AP Human Geography Political Unit

The state boundaries of Colorado are examples of:

• geometric boundaries

• physical boundaries

• antecedent boundaries

• relict boundaries

The Sahara desert and Himalayan mountains are examples of which type of boundary?

• Susequent

• Cultural

• Superimposed

• Antecedent

Which characteristic do all the nations seen here share?

• All are compact

• All are landlocked

• All are federal states

• All are members of OPEC

European countries wanted the ________ in Africa so they could take them back to their mills and factories in Europe to make ________ to sell and make money from.  

• raw materials; finished goods

• finished goods; raw materials

• natural resources; raw materials

• fossil fuels; finished goods 

Costa Rica is a peaceful, democratic republic where power is only given by the central government. Laws and taxes of the central government have full control over the regional division.

• Parliamentary

• Confederal

• Unitary

• Autocracy

Since its 1917 constitution, Mexico has had a central government based in its capital, Mexico City, and thirty-one states that also have their own state governments and share power with the central government. Which system of government is being represented?

• Unitary

• Confederal

• Federal

• Parliamentary

How did the Industrial Revolution spur (increase) Europeans' desire to colonize Africa?

• They needed more land.

• They wanted to control everything.

• They needed more raw materials.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

• To establish rules for claiming land without conflict.

• To provide Germany with land in Africa.

• To give Great Britain and France land in Africa.

This refers to the area of land or water that is the jurisdiction of the state.

• Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

• Sovereignty

• Territory

• United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

This is an area where a country has sovereign rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage natural resources.

• Exclusive Environmental Zone

• UNCLOS

• High Seas

• Exclusive Economic Zone