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WorksheetsAP HUG Unit 4 Exam: Political Patterns & Processes
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 45mins
A state with control over its internal affairs has
A) centripetal forces.
B) nationality.
C) suffrage.
D) sovereignty.
E) ethnicity.
Ethnicity is important because
A) it provides the only stable basis of political states in the modern world.
B) it opposes nationalism and globalization.
C) it promotes peace and wellbeing in the face of the globalization of culture.
D) it reinforces diversity in the face of the globalization of culture.
E) it defines citizenship and sovereignty in the political arena.
The most populous ethnic group in the United States is
A) African Americans.
B) Asian Americans.
C) Latinos/Hispanics.
D) American Indians and Alaska Natives.
E) Austral-Asians.
A(n) ________ is a place with high concentration of an ethnic group distinct from a surrounding area.
A) enclave
B) neighborhood
C) census block
D) county
E) urban area
Race is often described as
A) being characterized by Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic/Latino.
B) identification with a group that is perceived to share a physiologic trait such as skin color.
C) determinable from physical characteristics such as the exact shape of a person's face or head.
D) evenly distributed around the world, independent of ethnicity.
E) defined by statute in most U.S. states.
Using the above map, observe that in the African American population
A) in Illinois, nearly all are distributed in the southern part of the state.
B) in Florida, there is more of a concentration in the western part of the state.
C) in California, there is more of a concentration in the northern part of the state.
D) in Arkansas, there is more of a concentration in the southern part of the state.
E) in Nevada, there are roughly equal concentrations in the northern and southern parts of the state.
Using the above map, observe that Chicago's African American population is largely concentrated
A) in North and East Chicago.
B) in South and West Chicago.
C) in Central and West Chicago.
D) in North and Central Chicago.
E) near Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
This term describes a specifically suburban area with a significant population of a particular ethnic group.
A) exurbia
B) ethnoburb
C) enclave
D) annexed urban area
E) transitional boundary region
The eighteenth and nineteenth century slave trade represents ________ African migration while the twentieth century relaxation of U.S. immigration quotas resulted in ________ Latin American and Asia migration.
A) chain; hierarchical
B) forced; voluntary
C) voluntary; forced
D) chain; voluntary
E) forced; forced
What was apartheid?
A) the dialect of Dutch which is spoken in South Africa
B) South Africa's governmental system
C) the existence of landlocked states in southern Africa
D) the geographic separation of races in South Africa
E) the kinship system of Sub-Saharan Africa
Which of the following is NOT a strong centripetal force in the United States?
A) the Pledge of Allegiance
B) the U.S. flag
C) the many ethnic groups living in the United States
D) "The Star Spangled Banner"
E) baseball
In 1947 a Muslim family living in central India likely felt pressure to migrate
A) to southern India and then to Sri Lanka.
B) to northern India and then to China.
C) to the northeastern border and then to Sri Lanka.
D) to the northwestern border and then to Pakistan.
E) to a large city such as New Delhi.
Most of the conflict in Africa is widespread because of
A) colonial boundaries clearly demarcating the various ethnic and national populations.
B) numerous ethnic groups living in perpetual peace and understanding.
C) rapid economic development for the poor at the expense of the rich.
D) gradual economic development favoring the poor over the rich.
E) colonial boundaries in the midst of numerous ethnic and national groups.
Hutu and Tutsi conflict is most closely associated with genocide in which African nation?
A) Sudan
B) Botswana
C) Rwanda
D) Gabon
E) Central African Republic
The best example of a state among the following is
A) an island with a long history of self-rule and a homogeneous ethnic identity, although the island has been under the control of a colonial power for the last 30 years.
B) a group of islands inhabited by a homogeneous ethnicity, although the westernmost islands pertain to the territory of one country whereas the easternmost islands pertain to another country.
C) a mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities and divided up administratively among various independent countries.
D) a mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities which share responsibility for maintaining an independent government and a standing army.
E) a mountainous region inhabited by a mixture of peoples but recently colonized by a European nation-state.
Korea is a good example of a(n)
A) sovereign state.
B) nation-state existing in a unified condition.
C) ethnicity divided between more than one state.
D) colony divided between more than one ethnicity.
E) patron-state.
Examples of major nation-states are
A) Germany and Denmark.
B) Australia and New Zealand.
C) Russia and the United States.
D) Mexico and Russia.
E) Mexico and Germany.
The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is known as
A) centripetal determination.
B) nationalism.
C) universal suffrage.
D) self determination.
E) sovereignty.
The attempt by one country to impose political control over another territory is
A) colonialism.
B) constitutionality.
C) self-determination.
D) sovereignty.
E) suffrage.
Cultural boundaries include all but which of the following?
A) ethnic
B) geometric
C) religious
D) linguistic
E) geomorphic
This type of boundary coincides with significant features of the landscape.
A) geometric
B) cultural
C) physical
D) relic
E) linguistic
China's current efforts to invest in African countries while pulling resources out of the African continent are a good example of
a shatterbelt.
chokepoints.
neocolonialism.
devolution.
self-determination.
A _____ boundary is one that no longer exists but can still be detected on the landscape.
relic
superimposed
subsequent
antecedent
consequent
A _____ boundary is one that has been imposed on the landscape by an outside power without concern for the cultural features of the place. Many of the boundaries in Africa are a good example of this.
relic
superimposed
subsequent
antecedent
consequent
Which is NOT true about the Law of the Sea?
A) It identifies territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles as under state control.
B) It identifies international waters as having no single state control.
C) It identifies internal shoreline waters as international to ensure free trade.
D) It identifies the exclusive economic zone as a zone of state exploitation of resources such as fish and oil.
E) It identifies a contiguous zone in which a state may enforce pollution controls and levy taxes for its use.
Using the map above, which African country has a prorupted shape?
A) Algeria
B) Lesotho
C) Democratic Republic of Congo
D) the Gambia
E) Sao Tome and Principe
Using the map above, which country is a good example of a perforated state?
A) Mali
B) Lesotho
C) South Africa
D) Zambia
Zimbabwe
Elongated states may suffer from poor internal communication and difficulty defending borders. Which of the following is NOT an elongated state?
A) Malawi
B) Gambia
C) Botswana
D) Chile
E) Italy
Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state?
A) compact
B) elongated
C) fragmented
D) prorupted
E) prolonged
Democracies and autocracies differ in three essential ways; they are
A) longevity of regime, citizen participation, and adoption of free market economies.
B) selection of leaders, citizen participation, and checks and balances.
C) longevity of regime, selection of leaders, and checks and balances.
D) selection of leaders, adoption of free market economies, checks and balances.
E) longevity of regime, checks and balances, membership in the United Nations.
Gerrymandering
A) is only done by Democrats to ensure control of the House.
B) is only done by Republicans to ensure Congress is ineffective.
C) is a Republican process to ensure control by the wealthy elite.
D) is the redrawing of legislative boundaries by both parties.
E) is the redrawing of legislative boundaries to ensure federal funds are distributed to those who need them the most.
Using the above map, what do South Sudan, Libya, and the Central Africa Republic have in common?
A) They are landlocked.
B) They are poor nations.
C) They are recently independent nations.
D) They are fragile states.
E) They have experienced repercussions of U.S. Cold War involvement.
A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a(n)
A) federal state.
B) anocratic state.
C) fragmented state.
D) unitary state.
E) compact state.
A country that is not fully autocratic or fully democratic is defined as a(n)
A) bureacracy
B) totalitarian state.
C) kleptocracy.
D) plutocracy.
E) anocracy.
Which of the following is NOT a primary purpose of the European Union?
A) Allow free trade amongst member countries
B) Institute open-border policies within the union
C) Establish a monetary union amongst member countries
D) Reduce the threats of terror cells in member countries
E) Propose and approve laws within the union
An increasing number of states have adopted a federal form of government primarily to
A) grant different ethnicities or nationalities more effective representation.
B) encourage the breakup of the superpower alliances.
C) govern compact states more effectively.
D) deploy scarce resources efficiently.
E) accommodate rightwing political parties and their demands for more representation in national elections.
Using the above map, observe that Brazil is an example of a(n)
A) full democracy.
B) democracy.
C) open anocracy.
D) closed anocracy.
E) autocracy.
Brazil's census classifies its population according to
A) country of origin.
B) economic class.
C) skin color.
D) religion.
E) political affiliation.
An example of white flight is the
A) movement of white Americans from northern cities like Chicago and New York to southern cities.
B) movement of white Americans from southern cities like New Orleans to western cities like Los Angeles.
C) establishment of suburbs around Los Angeles.
D) decrease in the percent of white Americans remaining in the Southeast because of Black migration from the Southeast.
E) emigration of white Americans from central Los Angeles as African Americans were arriving.
The "separate but equal" doctrine in the United States was legally established by
A) individual states.
B) Plessey v. Ferguson.
C) Brown v. Board of Education.
D) the Missouri Compromise.
E) the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution.
A nationality is
A) a group of people tied to a place through legal status and tradition.
B) a country.
C) an ethnic identity.
D) any cohesive group of people.
E) any group with shared religion, language, and origin of birth.
Which of the following is NOT one of the requirements for a state to be considered a state?
A) It must have territory.
B) It must have population.
C) It must have infrastructure.
D) It must have a government.
E) It must have sovereignty.
Ethnicities in the same country come into conflict partly because
A) they have conflicting traditions of self-rule.
B) they share a language.
C) minority ethnicities are offically recognized.
D) their national identity is shared.
E) the national wealth is evenly distributed.
An examination of the distribution of ethnicities in the United States reveals
A) ethnicities are not often clustered in urban areas.
B) different ethnicities cluster in each US region.
C) ethnic neighborhoods contain a heterogeneous mix of ethnicities, even in cities that were once known for their patterns of segregation.
D) segregation and exclusion are a thing of the past for nearly all US ethnic groups.
E) ethnic groups tend to cluster in urban areas and in different US regions.
Which is the most dramatic change in the geographic distribution of African Americans in the United States that has occured in the last 100 years?
A) rural to urban within the state
B) change to sharecropping
C) relocation to northern cities
D) movement out of inner-cities
E) relocation to coastal cities
