APHG 4.8-4.10 Topic Quiz

Which of the following is an example of devolution?

• European Union

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Catalonia in Spain

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

What is the impact of advances in communication technology on state sovereignty?

• Equal participation of all members in military alliances

• Decrease in conflict and promotion of cooperation

• Increase in trade barriers and embargoes

• Limiting the economic or political actions of member states

Which organization works together to research climate change, wildlife conservation, and ocean health?

• The United Nations

• NATO

• The Arctic Council

• ASEAN

What is a positive impact of supranational organizations?

• Open borders and common currency

• Membership costs

• Encouraging free trade through reduction of trade barriers

• Limiting the economic or political actions of member states

What is a negative impact of the European Union on state sovereignty?

• Equal participation of all members in military alliances

• Limiting the economic or political actions of member states

• Decrease in conflict and promotion of cooperation

• Open borders and common currency

What is the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• To work together in pursuit of common goals

• To research climate change and wildlife conservation

• To decrease conflict and promote cooperation

• For military organizations, an attack against one Ally is considered as an attack against all Allies

What is the impact of global efforts to create economies of scale, trade agreements, and military alliances?

• Equal participation of all members in military alliances

• Increase in trade barriers and embargoes

• Decrease in conflict and promotion of cooperation

• Limiting the economic or political actions of member states

What is the result of devolutionary forces on state sovereignty?

• Increase in trade barriers and embargoes

• Decrease in conflict and promotion of cooperation

• Equal participation of all members in military alliances

• Destabilization of the state through disagreement and disunity

What is the impact of advancements in communication technology on devolution?

• Increases devolutionary pressures and challenges state sovereignty

• Limiting the economic or political actions of member states

• Encouraging free trade through reduction of trade barriers

• Constant connections result in access to information and knowledge

The following are the factors that lead to the devolution of states:

1. ​ (a)   Geography 2. Ethnic ​ (b)   3. ​ (c)   Cleansing 4. ​ (d)   5. Economic and Social ​ (e)   6. Irredentism

• Physical
• Ethnic
• Terrorism
• Problems
• Separatism
• Human
• Genocide
• Harmony
• Territorial