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AP Human Geo POLITICAL GEO REVIEW
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What two military alliances were created during the Cold War involving many European countries?
NAFTA and NATO
NATO and Warsaw Pact
NAFTA and United Nations
NATO and the United Nations
2
What is the longest geometric boundary not guarded by military forces?
US-Canada border
North Korean-South Korean border
US-Mexico border
3
What is the primary purpose of the United Nations (UN)?
Peacekeeping
Military Alliances
To increase the effect of capitalism on the world's economy
Agriculture
4
What are centrifugal forces?
Forces that unify a state
Forces that create a state
Forces that divide a state
5
This terrorist organization was responsible for the 9/11 twin tower attack in the U.S.
ISIS
Hamas
Boko Haram
Al Qaeda
6
Which was a centrifugal force in the India/Pakistan relationship of the late 1940s?
commonality of language
commonality of religion
differences in religion
differences in political border
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Which is the best example of a perforated state?
Singapore
Italy
Ecuador
Vietnam
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Which of the following would NOT be considered a sovereign state?
Puerto Rico
Canada
Mexico
Phillipines
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Where do most capitals lie in a compact country?
Northern Regions
Southern Regions
Middle
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What is the difference between geometric and physical-political boundaries?
Geometric are a conspiracy, phys/pol are not
Geometric are based on land features, phys/pol are long/lat
phys are based on land features, geo based on long/lat
Geometric are formed using hard math, phys/pol are magics
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Which is an example of a compact state?
Poland
United States
Chile
Vietnam
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What are the five shapes of states?
Compact, Elongated, Prorupted, Perforated, and Fragmented
Diagonal, Linear, Halo, Absolute, Cracked
Igneous, Shale, Fracking, Icicular, hippocrepiform
Irregular, Asymmetrical, Curved, Circular, Enrupted
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Which best describes the Law of the Seas
laws establishing state's rights concerning ownership of sea
laws establishing a supranationalism organization's rights
laws establishing state's rights concerning the use of seas
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Which country refuses to recognize Taiwan as sovereign state?
Japan
Vietnam
China
Germany
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What is an example of a unitary government?
United States
Germany
Japan
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What is the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state?
Natural resources
Geopolitics
Human Geography
Political Geography
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Which of the following is an example of a fragmented state?
China
Cuba
Indonesia
Australia
18
The global economy is primarily:
Communist
Socialist
Capitalist
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What are centripetal forces?
Forces that divide a state
Forces that create a state
Forces that unify a state
20
Geopolitics is the study of power relationships among:
Prime Ministers
Towns
Cities
States
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Which of the following is a good examples of an exclave?
Alaska in the US
Taiwan in relation to China
Hawaii in the US
the island of Sumatra in Indonesia
22
The majority of African states entered the United Nations after 1960 because
The creation of the African United Nations took precedence
The majority of states were not independent until the 1960s
They had political differences with the UN
They were not interested
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Define Devolution
Unifying of a state
Relinquishing of autonomy to external units
Regions within a state demand & gain political autonomy
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What is a supranational organization?
A venture of three or more states for a shared objective.
A venture of two or more states for a shared objective
A venture of four or more states for a shared objective.
25
Which of the following countries is not landlocked?
Mali
United States of America
Switzerland
Bolivia
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This would be an example of an elongated state
China
Japan
Chile
Australia
27
The border between the U.S. and Canada along the 49th parallel is an example of a
superimposed boundary
geometric boundary
natural boundary
relic boundary
28
Where did the first wide-spread use of nation-states appear?
Africa
North America
Asia
Europe
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Which of the following would NOT be an example of a physical boundary?
a river
a wall
a mountain
geometric lines
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What is a state?
An area with a local government, Ex: Wisconsin
A group of people distinct from one another by beliefs
A place of being like water Ex: Ice, Water, Vapor
A politically organized territory with a government
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Small bits of territory that lie on coasts separated from the state by another state
Peninsula
Exclave
Island
Enclaves
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What is a state with more than one nation in it - and an example?
Stateless nation- Kurdistan
Multinational state - Yugoslavia
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What is the ideal shape of a compact state?
Circular
Prorupted
Hexagonagal
Perforated
34
Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?
Japan
Russia
United States
China
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What is a nation-state?
A state and nation that occupy the same territory
A region with many different ideologies struggling for power
A nation that stretches into multiple states
A state with many different competing political parties
36
Most ________ states gained independence after 1940.
Mediterranean
American
African
European
37
Which international organization could best be incorporated into Spykman's Rimland Theory?
European Union
United Nations
NATO
NAFTA
38
Imperial powers organized ruthless control for maximum economic exploitation under
Serfdom
Mercantilism
Big Hoss’ Rule
Colonialism
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The redrawing of political districts for political gain is termed what?
electoral regions
gerrymandering
the census
reapportionment
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What is a dispute over natural resources?
Operational dispute
Definitional dispute
Locational dispute
Allocational dispute
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This alliance created primarily for military protection is the most powerful in the world today
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
European Union
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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Which of the following state is the best example of an enclave?
Lesotho
Papua New Guinea
Gambia
Belize
