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Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the census?

a)

A count of how many pets live in the U.S.

b)

A count of every single person who lives in the U.S.

c)

A count of only relatives that live with your family.

d)

A count of teachers and students in your community.

2.

What is a force that unites people and states?

a)

Centripetal Force

b)

Centrifugal Force

c)

Devolution

d)

Balkanization

3.

A European nation dealing with Catalonia's desire to be autonomous is

a)

Spain

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Sudan

d)

Nigeria

4.

Nations in Africa that split as a result of devolutionary forces are

a)

Sudan and South Sudan

b)

Nigeria

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Canada

5.

Any political or popular movement that seeks to claim or reclaim and occupy a land that the movement's members consider to be a "lost" territory from their nation's past is called

a)

ethnic separatism

b)

ethnic cleansing

c)

irridentism

d)

balkanization

6.

When an ethnic group desires to separate from the larger group

a)

Ethnic separatism

b)

Ethnic cleansing

c)

Centripetal Force

d)

Irredentism

7.

What is the process in which a more powerful ethnic groups forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region called?

a)

Ethnic separatism

b)

Ethnic cleansing

c)

Centripetal Force

d)

Irredentism

8.

Which country gave power to Northwestern territories like Nunavut and Alberta?

a)

Canada

b)

Sudan

c)

Nigeria

d)

Soviet Union

9.

What is a force that divides people and states?

a)

Centripetal Force

b)

Centrifugal Force

c)

Nationalism

d)

Ethnic homogeneity

10.

A former nation that split apart as a result of devolutionary forces is

a)

Canada

b)

the United States

c)

the Soviet Union

d)

Nigeria

11.

a division of a region into smaller hostile regions

a)

Russification

b)

czar

c)

ethnic cleansing

d)

Balkanization

12.

The integration of markets, states, communication, and trade on a world-wide scale is known as ...

a)

urbanization

b)

globalization

c)

supranationalsim

d)

economies of scale

13.

When countries come together for their mutual benefit they form______ organizations.

a)

macroeconomic

b)

supranational

c)

ergonomic

d)

national

14.

The European Union...

a)

consists of nearly 30 countries who all enjoy economic incentives as well as reduced travel restrictions.

b)

is a military alliance formed in order to combat the Soviet Union and includes Canada, the US and many western European countries.

15.

Which of the following is the world's largest international organization with over 180 countries who focus on humanitarian missions and maintaining world peace?

a)

NATO

b)

United Nations

c)

NAFTA

d)

UNCLOS

16.

During what stage of the demographic transition, population growth is slow because both death and birth rates are high?

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

17.

Which of the following statements about total fertility rate is correct

a)

TFR is equal to the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate.

b)

TFR is the average number of children each woman must have to replace the current population.

c)

TFR is equal to the growth rate of a country

d)

TFR is the average number of children each woman will give birth to during her childbearing years.

18.

The Kurds are an example of a

a)

nation-state

b)

stateless nation

c)

multinational state

d)

multi-state nation

19.

Japan is an example of a

a)

nation-state

b)

stateless nation

c)

multinational state

d)

multi-state nation

20.

Canada is an example of a

a)

autononmous region

b)

stateless nation

c)

multinational state

d)

multistate nation

21.

Native American reservations are an example of a

a)

semiautononmous region

b)

stateless nation

c)

multinational state

d)

multistate nation

22.

Sovereignty means

a)

the power to rule yourself

b)

the best type of boundary

c)

the same thing as nationality

d)

the same thing as state

23.

The redrawing of congressional districts for political gain is termed

a)

Reapportionment

b)

Federalism

c)

Gerrymandering

d)

Electoral regions

24.

The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is an example of what type of boundary?

a)

Subsequent

b)

Geometric

c)

Superimposed

d)

Relic

25.

Which of the following is an example of a centrifugal force within a nation-state?

a)

Strong sense of nationalism

b)

Strong national economy

c)

Separatist movement demanding independence

d)

Economic equality among regions

26.

"Shatter belts" are geographic zones where tensions explode based on

a)

Economic boundaries

b)

Cultural boundaries

c)

Physical boundaries

d)

Functional boundaries

27.

A state with separation of powers and power distributed among central and provincial governments is likely

a)

Federal

b)

Autocratic

c)

Unitary

d)

Infocratic

28.

A state like France or Great Britain, featuring a strong central government, is likely

a)

Anocratic

b)

Confederal

c)

Federal

d)

Unitary

29.

As a result of neocolonialism, most former colonies are:

a)

fighting to become independent.

b)

reliant on states that controlled them.

c)

primary trade partners with states that controlled them.

d)

still controlled by states that colonized them.

30.

When bodies of water or mountains create boundaries between states, they are:

a)

geometric boundaries

b)

subsequent boundaries

c)

relict boundaries

d)

physical boundaries

31.

The UNCLOS law that says coastal states can explore, extract, and manage up to 200 miles is called?

a)

Territorial Sea

b)

Contiguous Sea

c)

Exclusive Economic Zone

d)

High Seas

32.

The UNCLOS law that allows for 12 nautical miles of sovereignty is called

a)

International waters

b)

Contiguous Sea

c)

Exclusive Economic Zone

d)

Territorial Sea

33.

What centrifugal force would best fit the division between Quebec and the rest of Canada?

a)

Language

b)

Religion

c)

Socioeconomic status

d)

Physical geography

34.

The transfer of power from the central government to subnational levels is called

a)

Devolution

b)

Chokepoint

c)

Shaterbelts

d)

Secession

35.

A narrow, strategic passageway that has the potential of being blocked is called a?

a)

Shatterbelt

b)

Semi-autonomous region

c)

Blockade

d)

Chokepoint

36.

Boundary established in or between states by outside states or forces without regard for existing cultural or political systems.

a)

Relic Boundary

b)

Frontier

c)

Superimposed Boundary

d)

Subsequent Boundary

37.

The process of drawing of new electoral district boundaries to match population changes.

a)

Redistricting

b)

Geopolitics

c)

Balkanization

d)

Reapportionment

38.

The study of the relationships between geography, power, politics and international relations.

a)

Supranationalism

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Geopolitics

d)

Nationalism

39.

The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, but people in the former East and West Germany still feel its influence. Geographers would say that where the wall once stood now acts as a

a)

superimposed boundary

b)

relict boundary

c)

antecedent boundary

d)

natural boundary

40.

The Canadian government created the new territory of Nunavut in order to

a)

re-create the pre-1912 boundary of Quebec

b)

recognize the territorial rights of indigenous people in the area

c)

facilitate the exploration of mineral resources in the Northwest Territories

d)

grant autonomy to the Cree and Mohawk people living in eastern Canada

41.

The map above shows the countries in Africa where private investors and foreign governments have leased farmland for large-scale commercial farming. Usually much of the food produced is bound for wealthier nations. This practice is an example of

a)

decolonization

b)

neocolonialism

c)

imperialism

d)

irredentism

42.

This theory explains that Europe as "superior" to the rest of the world because of the climate and location of the region is called...

a)

Environmental Determinism

b)

Possibilism

c)

Time distance decay

d)

Formal Region

43.

Pre-existing boundaries, commonly corresponding to physical features such as rivers, lakes and mountains are called ___

a)

relic boundaries

b)

antecedent boundaries

c)

subsequent boundaries

d)

consequent boundaries

44.

This illustrates which of the following boundaries

a)

relic boundary

b)

geometric boundary

c)

antecedent boundary

d)

subsequent boundary

45.

Many of the boundaries between European states are ___

a)

relic boundaries

b)

superimposed boundaries

c)

geometric boundaries

d)

subsequent boundaries

46.

The boundaries between Pakistan and India are best described as _____________ boundaries.

a)

relic

b)

consequent

c)

antecedent

d)

geometric

47.
How many districts must be created across the United States for the House of Representative?
a)
643
b)
435
c)
200
d)
100
48.

Only the ____ is reapportioned based on population changes.

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

State House

d)

State Legislature

49.

To actively seek converts because they view themselves as offering belief systems, universal appropriateness, and appeal. Few in number and of recent origin. EX) Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam

a)

monotheistic religion

b)

religion

c)

polytheistic religion

d)

universalizing religions

50.

Adherents are born into the faith and converts are not actively sought. Spatially concentrated, except for Judaism. EX) traditional religions in Africa and SA. Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Shintoism

a)

animistic religion

b)

ethnic religion

c)

Feng-Shui/geomancy

d)

Confucianism

51.

Migration is an excellent example of _____________ diffusion?

a)

relocation

b)

hierarchical

c)

cultural

d)

contagious

52.

When the president makes a speech about the implementation of a new program; that is an example of ___________ diffusion

a)

hierarchial

b)

relocation

c)

cultural

d)

contagious

53.

Pyrenees Mountains, which serve to separate France and Spain, are an example of which type of boundary.

a)

Physical

b)

Geometric

c)

Antecedent

d)

Relic

54.

European countries that signed the Schengen Agreement agreed to...

a)

remove border controls and passport checks.

b)

a common currency.

c)

a military alliance.

d)

common worker wages between countries.

55.

what does ASEAN mean?

a)

Asian Nations of Association

b)

Association of southeast Asian Nations.

c)

Association of southeast

d)

Association of southeast Asian

56.

Internal economies of scale are those that

a)

Result from changes in production techniques

b)

Increase due to the growth of the industry as a whole

c)

Generate lower per unit production costs

d)

Reduce production costs in the short run