Political Geography Quiz

form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and state or provincial governments

• federal system

• theocracy

• unitary system

• republic

system in which small groups hold power

• autocracy

• anarchy

• democracy

• oligarchy

Which of the following land masses has only geometric boundaries?

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Antarctica

The trend today is for more national governments to be classified as

• communist

• democracies

• autocracies

• anocracies

system of government in which one person rules with unlimited power and authority

• authority

• autocracy

• anarchy

• oligarchy

system of government in which leaders rule with the consent of the citizens

• federal system
• monarchy
• theocracy
• democracy

a fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains and rivers

• cultural boundary
• natural boundary
• geometric boundary
• unique boundary

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

• democracy
• theocracy
• monarchy
• dictatorship

A queen rules a nation. When she dies, the throne will pass to her daughter. What kind of government does this nation have? 

• a monarchy 
• a theocracy
• a dictatorship
• a representative democracy

A military leader seizes control of a government during a revolution. He has complete control and kills anyone who opposes him. What kind of government does this nation have? 

• a monarchy
• a theocracy
• a dictatorship
• an oligarchy