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WorksheetsPolitical Geography
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A straight line boundary is known as a _____ boundary.
a)
Consequent
b)
Geometric
c)
Subsequent
d)
Natural
2.
State that has freedom over its own affairs has
a)
centrifugal forces
b)
nationalism
c)
sovereignty
d)
pluralism
3.
The world's largest state is
a)
China
b)
Canada
c)
United States
d)
Russia
4.
What type of boundary differentiates a cultural divide?
a)
Consequent
b)
Subsequent
c)
Antecedent
d)
Geometric
5.
An area organized into a independent political unit is a
a)
colony
b)
territory
c)
satellite
d)
State
6.
What country controls Greenland?
a)
Netherlands
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Denmark
d)
United States
7.
Poland is an example of a ____ state.
a)
elongated
b)
fragmented
c)
compact
d)
prorupted
8.
The European Union is an example of an ____ alliance.
a)
Military
b)
Nationalistic
c)
Political
d)
Economic
9.
The Vatican City is an example of an ____.
a)
Enclave
b)
Exclave
c)
Small State
d)
Kingdom
10.
A boundary between countries is a ....
a)
line on the ground only
b)
point of separation on and below the surface of the land
c)
vertical plan that cuts through the rocks below and the air above the land
d)
line shown only on maps
11.
The world's largest multinational state is
a)
United States
b)
Canada
c)
Russia
d)
China
12.
A country that has no access to water is a ___ country.
a)
Compact
b)
Landlocked
c)
Island Nation
d)
Elongated
13.
Japan would be an example of a ______.
a)
Compact State
b)
Nation-State
c)
Multinational State
d)
Perforated States
14.
Another word to describe a historical boundary is ___.
a)
Relic
b)
Geometric
c)
Old
d)
Subsequent
15.
What does NATO stand for?
a)
North Atlantic Trade Organization
b)
North American Trade Organization
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
d)
North Alaskan Trade Organization
16.
Country ran is run according to the interests of its ruler rather than its people is called a ____.
a)
Autocracy
b)
Anocracy
c)
Democracy
d)
Constitutional Monarchy
17.
Ancient Greece was a collection of ____ states.
a)
island
b)
city
c)
compact
d)
elongated
18.
The concept that an ethnic group would have the right to govern themselves.
a)
Balkanization
b)
Self-Determination
c)
Sovereignty
d)
Anocracy
19.
A group of people who share a common culture and identity as a cohesive group is a called a ___.
a)
Nation State
b)
Nation
c)
Country
d)
Sovereign State
20.
A country that is not full autocratic or fully democratic is referred to as a ___.
a)
Republic
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Anocracy
d)
Monarchy
21.
A country with two or more ethnic groups living within in it is referred to as a ___.
a)
Nation State
b)
Balkan State
c)
National State
d)
Multinational State
22.
South Africa is an example of an ___.
a)
perforated state
b)
enclave
c)
exclave
d)
prorupted
23.
Which of these is a fragmented state?
a)
Indonesia
b)
United States
c)
Russia
d)
Austrailia
24.
What is round on the edges and high in the middle?
a)
Natural boundary
b)
Physical boundary
c)
State of Ohio
d)
I have no word for this
25.
Elbridge Gerry came up with the concept of ___ to redraw voting districts.
a)
salamandering
b)
gerrymandering
c)
legislative redistricting
d)
electoral college
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