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WorksheetsUnit 4: Political Organization of Space
Total questions: 119
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
The largest political unit and the formal term for a country.
a)
State
b)
Nation
c)
Autonomous region
d)
Satellite state
2.
In order to be considered a state, a region must meet which of the following criteria?
a)
Defined boundary
b)
Permanent population
c)
Sovereignty
d)
Recognized by others
e)
Official language
3.
The United States recognizes how many states worldwide?
a)
195
b)
153
c)
209
d)
225
e)
173
4.
A group of people that share a common cultural heritage, common beliefs, claim a space as their homeland, and desire to establish their own state.
a)
State
b)
Nation
c)
Autonomous region
d)
Satellite state
5.
A singular nation of people who fulfill the qualifications of a state.
a)
Nation-State
b)
Multinational State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
Multistate Nation
e)
Nationless State
6.
Iceland and Japan are the best examples of a:
a)
Nation-State
b)
Multinational State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
Multistate Nation
e)
Nationless State
7.
A country that contains more than one group of people who have different heritages and beliefs.
a)
Nation-State
b)
Multinational State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
Multistate Nation
e)
Nationless State
8.
The United States and Canada are examples of a:
a)
Nation-State
b)
Multinational State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
Multistate Nation
e)
Nationless State
9.
Cultural groups that have no independent political entity.
a)
Nation-State
b)
Multinational State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
Multistate Nation
e)
Nationless State
10.
The Palestinians (Gaza Strip and Occupied West Bank) and the Basque (northeastern Spain and southwestern France) are both examples of a:
a)
Nation-State
b)
Multinational State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
Multistate Nation
e)
Nationless State
11.
The largest stateless nation
a)
Kurds
b)
Basque
c)
Palestinians
d)
Muslims
e)
Jews
12.
The pink portion of this map depicts which of the following?
a)
Lands where most people are Kurdish
b)
Lands where most people are Muslim
c)
The land of the Basque
d)
The area where Palestinians have taken over Jewish holy land
e)
Land that belongs to ISIS
13.
Occurs when a nation has a state of its own but stretches across border of other states.
a)
Nation-State
b)
Multinational State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
Multistate Nation
e)
Nationless State
14.
Most Hungarians live in Hungary but some live in the Transylvania region of Romania. This is an example of a:
a)
Nation-State
b)
Multinational State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
Multistate Nation
e)
Nationless State
15.
The Korean nation is divided primarily between two states - the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North) and the Republic of Korea (South). This is an example of a:
a)
Nation-State
b)
Multinational State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
Multistate Nation
e)
Nationless State
16.
The power of a political unit to rule over its own affairs.
a)
Sovereignty
b)
Imperialism
c)
Colonialism
d)
Neocolonialism
e)
Decolonization
17.
A defined area within a country that has a high degree of self-government and freedom from its parent country.
a)
State
b)
Nation
c)
Autonomous region
d)
Satellite state
18.
Aland in the Baltic Sea is part of Finland but lies near Sweden. Most residents are Swedish and speak that language. This is an example of a/an:
a)
State
b)
Nation
c)
Autonomous region
d)
Satellite state
19.
A nation's desire to create and maintain a state of its own.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Sovereignty
c)
Imperialism
d)
Colonialism
e)
Neocolonialism
20.
Unify people
a)
Centripetal forces
b)
Centrifugal forces
c)
Geopolitics
d)
Human Geography
e)
Geology
21.
Separate people
a)
Centrifugal forces
b)
Centripetal forces
c)
Geopolitics
d)
Human Geography
e)
Geology
22.
Identify the centripetal forces
a)
Roman Catholicism and Mexicans
b)
Estonians fear the Russians
c)
The Japanese language
d)
Religion and language in Belgium
e)
Nationalism
23.
Identify the centrifugal forces
a)
Roman Catholicism and Mexicans
b)
Estonians fear the Russians
c)
The Japanese language
d)
Religion and language in Belgium
e)
Nationalism
24.
A broader concept that includes a variety of ways of influencing another country or group of people, by direct conquest, economic control, or cultural dominance.
a)
Sovereignty
b)
Imperialism
c)
Colonialism
d)
Neocolonialism
e)
Decolonization
25.
A type of imperialism in which people move into and settle on the land of another country.
a)
Sovereignty
b)
Imperialism
c)
Colonialism
d)
Neocolonialism
e)
Decolonization
26.
Identify the characteristics of the first wave of European colonialism.
a)
Spain, Portugal, France, and Britain
b)
Led by great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Germany
c)
Focused on Asia and Africa
d)
Focused on the Americas
e)
Seven Years War
27.
Identify the characteristics of the second wave of European colonialism.
a)
Spain, Portugal, France, and Britain
b)
Led by great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Germany
c)
Focused on Asia and Africa
d)
Focused on the Americas
e)
Berlin Conference
28.
God, gold, and glory are associated with which of the following?
a)
Early colonialism (first wave)
b)
Later colonialism (second wave)
c)
Neocolonialism
d)
Decolonization
e)
Sovereignty
29.
Formed state boundaries in Africa with little regard for the existing ethno-linguistic, cultural, and political boundaries already in place.
a)
Berlin Conference
b)
Cold War
c)
Seven Years War
d)
Peace of Westphalia
e)
French Conference
30.
Control over developing countries was exerted through indirect means; literally means new-colonialism
a)
Sovereignty
b)
Imperialism
c)
Colonialism
d)
Neocolonialism
e)
Decolonization
31.
Within a century of the Berlin conference, almost all European colonial territories had won independence. This is called:
a)
Sovereignty
b)
Imperialism
c)
Colonialism
d)
Neocolonialism
e)
Decolonization
32.
The conflict between the Rwandan Hutus and Tutsis is an example of
a)
Genocide
b)
Ethnic cleansing
c)
Colonialism
d)
Neocolonialism
e)
Decolonization
33.
A period of diplomatic, political, and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.
a)
Cold War
b)
Berlin Conference
c)
Seven Years War
d)
Peace of Westphalia
e)
French Conference
34.
Dominated by another country politically and economically.
a)
State
b)
Nation
c)
Autonomous region
d)
Satellite state
35.
The relationship between Hungary/Czechoslovakia and Russia is an example of a:
a)
State
b)
Nation
c)
Autonomous region
d)
Satellite state
36.
The forced removal of a minority ethnic group from a territory.
a)
Ethnic cleansing
b)
Genocide
c)
Colonialism
d)
Neocolonialism
e)
Decolonization
37.
The study of the effects of geography on politics and relations among states; relates to trade, resource management, and the environment.
a)
Geopolitics
b)
Centripetal forces
c)
Centrifugal forces
d)
Human Geography
e)
Geology
38.
A willingness by one person or a group of people to defend space they claim.
a)
Territoriality
b)
Sovereignty
c)
Nationalism
d)
Colonialism
e)
Locationalism
39.
Argues that states are born and that they need nourishment and living space to survive.
a)
Organic theory
b)
Heartland theory
c)
Rimland theory
d)
Ratzel
e)
Mackinder
40.
Argued that land-based power (Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia) was essential in achieving global domination (Afro-Eurasia).
a)
Organic theory
b)
Heartland theory
c)
Rimland theory
d)
Mackinder
e)
Spykman
41.
Argued that power is derived from controlling strategic maritime areas of the world; include coastal areas outside the heartland.
a)
Organic theory
b)
Heartland theory
c)
Rimland theory
d)
Spykman
e)
Ratzel
42.
Established by a legal document such as a treaty that divides one entity from another (invisible line); plot of land to a country.
a)
Defined boundary
b)
Delimited boundary
c)
Demarcated boundary
d)
Natural boundary
e)
Cultural boundary
43.
A line drawn on a map to show the limits of a space.
a)
Defined boundary
b)
Delimited boundary
c)
Demarcated boundary
d)
Natural boundary
e)
Cultural boundary
44.
Identified by physical objects placed on the landscape; could be a sign or fence/wall.
a)
Defined boundary
b)
Delimited boundary
c)
Demarcated boundary
d)
Geometric boundary
e)
Cultural boundary
45.
Based on physical features to separate entities.
a)
Natural boundary
b)
Geometric boundary
c)
Cultural boundary
46.
Example: The Missouri River divides Iowa and Nebraska
a)
Natural boundary
b)
Geometric boundary
c)
Cultural boundary
47.
Example: The Himalayan Mountains separate India and China.
a)
Natural boundary
b)
Geometric boundary
c)
Cultural boundary
48.
A straight line drawn by people that does not follow any physical feature closely.
a)
Natural boundary
b)
Geometric boundary
c)
Cultural boundary
49.
Example: The boundary that divides Libya and Egypt.
a)
Natural boundary
b)
Geometric boundary
c)
Cultural boundary
50.
A boundary based on human traits or behavior and often exists in the midst of a gradual change over space.
a)
Natural boundary
b)
Geometric boundary
c)
Cultural boundary
51.
Example: China cuisine was once divided into two regions: wheat-based in the north and rice-based in the south, but no exact line exists.
a)
Natural boundary
b)
Geometric boundary
c)
Cultural boundary
52.
Occur when two or more parties disagree over how to interpret the legal documents or maps that identify the boundary.
a)
Definitional
b)
Locational
c)
Operational
d)
Allocational
53.
Example: boundary between Argentina and Chile (Andes serve as the boundary but there is still dispute over actual boundary)
a)
Definitional
b)
Locational
c)
Operational
d)
Allocational
54.
Boundary disputes that center on where a boundary should be.
a)
Definitional
b)
Locational
c)
Operational
d)
Allocational
55.
Example: post WWI boundary between Germany and Poland was set by treaty but many ethnic Germans lived on the Polish side of the border.
a)
Definitional
b)
Locational
c)
Operational
d)
Allocational
56.
Boundary disputes that center on the function of the boundary (responsibility for helping refugees, for example)
a)
Definitional
b)
Locational
c)
Operational
d)
Allocational
57.
A boundary that separates natural resources that may be used by both countries.
a)
Definitional
b)
Locational
c)
Operational
d)
Allocational
58.
Example: In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait because it believed they were drilling too many oblique oil wells that reached over to the Iraqi side.
a)
Definitional
b)
Locational
c)
Operational
d)
Allocational
59.
Definition: a boundary drawn before a large population was present.
a)
Antecedent boundary
b)
Subsequent boundary
c)
Relic boundary
d)
Superimposed boundary
e)
Militarized boundary
60.
Example: the boundary between the United States and Canada along the 49th parallel.
a)
Antecedent boundary
b)
Subsequent boundary
c)
Relic boundary
d)
Superimposed boundary
e)
Militarized boundary
61.
Definition: a boundary drawn to accommodate religious, ethnic, linguistic, or economic differences.
a)
Antecedent boundary
b)
Subsequent boundary
c)
Relic boundary
d)
Superimposed boundary
e)
Militarized boundary
62.
Example: the boundary between Northern Ireland (part of the UK) and the Republic of Ireland.
a)
Antecedent boundary
b)
Subsequent boundary
c)
Relic boundary
d)
Superimposed boundary
e)
Militarized boundary
63.
Definition: a boundary that no longer exists but evidence of it still exists on the landscape.
a)
Antecedent boundary
b)
Subsequent boundary
c)
Relic boundary
d)
Superimposed boundary
e)
Militarized boundary
64.
Example: the boundary between East and West Germany (states that are now combined).
a)
Antecedent boundary
b)
Subsequent boundary
c)
Relic boundary
d)
Superimposed boundary
e)
Militarized boundary
65.
Definition: a boundary drawn by outside powers over existing borders.
a)
Antecedent boundary
b)
Subsequent boundary
c)
Relic boundary
d)
Superimposed boundary
e)
Militarized boundary
66.
Example: the boundaries in Africa after the Berlin Conference.
a)
Antecedent boundary
b)
Subsequent boundary
c)
Relic boundary
d)
Superimposed boundary
e)
Militarized boundary
67.
Definition: a boundary that is heavily guarded and discourages crossing and movement.
a)
Antecedent boundary
b)
Subsequent boundary
c)
Relic boundary
d)
Superimposed boundary
e)
Militarized boundary
68.
Example: the boundary between North Korea and South Korea
a)
Antecedent boundary
b)
Subsequent boundary
c)
Relic boundary
d)
Superimposed boundary
e)
Militarized boundary
69.
One of four UNCLOS zones; up to 12 nautical miles of sovereignty; commercial vessels may pass, but non-commercial vessels may be challenged.
a)
Territorial Sea
b)
Contiguous Zone
c)
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
d)
High Seas
70.
One of four UNCLOS zones; coastal states have limited sovereignty for up to 24 nautical miles, where they can enforce laws on customs, immigration, and sanitation.
a)
Territorial Sea
b)
Contiguous Zone
c)
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
d)
High Seas
71.
One of four UNCLOS zones; coastal states can explore, extract minerals, and manage up to 200 nautical miles.
a)
Territorial Sea
b)
Contiguous Zone
c)
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
d)
High Seas
72.
One of four UNCLOS zones; water beyond the EEZ is open to all states.
a)
Territorial Sea
b)
Contiguous Zone
c)
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
d)
High Seas
73.
A count of population every 10 years; used by the national government to determine each state's number of representatives.
a)
Census
b)
Reapportionment
c)
Redistricting
d)
Gerrymandering
74.
Changing the number of representatives granted to each state so it reflects the state's population.
a)
Census
b)
Reapportionment
c)
Redistricting
d)
Gerrymandering
75.
State legislatures redraw district boundaries so that each district contains roughly the same number of people.
a)
Census
b)
Reapportionment
c)
Redistricting
d)
Gerrymandering
76.
Drawing of boundaries for political districts by the party or group in power to extend or cement their advantage.
a)
Census
b)
Reapportionment
c)
Redistricting
d)
Gerrymandering
77.
Type of gerrymandering that disperses a group into several districts to prevent a majority.
a)
Cracking
b)
Packing
c)
Stacking
d)
Hijacking
e)
Kidnapping
78.
Type of gerrymandering that combines like-minded voters into one district to prevent them from affecting elections in other districts.
a)
Cracking
b)
Packing
c)
Stacking
d)
Hijacking
e)
Kidnapping
79.
Type of gerrymandering that dilutes a minority populated district with majority populations.
a)
Cracking
b)
Packing
c)
Stacking
d)
Hijacking
e)
Kidnapping
80.
Type of gerrymandering that redraws two districts in order to force two elected representatives of the same party to run against each other.
a)
Cracking
b)
Packing
c)
Stacking
d)
Hijacking
e)
Kidnapping
81.
Type of gerrymandering that moves an area where an elected representative has support to an area where he or she does not have support.
a)
Cracking
b)
Packing
c)
Stacking
d)
Hijacking
e)
Kidnapping
82.
A region that suffers instability because it is located between two very different regions.
a)
Shatterbelt
b)
Morphology
c)
Annexation
d)
Gerrymandering
e)
Hijacking
83.
Example: Eastern Europe between Western Europe and Russia.
a)
Shatterbelt
b)
Morphology
c)
Annexation
d)
Gerrymandering
e)
Hijacking
84.
A state's shape
a)
Morphology
b)
Shatterbelt
c)
Annexation
d)
Flexology
e)
Shapeology
85.
The process of legally adding territory to a city.
a)
Annexation
b)
Shatterbelt
c)
Morphology
d)
Gerrymandering
e)
Hijacking
86.
Authority of the government is shared between the central government and provincial, state, and local governments.
a)
Unitary state
b)
Federal state
87.
Authority of the government is held primarily by the central government with very little power given to local governments.
a)
Unitary state
b)
Federal state
88.
There are multiple levels of power; power is diffuesd throughout the hierarchy.
a)
Unitary state
b)
Federal state
89.
There is no hierarchy of sovereign powers.
a)
Unitary state
b)
Federal state
90.
Commonly found in countries with multiple ethnic groups with significant minorities.
a)
Unitary state
b)
Federal state
91.
Commonly found in countries with few cultural differences and small minorities.
a)
Unitary state
b)
Federal state
92.
Large landmass countries (US, Canada, Russia)
a)
Unitary state
b)
Federal state
93.
Smaller landmass countries (Japan, Egypt, Spain)
a)
Unitary state
b)
Federal state
94.
China
a)
Unitary state
b)
Federal state
95.
Belgium
a)
Unitary state
b)
Federal state
96.
Distance from center does not vary much; Efficient in trade, travel, and communication from center.
a)
Compact state
b)
Elongated state
c)
Prorupted state
d)
Perforated state
e)
Fragmented state
97.
Potential isolation at periphery; Difficult communication and travel; challenging to govern and defend.
a)
Compact state
b)
Elongated state
c)
Prorupted state
d)
Perforated state
e)
Fragmented state
98.
Compact area with extension; limited access.
a)
Compact state
b)
Elongated state
c)
Prorupted state
d)
Perforated state
e)
Fragmented state
99.
Completely surrounds another state which is dependent on surrounding state for travel and trade.
a)
Compact state
b)
Elongated state
c)
Prorupted state
d)
Perforated state
e)
Fragmented state
100.
Scattered from the core; problems with trade, communication, travel, and distribution of power.
a)
Compact state
b)
Elongated state
c)
Prorupted state
d)
Perforated state
e)
Fragmented state
101.
Examples: Poland, Romania, Zimbabwe
a)
Compact state
b)
Elongated state
c)
Prorupted state
d)
Perforated state
e)
Fragmented state
102.
Examples: Chile, Malawi, Norway
a)
Compact state
b)
Elongated state
c)
Prorupted state
d)
Perforated state
e)
Fragmented state
103.
Examples: India, Thailand, Democratic Republic of Congo
a)
Compact state
b)
Elongated state
c)
Prorupted state
d)
Perforated state
e)
Fragmented state
104.
Examples: South Africa, Italy
a)
Compact state
b)
Elongated state
c)
Prorupted state
d)
Perforated state
e)
Fragmented state
105.
Examples: Philippines, Indonesia, United States
a)
Compact state
b)
Elongated state
c)
Prorupted state
d)
Perforated state
e)
Fragmented state
106.
The integration of markets, states, communication, and trade on a worldwide scale.
a)
Globalization
b)
Devolution
c)
Balkanization
d)
Democratization
e)
Nationalism
107.
The transfer of political power from the central government to subnational levels of government.
a)
Globalization
b)
Devolution
c)
Balkanization
d)
Democratization
e)
Nationalism
108.
The fragmentation of a state or region into smaller, often hostile, units along ethno-linguistic lines.
a)
Globalization
b)
Devolution
c)
Balkanization
d)
Democratization
e)
Nationalism
109.
Occurs when multiple countries form an organization to collectively achieve greater benefits for all members.
a)
Supranationalism
b)
Subnationalism
c)
Regionalism
d)
Nationalism
e)
Balkanization
110.
Describes people who have a primary allegiance to a traditional group or ethnicity. For example, French-speaking people in Quebec, Canada.
a)
Supranationalism
b)
Subnationalism
c)
Regionalism
d)
Nationalism
e)
Balkanization
111.
A set of interconnected entities (nodes) without a center or hierarchy.
a)
Network
b)
Autonomous region
c)
Transnational corporation
d)
Horizontal integration
e)
Vertical integration
112.
Has its own local and legistlative bodies to govern a region with a population that is an ethnic minority with the entire country.
a)
Network
b)
Autonomous region
c)
Transnational corporation
d)
Horizontal integration
e)
Vertical integration
113.
Conduct business on a global scale.
a)
Network
b)
Autonomous region
c)
Transnational corporation
d)
Horizontal integration
e)
Vertical integration
114.
Occurs when a corporation merges with another corporation that produces similar products or services.
a)
Network
b)
Autonomous region
c)
Transnational corporation
d)
Horizontal integration
e)
Vertical integration
115.
Occurs when a corporation merges with another corporation involved in different steps of production.
a)
Network
b)
Autonomous region
c)
Transnational corporation
d)
Horizontal integration
e)
Vertical integration
116.
Founded in 1945; 193 countries; takes on issues facing humanity such as peace and security; headquarters: New York City
a)
UN (United Nations)
b)
NATO (North Atlantic Peace Treaty)
c)
EU (European Union)
d)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
e)
WTO (World Trade Organization)
117.
Founded: 1949; Members: US, Canada, Iceland, Western and Central Europe, and Turkey; Mission: mutual defense of members; HQ: Brussels, Belgium
a)
UN (United Nations)
b)
NATO (North Atlantic Peace Treaty)
c)
EU (European Union)
d)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
e)
WTO (World Trade Organization)
118.
Founded: 1993; Members: 28 in Western/Central Europe; Mission: political and economic integration of members; HQ: Brussels, Belgium
a)
UN (United Nations)
b)
NATO (North Atlantic Peace Treaty)
c)
EU (European Union)
d)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
e)
WTO (World Trade Organization)
119.
Founded: 1994; Members: US, Canada, Mexico; Mission: Free trade among members; HQ: Washington DC, Ottawa, and Mexico City
a)
UN (United Nations)
b)
NATO (North Atlantic Peace Treaty)
c)
EU (European Union)
d)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
e)
WTO (World Trade Organization)
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