Unit 4 Review

An area organized into an independent political unit is a

• state
• colony
• statelitte
• nation

A state that has control over its internal affairs has

• centripetal force
• nationality
• sovereignty
• suffrage

Which of the following is NOT an example of an elongated state

• Italy
• Malawi
• Nambia
• Chile

Which state shape fosters effective internal communication for a smaller state?

• Elongated
• Fragmented
• Compact
• Prorupt

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

• Gerrymandering
• stacking votes
• hanging chads
• redlining

A feature of the physical environment used to separate states includes all but which

• geometry
• deserts
• water
• mountains

What type of boundary is between the US and Canada?

• geometric
• water boundary
• desert boundary
• mountain boundary

Boundaries have been redrawn in Europe according to

• demands of Britain and France
• The distribution of languages
• containment of nazism
• league of nations

What is an example of a perforated state?

• Bolivia
• Chile
• South Africa
• Egypt

A state which places most power in the hands ofa central government is a

• federal state
• nation state
• fragmented state
• unitary state