Political Geography Early Review

Another word for a country -- as we've learned in this chapter -- is the word __.

• nation

• state

• UNCLOS

• colony

All states have sovereignty. This means that __.

• they control land or colonies in other parts of the world

• they have at least 1,000 citizens and some kind of military

• they can make alliances with other states if they want to

• they have independence and control over their own affairs and actions

In order for a state to be officially recognized by the UN, it must have 4 qualities. Which of these is NOT one of the requirements?

• It must have an established government

• It must have at least 1 alliance with other states

• It must have a permanent population

• It must be recognized by other sovereign states

The largest an most important international alliance of states in the world is __.

• the United Nations

• the USMCA -- an agreement between the US, Canada, and Mexico

• the European Union

• NATO -- a military alliance

The United Nations has 4 key goals. Which of these is NOT one of those goals?

• provide humanitarian relief where it is needed

• promote human rights

• address global economic problems

• promote independence for all peoples

The only land area in the world that is NOT officially part of another state is __.

• Antarctica

• Mordor

• Siberia

• Greenland

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) states that __.

• all states bordering an ocean must allow other countries the right to sail on their rivers

• any state bordering the ocean controls 50 miles out to see

• any state bordering the ocean has exclusive resource rights 200 miles out from the coast

• no state can sail through international waters without permission

According to UNCLOS, a state's sovereign territory (above and below the water) extends __ off from its shore.

• 200 miles

• 12 miles

• 20miles

• 100 miles

The main reason that the Koreas are hard to define as 1 or 2 states is because __.

• North Korea has never been recognized as a government

• Neither of the Koreas gained independence after the Korean War

• the United States refuses to allow either country to join the other

• the 2 countries are made up of the same ethnic group of people, split only by the type of Government

The Sahrawi Republic is recognized as sovereign by most other African states, but is claimed by __.

• Morocco

• Egypt

• China

• Nigeria