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WorksheetsAP HuG - Political Organization of Space
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The empire that had so many colonies that the "sun never set" on their empire was
a)
French
b)
Spanish
c)
American
d)
British
2.
The group responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks was
a)
ISIS
b)
Boko Haram
c)
al-Qaeda
d)
Kurds
3.
North Korea is an example of an
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Anocracy
d)
Plutocracy
4.
True or false: In general, the world has become more democratic.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which of the following states is NOT linked with sponsored terrorism?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Iran
c)
Libya
d)
Israel
6.
The UN is an example of what?
a)
Alliance
b)
Multinational state
c)
Confederation
d)
Supranational organization
7.
What economic alliance was the USSR a part of during the Cold War?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
COMECON
d)
European Union
8.
Which listed military alliance supported the US during the Cold War?
a)
COMECON
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
European Union
9.
What is it called when a state peacefully chooses to split up into multiple smaller states?
a)
Balkanization
b)
Devolution
c)
Evolution
d)
Federalism
10.
Which system of government gives the national government all the real power?
a)
Unitary
b)
Federal
c)
Confederate
d)
Democracy
11.
Redrawing districts to gain an advantage for one group is
a)
Redistricting
b)
Gerrymandering
c)
Electoral college
d)
Caucusing
12.
Poland is an example of what state shape?
a)
Elongated
b)
Perforated
c)
Fragmented
d)
Compact
13.
Why did the Europeans colonize other places in the world?
a)
To gain wealth and resources
b)
For personal wealth and recognition
c)
To promote Christianity
d)
All of the above
14.
A territory legally tied to a sovereign state would best describe a
a)
State
b)
Country
c)
Colony
d)
Province
15.
Mountains, water, and deserts are examples of
a)
Frontier boundaries
b)
Cultural boundaries
c)
Physical boundaries
d)
Geometric boundaries
16.
The continent of Africa owes most of its modern borders to
a)
Physical features
b)
European colonization
c)
American imperialism
d)
Ethnic borders
17.
Monaco is an example of what?
a)
Microstate
b)
Elongated state
c)
Prorupted state
d)
Fragmented state
18.
What is the largest country in the world by land area?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
Russia
d)
Canada
19.
Where did the concept of a nation-state develop?
a)
Asia
b)
Middle East
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
20.
Where did the concept of a nation-state develop?
a)
Asia
b)
Middle East
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
21.
Loyalty and devotion to a specific nationality is known as
a)
Self-determinism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Ethnocentrism
d)
Sovereighty
22.
A region not fully integrated into a national state that is often marginal or undeveloped is called a
a)
Frontier
b)
Stateless Nation
c)
Hearland
d)
Core
23.
With its system of regional provinces, Canada is an example of a
a)
Electoral State
b)
Reapportioned state
c)
Federal State
d)
Nation-state
24.
Which of the following is a landlocked country?
a)
Peru
b)
Germany
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Colombia
25.
For many years, French Canadians from Quebec sought ___________, or the right to govern themselves and establish their own independent state.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reapportionment
d)
Colonization
26.
In order to be considered a state, a region must have what?
a)
Borders
b)
Government
c)
Official Language
d)
Sovereignty
27.
The celebration of a national holiday is an example of
a)
Centrifugal Force
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Terrorism
d)
Revolution
28.
Which of the following is not an ethnicity in the British Isles?
a)
British
b)
English
c)
Welsh
d)
Irish
29.
What is an example of a multi-national state?
a)
United States
b)
Germany
c)
United Kingdom
d)
Peru
30.
Which Supreme Court ruling found segregated schools unconstitutional?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Roe v. Wade
d)
Scott v. Smith
31.
_______ is the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture.
a)
diffusion
b)
habit
c)
environemental determinism
d)
ethnocentrism
32.
A group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity is called a ____.
a)
state
b)
nation-state
c)
country
d)
nation
33.
The term nation-state would best fit which country?
a)
United States
b)
Israel
c)
Brazil
d)
Japan
34.
What is it called when a country breaks apart into several smaller countries?
a)
Centripetal Force
b)
Nation State
c)
Fragmented State
d)
Balkanization
35.
A country where everyone is similar minded, cultured, language speaking, and have a lot of national pride would be called?
a)
multi-state nation
b)
multinational state
c)
nation-state
d)
stateless nation
36.
When something helps bond the people within a country, it is called a:
a)
Nation-State
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Centrifugal Force
d)
Stateless Nation
37.
When 3 or more countries join together to promote shared goals, it is called?
a)
Nation-state
b)
Federation
c)
Centrifugal Forces
d)
Supranationalism
38.
What forced Africans to come to America?
a)
Apartheid
b)
Slavery
c)
Famine
d)
Unstable Government
39.
What is the physical separation of different races into different geographic areas?
a)
Apartheid
b)
Block-busting
c)
Ethnic Cleansing
d)
Balkanization
40.
What is an example of a multi-national state?
a)
United States
b)
Germany
c)
United Kingdom
d)
Peru
41.
The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is known as what?
a)
Apartheid
b)
Block-busting
c)
Democracy
d)
Self-determination
42.
From the US perspective, the fence at the US/Mexico border is an example of a border designed to keep people
a)
in
b)
out
43.
The Pacific and Atlantic oceans are examples of
a)
Political boundaries
b)
Cultural boundaries
c)
Physical boundaries
d)
Personal boundaries
44.
Two or more states at war with each other
a)
multi-national war
b)
civil war
c)
alliance
d)
sovereign
45.
In this image if C belongs to B it is considered a ___________ of country B and a _______ of country A
a)
core, periphery
b)
enclave, exclave
c)
exclave, enclave
d)
heartland, periphery
46.
In this image if C belongs to B it is considered a ___________ of country B and a _______ of country A
a)
core, periphery
b)
enclave, exclave
c)
exclave, enclave
d)
heartland, periphery
47.
The map above illustrates what concept designed to give political advantage to a particular group?
a)
devolution
b)
political enclave
c)
gerrymandering
d)
cultural landscape
48.
The Kurds are an example of
a)
a stateless nation
b)
a state
c)
a supranational state
d)
a multinational state
49.
Which country's ethnic conflict gave rise to the term “balkanization”?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Sudan
c)
Serbia
d)
Yugoslavia
50.
Which of the following play a role in devolution?
a)
All of these
b)
Political decisions
c)
Cultural and economic forces
d)
Physical Geography/location
51.
When 3 or more countries join together to promote shared goals, it is called?
a)
Nation-state
b)
Federation
c)
Centrifugal Forces
d)
Supranationalism
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