Political Geography Quiz

A state has _______ when it can control its internal affairs.

• Soveriegnty

• Centripetal Forces

• Suffrage

• Nationality

Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?

• Taiwan

• Puerto Rico

• Hong Kong

• India

The Korean Peninsula is an example of ___________.

• A colony

• A sovereign state

• A nation divided between more than one state

• A nation-state

Which of the following is considered a large land mass and is not a sovereign state?

• Siberia

• Greenland

• Antartica

• Asia

What was the name of the first states found in the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia?

• city-states

• colonies

• empires

• nation-states

Which of the following is considered compact according to the morphology description?

• Chile

• Poland

• Thailand

• South Africa

Which of the following is NOT used to separate states that is a part of the physical environment?

• Deserts

• Mountains

• Lakes

• Latitude

Which of the following type of state can provide for efficiency in administration?

• compact

• prorupt

• perfeorated

• elongated

Which of the following is an elongated state according to the morphology description?

• Mexico

• Japan

• South Africa

• Chile

What type of forces can be made in a fragmented state?

• centripetal

• centrifugal

• nationalistic

• geographic