WorksheetsAPHG Unit 4
Total questions: 111
Worksheet time: 57mins
Which of the following states is the best example of an enclave?
Lesotho
Gambia
Brazil
Belize
Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?
United States
China
Japan
Canada
Which of the following is the best example of a perforated state?
France
Vietnam
Singapore
Italy
The redrawing of congressional districts for political gain is termed
Reapportionment
Core-periphery federalism
Gerrymandering
Electoral regions
The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is an example of what type of boundary?
Subsequent
Geometric
Superimposed
Relic
After 1990, the United Nations saw a large influx of new members. This was because
The former Soviet Union fragmented into many smaller nation-states
The Ottoman Empire collapsed after WW1
South Asia fragmented into smaller states after the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Colonies in Africa and Asia gained independence
Which of the following is an example of a centrifugal force within a nation-state?
Strong sense of nationalism
Strong national economy
Separatist movement demanding independence
Economic equality among regions
Which of the following is the best example of a fragmented state?
Chile
China
Germany
Philippines
A group of people bound by a common identity is a(n)
State
Nation
Regime
Institution
States with the ability to carry out actions or policies within their borders independently from interference are said to have
Sovereignty
Nationalism
Legitimacy
Integration
"Shatter belts" are geographic zones where tensions explode based on
Economic boundaries
Cultural boundaries
Physical boundaries
Functional boundaries
A state with separation of powers and power distributed among central and state governments is likely
Federal
Autocratic
Unitary
Anocratic
A state like France or Great Britain, featuring a strong central government, is likely
Anocratic
Confederal
Federal
Unitary
Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities
core-periphery
democratization
balkanization
devolution
State that contains more than one nation (usually no one single dominant ethnic group)
nation-state
state
multinational state
fragmentation
invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory
irridentism
boundary
territoriality
terrorism
An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
centripetal force
centrifugal force
irredentism
devolution
a force that divides people and countries
centripetal force
centrifugal force
enclave
imperialism
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
European Union
nationalism
Rimland Theory
Cold War
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
federal system
gerrymandering
colonies
balkanization
A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly
compact state
elongated state
fragmented state
prorupted or protruded state
the portion of a country that contains its economic, political, intellectual, and cultural focus.
frontier
core area
enclave
exclave
A model of the spatial structure of development in which underdeveloped countries are defined by their dependence on a developed core region.
Core-Periphery
Median Line Principal
Rimland Theory
Security Council
Conflict over location, usually associated with physical boundaries.
positional disputes
territorial disputes
resource disputes
functional disputes
A disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more states
positional disputes
territorial disputes
resource disputes
functional disputes
disagreements over the control or use of shared resources, such as boundary rivers or jointly claimed fishing grounds
positional disputes
territorial disputes
resource disputes
functional disputes
disagreements between neighboring states over policies to be applied to their common border; often induced by differing customs regulations, movement of nomadic groups, or illegal immigration or emigration.
positional disputes
territorial disputes
resource disputes
functional disputes
A state with a long narrow shape
compact state
fragmented state
elongated state
prorupted or protruded state
A distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory
microstate
landlocked state
enclave
exclave
A part of a country that is separated from the rest of the country and surrounded by foreign territory.
microstate
labdlocked
enclave
exclave
An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
European Union
colonies
imperialism
World Systems Theory
government systems that divide the powers between the national government and state or provincial governments
unitary system
federal system
devolution
balkanization
A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory
fragmented state
elongated state
compact state
prorupted or protruded state
A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control.
geometric boundary
Median-Line Principle
frontier
international boundary
Political boundaries that are defined and delimited by straight lines.
Median-Line Principle
fronteir
international boundaries
geometric boundaries
Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.
electoral geography
imperialism
gerrymandering
geopolitics
Chile and Vietnam would best be classified as which state shape?
Elongated
Prorupted
Perforated
Compact
Indonesia and the Philippines would be best classified as which state shape?
Prorupted
Fragmented
Compact
Elongated
Which form of gerrymandering involves concentrating the opposition party's voters into a few, mostly non-competitive districts?
Stacked vote
Wasted vote
Excess vote
Cross-check
A group of people bound by a common identity is a(n)
State
Nation
Regime
Institution
"Shatterbelts" are zones where tensions often explode based on
Economic boundaries
Cultural boundaries
Physical boundaries
Functional boundaries
Thailand is an example of which state shape?
Perforated
Compact
Fragmented
Prorupted
Which form of gerrymandering involves distributing an opposition party's voters across multiple districts?
Stacked vote
Wasted vote
Excess vote
Cross-check
The shaded areas of the map above indicate a higher percentage of which major ethnic group?
Hispanic American
African American
Asian American
Native American
How have colonialism, imperialism, and trade helped to shape patterns and practices of culture?
Colonialism placed settlements in other countries and imperialism helped to protect these settlements.
Imperialism, trade, and colonialism brings distinct cultural characteristics into other countries, creating new cultures through acculturation.
The influence of more imperialism, colonialism, and trade have forced cultural practices into smaller countries
Colonialism, imperialism, and trade help add diversity into other cultures.
The Amish is an example of a culture that has a combination of things that make it a culture. Which one of the following is part of a cultural combination?
Common practices
Technologies
Attitudes
Behaviors of a society
All answers
How do geographers use maps and the spatial perspective to analyze and assess language, religion, ethnicity and gender?
By identifying and analyzing patterns and cultural differences.
They don’t do this
By talking to people of the different cultures in a certain time or place using the map
By assuming from the characteristics of the different language,religion, ethnicity, or gender.
How does language contribute to cultural practices ?
it doesn't contribute to cultural practices.
It divides different cultures
It helps shape individual culture and unite individuals
Brings hostility to different cultures
In what ways do ethnicity & gender reflect cultural attitudes that shape the use of space ?
Ethnicity & gender don’t contribute to the use of space
segregation of gender
they can create places for a specific race (ethnic neighborhoods)
races tend to stay where their ancestors originally settled
What types of diffusion include expansion and relocation?
Facilitated diffusion
Diffusion of disease
Cultural diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Why are universalizing religions spread through expansion and relocation diffusion?
Because universalizing religions have lots of missionaries, whose sole purpose is to spread their religion, usually by going and completely moving to the other country.
Because they are the more popular religions with the largest number of members in each.
Because the religions are spread down the family line, resulting in entire families being that one religion.
Because they are the first religions in recorded human history
Why are popular culture origins often urban,changeable,and influenced by media?
These things allow that culture to spread easily and grow.
These things help the culture become well known.
They allow the culture to be shown on popular social media.
It makes the culture easier to understand.
How are language patterns and distributions represented on maps, charts, and language trees?
By presenting the difficulty of languages
By presenting the diversity, origins, and speakers of languages
By presenting the races affiliated with languages
By presenting the age of languages
What feature does not make up culture, and what is an example of this trait?
Customs and traditions-for example many African grooms give “labola” to their brides father
Location-for example many Japanese people live in Japan
Religion-for example most mexicans are Roman Catholic
Language-for example many Papua New Guineans speak Tok Pisin
How has colonialism shaped patterns and practices of culture?
Colonialism shapes cultures by diffusing characteristics and traits from different cultures in which other cultures can culturally appropriate those traits
Colonialism shapes cultures by the migration of individuals on to new territory
Colonialism shapes cultures by creating pidgin languages
Colonialism shapes cultures by spreading taboos and terroirs
This is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten Southeast Asian countries, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and socio-cultural integration among its members and other Asian states.
ASEAN
NAFTA
PLO
An international organization comprising 28 countries and governing common economic, social, and security policies.
African Union
European Union
A branch of geography that deals with the boundaries, divisions, and possessions of countries.
Cultural geography
Political geography
Population geography
