CFA #13 WG

A group with a shared culture who live close together is:

• A nation-state

• A state

• A nation

• An enclave

Which country is only a State?

• Alabama

• Mexico

• Japan

• Puerto Rico

Japan is made of a group of people with a shared culture and is sovereign with distinct boarders. This means Japan is:

• Divided

• Perforated

• A nation-state

• Only a state

The beginnings of sovereign states and political boarders originated in:

• Balkanization

• Globalization

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Peace of Westphalia

Political boundaries:

• Originated from the NAFTA treaty

• Are usually permanent, such as in the Middle East

• Usually have one government and a common culture

Which of these statements is false?

Larger countries:

• are more costly to maintain

• must be dependent on smaller countries

• have more resources and ports

• success can be partly determined by geography

Enclaves are:

• Archipelagos

• A set of islands in the Indian ocean

• a country surrounded by another country

• all large and powerful countries in the world

Genocide is an issue in which countries:

• Sudan & Rwanda

• Sudan & France

• Spain & Canada

• England & Rwanda

This organization acts as a keeper of the peace & provider of stability:

• North American Free Trade Agreement

• Peace of Westphalia

• European Union

• United Nations

The European Union has:

• Different currencies

• A high tariff agreement with Mexico and Canada

• An agreement for a cohesive political & economic system

• An agreement for scientific exploration in the Arctic Ocean