Political Geography Quiz(4.1-4.2)

What are the criteria that must be met for a political unit to be defined as a state?

• Has a defined boundary, contains a permanent population, lacks sovereignty, is recognized by other states

• Has a defined boundary, contains a temporary population, maintains sovereignty, is recognized by other states

• Has an undefined boundary, contains a permanent population, maintains sovereignty, is recognized by other states

• Has a defined boundary, contains a permanent population, maintains sovereignty, is recognized by other states

What is the key principle in understanding how governments function?

• Colonialism

• Imperialism

• Sovereignty

• Nationalism

What is the term for a force that tends to divide people, break states apart, or prevent states from forming?

• Imperialism

• Centripetal force

• Centrifugal force

• Nationalism

What is the name of the principle under which Russia defended its annexation of Crimea in 2014?

• Genocide

• Devolution

• Decolonization

• Irredentism

What is the term for the forced removal of a minority ethnic group from a territory?

• Ethnic cleansing

• Imperialism

• Centripetal force

• Nationalism

What is the name of the period of diplomatic, political, and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• Cold War

• Korean War

• World War II

• Vietnam War

What is the name of the concept that includes a variety of ways of influencing another country or group of people by direct conquest, economic control, or cultural dominance?

• Nationalism

• Colonialism

• Sovereignty

• Imperialism

What is the name of the process in which indigenous people reclaim sovereignty over their territory?

• Decolonization

• Genocide

• Nationalism

• Devolution