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WorksheetsKey Issues 8.1: Where States Are Distributed
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
An area organized into an independent, sovereign political unit is a:
a)
colony.
b)
satellite state.
c)
state.
d)
nation.
2.
A state with control over its internal affairs has:
a)
suffrage.
b)
sovereignty.
c)
nationalism.
d)
centripetal forces.
3.
Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world has:
a)
remained approximately the same.
b)
increased by a couple of dozen.
c)
decreased by a couple dozen.
d)
increased by more than a hundred.
4.
Which country claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Mauritania
d)
Tunisia
5.
The Fertile Crescent:
a)
followed the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
b)
extended the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
c)
was the location of the first city-states in the Middle East.
d)
all of the above.
6.
The first states in ancient Mesopotamia were:
a)
city-states.
b)
colonies.
c)
empires.
d)
nation-states.
7.
Political unity in the ancient Mediterranean world reached its height with:
a)
the Fertile Crescent.
b)
the Roman Empire.
c)
the Alexandrian Empire.
d)
Egypt.
8.
A territory tied to a state rather than being completely independent is a:
a)
nation.
b)
state.
c)
patron-state.
d)
colony.
9.
The first widespread use of the nation-state concept came in:
a)
Mesopotamia.
b)
the Roman Empire.
c)
Western Europe.
d)
the United States.
10.
The attempt by one country to impose political control over another territory is:
a)
suffrage.
b)
annexation.
c)
colonialism.
d)
self-determination.
11.
The motives of European states in establishing colonies can be summarized as all BUT which of the following?
a)
God
b)
Guilt
c)
Gold
d)
Glory
12.
The world's smallest colony is _____, while the world's largest is _____.
a)
Puerto Rico, the Picairn Islands
b)
the Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico
c)
the Vatican City, Madagascar
d)
Singapore, Papua New Guinea
13.
As the saying goes, the "sun never sets on the _____ Empire."
a)
French
b)
Dutch
c)
British
d)
German
14.
The British created different government structures for its various colonies to:
a)
control and exploit the people in the colonies.
b)
break down local authorities to make way for the British.
c)
help protect the cultures in their territories.
d)
separate religious groups.
15.
The most populous colony today is administered by:
a)
the United States.
b)
the United Kingdom.
c)
France.
d)
China.
16.
Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts of political violence:
a)
because terrorist attacks are never well coordinated.
b)
because terrorist attacks are aimed at military targets or political leaders.
c)
because terrorist attacks are aimed at ordinary people.
d)
because terrorist attacks do not have political goals.
17.
_____ forces work to pull countries apart, while _____ forces work to bring them together.
a)
Centripetal...centrifugal
b)
Centrifugal...centripetal
c)
communist...democratic
d)
Capitalist...socialist
18.
When one country exerts political, economic, or social influence over another without the aid of official government institutions, it is called:
a)
dominance.
b)
imperialism.
c)
colonialism.
d)
federalism.
19.
For many years, the Basques have sought _____, or the right to govern themselves and to establish their own independent state.
a)
nationalism
b)
colonization
c)
Unitarianism
d)
self-determination
20.
Which of the following was a centrifugal force in the United States during the 1960s?
a)
the Vietnam War
b)
the Civil Rights Movement
c)
the Women's Liberation Movement
d)
all of the above
21.
Which of the following is the best example of a city-state?
a)
Malaysia
b)
France
c)
the Netherlands
d)
Monaco
22.
Southeast Asia from the 1950s through the 1970s was considered a:
a)
theocracy.
b)
nation-state.
c)
shatterbelt.
d)
microstate.
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