wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Political Geography

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by the international community.

a)

State

b)

Nation

c)

Territoriality

d)

Sovereignty

2.

Features of a state

a)

Gain natural resources, cheap labor, show of power, have an outlet for their goods (market), to expand one's territory, to bring religion to the godless

b)

Permanent population, define territory (borders ), sovereignty, government. Provides Security, infrastructure, education, healthcare military protection

c)

a state that completely surrounds another one

d)

classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, extermination, denial

3.

Territoriality

a)

Territorial size, shape and relative location

b)

a government has the right to keep the borders and territory of a state in tact and free from attack

c)

Drawing lines to create a state

4.

Sovereignty

a)

a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity

b)

Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.

c)

An ethnic group that does not have its own state and is not the majority in any state nation

5.

Territorial integrity

a)

a government has the right to keep the borders and territory of a state in tact and free from attack

b)

Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.

c)

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

6.

Political Geography

a)

Drawing lines to create a state

b)

A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by the international community.

c)

Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.

d)

the branch of geography that deals with the boundaries, divisions, and possessions of countries.

7.

Nation

a)

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

b)

A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by the international community.

c)

State that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.

d)

a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity

8.
Elbridge Gerry came up with the concept of ___ to redraw voting districts.
a)
salamandering
b)
gerrymandering
c)
legislative redistricting
d)
electoral college
9.

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

a)

Features of a state

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Imperialism

10.

A _________________________ is a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by one particular ethnicity which has been transformed into a nationality.

a)

nation-state

b)

state

c)

multinational state

d)

trinational state

11.

Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communication of a smaller state?

a)

compact

b)

elongated

c)

fragmented

d)

prorupted

12.

The United States is an example of a ___________.

a)

Elongated state

b)

Multinational state

c)

Stateless nation

13.

Territorial morphology

a)

A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.

b)

An ethnic group that does not have its own state and is not the majority in any state nation

c)

Territorial size, shape and relative location

14.
a)
Compact
b)
Elongated
c)
Prorupted
d)
Perforated
15.

When an ethnic group does not have its own state and is not the majority in any state nation they are called a___.

a)

Stateless nation

b)

Multinational state

c)

Multi-state nation

16.

This image is an example of which state shape

a)

Compact

b)

Perforated

c)

Elongated

d)

Fragmented

17.

In the movie Hotel Rwanda, calling Tutsis cockroaches was an example of what stage of genocide?

a)

Classification

b)

Symbolization

c)

dehumanization

d)

Extermination

18.

The state of South Africa is an example of ____ state shape.

a)

Perforated

b)

Elongated

c)

Prorupted state

d)

Landlocked state

19.

Which of these is NOT a goal of imperialism?

a)

Cheap labor

b)

Gian natural resources

c)

bringing religion to the godless

d)

None of the above

20.

Packing is when:

a)

District boundaries are drawn in order to benefit the party in power and help it stay in power

b)

District lines are drawn in order to concentrate the opposing party in a few districts

c)

District lines are drawn in order to spread the opposing party out across districts

d)

When district lines are redrawn to reflect changes in population

21.

In the movie Hotel Rwanda which scene would be considered polarization in the 8 stages of genocide?

a)

Hutu power radio promosting tutsi propaganda

b)

Forcing refugees to live in the hotel

c)

Creating a list of Tutsi people and where they live

22.
a)
Compact
b)
Fragmented
c)
Perforated
d)
Prorupted
23.

This image is an example of what kind of state shape?

a)

Compact

b)

Fragmented

c)

Landlocked

d)

Prorupted

24.
a)
Compact
b)
Fragmented
c)
Perforated
d)
Prorupted
25.

In the Movie Hotel Rwanda which of the following would be considered classification in the 8 stages of genocide?

a)

Forcing the people of Rwanda to have identification cards

b)

Creating the Hutu and Tutsi groups

c)

Creating lists of the Tutsis in a given area

26.

Which of these was NOT a way the Kikuyu culture changed after their interaction with the Pink Cheeks?

a)

Students began to go to the Pink Cheek schools

b)

A new chief was appointed who was not considered an elder

c)

People became weaker and weaker because of the lack of food

d)

The tribe became more war like to try to fight the Pink Cheeks