Political Geography Quiz

What is a unitary system of government?

• A form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and state or provincial governments

• A form of government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government

• A form of government in which one person rules with unlimited power and authority

• A form of autocracy with a hereditary king or queen exercising supreme power

What is an oligarchy?

• A form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and state or provincial governments

• A form of government in which a small group holds power

• A form of autocracy with a hereditary king or queen exercising supreme power

• A system of government in which the officials are regarded as divinely inspired

What is a theocracy?

• A form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and state or provincial governments

• A form of government in which a small group holds power

• A system of government in which the officials are regarded as divinely inspired

• A system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens

What is a democracy?

• A form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and state or provincial governments

• A form of government in which a small group holds power

• A system of government in which the officials are regarded as divinely inspired

• A system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens

What is a natural boundary?

• A fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains and rivers

• A geographical boundary between two different cultures

• A boundary that follows a geometric pattern

• A form of government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government

What is a cultural boundary?

• A fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains and rivers

• A geographical boundary between two different cultures

• A boundary that follows a geometric pattern

• A form of government in which one person rules with unlimited power and authority

What is a geometric boundary?

• A fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains and rivers

• A geographical boundary between two different cultures

• A boundary that follows a geometric pattern

• A form of autocracy with a hereditary king or queen exercising supreme power

What is an autocracy?

• A form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and state or provincial governments

• A form of government in which a small group holds power

• A system of government in which one person rules with unlimited power and authority

• A system of government in which the officials are regarded as divinely inspired

What is a monarchy?

• A form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and state or provincial governments

• A form of government in which a small group holds power

• A system of government in which one person rules with unlimited power and authority

• A form of autocracy with a hereditary king or queen exercising supreme power

What is a democracy?

• A form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and state or provincial governments

• A form of government in which a small group holds power

• A system of government in which the officials are regarded as divinely inspired

• A system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens