WorksheetsAP 3rd 9 weeks review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A region where boundaries are very thinly or weakly developed, zones where territoriality is unclear and not well established.
a)
Frontier
b)
Shatterbelt
c)
Buffer State
d)
Satellite State
2.
A state or group of states that exists within a sphere of competition between larger states and is often culturally, economically, and politically fragmented and splintered.
a)
Frontier
b)
Satellite States
c)
Shatterbelt
d)
Buffer State
3.
Countries controlled by another, more powerful state.
a)
Slav State
b)
Imperialist State
c)
Buffer State
d)
Satellite State
4.
An independent country located between two larger countries that are in conflict.
a)
Satellite State
b)
Buffer State
c)
Shatterbelt
d)
Frontier
5.
A state with only one nation within its borders
a)
Stateless-Nation
b)
Nation-State
c)
Ethnocentric Nation
d)
Statehood
6.
a state that contains more than one ethnicity.
a)
United States
b)
Multi-Cultural State
c)
Multi-Ethnic State
d)
Nation-State
7.
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
8.
a sovereign state that comprises a town and the surrounding countryside.
a)
Nation-State
b)
City-State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
National State
9.
The first types of "States" were
a)
Roman Empire states
b)
City-states
c)
Aztec provinces
d)
Chinese satraps
10.
Which of the following is not a part of the United Kingdom?
a)
England
b)
Ireland
c)
Scotland
d)
Wales
11.
Extreme patriotism or love for one's country.
a)
Pride
b)
Nationalism
c)
Patriotism
d)
Power
12.
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
13.
In this image if C belongs to B it is considered a(n) ___________ of country B and a(n)_______ of country A
a)
core, periphery
b)
enclave, exclave
c)
exclave, enclave
d)
heartland, rimland
14.
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
15.
Which type of boundary would use lines of latitude and longitude?
a)
Antecedent
b)
Subsequent
c)
Geometric
d)
Relic
16.
The UN is an example of what?
a)
Military alliance
b)
Multinational state
c)
Confederation
d)
Supranational organization
17.
What is the military alliance set up by West Europe and the US to align against communism?
a)
NATO
b)
COMECON
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
NAFTA
18.
Which of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the United States?
a)
network television
b)
the flag
c)
the many ethnic groups living within it
d)
"The Star Spangled Banner"
19.
The study of human political organization of the Earth
a)
Cultural Geography
b)
Ethnography
c)
Deography
d)
Political Geography
20.
A government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and decisions without input from anyone else
a)
oligarchy
b)
democracy
c)
dictatorship
d)
theocracy
21.
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
a)
democracy
b)
theocracy
c)
autocracy
d)
dictatorship
22.
a)
Geometric Boundary
b)
Physical Boundary
c)
Cultural Boundary
d)
Relic Boundary
23.
The United States, Great Britain and Mexico all share which political characteristic?
a)
political and religious authority are combined
b)
a democratically elected national legislature
c)
a totalitarian dictatorship
d)
a monarchy passed down from father to son
24.
Which terrorist organization accepted credit for the 9/11/01 attacks?
a)
ISIS
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
Nazis
d)
Iraqi Soldiers for Freedom (ISF)
25.
Terrorism means the use violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What motivates a terrorist
a)
Jihad and political goals
b)
Hatred towards U.S and Allies
c)
Americanization in the Middle East
d)
All of the above
27.
Which challenge did many African nations face after gaining independence?
a)
violence from rival groups living together
b)
lack of education / government training to run a country
c)
economy dependent on the European country that colonized them
d)
All of the above
28.
Which was NOT a European country that colonized Africa in the 19th century?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Portugal
d)
Poland
29.
European countries wanted the ________ in Africa so they could take them back to their mills and factories in Europe to make ________ to sell and make money from.
a)
raw materials; finished goods
b)
finished goods; raw materials
c)
natural resources; raw materials
d)
fossil fuels; finished goods
30.
The morphology of Namibia is best described as
a)
compact.
b)
elongated.
c)
prorupt(ed).
d)
fragmented.
31.
The morphology of Poland is best described as
a)
compact.
b)
prorupt(ed).
c)
elongated.
d)
perforated.
32.
The morphology of Vietnam is best described as
a)
compact.
b)
elongated.
c)
prorupt(ed).
d)
fragmented.
33.
Which of the following was the theory that best justified US involvement in the Korean War?
a)
Containment theory
b)
Heartland-Rimland model
c)
Shatterbelt theory
d)
Colonialism
34.
If a nation-state called "Kurdistan" were to be created out of territory owned by other states, that would be an example of
a)
autocracy.
b)
devolution.
c)
irredentism.
d)
balkanization.
35.
In the Heartland-Rimland model, what constitutes the heartland?
a)
Much of Europe as it is highly developed and stable and is therefore the largest threat to the world.
b)
Much of the Middle East as it contains the largest oil reserves in the world.
c)
Much of Russia as it contains the largest concentration of the best agricultural land in the world.
d)
Much of Russia as it is largely uninhabited land that has a fair amount of resources for the claiming.
36.
A type of agriculture that is generally done on land that is too dry for farming.
a)
Shifting Cultivation
b)
Subsistence Farming
c)
Commercial Gardening
d)
Livestock Ranching
37.
Large farms which specialize in one or two crops and are often owned by companies or people who live in another country.
a)
Plantation
b)
Commercial Farming
c)
Intensive subsistence
d)
Hybrid Agriculture
38.
Often found near large cities, this kind of farming grows fresh fruits and vegetables for the big cities.
a)
Sustainable Farming
b)
Market Gardening
c)
GMO Agriculture
d)
Hybrid Agriculture
39.
This is the process by which large areas of land once used successfully for farming and turning it into desert.
a)
Livestock Ranching
b)
Desertification
c)
GMO Farming
d)
Intensive subsistence
40.
Truck Farms are always situated near urban markets.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
All of the following are types of subsistence agriculture except
a)
pastoral nomadism.
b)
shifting cultivation
c)
truck farming
d)
swidden agriculture
42.
The two most important crops grown in the Mediterranean region are
a)
dates and lemons.
b)
almonds and grapes.
c)
olives and tomatoes.
d)
grapes and olives.
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