Topic 7: Political Geography Study Guide

What term describes the highest power and complete control within a country's borders?

• Authority
• Sovereignty
• Policy
• Nationalism

Which system of government gives all power to the national government?

• Federal System
• Democracy
• Unitary System
• Oligarchy

When a government makes people follow laws and rules, they are working to:

• Enforce
• Treaty
• Policy
• Authority

In which type of government do citizens choose representatives to make decisions?

• Oligarchy
• Representative Democracy
• Theocracy
• Autocracy

What do we call a government where power is shared between national and state levels?

• Unitary System
• Oligarchy
• Federal System
• Autocracy

What type of government has a king or queen as head of state but elected officials running the government?

• Constitutional Monarchy
• Absolute Monarchy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy

What describes the basic rights that all humans have simply because they are human?

• Policy
• Treaty
• Authority
• Human Rights

What type of boundary is created by rivers, mountains, or other physical features?

• Cultural Boundary
• Natural Boundary
• Geometric Boundary
• Territorial Boundary

What term describes the power to command or influence others?

• Authority
• Policy
• Treaty
• Sovereignty

In which system does one person have complete control over everything?

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Autocracy
• Theocracy