APHUG political geography

An area organized into an independent political unit is a

• state

• colony

• nationality

• satellite

A state is a synonym for a

• territory

• country

• unit

• member

A _________________________ is a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by one particular ethnicity which has been transformed into a nationality.

• nation-state

• state

• multinational state

• trinational state

When a state has __________________, it means it had control over its internal affairs without interference from other states. It is independent.

• self-determination

• sovereignty

• immunity

• diplomacy

Taiwan can be considered a sovereign state because

• the Nationalist party rules both China and Taiwan.

• China recognizes its sovereignty.

• its government carries on diplomatic relations with many other countries.

• its size meets the minimum geographic requirement for independence.

A territory tied to a state rather than being completely independent is a

• colony

• Nation-state

• nation

• state

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

• constitutionality.

• colonialism

• self-determination

• sovereignty.

The reasons why European states wanted to have colonies can be summarized as all BUT which of the following?

• god

• glory

• guilt

• gold

The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is known as

• Sovereignty

• universal suffrage

• nationalism

• self- determination

The former Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia can be classified as a

• Multinational state

• colony

• nation-state

• frontier