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AP Human Geography Political Geography Review Chapter 8
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1
Boundaries of independent African states were drawn at the Berlin Conference and were drawn
along national lines
arbitrarily
along ethnic lines
along religious lines
2
Which type of state typically includes a large variety of landscapes?
Elongated
Prorupted
Perforated
Compact
3
Which type of state has a leg extension off of it?
Fragmented
Elongated
Prorupted
Compact
4
The world's largest state (in area) is
China
Russia
Alaska
India
5
Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?
Denmark
Romania
Argentina
Vietnam
6
Flags and national anthems promote
Nationalism
ice cream
diversity
Centrifugal forces
7
The conflict in Rwanda and Uganda in the mid-1990s is an example of a(n)
religious conflict.
ethnic conflict.
transnational conflict.
border conflict.
8
The European state idea spread throughout the world through ________
European colonialism.
League of Nations planning.
contagious diffusion.
economic development.
9
A group of people who occupy an area and have a strong sense of unity based on shared beliefs
tribe
nation
federal state
unitary state
10
Yugoslavia was a prime example of a ________
multi-nation state.
stateless nation.
city-state.
multi-state nation.
11
Which type of state has the easiest internal communication?
Prorupted
Perforated
Elongated
Compact
12
One of the largest multiethnic states is...
India
Japan
United States
Denmark
13
A territory that is not completely independent but controlled by a larger power is a...
Nation
Sphere of Influence
Colony
State
14
An area organized into an independent political unit is a
nationality
state
colony
suburb
15
A state with control over its internal affairs has
suffrage
ethnicity
centripetal forces
sovereignty
16
The Kurds are a
nationality divided among more than one state
trying to unite with Turkey
multinational state
religious minority in the Middle East
17
The Turks committed genocide of which group in the early 1900's?
Indians
Israelis
Armenians
Georgians
18
Which type of state is broken up by land or other territories?
Fragmented
Elongated
Compact
Prorupted
19
The present number of countries and territories in the world is around
175
400
200
300
20
Following the disintegration of the former Soviet Union the only surviving superpower was
U.S.
China
Great Britain
France
21
Which type of boundary coincides with features of the landscape?
Language
Cultural
Physical
Ethnic
22
Korea is a good example of a
patron-state
sovereign state
nation-state
nation divided between more than one state
23
Listed among the challenges to the state in the 21st century are all the following except
the United Nations.
nuclear weapons.
migration
economic globalization.
