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WorksheetsAPHUG: Unit 4 - Legendary Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the number one 'thing' a country must have in order to be considered a state?
a)
Global connections
b)
Sovereignty
c)
Government funding
d)
Population of at least 500,000
2.
The United States of America is an example of a state in APHUG.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Although human geographers no longer emphasize it as much, what sort of knowledge should you have for a basic frame of reference?
a)
Geographic knowledge
b)
Political knowledge
c)
Human behavioral knowledge
d)
Textbook knowledge
4.
Which of the following groups of countries are ALL microstates?
a)
the Grenadines, Taiwan, Micronesia
b)
Sri Lanka, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, Bosnia & Herzegovina
c)
Malta, the Seychelles, Bahrain, Barbuda, Singapore
d)
Madagascar, Australia, Canada, India
5.
Why was the United Nations created at the end of World War II?
a)
To congratulate the Germans on their victory
b)
To be a center for discussion between countries
c)
To represent the countries who had been invaded/conquered
d)
Some countries felt like they had an obligation to do so
6.
When the UN was first organized in 1945, how many original members were there?
a)
53
b)
67
c)
51
d)
82
7.
The South Pole is the only region containing large landmasses on Earth's surface that are not part of a state.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
A city-state refers to a city dominated by its more powerful state.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
A nation is a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What is the difference between a multiethnic and a multinational state?
a)
A multiethnic sate contains more than one ethnicity, while a multinational consists of multiple ethnicities from all across the world.
b)
A multiethnic sate contains more than one ethnicity, while a multinational consists of multiple ethnicities who have shown traditions of self-determinism.
11.
What are two clear (although not perfect) examples of nation-states?
a)
Denmark & Slovenia
b)
Greenland & Poland
c)
Moldova & Germany
d)
The Netherlands & Spain
12.
The 15 states which once made up the Soviet Union are now independent, and consists of five groups. What are the names of these groups?
a)
East Asia, Baltic, North European, Mongolia, West German
b)
West Asia, European, Caucasus, Russia, Baltic
c)
East Asia, Russia, Baltic, Caucasus, European
d)
Central Asia, European, Caucasus, Russia, Baltic
13.
Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?
a)
Mexicans
b)
Palestinians
c)
English
d)
New Jersey
14.
Which shape proves to be the most efficient for a governing body?
a)
Compact
b)
Elongated
c)
Perferated
d)
Fragmented
15.
The 3 states which made up the 3 Caucasus republics of the Soviet Union were: Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Feudalism is an effort by one country to establish settlements in a territory and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles on that territory.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Who was the developer of the Heartland Theory?
a)
Nicolas Spykman
b)
Friedrich Ratzel
c)
Halford Mackinder
d)
James Monroe
18.
What do the the three words, 'God, gold, and glory' refer to?
a)
The three motives European states had for colonizing
b)
The three motives European states had for existing
c)
The three motives European colonies had for revolution
d)
The three motives allies of Europe had to invade European land
19.
A frontier is a zone where no state exercise complete political control.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
There are two main types of boundaries. Which of the following are types of cultural boundaries?
a)
Ethnic & Religious
b)
Geometric & Ethnic
c)
Religious & Racial
d)
Racial & Geometric
21.
For what two reasons are prorupted states created?
a)
Prorupted states are never created intentionally
b)
To separate two states & To gain an advantage over another state
c)
To provide access to a resource & To separate two states
d)
To gain an advantage over another state & To promote nationalism
22.
Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state?
a)
Centripetal
b)
Centrifugal
c)
Backwash effects
d)
Irredentism
23.
Is the perforated state South Africa or Lesotho?
a)
Lesotho
b)
South Africa
24.
A boundary that is drawn after the development of a cultural landscape is a(n)...?
a)
antecedent boundary
b)
geometric boundary
c)
subsequent boundary
d)
relic boundary
25.
The Berlin Wall is an example of a ____________ boundary.
a)
religious
b)
antecedent
c)
relic
d)
geometric
26.
What is the best example of a nation state?
a)
Japan
b)
USA
c)
Russia
d)
China
27.
Who developed the Rimland Theory?
a)
Halford Mackinder
b)
Friedrich Ratzel
c)
James Monroe
d)
Nicolas Spykman
28.
The map above illustrates which concept that was designed to give political advantage to a particular group?
a)
Devolution
b)
Political enclave
c)
Gerrymandering
d)
Cultural landscape
29.
Which of the following ethnic conflicts gave rise to the term “balkanization”?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Sudan
c)
Serbia
d)
Yugoslavia
30.
What state shape is this?
a)
Compact
b)
Prorupted
c)
Elongated
d)
Fragmented
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