Unit 4: Political Geography

An area organized into an independent political unit is a

• state

• colony

• nationality

• satellite

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

A _________________________ contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination.

• 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

Kosovo might not be considered a sovereign state because

• its capital and largest city is Pristina.

• ethnic cleansing was practiced there.

• the United States and many European countries recognize its sovereignty.

• Serbia, Russia, and many other countries do not recognize its sovereignty.

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.

Vatican City and Mesopotamia are examples of a

• nation-state

• nation

• city-state

• colony

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

• colony

• nation-state

• nation

• state

The former Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia can be classified as a

• multinational state

• colony

• nation-state

• frontier

Physical boundaries often used to separate states include all but which of the following?

• deserts

• geometry

• mountains

• rivers