracies
ancillary
confederations
unitary
17
Spreading oppositional voters across many different districts is what form of gerrymandering?
whacked
packed
stacked
cracked
18
Which is true of Vatican City, Monaco, & Singapore?
they are all city-states
they are all nation-states
they are all buffer states
they are all perforated states
19
According to Mackinder's Heartland Theory, which region(s) should be controlled?
the interior of Russia
chokepoints
coastal Eurasia
shatterbelts
20
Nigeria's capital was moved from Lagos to Abuja. This makes it a:
republic
nation-state
forward capital
unitary gov't
21
Regions with unclear boundaries and often disputed borders are said to be:
shatterbelts
nation-states
unitary
gerrymandered
22
What shapes does the DCR have?
elongated
fragmented
compact
prorupted
23
What can be said of the Philippines using the map?
it is a fragmented state
it is a republic
it is a micro state
it is a nation-state
24
What is used by democracies when redistricting?
gender equality
census data
voting history
income level
25
When comparing Lesotho & Swaziland, which statements is true?
South Africa acts as a buffer state
Swaziland is exclaved by Lesotho
Lesotho is an exclave of Lesotho
Both are landlocked but Lesotho is enclaved
26
When a country is free to enforce its own laws upon its citizens and free of outside control.
irredentism
federalism
sovereignty
dual citizenship
27
Which is an example of a buffer state?
Lesotho enclaved by South Africa
Paraguay & Uruguay between Argentina & Brazil
Pakistan between India & Afghanistan
Alaska exclaved by Canada