WorksheetsAPHG DeBlij Ch. 8.3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A boundary between countries is a
a)
line on the ground only.
b)
line shown only on maps.
c)
on and below the surface only.
d)
vertical plane that cuts through the rocks below & air above
2.
Many borders were established before people knew about resources _________
a)
in Africa
b)
in the oceans
c)
underground
d)
of the Navi
3.
What is one reason Iraq gave for invading Kuwait in 1990?
a)
it killed babies
b)
it blocked access to Arabian Gulf
c)
it was drilling more oil from a shared oil field
d)
Sunni - Shia conflict
4.
States _________ the boundary in a treaty-like document using points in the landscape
a)
define
b)
delimit
c)
demarcate
d)
admnistrate
5.
Cartographers _______ the boundary by drawing on a map
a)
define
b)
delimit
c)
demarcate
d)
administrate
6.
A series of concrete pillars _________ the northern boundary of Kuwait with Iraq.
a)
defines
b)
delimits
c)
demarcates
d)
determines
7.
Demarcating boundaries is part of state efforts to _________ borders
a)
define
b)
delimit
c)
determine
d)
administrate
8.
The US - Canada border is an example of a ________ boundary
a)
physical
b)
natural
c)
geometric
9.
The Rio Grande border between the US and Mexico is an example of a ________ boundary
a)
physical
b)
geometric
c)
imperial
d)
relict
10.
A boundary established BEFORE major settlement by people (like US-Canada border in 1818)
a)
antecedent
b)
subsequent
c)
superimposed
d)
relict
11.
____________ boundary disputes focus on the legal language of the boundary agreement
a)
definitional
b)
locational
c)
operational
d)
allocational
12.
__________ boundary disputes center on the delimitation of and demarcation of the boundary
a)
definitional
b)
locational
c)
operational
d)
allocational
13.
____ boundary disputes involve neighboring states that differ over way borders should function
a)
definitional
b)
locational
c)
operational
d)
allocational
14.
dispute over rights to resources (e.g. oil, water) crossed by international boundaries
a)
definitional
b)
locational
c)
operational
d)
allocational
15.
Why is it so easy to cross from Italy to Slovenia now compared to 20 years ago?
a)
they are both Christian now
b)
they like each other
c)
they don´t have money to control this boundary
d)
they are both in the EU
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