Unit 4 - Political Geography (Ch. 8)

Most ________ states gained independence after 1940.

• South American

• European

• East Asian

• African

Based on the data in the table, which of the following is a possible impact of ethnic and religious diversity in Iraq?

• Ethnicity and religion act as centripetal forces in the country by creating a common Iraqi identity among the population.

• Ethnicity and religion facilitate democratization in the country by motivating participation in elections.

• Ethnicity and religion promote economic development in the country by generating national pride in the country’s accomplishments.

• Ethnicity and religion lead to devolutionary pressures in the country by politically dividing regions.

• Ethnicity and religion increase cultural cohesion in the country by promoting shared political ideology.

When not all people within a state identify with the dominant sense of nationality, movements for separation of nation and territory may arise. All of the following are examples EXCEPT:

• Quebecois, in Canada

• the Basques, in Spain

• the Kurds, in the Middle East

• Jews, in Israel

Kurdistan is:

• a sovereign nation bordered by Iraq & Turkey.

• a stateless nation.

• governed by Russia.

• governed by Israel

Which of the following is the correct organizational scale for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?

• global

• supranational

• national

• state

• local

The European state idea spread throughout the world through

• relocation diffusion

• economic development

• League of Nations planning

• contagious diffusion

Based on the map, which of the following can be identified as a true statement about Northern Ireland?

• It is unified with the rest of the island to form a sovereign nation-state.

• It forms its own sovereign nation-state predominately made up of the Irish ethnic group.

• It is a frontier that is not formally part of a state, but the United Kingdom claims the area.

• It is physically separate from the rest of the United Kingdom, a multinational state.

• It is a stateless nation, as the entire island of Ireland is under the control of the United Kingdom.

Which of the following possible political effects is implied by the data in the table?

• The country’s high level of economic development acts as a centripetal force holding the state together.

• The high level of economic difference between the regions in Italy acts as a devolutionary force.

• The low level of economic difference between regions in Italy acts as a centripetal force holding the state together.

• The low level of economic difference between regions in Italy promotes devolutionary movements in some parts of Italy.

• The country’s low level of economic development promotes centrifugal forces tearing the state apart.

One of the most powerful impacts of colonialism was the construction of a global order characterized by great differences in

• population

• military and agricultural power.

• economic and political power.

• religious and economic power

The highly uneven distribution of economic and political power that developed from colonialism was due to the concentration of wealth brought back to

• North America

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa