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WorksheetsGeopolitics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
The world's largest state is
a)
China
b)
Canada
c)
Russia
d)
India
2.
The most populous country that is not a member of the United Nations is
a)
Taiwan
b)
South Korea
c)
Antarctica
d)
Monaco
3.
Examples are the Strait of Gibraltar and the Panama Canal because both are a point of congestion or blockage.
a)
Fragmented state
b)
Frontier
c)
Chokepoint
d)
Enclave
4.
Monaco is known as the smallest _________________ in the United Nations because it only encompasses 1.5 square kilometers (.6 square miles)
a)
Micro state
b)
nation state
c)
city-state
d)
enclave
5.
The first states in ancient Mesopotamia were
a)
city-states, which incorporated cities as well as their countryside.
b)
colonies, which incorporated cities as well as their countryside.
c)
empires, which incorporated dozens of unified colonies.
d)
nation-states, which incorporated city-states, colonies, and empires.
6.
Allocational border disputes occur when
a)
Border treaties are interpreted two different ways by states
b)
A border moves due to geographical changes
c)
Cultures argue over different religious locations
d)
When a resource lies on two sides of a border
7.
NATO and the Warsaw Pact can best be described as
a)
Early attempts at free-trade zones in Europe
b)
Partners in combatting irredentism in the former Yugoslavia
c)
Military allies during WWII
d)
Supranational organizations based on military cooperation
8.
The process of gerrymandering is best described by
a)
The establishment of new city, county, or state governments more favorable to business interests and wealthy citizens
b)
The creation of new voting districts that have irregular boundaries designed to favor a particular candidate or political party
c)
The delineation of areas where insurance companies do not wish to sell policies to homeowners due to race, ethnicity, or income
d)
The expansion of city limit boundaries to include new suburbs and areas of city utility infrastructure
9.
The Kurds are
a)
a multinational state
b)
divided among more than one state
c)
a religious minority in the middle east
d)
trying to unite with Turkey
10.
A territory tied to a state rather than being completely independent is a
a)
nation
b)
state
c)
patron-state
d)
colony
11.
A state whose territory is long and narrow in shape
a)
Compact state
b)
city-state
c)
Elongated state
d)
Micro state
12.
A line or border separating two countries, the district near a border separating two countries.
a)
Superpower
b)
Subsequent boundary
c)
Superimposed boundary
d)
Frontier
13.
Indonesia is an example of this type of state.
a)
Fragmented state
b)
City state
c)
Micro state
d)
Compact state
14.
A situation in which the nations of the world have roughly equal power.
a)
Devolution
b)
Law of the Seas
c)
Balance of power
d)
Organic theory
15.
The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality.
a)
Decolonization
b)
Devolution
c)
Organic theory
d)
Enclave
16.
A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.
a)
Enclave
b)
Superpower
c)
Microstate
d)
Compact state
17.
A very powerful or influential nation. Examples include the U.S., Japan, and England.
a)
Supranational
b)
Superpower
c)
Chokepoint
d)
Prorupted state
18.
A large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to see or to possess a government peculiarly its own.
a)
State
b)
Nation
c)
Frontier
d)
Superpower
19.
Independence from the control of internal affairs by another state.
a)
Organic theory
b)
Sovereignty
c)
Balance of power
d)
Superpower
20.
Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world
a)
has remained approximately the same.
b)
has increased by a couple of dozen.
c)
has increased by more than a hundred.
d)
has increased by more than a thousand.
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