Unit 4 Political Patterns and Processes

How many years is the census held?

• 3
• 5
• 12
• 10

What kind of political boundary is a mark left on the landscape from a prior boundary, no longer used?

• Relic
• Antecendent
• Superimposed
• Geometric

Federal government power is shared between central, regional, and local governments?

• True
• False

How long is the exclusive economic zone?

• 250
• 500
• 200
• 150

How many miles from the coastline does a country have complete sovereignty over the water?

• 20 nautical miles
• 12 nautical miles
• 10 nautical miles
• 25 nautical miles

What is a stateless nation?

• A state that has more than one nation within its border
• A nation that has a history of self-determination but does not have a recognized state
• A nation that has a state of its own, but also resides in another state

Is Gerrymandering legal?

• Yes
• No

What are centripetal forces of a state?

• Ethnicity
• Religion
• Language
• All of the above

What is a characteristic of an autonomous region?

• Total self government
• High level of self government
• Low level of self government
• No self government

Social problems such as discrimination against a minority group fuel Devolution forces?

• True
• False