Political Geography Practice Test

Which of these units is defined by official borders?

• Region

• Nation

• State

• International Unit

Which of these units go above and beyond country borders?

• Regions

• States

• Nations

• International Units

Which political unit are parts of a state/country?

• Nations

• Regions

• International Units

• Intranational units (Territories/provinces)

Which of these is a community with a common culture and often ancestry?

• State

• Nation

• Alliance

• Region

Which of these is a country with people from many different ethnicities, countries, and cultures?

• Stateless Nation

• Nation-State

• Nation

• Multinational State

Which of these is a country whose borders coincide with a distinct nation of people?

• Stateless Nation

• Nation-State

• Nation

• Multinational State

What is morphology?

• The shape of a state

• The size of a state

• The area of a state

• The border length of a state

Which is NOT one of the main (five) shapes of a state?

• Elongated

• Protruded

• Expanded

• Fragmented

Which type of territorial dispute argues over how a border is supposed to operate?

• Territorial

• Resource

• Positional

• Functional

Which type of territorial dispute argues over where border is supposed be?

• Territorial

• Resource

• Positional

• Functional