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APHUG - Boundaries Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A zone where no state(s) exercises complete political control is commonly called...

a)

off-world

b)

badlands

c)

frontier

d)

nether-realm

2.

Our textbook definition of boundary is...

a)

an invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory.

b)

an area with no political state controlling it.

c)

limitations that you set in your personal space.

d)

someone who is bound by rope as a P.O.W..

3.

Which kind of boundary is one that coincides with significant features of the natural landscape?

a)

Cultural

b)

Political

c)

Physical

d)

Tectonic

4.

Which continent did the text state desert boundaries are commonly found in?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

5.

Why are mountains useful boundaries?

a)

they are easily traversed

b)

they are pretty much permanent

c)

there are high numbers of people living on them

d)

states always agree on the "half-way-point", or crest

6.

What is the "water boundary" that makes up the West Coast of the United States of America?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

7.

Two most common types of cultural boundaries are ethnic and....

a)

physical

b)

spiritual

c)

geometric

d)

dietary

8.

On what basis did the British Empire establish the boundary lines in South Asia?

a)

religion

b)

language

c)

diet

d)

music

9.

An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension of territory is referred to as...

a)

elongated

b)

fragemented

c)

perforated

d)

prorupted

10.

In a(n) __________ state, the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.

a)

elongated

b)

prorupted

c)

fragmented

d)

compact

11.

A(n) __________ state includes several discontinuous pieces of territory.

a)

perforated

b)

compact

c)

fragmented

d)

elongated

12.

Chile is an example of a(n) __________ state because it has a long and narrow shape.

a)

elongated

b)

compact

c)

prorupted

d)

perforated

13.

Which island in the Mediterranean has both Greek and Turks separated with the "Green Line"?

a)

Sicily

b)

Cyprus

c)

Malta

d)

Corsica

14.

A state that completely surrounds another state is termed...

a)

compact

b)

perforated

c)

prorupted

d)

fragmented

15.

A state that lacks a direct outlet to a sea/ocean because it is completely surrounded by other states is called...

a)

sea-blocked

b)

landlocked

c)

dry-docked

d)

coastal deficient