AP Human Geography Unit 4 Modules 28-29 Quiz Review

What are some possible political consequences of rising sea levels? Choose more than one answer.

• International boundaries and territorial seas will continually shift.

• The potential for international disputes over sovereignty will rise.

• Some countries will lose revenue from impacts on coastal tourism and fisheries.

• Some countries will lose access to coastal resources such as minerals, gas, and oil.

• Countries in coastal areas will have to build expensive levees and seawalls.

In Europe, ethnographic boundaries tend to encompass different peoples and cultures. Which country has more geometric boundaries?

• The United States

• Germany

• Russia

• Malaysia

What is a term for countries tightly under the influence or control of other countries?

• buffer states

• irredentist states

• unitary states

• satellite states

What is true about the Roman Hadrian's Wall between England and Scotland?

• It is virtually the same as the boundary between the two today.

• It is an ancient interpretation of a boundary between these two regions.

• It is no longer visible, but marked with modern cement markers.

• It had no built structure and was just a swath cut through trees.

At the global scale, what is the relationship that explains the importance of Greenland in claims to Arctic Ocean territorial seas and EEZs?

• Greenland is a buffer state between Iceland and Canada.

• Greenland is a satellite state between Norway and Canada.

• Greenland is a sovereign state with strong diplomatic ties to Russia.

• Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory of Nunavut, Canada.

• Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.

What two pairs are correctly associated with the geographic concepts buffer state and satellite state?

• Burma: buffer state and India: satellite state

• Cambodia: buffer state and East Germany: satellite state

• Thailand: buffer state and Poland: satellite state

• Sweden: buffer state and Finland: satellite state

• Romania: buffer state and Bulgaria: buffer state

What effect did the decisions made at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 ultimately have on the spatial relationships of post-colonial African states?

• Eliminated or overrode most existing forms of African self-government and formalized colonial boundaries.

• Guaranteed fair trade in Africa’s resources between European explorers and African states that increased the wealth of North African states.

• Guaranteed freedom of international slave trading and transport of slaves from Africa to colonies in North America that impacted the population of Africa.

• Negotiated trading relationships with native African chiefs in the interior as well as along the coast that led to intertribal conflicts over territory.

• Interest in economic possibilities in the interior led to changes in the balance of power between African states in sub-Saharan Africa.

What kind of boundary demarcated the spatial pattern formed by Hadrian's Wall in terms of territorial boundaries in the ancient world?

• Hadrian's Wall is a relict boundary that demarcated the boundary between Scotland's frontier and Roman-held territory in England.

• Hadrian's Wall is a subsequent boundary that demarcated the international border between England and Scotland.

• Hadrian's Wall is a superimposed boundary that was established by the Romans without regard to the cultural boundaries or the physical features of the territory claimed by Caledonians (Scots).

• Hadrian's Wall is an antecedent boundary that was negotiated between England and Scotland prior to settlement of the northern territory in Britain.

• Hadrian's Wall is a geometric boundary that was established without regard for the area's physical or cultural features.

What kind of boundary was established between Malaysia and Indonesia on the island of Borneo?

• Superimposed

• Subsequent

• Relic

• Antecedent

• Consequent

What kind of boundary explains the division of Northern Ireland and Ireland?

• Relic boundary that coincides with a division between the industrial north and agrarian south.

• United Nations buffer zone that coincides between the division between two sovereign nations and severely limits interaction between the two regions.

• Antecedent boundary that coincides with a division between Irish Gaelic speakers in the south and English speakers in the north.

• Geometric boundary that coincides with a division between the industrial north and the agrarian south.

• Consequent boundary that coincides with a division between Protestant and Catholic religions.