Chapter 8 Review: Political Geography

Which of the following is NOT an example of a stateless nation?

• The Basques

• The Catalonians

• The Kurds

• The Israelis

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of a nation?

• A shared culture between a group of people

• A common homeland with a shared history

• Defined borders and a sovereign government

• A desire to have control over their homeland

Which of the following would BEST describe a nation-state?

• A nation that has a significant percentage of their population located in multiple states.

• A state that consists of one nation with a similar culture, history, and language

• A nation that has self-determination and wants to be recognized as a state

• A state that consists of multiple nations that have agreed to live peacefully together as one state.

Which of the following BEST describes the concept of self-determination?

• A group of people who have a different ethnic background from their state, but lack a desire to govern themselves

• When a nation is spread across multiple states

• A group of people who have a cultural identity, with a right/desire to govern themselves

• The process in which a state breaks down due to ethnic conflict.

North and South Korea would be an example of a___?

• Multistate Nation

• Autonomous Region

• Semi-autonomous Region

• Multinational state

Which of the following best describes how African States were created?

• African tribes created their own countries

• Cartographers from Europe created boundaries that disregarded the culture of the local people

• The United Nations created boundaries to resolve tribal conflicts

• The United States worked with different ethnic groups to gain them their independence.

The process in which a state breaks down due to conflict among ethnicities is known as?

• Devolution

• Self-Determination

• Colonialism

• Balkanization

The UK recently saw power move from the national government to the regional governments (Scotland). This would be an example of?

• Devolution

• Self-Determination

• Colonialism

• Balkanization

Which of the following BEST describes neocolonialism?

• A region where outside governments are influencing internal governmental affairs and starting revolutions

• Developing countries trying to fight for independence from a foreign state that has direct control over their laws

• The process in which countries expand their political and economic influence through settlements and colonies

• The practice of a more developed country (MDC) to control or influence a less developed country (LDC) indirectly by political or economic means

Which of the following BEST explains the concept of a shatterbelt region?

• A region that is caught between larger external powers who are fighting

• A region where different cultures come in contact and conflict with each other

• The practice of an MDC controlling or influencing a LDC through political or economic means

• Power transferring from the national government to regional governments