Government and Citizenship

There are two main types of borders used to set political boundaries which are ____________________.

• physical and human

• political and physical

• political and human

Mountains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and oceans make good ____________ boundaries because they are often difficult to cross and are permanent markers.

• human

• political

• physical

_______________ are based on cultural traits, such as language or religion.

• Cultural boarders

• Human boarders

• Physical boarders

_____________ are boundaries that are not based on natural or cultural patterns.

• Cultural boarders

• Geometric boarders

• Physical boarders

A _______________ is one government that has complete authority over a geographic area.

• sovereign nation

• free country

• independent nation

What is another name for a treaty?

• an agreement between four countries

• a written agreement between two countries

• an understanding between countries of the world

Another way that nations act together is through ______________, or a nation’s plan for how to act toward other countries.

• sovereign nation

• foreign policy

• diplomatic policy

Because world leaders are concerned with keeping their nations safe, or _________________, many leaders try to secure friendly relations with other countries as part of their foreign policy.

• foreign policy

• diplomacy

• national security

The foreign policy work nations do to keep friendly relations with each other is called ________________.

• national security

• foreign policy

• diplomacy

______________ is the assistance that a country provides to another.

• foreign policy

• foreign aid

• being neighborly