APHG Topic 4.1 Review

Political geography is best defined as...

• The study of the political organization of the world into states and other political entities

• The study of how states are formed

• The study of the differences between states, nations, and nation-states

• The study of how states and nations interact with each other and build supranational organizations

Which of the following terms does not belong?

• Sovereignty

• Autonomy

• Homogeneity

• Self-Determination

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a modern state?

• Defined borders

• Recognition from other states

• An economy

• A sovereign government

Regions that have some degree of self-determination (but not fully) would be considered...

• Autonomous regions

• Semi-autonomous regions

• Formal regions

• Functional regions

States in which there are two primary ethnic groups/nations/religious groups/linguistic groups are...

• Multinational states

• Binational states

• Nation-states

• Stateless nations

How many "modern states" existed at the beginning of WWII?

• 35

• 70

• 55

• 195

How many states does the U.S. recognize today?

• 55

• 125

• 195

• 200

How many new states were added as a result of the breakup of the Soviet Union (USSR)?

• 15

• 7

• 55

• 195

55 new states added between the end of WWII and 1980 were mostly in...

• Latin America

• South Asia

• Africa

• Europe

Which century saw the most dramatic and rapid changes to the number of states in the world?

• 21st century

• 20th century

• 19th century

• 18th century