World Geography: Political Exam

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A group with a shared culture inside a land area is known as:
Options: Nation, State, Nation-State, Political Sovereignty

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Nation

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How does a state differ from a nation-state?

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A state has a sovereign territory with distinct borders.

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When a state has absolute control of a government, this is known as:
- Ethnic Sovereignty
- Popular Sovereignty
- Political Sovereignty
- Nation-State Sovereignty

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Political Sovereignty

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What could be a factor for why political boundaries change?

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Civil conflict or War

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Geography could be advantageous to global exchange for all of the following except:

• Larger countries have access to more ports and more natural resources
• Smaller countries may have limited access to natural resources
• Smaller countries may be able to specialize in a few economical drivers.
• Larger countries may be less dependent on other countries

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Smaller countries may have limited access to natural resources

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An example of a large state that would benefit from its size would be:
- Switzerland
- South Africa
- Russia
- Indonesia

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Russia

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Why might the unification of Indonesia be difficult to achieve?

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Indonesia's size, diversity, and proximity

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What could be a major cause of an internal conflict?

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Ethnic and religious Rivalries

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An example of an internal conflict which led to a separatist movement would be:
- Division of Korea
- Rwandan Genocide
- Partition of India
- Invasion of Abyssinia

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Partition of India

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What would be an example of an external conflict?

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Drawn borders from Colonial Powers