Political Geography - Unit 3

Why might a country choose to join an international organization? 

• Cooperation on environmental protections 

• Increased likelihood of peace  

• Increased trade 

• All of these  

What prevents Taiwan from being considered a “state”? 

• Lack of defined boundaries 

• Lack of a government 

• Lack of a permanent population  

• Lack of international recognition 

In which type of democracy is the President both the head of state AND the head of the Government 

• Communism 

• Oligarchy  

• Parliamentary democracy 

• Presidential democracy  

   

Italy is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea in the south, the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea in the west, and the Alps in the North.  Italy’s borders can be best described as 

• Cultural boundaries 

• Natural boundaries 

• International boundaries  

• Geometric boundaries 

The state of Utah has which type of borders? 

• Cultural  

• National  

• Geometric 

• Natural  

Which of these is an example of an INTERNAL conflict? 

• Cold War--United States vs Soviet Union 

• Spanish American War-- Spain vs United States 

• World War I-- United Kingdom, France, Russia vs Germany, Austria 

• Rwandan Genocide-- Rwandan Hutus vs Rwandan Tutsis  

Which of these is an example of an EXTERNAL conflict? 

• World War II-- United Kingdom, USSR, United States vs Germany and Japan 

• American Civil War--Northern United States vs Southern United States 

• Spanish Civil War-- Spanish Nationalists vs Spanish Fascists  

• Chechnyian conflict-- Russian nationalists vs Russian Chechnyian  

Which of the following indicators is the best measure of a country’s education infrastructure? 

• Infant mortality rate 

• Life expectancy  

• GDP per capita 

• Literacy rate 

Why would a large land area be beneficial to a state? 

• More probable access to resources 

• Homogeneous population (one type of people) 

• Easier to govern  

• Easier to defend borders 

What might LIMIT a country's success? 

• Unstable government 

• Access to navigable rivers 

• Democratic government 

• Many natural resources