GEO 4.3 Quiz

A state with only one nation within its borders

• Stateless-Nation
• Nation-State
• Ethnocentric Nation
• Statehood

Boundaries established by rivers, oceans, deserts, mountains, etc. 

• Political boundaries
• Physical boundaries
• Cultural boundaries
• Geographic boundaries

The Sahara desert and Himalayan mountains are examples of which type of boundary?

• Physical
• Cultural
• Boundaries

Which characteristic do all the nations seen here share?

• All are compact
• All are landlocked
• All are federal states
• All are members of OPEC

An area organized into a independent political unit is a 

• colony
• territory
• satellite
• State

A group of people who share a common culture and identity as a cohesive group is a called a ___.

• Nation State
• Nation
• Country
• Sovereign State

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

• federal system
• monarchy
• theocracy
• democracy

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

A state is a synonym for a

• territory

• country

• unit

• member