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WorksheetsAPHG Unit IV - Political Geography
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Antecendent boundaries occurred BEFORE the present landscape was established.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
Conflicts often occur on borders because
a)
direct, physical contact often takes place between two neighboring states
b)
Direct, physical contact never takes place between two neighboring states
c)
boundary lines are carefully drawn between different cultures
d)
boundary lines are invisible
3.
The study of human political organization of the Earth
a)
Cultural Geography
b)
Ethnography
c)
Deography
d)
Political Geography
4.
Extreme patriotism or love for one's country.
a)
Pride
b)
Nationalism
c)
Patriotism
d)
Power
5.
NAFTA is way of avoiding conflict in North America by eliminating _________ & _________.
a)
tariffs, dictators
b)
tariffs, quotas
c)
quotas, sales tax
d)
quotas, income tax
6.
Boundaries established by rivers, oceans, deserts, mountains, etc.
a)
Political boundaries
b)
Physical boundaries
c)
Cultural boundaries
d)
Geographic boundaries
7.
Balancing power between 2 states is the purpose of....
a)
shatterbelts
b)
buffer states
c)
EEZs
d)
the United Nations
8.
A state that encompasses a very small land area
a)
Island state
b)
Megastate
c)
Ministate
d)
Microstate
9.
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
10.
Which characteristic do all the nations seen here share?
a)
All are compact
b)
All are landlocked
c)
All are federal states
d)
All are members of OPEC
11.
Which type of boundary would use lines of latitude and longitude?
a)
Antecedent
b)
Subsequent
c)
Geometric
d)
Relic
12.
Boundaries using ethnicity like Serbia and Croatia.
a)
Geometric Boundary
b)
Physical Boundary
c)
Cultural Boundary
d)
Linear Boundary
13.
Boundaries based on traits like language.
a)
Geometric Boundary
b)
Physical Boundary
c)
Cultural Boundary
d)
Linear Boundary
14.
a)
Geometric Boundary
b)
Physical Boundary
c)
Cultural Boundary
d)
Linear Boundary
15.
a)
Geometric Boundary
b)
Physical Boundary
c)
Cultural Boundary
d)
Linear Boundary
16.
A region not fully integrated into a national state that is often marginal or undeveloped is a called a
a)
stateless nation
b)
frontier
c)
core
d)
functional
17.
What has territory, a population, sovereignty and a government?
a)
Nation
b)
State
c)
Colony
d)
Frontier
18.
Which of the following is considered a State?
a)
France
b)
Virginia
c)
Hong Kong
d)
Scotland
19.
Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?
a)
Mexicans
b)
Palestinians
c)
English
d)
Texas
20.
This type of shape can provide for efficiency in administration of a country.
a)
Compact
b)
Elongated
c)
Perferated
d)
Fragmented
21.
Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state?
a)
Centripetal
b)
Centrifugal
c)
Backwash effects
d)
Irredentism
22.
This type of country is long and often contains diverse climates and peoples
a)
Compact
b)
Protupt
c)
Elongated
d)
Fragmented
23.
A country’s morphology which can weaken its stability if an enclave is occupied by people whose values systems differ from the surrounding state is called
a)
Compact
b)
Perforated
c)
Elongate
d)
Prorupted
24.
Examine the image seen here. Which theory created in the early 20th century advocated that any political power based in the center of Eurasia could gain enough strength to dominate the world?
a)
Unilateral Theory
b)
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
c)
Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
d)
Huntington's Class of Civilizations Thesis
25.
A Shatterbelt is defined as an area of instability between two regions. Which would be an example of this concept?
a)
Eastern Europe
b)
Western Europe
c)
China
d)
North America
26.
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
27.
All of the organizations above illustrate what type of supranational organizations
a)
Military
b)
Political
c)
Economic
d)
Security
28.
Which of the following terms refers to an individual or group attempt to identify and establish control over land or “space”?
a)
territoriality
b)
secularism
c)
ethnocentrism
d)
consequent boundary
29.
The Kurds are an example of
a)
a stateless nation
b)
a state
c)
a supranational state
d)
a multinational state
30.
Which are of ethnic conflict gave rise to the term “balkanization”?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Sudan
c)
Serbia
d)
Yugoslavia
31.
Which type of boundary would use lines of latitude and longitude?
a)
Antecedent
b)
Subsequent
c)
Geometric
d)
Relic
32.
A boundary that is drawn after the development of a cultural landscape is a
a)
antecedent boundary
b)
geometric boundary
c)
subsequent boundary
d)
relic boundary
33.
The Berlin Wall is an example of a ____________ boundary
a)
religious
b)
antecedent
c)
relic
d)
geometric
34.
What is the best example of a nation state?
a)
Japan
b)
USA
c)
Russia
d)
China
35.
What theory suggests that a state is a living being with a life cycle and eventual death?
a)
Heartland Theory
b)
Rimland Theory
c)
Organic Theory
d)
Supranationalism Theory
36.
What theory suggests a land based power controlling Eastern Europe would eventually be able to control the world? It gained attention after WWII with Russia owning it.
a)
Organic Theory
b)
Heartland Theory
c)
Rimland Theory
d)
Supranationalism Theory
37.
What theory suggested a sea based power controlling the edges of Asia would eventually be able to control the world?
a)
Heartland theory
b)
Rimland theory
c)
Organic theory
d)
Supranationalism theory
38.
What is the military alliance set up by West Europe and the US to align against communism?
a)
NATO
b)
UNHCR
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
NAFTA
39.
When you have 2 world superpowers dominating the planet.
a)
Unilateralism
b)
Multipolar
c)
Bipolar
d)
Unipolar
40.
Which of the following is NOT a reason a tiny country, small radical group, or small organization could equalize the power of an entire country?
a)
Nuclear Weapons
b)
Globalization
c)
Networked Terrorist Organizations
d)
Lack of Raw Materials
41.
Which of the following was NOT a member of the first supranationalist group in Europe that lead up to the EU forming?
a)
Belgium
b)
Luxembourg
c)
Germany
d)
Netherlands
42.
A country that contains more than one ethnicity with traditions of self-determination.
a)
Multi-Ethnic State
b)
Multi-National State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
Nationalism
43.
The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves.
a)
Self-determination
b)
Nationalism
c)
Predestination
d)
Nation-State
44.
Who was the developer of the Heartland Theory
a)
Nicolas Spykman
b)
Friedrich Ratzel
c)
Halford Mackinder
d)
James Monroe
45.
Who developed the Organic State Theory?
a)
Friedrich Ratzel
b)
Halford Mackinder
c)
Nicolas Spykman
d)
James Monroe
46.
Who developed the Rimland Theory?
a)
Halford Mackinder
b)
Friedrich Ratzel
c)
James Monroe
d)
Nicolas Spykman
47.
What state shape is this?
a)
Compact
b)
Prorupted
c)
Elongated
d)
Fragmented
48.
What state shape is this?
a)
Compact
b)
Prorupted
c)
Elongated
d)
Fragmented
49.
What state shape is this?
a)
Compact
b)
Prorupted
c)
Elongated
d)
Fragmented
50.
What state shape is this?
a)
Fragmented
b)
Prorupted
c)
Elongated
d)
Compact
51.
What state shape is this?
a)
Fragmented
b)
Perforated
c)
Elongated
d)
Prorupted
52.
What type of State government is most associated with checks and balances?
a)
unitary
b)
republican
c)
federal
d)
communist
53.
How can a state demonstrate irredentism?
a)
Reclaim a lost homeland
b)
Take over land in Antarctica
c)
Increase size of their Navies
d)
Attend UNCLOS meetings
54.
______ gives power to local entities
a)
downsizing
b)
devolution
c)
supranationalism
d)
supreme court
55.
EU, NATO, NAFTA, WTO are all __
a)
supranational organizations
b)
peace treaties
c)
economic agreements
d)
entrepots
56.
How do large States use devolution to obtain resources?
a)
go in and confiscate resources
b)
allow local areas to become exclaves
c)
allow for local self-government in exchange for resource sharing
d)
colonialism
57.
Which geographer is associated with the Organic State theory?
a)
Ratzel
b)
MacKinder
c)
Spykman
d)
Wallerstein
58.
Which of the following is an example of a centripetal force?
a)
building a wall around a capital
b)
creating an inner-state highway
c)
offering language lessons to all culture groups in a school district
d)
relocating immigrants to underdeveloped regions
59.
What is an example of a multi-national state?
a)
United States
b)
Germany
c)
United Kingdom
d)
Peru
60.
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
61.
The celebration of a national holiday is an example of
a)
Centrifugal Force
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Terrorism
d)
Revolution
62.
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
63.
Which of the following is a landlocked country?
a)
Peru
b)
Germany
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Colombia
64.
With its system of regional provinces, Canada is an example of a
a)
Electoral State
b)
Reapportioned state
c)
Federal State
d)
Nation-state
65.
Where did the concept of a nation-state develop?
a)
Asia
b)
Middle East
c)
Africa
d)
Europe
66.
The continent of Africa owes most of its modern borders to
a)
Physical features
b)
European colonization
c)
American imperialism
d)
Ethnic borders
67.
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
68.
Redrawing districts to gain an advantage for one group is
a)
Redistricting
b)
Gerrymandering
c)
Electoral college
d)
Caucusing
69.
Which system of government gives the national government all the real power?
a)
Unitary
b)
Federal
c)
Confederate
d)
Democracy
70.
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
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