APHG Unit 4 Review

The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is an example of what type of boundary?

• Subsequent

• Geometric

• Superimposed

• Relic

Which of the following is an example of a superimposed boundary?

• The geometric boundary between the United States and Canada

• The border of the European Union

• The Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain

• The geometric boundary between Iraq and Saudi Arabia

• The Great Wall of China

After 1990, the United Nations saw a large influx of new members. This was because

• The former Soviet Union fragmented into many smaller nation-states

• The Ottoman Empire collapsed after WW1

• South Asia fragmented into smaller states after the Bangladesh Liberation War.

• Colonies in Africa and Asia gained independence

When three or more states join in an agreement together ( e.g., politically, economically, etc.) for common purposes (each state gives up some form of sovereignty in the agreement).

• Balkanization

• Supranationalism

• Devolution

• Nationalism

Which continent has been negatively impacted the most by the European disregard for historical borders?

• Africa

• North America

• South America

• Antartica

Which of the following is NOT a supranational organization?

• The U.S. Democratic Party

• United Nations

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• African Union

Boundary which was established before an area was populated. Many times these boundaries were made along physical geographic features.

• Antecedent Boundary

• Geometric Boundary

• Physical Boundary

• Superimposed Boundary

• Relic Boundary

What centrifugal force would best fit the division between Quebec and the rest of Canada?

• Language

• Religion

• Socioeconomic status

• Physical geography

The shape of North Carolina’s Twelfth Congressional District, shown above, is most likely the result of

• geometric boundaries

• gerrymandering

• county boundaries

• federalism

• irrendentism

Which state shape allows governments to easily govern & communicate with citizens?

• compact
• landlocked
• prorupted
• fragmented