Gaining the right to vote in an electoral system

What are the five shapes of states?

Compact, Elongated, Prorupted, Perforated, and Fragmented

How are countries classified in the world's economy? (Highest to lowest)

As Core, Semi-periphery, periphery

A country establishing territories to impose their values.

What is gerrymandering?

Reapportionment to benefit a political party

What is a supranational organization?

A venture of three or more states for a shared objective.

What is the difference between geometric and physical-political boundaries?

phys are based on land features, geo based on long/lat

What is a state with more than one nation in it - and an example?

Multinational state - Yugoslavia

What is a buffer zone?

Where two countries agree to not a portion of land

What is a nation-state?

A state and nation that occupy the same territory

What are the characteristics of a border?

An imaginary line that separates two states

What and where were the first states?

B) City-States; Fertile Crescent

A politically organized territory with a government

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1
How many states does the UN recognize?
16
193
50
192
2
What supranational organization that failed was formed after WWI?
League of Nations
NAFTA
United Nations
S.H.I.E.L.D.
3
What is suffrage?
All of these
The gaining of economic power
Gaining the right to vote in an electoral system
The suffering of the native peoples of a state
4
What are the five shapes of states?
Irregular, Asymmetrical, Curved, Circular, Enrupted
Diagonal, Linear, Halo, Absolute, Cracked
Compact, Elongated, Prorupted, Perforated, and Fragmented
Igneous, Shale, Fracking, Icicular, hippocrepiform
5
How are countries classified in the world's economy? (Highest to lowest)
As Periphery, Core, Semi-periphery
As Core, Semi-periphery, periphery
As Core, Periphery, Semi-periphery
As Periphery, Semi-periphery, Core
6
Which of the following would not be considered a sovereign state?
Canada
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Mexico
7
What is colonialism?
The imposition of a new leading power within a country
The process of examining a colony
invading a country for resources, then leaving
A country establishing territories to impose their values.
8
What is the UN's primary purpose?
Military Alliances
Total and complete destruction to the world.
To increase the effect of capitalism on the world's economy
Peacekeeping
9
This terrorist organization was responsible for the 9/11 twin tower attack in the U.S.
Hamas
ISIS
IRA
Al Qaeda
10
According to geographers, the settlement of the American colonies by the British is considered
Supranationalism
Capitalism
Imperialism
Colonialism
11
What was a result of the European Union being formed?
All of the Above
Power was balanced between states
Countries prospered economically
A common currency was formed
12
What is gerrymandering?
Reapportionment to benefit a political party
Formation of elongated states
A cultural phenomenon commonly seen in India
The consumption of products in "spines" spreading from CBD
13
What is the study of the political organization of the world called?
Governmental studies
Geopolitical morphology
Political topography
Political geography
14
This would be an example of fragmented state?
Philippines
Hawaii
Thailand
Afghanistan
15
What two military alliances were created after World War II involving many European countries?
NATO and Warsaw Pact
NAFTA and United Nations
League of Nations and United Nations
AU and USSR
16
The global economy is primarily:
Socialist
Capitalist
Shamanist
Anachronistic
17
What is a supranational organization?
A venture of four or more states for a shared objective.
A venture of three or more states for a shared objective.
A venture of two or more states for a shared objective
18
What is an example of a unitary government?
Canada
Mexico
The U.S. Goverment
The United Kingdom
19
What is the size of a microstate?
Smaller than 500 km
Smaller than 750 km
Smaller than 1000 km
Larger than 100 people per square mile
20
What is the difference between geometric and physical-political boundaries?
phys are based on land features, geo based on long/lat
Geometric are based on land features, phys/pol are long/lat
Geometric are a conspiracy, phys/pol are not
Geometric are formed using hard math, phys/pol are magics
21
What is a state with more than one nation in it - and an example?
Multinational state - Yugoslavia
Multistate nation - Kurdistan
Multistate nation - Yugoslavia
Stateless nation- Kurdistan
22
What is a buffer zone?
Where two countries agree to not a portion of land
An area where two countries share a plot of land
Similar to a maquiladora
type of receiving state that is a target of many immigrants
23
Which of the following would not be an example of a physical boundary?
a river
geometric lines
a mountain
a wall
24
Where do most capitals lie in a compact country?
Northern Regions
Southern Regions
Anywhere on the outskirts
Middle
25
What is the world's smallest state?
Russia
Togo
Monaco
Luxembourg
26
This would be an example of an elongated state
China
Japan
Australia
Chile
27
What is a nation-state?
A state and nation that occupy the same territory
A state with many different competing political parties
A region with many different ideologies struggling for power
A nation that stretches into multiple states
28
Where did the first widespread use of nation-states appear?
Europe
Greenland
Asia
Africa
29
What is the longest geometric boundary not guarded by military forces?
US-Mexico Border
Korea Border
Chile-Argentina Border
US-Canada Border
30
Which country refuses to recognize Taiwan as sovereign state?
Japan
United Nations
China
Germany
31
What is a dispute over natural resources?
Allocational
Definitional
Operational
Locational
32
What is the ideal shape of a compact state?
Prorupted
Hexagonagal
Circular
Perforated
33
What are the characteristics of a border?
An imaginary line that separates two states
A line drawn on the surface of the Earth
Physical and cultural features used to separate states
A preexisting line used to seperate two states
34
Most ________ states gained independence after 1940.
African
European
American
Mediteranean
35
What type of boundary exists between North Korea and South Korea?
Ethnic
Geometric
Religious
Physical
36
Which of the following one of the six largest states?
Nicaragua
Austria
Greenland
Russia
37
This would be an example of a prorupted state
Iceland
Chile
Indonesia
Thailand
38
What and where were the first states?
C) Estates; Europe
D) City-States; Greece
B) City-States; Fertile Crescent
A) Provinces; Roman Empire
39
What is a state?
A politically organized territory with a government
A place of being like water Ex: Ice, Water, Vapor
A group of people distinct from one another by beliefs
An area with a local government, Ex: Wisconsin
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This military alliance is one of the most powerful in the world today.
NATO
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
USSR

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