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WorksheetsUnit 4 Review
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
What is the census?
A count of how many pets live in the U.S.
A count of every single person who lives in the U.S.
A count of only relatives that live with your family.
A count of teachers and students in your community.
What is a force that unites people and states?
Centripetal Force
Centrifugal Force
Devolution
Balkanization
A European nation dealing with Catalonia's desire to be autonomous is
Spain
Soviet Union
Sudan
Nigeria
Nations in Africa that split as a result of devolutionary forces are
Sudan and South Sudan
Nigeria
Soviet Union
Canada
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
ethnic separatism
ethnic cleansing
irridentism
balkanization
When an ethnic group desires to separate from the larger group
Ethnic separatism
Ethnic cleansing
Centripetal Force
Irredentism
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?
Ethnic separatism
Ethnic cleansing
Centripetal Force
Irredentism
Which country gave power to Northwestern territories like Nunavut and Alberta?
Canada
Sudan
Nigeria
Soviet Union
What is a force that divides people and states?
Centripetal Force
Centrifugal Force
Nationalism
Ethnic homogeneity
A former nation that split apart as a result of devolutionary forces is
Canada
the United States
the Soviet Union
Nigeria
a division of a region into smaller hostile regions
Russification
czar
ethnic cleansing
Balkanization
The integration of markets, states, communication, and trade on a world-wide scale is known as ...
urbanization
globalization
supranationalsim
economies of scale
When countries come together for their mutual benefit they form______ organizations.
macroeconomic
supranational
ergonomic
national
The European Union...
consists of nearly 30 countries who all enjoy economic incentives as well as reduced travel restrictions.
is a military alliance formed in order to combat the Soviet Union and includes Canada, the US and many western European countries.
Which of the following is the world's largest international organization with over 180 countries who focus on humanitarian missions and maintaining world peace?
NATO
United Nations
NAFTA
UNCLOS
During what stage of the demographic transition, population growth is slow because both death and birth rates are high?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Which of the following statements about total fertility rate is correct
TFR is equal to the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate.
TFR is the average number of children each woman must have to replace the current population.
TFR is equal to the growth rate of a country
TFR is the average number of children each woman will give birth to during her childbearing years.
The Kurds are an example of a
nation-state
stateless nation
multinational state
multi-state nation
Japan is an example of a
nation-state
stateless nation
multinational state
multi-state nation
Canada is an example of a
autononmous region
stateless nation
multinational state
multistate nation
Native American reservations are an example of a
semiautononmous region
stateless nation
multinational state
multistate nation
Sovereignty means
the power to rule yourself
the best type of boundary
the same thing as nationality
the same thing as state
The redrawing of congressional districts for political gain is termed
Reapportionment
Federalism
Gerrymandering
Electoral regions
The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is an example of what type of boundary?
Subsequent
Geometric
Superimposed
Relic
Which of the following is an example of a centrifugal force within a nation-state?
Strong sense of nationalism
Strong national economy
Separatist movement demanding independence
Economic equality among regions
"Shatter belts" are geographic zones where tensions explode based on
Economic boundaries
Cultural boundaries
Physical boundaries
Functional boundaries
A state with separation of powers and power distributed among central and provincial governments is likely
Federal
Autocratic
Unitary
Infocratic
A state like France or Great Britain, featuring a strong central government, is likely
Anocratic
Confederal
Federal
Unitary
As a result of neocolonialism, most former colonies are:
fighting to become independent.
reliant on states that controlled them.
primary trade partners with states that controlled them.
still controlled by states that colonized them.
When bodies of water or mountains create boundaries between states, they are:
geometric boundaries
subsequent boundaries
relict boundaries
physical boundaries
The UNCLOS law that says coastal states can explore, extract, and manage up to 200 miles is called?
Territorial Sea
Contiguous Sea
Exclusive Economic Zone
High Seas
The UNCLOS law that allows for 12 nautical miles of sovereignty is called
International waters
Contiguous Sea
Exclusive Economic Zone
Territorial Sea
What centrifugal force would best fit the division between Quebec and the rest of Canada?
Language
Religion
Socioeconomic status
Physical geography
The transfer of power from the central government to subnational levels is called
Devolution
Chokepoint
Shaterbelts
Secession
A narrow, strategic passageway that has the potential of being blocked is called a?
Shatterbelt
Semi-autonomous region
Blockade
Chokepoint
Boundary established in or between states by outside states or forces without regard for existing cultural or political systems.
Relic Boundary
Frontier
Superimposed Boundary
Subsequent Boundary
The process of drawing of new electoral district boundaries to match population changes.
Redistricting
Geopolitics
Balkanization
Reapportionment
The study of the relationships between geography, power, politics and international relations.
Supranationalism
Sovereignty
Geopolitics
Nationalism
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
superimposed boundary
relict boundary
antecedent boundary
natural boundary
The Canadian government created the new territory of Nunavut in order to
re-create the pre-1912 boundary of Quebec
recognize the territorial rights of indigenous people in the area
facilitate the exploration of mineral resources in the Northwest Territories
grant autonomy to the Cree and Mohawk people living in eastern Canada
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
decolonization
neocolonialism
imperialism
irredentism
This theory explains that Europe as "superior" to the rest of the world because of the climate and location of the region is called...
Environmental Determinism
Possibilism
Time distance decay
Formal Region
Pre-existing boundaries, commonly corresponding to physical features such as rivers, lakes and mountains are called ___
relic boundaries
antecedent boundaries
subsequent boundaries
consequent boundaries
This illustrates which of the following boundaries
relic boundary
geometric boundary
antecedent boundary
subsequent boundary
Many of the boundaries between European states are ___
relic boundaries
superimposed boundaries
geometric boundaries
subsequent boundaries
The boundaries between Pakistan and India are best described as _____________ boundaries.
relic
consequent
antecedent
geometric
Only the ____ is reapportioned based on population changes.
Senate
House of Representatives
State House
State Legislature
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
monotheistic religion
religion
polytheistic religion
universalizing religions
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
animistic religion
ethnic religion
Feng-Shui/geomancy
Confucianism
Migration is an excellent example of _____________ diffusion?
relocation
hierarchical
cultural
contagious
When the president makes a speech about the implementation of a new program; that is an example of ___________ diffusion
hierarchial
relocation
cultural
contagious
Pyrenees Mountains, which serve to separate France and Spain, are an example of which type of boundary.
Physical
Geometric
Antecedent
Relic
European countries that signed the Schengen Agreement agreed to...
remove border controls and passport checks.
a common currency.
a military alliance.
common worker wages between countries.
what does ASEAN mean?
Asian Nations of Association
Association of southeast Asian Nations.
Association of southeast
Association of southeast Asian
Internal economies of scale are those that
Result from changes in production techniques
Increase due to the growth of the industry as a whole
Generate lower per unit production costs
Reduce production costs in the short run
