ApChapter 9

Disagreement over the sovereignty of Taiwan can be traced to?

• an election won by the communist government in China

• the united states support of Taiwan instead of mainland China during WW II.

• the united nations recognition of Taiwan as the legitimate government of China

• an election won by the Nationalist government of China

• A declaration of independence made by the leaders of Taiwan.

The process of redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power is called

• gerrymandering

• hanging chads

• stacking votes

• blockbusting

• redlining

Which term describes the country that is NOT fully autocratic or democratic

• plutocracy

• bureaucracy

• totalitarian state

• kleptocracy

• anocracy

Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts of political violence because the attacks

• are aimed at military targets or political leaders

• are aimed at ordinary people

• are typically made without regard for political goals

• are never well coordinated

• use only personal and improvised weapons

use figure 8-2 to answer the question. Identify the U.S. colony located east of the Philippines

• Puerto rico

• palmyra

• The u.s. virgin islands

• Jarvis island

• guam

Elongated states may suffer from poor internal communication and difficulty defending borders. Which of the following is NOT and elongated state?

• Botswana

• gambia

• Malawi

• Chile

• Italy

During the twenty-first century which of the following former soviet countries is accused of using ethic cleansing against minority groups within its borders?

• Tajikistan

• Turkmenistan

• Uzbekistan

• Kazakhstan

• Kyrgyzstan

which of the following statements is NOT TRUE regarding the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States

• they were the deadliest attacks on the U.S. soil

• the victims were all inside the Twin towers or the airplanes that crashed

• there were victims in multiple locations on the same day

• they are attributed to the al-qaeda network

• they resulted in nearly 3,000 civilian deaths

The type of boundary between the United states and Canada is best described as

• Geometry & latitudinal

• mountain and water

• water and linguistic

• water and geometric

• Linguistic and religious

Use Figure 8-7 to answer the question. Which state is perforated by Lesotho?

• South Sudan

• Zimbabwe

• Madagascar

• Mozambique

• south Africa