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APHUG Unit 4 questions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Many borders act to create cultural distance between people of the same ethnic group, a phenomenon that most often leads to

a)

The militarization of that ethnic group

b)

The fragmentation of that ethnic group

c)

The unification of that ethnic group

d)

The blending of that ethnic group with at least two other ethnic groups

e)

The political rise of that ethnic group

2.

A state that is governed by a single centralized power with little power given to subnational units except as deemed by the central government is called a

a)

Puppet state

b)

Communist state

c)

Federal state

d)

single-party state

e)

Unitary state

3.

The geographic boundary of a state can also be a physical boundary such as a

a)

Religious movement

b)

Lake or mountain

c)

Language barrier

d)

Type of currency

e)

National dish

4.

The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), established by the United Nation, refers to

a)

The creation of the European Union (EU)

b)

The part of the ocean, a coastal state has exclusive mineral and fishing rights over

c)

A group of developing countries that require foreign aid

d)

The North American Free Trade Agreement creating a trilateral trade block in North America

e)

Zones within a state where the trade laws are different than the rest of the state

5.

The North American Treaty Organization (NATO) is one of the world's most powerful

a)

Atomic energy commissions

b)

Military Alliances

c)

Trade organization

d)

Fiscal unions

e)

cultural heritage councils

6.

With its system of regional provinces, Canada is an example of a(n)

a)

Microstate

b)

Electoral state

c)

Reapportioned state

d)

Federal state

e)

Nation-state

7.

The drawing of new voting districts is called

a)

Reapportionment

b)

Gerrymandering

c)

Reelection

d)

Redrawing

e)

Discretization

8.

When voting districts are redrawn in such a way that they purposely favor a political party, they have been

a)

Vetoed

b)

Reapportioned

c)

Redistricted

d)

Gerrymandered

e)

Reelected

9.

When one country exerts political, economic, or social influence over another without the aid of official government institution, it is called

a)

Dominance

b)

Imperialism

c)

Colonialism

d)

Federalism

e)

Territorialism

10.

OPEC is an example of a(n)

a)

Supranational organization

b)

Commonwealth

c)

Confederacy

d)

International organization

e)

National organization

11.

_________ boundaries characterize much of Africa as they ignore cultural and tribal differences across space.

a)

Superimposed

b)

Subsequent

c)

Colonial

d)

Antecedent

e)

Territorial

12.

When countries come together for a common purpose, somewhat limiting their own individual powers, the resulting body is called a(n)

a)

International organization

b)

Confederacy

c)

Supranational organization

d)

Union

e)

National alliance

13.

A _______ is a group of people with a common political identity, and a ______ is a country with recognized borders.

a)

territory...federalism

b)

nation...territory

c)

state...nation

d)

nation...state

e)

territory...state

14.

_____ governments are organized into a geographically based hierarchy of local government agencies

a)

Federal

b)

Territorial

c)

Consolidated

d)

Electoral

e)

National

15.

Hitler's nationalist/expansionist philosophers drew in part from

a)

Self-determination

b)

Sound historical evidence

c)

Organic geopolitical theory

d)

Rimland theory

e)

Heartland theory

16.

The centralized power of a unitary state is most likely to be threatened by the development of

a)

A self-governing

b)

A broad trade agreement with a neighboring state

c)

A constitution that requires citizens to be born within the state

d)

Voting districts that divide large rural areas

e)

A new religion found only within the state

17.

A buffer state is a politically neutral state that lies between two more powerful states and acts

a)

To enhance both states' political power

b)

As a taxing authority for both states

c)

To balance power between the two states

d)

To minimize the religious authority of major institutions

e)

To stop immigrants from traveling to the larger of the two states

18.

Most of the world's unitary states can be found on the continents of

a)

North America and South America

b)

Africa and Asia

c)

Australia and Europe

d)

Antarctica and North America

e)

Australia and South America

19.

A boundary that was put in place by an outside, conquering, or other political power that ignores that cultural organization of the landscape is called a

a)

Cultural boundary

b)

Physical boundary

c)

Relic boundary

d)

Superimposed boundary

e)

Buffer state

20.

One example of a geometric political boundary is the

a)

Cultural divide between Creole and Cajun communities is New Orleans, Louisiana

b)

Straight line of the George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey

c)

Sharp ascent of the Sierra Nevada

d)

Curve of Ohio's coast around Lake Erie

e)

Straight line between the states of Colorado and Kansas