HG Political Geography Unit Test Review

The Kurds are an example of 

• a stateless nation
• a state
• a supranational state
• a multinational state

Which of the following terms refers to an individual or group attempt to identify and establish control over land or “space”?

• territoriality 
• secularism
• ethnocentrism
• consequent boundary

Which type of boundary would use lines of latitude and longitude?

• Antecedent
• Subsequent
• Geometric
• Relic

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

• democracy
• theocracy
• monarchy
• dictatorship

The UN is an example of what?

• Alliance
• Multinational state
• Confederation
• Supranational organization

Boundaries established by rivers, oceans, deserts, mountains, etc. 

• Political boundaries
• Physical boundaries
• Cultural boundaries
• Geographic boundaries

Sovereignty reinforces the idea that each state (country)

• has the power to self-rule.

• has to be part of a supranational organization.

• divides its government powers into national and local level.

• is made up of one ethnic group.

Jews, Christians, and Palestinians ALL have claims to Jerusalem. The disputes over ownership of Jerusalem would be an example of _____.

• ethnic territoriality

• religious territoriality

• allocational boundary disputes

• centripetal force.

A group of people who share a common culture and identity as a cohesive group is a called a ___.

• Nation State
• Nation
• Country
• Sovereign State

The United Nations is primarily what kind of cooperative organization?

• political
• military
• economic
• cultural