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