AP HUG Chapter 8 Geopolitical Key Issues 1 & 2 Reading Quiz

Which is the correct order in the evolution of the modern state? 

• City-state, Medieval State, Nation-state, State
• State, Medieval State, Nation-state, City-state
• Medieval State, City-state, state, Nation-state
• Nation-state, city-state, Medieval State, State

European states established colonies for all these reasons EXCEPT

• to promote Christianity ("God")

• to extract useful resources ("Gold")

• to expand their political power ("Glory")

• to support the indigenous peoples ("Giving")

Political boundaries known as ________ existed in the ancient world and were often maintained by small groups and a defensive fortress. 

• city-states
• medieval states
• nation-states
• state

A ________ is a political unit whose territory largely corresponds to occupants of a single ethnicity.

• nation-state

• country

• medieval-state

• multinational state

Antarctica and the High Seas are examples of the ___________. 

• Law of the Seas
• Global Commons
• Frontiers
• Exclusive Economic Zones

_______ was the most important factor in the creation of the European nation-states.

• Language

• Religion

• Ethnicity

• Physical geography

The United Nations is an important ______ organization because member countries agree to work for the common global good rather than look at issues from only one perspective.

• negotiating

• supranational

• international

• military

________ states have the ability to carry out actions or policies within their borders independently from interference. 

• Nation
• Sovereign
• Political
• Territorial

The largest increase in United Nations membership resulted from _____. 

• The break-up of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia
• European countries liberated from Nazi Germany
• Decolonization of Africa
• Creation of states following World War I.

Multinational states such as Russia are often more affected by ______ forces than _______ forces.

• centripetal, centrifugal

• centrifugal, centripetal