AP Human Geography

Which of the following is NOT a necessary criterion for a state?

• Sovereignty

• Common culture and identity

• Defined boundaries

• Recognition by other states

• A permanent population

Which term best describes Solvakia?

• Stateless nation

• Empire

• Multinational State

• Dependent Territory

• Autonomous region

Which event symbolically marked the end of the Cold War?

• The election of President Ronald Reagan in 1980

• The end of World War II, 1945

• The end of the Vietnam War, 1975

• The Soviet invasion of Hungary, 1956

• The collapse of the Berlin Wall, 1989

Countries highlighted in the darker shade in the map above represent which of the following organizations?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• European Union

Which group represents the largest stateless nation in the world?

• Basque

• Palestinians

• Kurds

• Abkhazians

• Roma

People who consider themselves part of a stateless nation share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

• A history that people remember

• A widely spoken language

• A formal government recognized by other countries

• A religion that most people practice

• A similar ethnic identity

Based on the information in the chart, Myanmar is a

• Nation

• Nation-state

• Multinational state

• Stateless nation

• Multistate nation

Based on the information in the chart, the lands of the Kachin can be considered

• A multistate nation

• An autonomous region

• A nation-state

• A stateless nation

• A newly independent state

At some point in their recent history, all of the following countries became divided into two political entities as a result of cultural or ideological conflict EXCEPT

• Korea

• Vietnam

• Germany

• Ireland

• Japan

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 weather nations. What is this called?

• Decolonization

• Pan-Africanism

• Neocolonialism

• Imperialism

• Irrendentism