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WorksheetsAPHUG Unit 4 questions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Many borders act to create cultural distance between people of the same ethnic group, a phenomenon that most often leads to
The militarization of that ethnic group
The fragmentation of that ethnic group
The unification of that ethnic group
The blending of that ethnic group with at least two other ethnic groups
The political rise of that ethnic group
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
Puppet state
Communist state
Federal state
single-party state
Unitary state
The geographic boundary of a state can also be a physical boundary such as a
Religious movement
Lake or mountain
Language barrier
Type of currency
National dish
The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), established by the United Nation, refers to
The creation of the European Union (EU)
The part of the ocean, a coastal state has exclusive mineral and fishing rights over
A group of developing countries that require foreign aid
The North American Free Trade Agreement creating a trilateral trade block in North America
Zones within a state where the trade laws are different than the rest of the state
The North American Treaty Organization (NATO) is one of the world's most powerful
Atomic energy commissions
Military Alliances
Trade organization
Fiscal unions
cultural heritage councils
With its system of regional provinces, Canada is an example of a(n)
Microstate
Electoral state
Reapportioned state
Federal state
Nation-state
The drawing of new voting districts is called
Reapportionment
Gerrymandering
Reelection
Redrawing
Discretization
When voting districts are redrawn in such a way that they purposely favor a political party, they have been
Vetoed
Reapportioned
Redistricted
Gerrymandered
Reelected
When one country exerts political, economic, or social influence over another without the aid of official government institution, it is called
Dominance
Imperialism
Colonialism
Federalism
Territorialism
OPEC is an example of a(n)
Supranational organization
Commonwealth
Confederacy
International organization
National organization
_________ boundaries characterize much of Africa as they ignore cultural and tribal differences across space.
Superimposed
Subsequent
Colonial
Antecedent
Territorial
When countries come together for a common purpose, somewhat limiting their own individual powers, the resulting body is called a(n)
International organization
Confederacy
Supranational organization
Union
National alliance
A _______ is a group of people with a common political identity, and a ______ is a country with recognized borders.
territory...federalism
nation...territory
state...nation
nation...state
territory...state
_____ governments are organized into a geographically based hierarchy of local government agencies
Federal
Territorial
Consolidated
Electoral
National
Hitler's nationalist/expansionist philosophers drew in part from
Self-determination
Sound historical evidence
Organic geopolitical theory
Rimland theory
Heartland theory
The centralized power of a unitary state is most likely to be threatened by the development of
A self-governing
A broad trade agreement with a neighboring state
A constitution that requires citizens to be born within the state
Voting districts that divide large rural areas
A new religion found only within the state
A buffer state is a politically neutral state that lies between two more powerful states and acts
To enhance both states' political power
As a taxing authority for both states
To balance power between the two states
To minimize the religious authority of major institutions
To stop immigrants from traveling to the larger of the two states
Most of the world's unitary states can be found on the continents of
North America and South America
Africa and Asia
Australia and Europe
Antarctica and North America
Australia and South America
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
Cultural boundary
Physical boundary
Relic boundary
Superimposed boundary
Buffer state
One example of a geometric political boundary is the
Cultural divide between Creole and Cajun communities is New Orleans, Louisiana
Straight line of the George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey
Sharp ascent of the Sierra Nevada
Curve of Ohio's coast around Lake Erie
Straight line between the states of Colorado and Kansas
