Political Geography- Human Geo

A nation is a group of people with everything below EXCEPT

• Shared cultural heritage

• Shared homeland

• Shared state

• Shared language

Extremely small island-states in the world, many of which are former European colonies, are called:

• island nations

• Microstates

• Macrostates

• small nation

The attempt by one country to impose political control over another territory is

• Colonialism.

• Constitutionality.

• Self-determination.

• sovereignty.

The United Nations is PRIMARILY what kind of cooperative effort?

• Political

• Military

• Economic

• Cultural

Which of the following was a positive contribution of the European countries on the colonies?

• One-crop economies

• Democratic government

• Medicine and schools

• European culture

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Europeans improved roads and bridges and built railroads in their colonies primarily to

• provide jobs for the colonists

• obtain the raw materials needed for industrialization

• impress the colonists with their technological knowledge

• help missionaries spread Christianity

Concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves

• Nation

• Liberty

• Freedom

• Self-determination

A state where there is more than one nation is classified as which of the following:

• Nation-state

• multinational state

• Microstate

• bilingual state

Which of the following is NOT a qualification of the State?

• Permanent population

• A baller soccer team

• Recognized boundaries

• An effective government

Which of the following is an example of a Nation-State?

• United States

• China

• Russia

• Japan