aphg test unit 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following terms identifies the type of regions shown in the dark gray-shaded areas on the map?

• Functional regions

• Urban regions

• Vernacular regions

• Physical regions

• Semiautonomous regions

Owing to their localized geography or their locations on islands or peninsulas, many small political entities such as those labeled on the political map of the world can be identified as

• nation-states

• multistate nations

• autonomous republics

• federal states

• colonial territories

Which of the following terms refers to an area of instability located between regions with opposing political and cultural values?

• Heartland

• Rimland

• Enclave

• Gerrymandered area

• Shatterbelt

The map above shows the countries in Africa where private investors and foreign governments have leased farmland for large-scale commercial farming. Usually much of the food produced is bound for wealthier nations. This practice is an example of

• decolonization

• Pan-Africanism

• neocolonialism

• imperialism

Which of the following explains why Korea and Vietnam were viewed as shatterbelts during the Cold War?

• Korea and Vietnam experienced conflict due to a dispute between global powers.

• Korea and Vietnam fragmented into new states due to internal tensions.

• Korea and Vietnam tried to control land and sea areas around their states.

• Korea and Vietnam kept two political adversaries geographically separated.

Which of the following is an example of a shatterbelt region?

• Siberia

• Western Europe

• South America

• Eastern Europe

The former international border between East Germany and West Germany is best described as

• a relic boundary

• an open border

• a demilitarized zone

• a geometric boundary

The boundaries of congressional districts of the United States are

• redrawn every ten years

• set according to a process developed by the writers of the United States Constitution

• drawn to cross over state boundaries

• redrawn after every presidential election

Which of the following describes an example of a consequent boundary?

• Canada created the province of Nunavut to provide greater autonomy for the First Nations.

• The Berlin Wall between East and West Germany no longer exists, but the location is still evident.

• European powers divided Africa at the Berlin Conference and drew boundaries across the continent.

• The United States–Canadian boundary was set at the 49th parallel by a treaty before the area was settled.