WorksheetsPolitical Geography Wriggit Way
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
An area organized into an independent political unit that has an economy and a permanent population is a
Colony
State
Continent
Territory
Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world
Has increased by a dozen or so
Has decreased over time
Has increased significantly over time
Has remained the same
Korea is a good example of a
Sovereign state
Nation-state
Stateless nation
Ethnicity divided by two states
Conflict is widespread in Africa in part because
antecedent boundaries were drawn
subsequent boundaries were drawn
superimoposed boundaries were drawn
physical boundaries that were in place
The order of creating a border between states is as follows
definition, delimitation, demarcation
delimitation, demarcation, definition
delineation, delimitation, demarcation
the order doesn't really matter
States cooperate with each other for which of the following reasons?
political
military
economic
All of the above
The attempt by one country to completely dominate another country’s resources, land, and military, and culture is known as
Colonialism
Imperialism
Sovereignty
Suffrage
A piece of territory that is surrounded by another political unit of which it is not a part of is known as
An enclave
An exclave
A frontier
A buffer state
Elongated states may suffer from poor internal communication and difficulty defending its borders. Which of the following is NOT an elongated state?
Poland
Italy
Argentina
Chile
A frontier, in contrast to a boundary,
Separates two states
Is an area rather than a line
has become a more common means to separate states
IS a region of conflict
Which shape of state most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications?
Elongated
Prorupted
Fragmented
Compact
The United Nations is primarily what kind of cooperative effort?
Political
Economic
Military
All of the above
The process of redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power is called
Reapportionment
Gerrymandering
Census taking
Redistricting
A boundary that was placed before human settlement is known as
A) superimposed
Superimposed
Subsequent
Antecedent
Relic
Organizations, such as the EU, UN, and NAFTA, include the membership of two or states that give up some degree of sovereignty in order to gain benefits. What are these organizations known as?
International Organizations
Treaty organizations
Supranational Organizations
Military organizations
An example of a perforated state is
Lesotho
People's Republic of the Congo
India
South Africa
The Kurds, Quebequois, and the Palestinians are known as?
Stateless-nations
Nation-states
Sovereign state
Terrorists
A state which places the power in the hands of a central government is a
Federal state
Confederal State
Unitary State
Questionable
After the fall of communism, Russia instituted a policy of devolution, which means they
Adopted a unitary form of government
Became a nation-state
Gave power back to the local and state governments
Engaged in supranational organizations
Cultural boundaries include all but which of the following?
Ethnic
Geometric
Religious
Linguistic
Which of the following correctly matches the state with its shape?
Chile - Elongated & France - Prorupted
The United States - Fragmented & France Perforated
The Congo - Perforated & Poland Compact
India - Prorupted & South Africa -Perforated
Identify which of the following areas has a mountain boundary.
Argentina and Chile
Saudi Arabia and Yemen
United States and Canada
France and Germany
Identify which of the following has a geometric boundary.
Argentina/Chile
Saudi Arabia/Yemen & Oman
United States/Canada
France/Germany
Identify which of the following countries has a frontier.
Argentina/Chile
Saudi Arabia/Yemen & Oman
United States/Canada
France/Germany
Which of the following is an example of a centripetal force?
Social equity and justice
Economic inequality
Ethnic Conflict
Extreme Nationalism
The removal of social, political, and economic barriers from a region, such as in the Schengen Area in Europe.
Devolution
Imperialism
Reterritorialization
Deterriorialization
The theory that identifies states as living organisms. They hunger for land and must continue to grow or they will die.
Heartland theory
Rimland theory
Organic theory
Survivalist theory
