AP Sem. 1 Final

Nationality and ethnicity share all of the following EXCEPT.....

• Types of government

• Religion

• Language

• Material culture

Poland is an example of what state shape?

• Elongated
• Perforated
• Fragmented
• Compact

Why did the Europeans colonize other places in the world?

• To gain wealth and resources
• For personal wealth and recognition
• To promote Christianity
• All of the above

Mountains, water, and deserts are examples of

• Frontier boundaries
• Cultural boundaries
• Physical boundaries
• Geometric boundaries

The continent of Africa owes most of its modern borders to

• Physical features
• European colonization
• American imperialism
• Ethnic borders

Loyalty and devotion to a specific nationality is known as

• Self-determinism
• Nationalism
• Ethnocentrism
• Sovereighty

In order to be considered a state, a region must have what?

• Borders
• Government
• Official Language
• Sovereignty

The celebration of a national holiday is an example of 

• Centrifugal Force
• Centripetal Force
• Terrorism
• Revolution

A group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity is called a ____.

• state
• nation-state
• country
• nation

The term nation-state would best fit which country?

• United States
• Israel
• Brazil
• Japan