20. APHG Reading Quiz #20

What is political geography primarily concerned with?

• The study of natural landscapes

• The study of human populations

• The study of the ways in which the world is organized politically

• The study of climate patterns

What is a state in political geography?

• A region with a large population

• A politically organized independent territory with a government, defined borders, and a permanent population

• A city with a high economic status

• A country with a large military

What is the right of a government to control and defend its territory and determine what happens within its borders called?

• Autonomy

• Independence

• Sovereignty

• Federalism

How many countries does the United Nations recognize as independent states?

• 195

• 200

• 190

• 185

What is the primary difference between a state and a nation according to the text?

• States are cultural entities, nations are political entities.

• States are political entities, nations are cultural entities.

• States are defined by language, nations by population size.

• States are defined by population size, nations by language.

Which country is often viewed as a nation-state because most of its people share a common identity in terms of ethnicity and language?

• Japan

• France

• Poland

• Estonia

What is a multinational state?

• A state with a single ethnic group

• A state with multiple ethnic groups living in different countries

• A state with multiple ethnic groups living within its borders

• A state with no ethnic groups

What is irredentism?

• The policy of establishing a new state

• The policy of annexing territories inhabited by people of the same nation

• The policy of creating a stateless nation

• The policy of forming a multinational state

What is a semiautonomous region?

• A region with no government

• A region with full independence

• A region with some authority to govern itself independently from the national government

• A region with no ethnic diversity

Which of the following is considered a stateless nation?

• Ethnic Russians

• Basque people in Spain

• American Indian reservations

• Hong Kong