APHG Unit 4 Political Geography Review

Legally, a term encompassing all the citizens of a state. Most definitions now tend to refer to a tightly knit group of people possessing bonds of language, ethnicity, religion, and other shared cultural attributes. Such homogeneity actually prevails within very few countries

• Nation

• multi-state nation

• multinational state

• State

• Ethnic Enclave

Based on the map, which of the following can be identified as a true statement about Northern Ireland?

• It is united with the rest of the island to form a sovereign nation-state.

• It forms its own sovereign nation-state predominately made up of the Irish ethnic group.

• It is a frontier that is not formally part of a state, but the United Kingdom claims the area.

• It is physically separate from the rest of the United Kingdom, a multinational state.

• It is a stateless nation, as the entire island of Ireland is under the control of the United Kingdom.

The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy at the expense of the central government.

• Colonialism

• Neocolonialism

• Devolution

• Balkanization

• Imperialism

Examining the countries shown in white on the map of the former Yugoslavia, which of the following explains why the area would be referred to as a shatterbelt region?

• The countries comprise a strategically positioned area and have unstable national governments

• The countries have an open-border policy and have abolished all passport and customs controls along their shared political boundaries.

• The countries comprise a multiethnic culture region and have strong federal governments.

• The countries are outside of the European Union but are inside of the European continent.

• The countries are former communist states and remain allied with Russia.

The map above shows the countries in Africa where private investors and foreign governments have leased farmland for large-scale commercial farming. Usually much of the food produced is bound for wealthier nations. This practice is an example of

• Devolution

• Irredentism

• Neocolonialism

• Supranational Organization

• decolonization

South Sudan gained its independence in 2011, reshaping the boundaries of Sudan. Which of the following best explains the implications of the shaded area shown on the map in Darfur?

• Like South Sudan, Darfur has gained its independence and is now a sovereign nation-state.

• Devolution is likely in Sudan as the country is a multinational state with no distinct majority group.

• Darfur is a region of ethnic difference and political instability where devolution is likely.

• Devolution is likely in South Sudan as it is landlocked country with no distinct majority group.

Which of the following groups represents a nation without a state?

• Japan

• Iceland

• Kurds

• Turks

• Rohingya

What is the source of dispute between Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark, and the United States over political boundaries in the Arctic Ocean and ownership of the North Pole?

• They all claim the right to extract natural resources out to the edge of the continental shelf, beyond their exclusive economic zones.

• They all claim to have had indigenous residents from their countries living on the polar ice pack at sometime in the past.

• Each claims the first explorer to reach the North Pole came from their country and planted their flag, signifying ownership.

• The northern polar region has the same international treaties that govern land use and resources in Antarctica.

• The North Pole is the focal point of all the intersecting boundaries on the map. However, it floats on a constantly moving ice sheet.

Which of the following statements is helpful in explaining why Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are able to assert some control over the export of oil from the Persian Gulf oil-production region?

• Their location along the choke point of the Strait of Hormuz allows them to influence ship movement into and out of the Persian Gulf.

• Both Iran and the UAE have coastlines along the Arabian Sea and thus have the easiest access to global markets.

• Both Iran and the UAE border the Persian Gulf, a location of large oil deposits, and thus have the greatest offshore oil claims.

• Their close proximity to the large Asian markets of Japan and China give them an economic advantage over other OPEC countries.

The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, but people in the former East and West Germany still feel its influence. Geographers would say that where the wall once stood now acts as a?

• Superimposed Boundary

• Relic Boundary

• Geometric Boundary

• Antecedent Boundary

• Natural Boundary