WorksheetsPolitical Geography Lecture Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lesotho is an example of a State completely surrounded by another State...this is an example of a...
a)
Exclave
b)
Enclave
c)
Province
d)
Providence
2.
Alaska is a land separated from the mainland but still part of the larger country...this is an example of an...
a)
Exclave
b)
Enclave
c)
Territory
d)
Providence
3.
The DMZ between North and South Korea is a clearly marked _______________between the nations.
a)
Demarcation Line
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Sovereign Territory
d)
Natural Border
4.
The straight border lines of the western states following lines of latitude and longitude are
a)
Physical Borders
b)
Geometric Borders
c)
Man-Made structural borders
d)
Water borders
5.
Chad and Niger are just 2 examples of nations in Africa which are _________ ... no access to the sea.
a)
Exclaves
b)
Enclaves
c)
Archipelagos
d)
Landlocked
6.
Thailand has an "extension" giving it access to the ocean. This is an example of a ___________ state.
a)
Exclave
b)
Fragmented
c)
Prorupted
d)
Compact
7.
The small land, part of Russia, but not connected to the mainland Russia is an example of a...
a)
Enclave
b)
Exclave
c)
Archipelago
d)
Providence
8.
The government's ability to manipulate the boundaries of a political area so as to favor one party.
a)
Balkanization
b)
Devolution
c)
Gerrymandering
d)
Provinces
9.
The United States has a _______ system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and smaller political units.
a)
Federal
b)
Unitary
10.
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
11.
The Kurds are an example of
a)
a stateless nation
b)
a state
c)
a supranational state
d)
a multinational state
12.
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
13.
The Berlin Wall is an example of a ____________ boundary
a)
religious
b)
antecedent
c)
relic
d)
geometric
14.
Creating ownership over a defined space, either personal, or publicly
a)
Sovereignty
b)
Territoriality
c)
Spatial Recognition
d)
Encomienda
15.
moving a nations capital to another area within the same state to make a statement, or create economic growth
Ex: Brazil moving it's capital
Ex: Brazil moving it's capital
a)
Mobile capital
b)
Forward Capital
c)
City State
d)
Migrating Capital
16.
boundary physically marked with steel post, concrete pillars, fences , or another visible method
a)
Demarcation boundary
b)
Antecedent boundary
c)
Subsequent boundary
d)
Geometric boundary
17.
an internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central goverment officials
a)
Federal Government
b)
Uniform Government
c)
Unitary Government
d)
Federali Governmnet
18.
roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countries (NATO/Warsaw)
a)
Thunder dome
b)
Balance of power
c)
power balance
d)
Supranational dispute
19.
a sovereign state comprising a city and its immediately surrounding countryside
a)
City-state
b)
Medieval state
c)
Ancient state
d)
New York City
20.
transfer of powers and responsibility from federal government to the states
a)
Devolution
b)
Federal Government
c)
Supranationalism
d)
Plot to Braveheart
21.
by law, a sea zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources
Ex: Gulf of Mexico (fishing)
Ex: Gulf of Mexico (fishing)
a)
Territorial Waters
b)
Exclusive Economic Zone
c)
High Seas
d)
Finders Keepers
22.
a state that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to co exist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities
a)
Nation-state
b)
Multinational state
c)
Multiethnic state
d)
Binational State
23.
a homogeneous ethnic group
Ex: Italians
a)
State
b)
Nation
c)
Nation-State
d)
exclave
24.
state whose territory corresponds to a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality
a)
nation-state
b)
stateless nation
c)
State
d)
National-state
25.
a nation that does fall under any state
Ex: Palestinians, Kurds, native groups such as Cherokee
a)
State
b)
Stateless nation
c)
Devolution
d)
Nation-State
26.
use of violence by non-governmental groups against civilians to achieve a political goal by instilling fear frightening governments into changing policies
a)
Terrorism
b)
Fundamentalism
c)
Racism
d)
Territoriality
27.
Africa is a great example of what?
a)
subsequent boundaries
b)
antecedent boundaries
c)
superimposed boundaries
d)
cultural boundaries
28.
Which organization was founded post WW2 with the goal of political security and peace?
a)
League of Nations
b)
EU
c)
UN
d)
NAFTA
29.
Who was responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001?
a)
ISIS
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
Hamas
d)
Taliban
30.
The world's largest state is
a)
China
b)
Canada
c)
Russia
d)
India
31.
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.
32.
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
33.
Voting districts in the United States are redrawn every _____ years by the state legislatures.
a)
5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
34.
Which type of boundary is formed by outsiders ignoring existing cultural and tribal differences between groups?
a)
Subsequent
b)
Antecedent
c)
Superimposed
d)
Ethnic
35.
What happens in the process of devolution?
a)
A national government takes over a nearby territory
b)
a national government takes power from the people
c)
a national government sells territory to a neighbor
d)
a national government gives power to its provinces
36.
How far out from a country's coastline does the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) go?
a)
12 nautical miles
b)
20 nautical miles
c)
100 nautical miles
d)
200 nautical miles
37.
a state that contains more than one ethnicity.
a)
United States
b)
Multi-Cultural State
c)
Multi-Ethnic State
d)
Nation-State
38.
An increasing number of states have adopted a federal form of government primarily to:
a)
deploy scarce resources efficiently.
b)
encourage the breakup of the superpower alliances.
c)
satisfy the demands of competing nationalities.
d)
govern compact states more effectively.
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