Geopolitics Blue Book Quiz (99-109)

Political geographers study ways groups of people compete to dominate territory on earth's surface for _______, _______, and ______ power/advantage.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT THREE!

• economic

• social/cultural

• political

• environmental

Which is NOT a true statement about boundaries?

• Boundaries may be physical or cultural.
• Boundaries often separate ethnic groups.
• Boundaries define perceptual regions.
• Boundaries may be visible or invisible.

Antarctica and a portion of the Siberian Peninsula are examples of geographic zones where no state controls political power. These areas are known as

• states

• frontiers

• wild west

• colonies

Which of the following is an example of a geometric boundary?

• The 38th parallel divides North and South Korea.
• The Atlantic Ocean forms the eastern boundary of the USA.
•  The Red River defines Texas and Oklahoma boundaries.
• The Great Wall between China and Mongolia.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical boundary?

• The Pyrenees between France and Spain.

• The Rio Grande/Rio Bravo between US and Mexico.

• Hinduism and Islam as a dividing line for the creation of Pakistan and India.

• The Sahara as a boundary between Northern Africa abs sub-Saharan Africa.

_____, _____. and _____ are often considered when setting boundary lines.

• Language

• Religion

• Ethnicity

• Climate

The Caucasus region has a wide variety of cultural diversity- in large part as a result of cultural isolation and rugged mountainous terrain.

• True- this is a homogeneous region of the world.

• True- this is a heterogeneous region of the world.

Both _____ and _____ states have communication issues due to distance and isolation factors between places in their states.

• fragmented

• elongated

• compact

• perforated

________ states like Czechia have obstacles conducting or controlling international trade, sea resources, transportation, and communication

• Compact

• Landlocked

• European

• Newly created

Each of Mexico's 31 states are examples of _______ boundaries for the country of Mexico.

• internal

• external

• physical

• geometric