WorksheetsUNIT 4 Ap human geography
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
A region not fully integrated into a national state that is often marginal or undeveloped is called a...
A. Stateless nation
B. Frontier
C. Core
D. Heartland
E. Functional
Which of the following locations would still be considered a frontier region?
A. Northwestern Pakistan
B. Western United states
C. Eastern China
D. Northern Egypt
E. Eastern Australia
Which Cultural hearth is credited with the creation of city-states, which eventually lead to the creation of the concept of nation-state.
A. Mesopotamia
B. Northern India
C. Greece
D. Roman Empire
E. Mayan
What is a politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and recognized by a large percentage of the international community.
A. Nation
B. state
C. Frontier
D. Territoriality
E. Colony
Which of the following is considered a state?
A. France
B. Colorado
C. British Columbia
D. Sahel
E. Hong Kong
The exercise of a state power over people and territory, and being recognized by other international states, refers to
A. Nationalism
B. Sovereignty
C. Citizenship
D. Centrifugalism
E. Imperialism
Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?
A. India
B. Alaska
C. Hong Kong
D. Antarctica
E. Spratly Islands.
In contrast to a state, a nation
A. Is a territory established by international Agreement or military force.
B. Is a cultural concept implying a group of people occupying a particular territory and unified by shared beliefs.
C. The portion of the earth's surface containing a permanent population.
D. is a political entity with sovereignty over its own territory.
E. is a group of people living in an enclave of a city.
Which of the following terms refers to an individual or group attempt to identify and establish control over land? this concept often leads to defense of the land
A. Territoriality
B. Secularism
C. Materialism
D. Ethnocentrism
E. Consequent boundary
Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territoriality?
A. Mexicans
B. Palestinians
C. British
D. English
E. Russians
Which of the following is a characteristic of compact states?
A. Circular with the capital located in the center of the state.
B. Long narrow state with population concentrated in one region of the state.
C. One state is completely within the boundaries of another state.
D. State separated by a physical boundary or body of water.
E. Size of the state is very small compared to other states.
This type of shape can provide for efficiency in administration of a country.
A. Compact
B. Prorupt
C. Elongated
D. Perforated
E. Fragmented
Which of the following states fit the morphology description of a fragmented state?
A. Chile
B. Japan
C. Mexico
D. South Africa
E. Poland
This shape can weaken centralized control of state territory and increase regionalism particularly in the areas separate from the main state.
A. Compact
B. Prorupt
C. Elongated
D. Perforated
E. Fragmented.
Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resource, and peoples?
A. Compact
B. Prorupt
C. Elongated
D. Perforated
E. Fragmented
A country with this shape can provide access to resource, or it can separate two countries that would otherwise share a boundary.
A. Compact
B. Prorupted
C. Elongated
D. Perforated
E. Fragmented
A country's morphology which can weaken its stability if an enclave is occupied by people who's values systems differ from the surroundings state is called.
A. Compact
B. Prorupt
C. Elongated
D. Perforated
E. Fragmented
Which of the following is an example of an exclave in the United states?
A. Florida
B. Alaska
C. California
D. Washington D.C
E. Colorado
Exclaves are often created for which of the following reasons?
A. To create political boundaries that attempt to unite ethnic groups in nearby regions under the control of one government.
B. To try to encourage a country to become more compact in its shape.
C. To increase trade with nearby countries.
D. To decrease population and economic pressure y dividing a country into smaller parts or provinces.
E. To develop transportation infrastructure and sustainable agriculture.
Which of the following is true for landlocked states?
A. They are likely to be the wealthiest state in their region.
B. They are at a commercial and strategic disadvantage.
C. Interior locations are more difficult to defend.
D. Relations with neighboring countries are not as as important as for maritime countries.
E. There are more landlocked states in the world than maritime states.
Which of the following is a landlocked state?
A. Australia
B. Mongolia
C. Italy
D. Israel
E. Peru
What is the term for a state that is small in both population and size?
A. Macro- state
B. Micro- state
C. Compact state
D. Irredentism
E. Federal state
A nation group that aspires to become a nation- state but lacks the territory is a
A. Federal state
B. Unitary state
C. Stateless nation
D. Non governmental organization
E. Supra-nationalistic state
Which of the following nations is considered a stateless nation?
A. Kurdish
B. Jewish
C. French
D. Spanish
E. Polish
The policy of a state wanting to add territory from another state inhabited by people who have cultural links to their own state is
A. The interaction
B. The gravity model
C. irredentism
D. ethnocentrism
E. culture rebound
Which of the following areas have been subjected to the policy of irredentism in the late 20th century?
A. Japan
B. New Zealand
C. Serbia
D. United States
E. Saudi Arabia
A boundary that uses phycological features like rivers or mountains is referred to as a(n)
A. Geometric boundary
B. Subsequent boundary
C. Natural boundary
D. Permeable barrier
E. Ecumene
All of the following are advantages of using mountains as boundaries except that
A. They are difficult to cross
B. They create a visible, physical boarder between states.
C. Mountain regions are usually sparsely populated.
D. Mountains are relatively permanent
E. They are often the source area for natural resources.
Which of the following states use mountains as a boundary?
A. Brazil and Peru
B. Canada and the United States
C. Iraq and Kuwait
D. China and Russia
E. Poland and Germany
All of the following are advantages of using water as boundaries except that
A. Water creates a visible boundary
B. Resource allocation can become a source of conflict
C. Water creates relatively consistent boundaries over time
D. Water provides protection against invasion
E. Oceans create a buffer between states.
All of the following are a disadvantage of using water as boundaries except for
A. Water navigation rights
B. Water use rights.
C. Changing courses of rivers
D. Buffer zones between states
E. Resource and fishing right
All of the following are advantages of using deserts as boundaries except for the fact that
A. They are difficult to cross
B. They create a visible, physical boarder between states.
C. Deserts contain natural resources
D. Desert regions are usually sparsely populated.
E. Deserts are relatively permanent
This country used linguistic boundaries as a primary reason to establish their territory.
A. United States
D. Peru
C. Australia
D. France
E. United Kingdom
One element of the conflict in Sri Lanka is differences of religion. What two religions are primarily represented in this conflict?
A. islam and Christian
B. islam and Jewish
C. Buddhism and Hindu
D. Christian and tribal
E. Shiite and Sunni
The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate different religions?
A. Indian and Pakistan
B. Mexico and United States
C. France and Germany
D. Russia and Ukraine
E. Libya and Chad
Which region of the United States do geometric boundaries predominate?
A. Northeast
B. Southeast
C. West
D. Hawaii
E. Midwest
Which type of boundary uses lines of latitude and longitude and not existing physical features?
A. Antecedent boundary
B. subsequent boundary
C. Natural boundary
D. geometric boundary
E. Relic boundary
Which of the following is not a purpose of boundaries?
A. mark the outer limits of state's claim to land
B. project below ground to allocate subsurface resources
C. Mark political administrative divisions within a country
D. define the property limits between owner of land
E. create lanes of transportation between countries
A boundary that is drawn after the development of a cultural landscape is a(n)
A. religious boundary
B. antecedent boundary
C. Geometric boundary
D. subsequent boundary
E. superimposed boundary
Which of the following is the best example of a subsequent boundary?
A. Ireland / Northern Ireland
B. Mexico / United States
C. China / Tibet
D. Great Wall of china
E. Colorado / Kansas
A boundary forced upon existing cultural landscapes, a country or a people by conquering or colonizing power is called a(n)
A. religious boundary
B. antecedent boundary
C. Geometric boundary
D. subsequent boundary
E. superimposed boundary
Which of the following boundaries were not superimposed on a group?
A. Native American reservations
B. United States / Canada
C. India Pakistan
D. Africa
E. Papua New Guinea / Indonesia
What type of boundary does the great wall of China best Illustrate?
A. Geometric Boundary
B. Natural Boundary
C. Antecedent Boundary
D. Relic Boundary
E. Exclave boundary
A Former boundary line that is still visible and marked by some cultural landscape feature is a(n)
A. Geometric Boundary
B. Natural boundary
C. Antecedent Boundary
D. Relic Boundary
E. Subsequent boundary
Two neighbors disagree about the color, material, and size of the fence between their properties. which of the following terms best illustrate this dispute?
A. Positional / Locational dipute
B. Political dispute
C. Resource / allocation dispute
D. Functional / Operational Dispute
E. Territorial dispute
A Piece of undeveloped property is adjacent to a residential neighborhood the city government wants to build a jail on the property but the local community objects to the land- use. which of the following terms best amplifies this is dispute?
A. Positional / Locational dispute
B. Territorial dispute
C. Resource dispute
D. Functional / Operational dispute
E. Urban Dispute
The dispute between China and Vietnam over over Spratly island is primarily a(n)
A. Positional / Locational dispute
B. Ethnic Dispute
C. Resource dispute
D. Functional / Operational dispute
E. Religious Dispute
A real world example of a buffer state would be?
A. Mongolia
B. France
C. China
D. United States
E. Brazil
The study of boarder landscapes is concerned with all of the following except
A. The political boundary as on economic activity
B. The effect of the border on economic activity
C. How the border affects the attitude of boarder inhabitants
D. The effects of the border state policy
E. The United Nations Law of Border Development
This type of boundary dispute focuses on the ownership and control of surface area.
A. positional / locational dispute
B. Ethnic dispute
C. Resource / allocation dispute
D. Functional / operational dispute
E. Territorial dispute
The Israel/Palestine conflict has elements of all the following types of disputes except a(n)
A. Functional / Operational dispute
B. Religious Dispute
C. ethnic dispute
D. Geometric dipute
E. Territorial dispute
The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is referred to as
A. Colonialism
B. Rimland Theory
C. Self determination
D. Nationalism
E. Ethnic transition
A state whose territory closely corresponds to an ethnicity that has become a nationality is a
A. Multi-national state
B. Nation state
C. Prorupt state
D. Unitary state
E. Fragmented state
Which of the following best exemplifies an immigrant state?
A. India
B. China
C. Australia
D Japan
E. Saudi Arabia
The establishment of political boundaries in Africa by European imperial powers during the 19th century
A. was the result of military conflict between the colonizing countries
B. resulted in distinctive cultural groups being divided among different states
C. Was the result of the international court of justice
D. reflected pre-colonial patterns of tribal territorial control
E. empowered the tribes of Africa to seek self rule with European assistance
A country imposes its political, economic, and cultural principles over territory already occupied and organized by society. this is called
A. Command economy
B. Colonialism
C. Devolution
D. Imperialism
E. Regionalism
The concept that the United States was ordinated by God to expand across North America was
A. Gateway state
B. Complementarity
C. Manifest Destiny
D. Rimland Theory
E. Historical inertia
The concept of manifest destiny was used as a support for imperialism by which country?
A. United Kingdom
B. France
C. United states
D. China
E. Spain
Which theory created in the early 20th century advocated that any political power based in the center of Eurasia could gain enough strength to dominate the world?
A. Unilateral Theory
B. Mackinder's Heartland Theory
C. Wallerstein's world systems theory
D. Huntington's Clash of civilizations thesis.
E. Balkanization
Africa experienced a period of decolonization in creation of many new states during which time period?
A. 1950s AND 60s
B. Late 19th century
C. 1700s
D. 1850s
E. 1930s
Which country had an apartheid system of legal segregation of races which was finally dismantled in the 1990s?
A. United States
B. India
C. South Africa
D. China
E. Japan
During the cold war era which two countries balance the power of one another?
A. Pakistan / India
B. United Kingdom / France
C. Spain / Portugal
D. United states / Soviet Union
E. Japan / Germany
Which of the following states is considered a gateway to the Himalayas?
A. Peru
B. Nepal
C. Russia
D. Kenya
E. Switzerland
This type of state has a centralized government and administration that exercise control equality over all parts of the state?
A. Federal
B. Unitary
C. Compact
D. Regional
E. Democratic
Unitary states usually have all of the following characteristics except?
A. highly centralized government
B. Few internal cultural differences
C. Borders that are both cultural and political
D. Primate city located within the core of country.
E. Multiple provinces with strong regional governments
Which of the following countries is not a federal state?
A. The United States
B. Canada
C. France
D. Australia
E. United Kingdom
A permanent union of sovereign states created in order to deal with common interest of defense, trade, or policy is a
A. Confederation
B. Democracy
C. Dependency
D. Trust Territory
E. macro state
Washington DC was chosen as a site for the United States capital for all of the following reasons except
A. Its centrality in the United States
B. Inland site provided some protection against invasion
C. It was the largest and most powerful city during the colonial era
D. Its site was undeveloped and a new city would be built from the ground up
E. It was a compromise location between the competing interests of the north and south.
This type of capital city is deliberately sited in a state's frontier zone?
A. Core
B. Forward- thrust
C. Exclave
D. Divided
E. Networked
Which of the following countries has endured the affects of Balkanization?
A. United States
B. Yugoslavia
C. Australia
D. Brazil
E. Nigeria
These forces tend to bind together the citizens of a state.
A. Centripetal
B. Centrifugal
C. Colonialism
D. Gravity
E. Regionalism
All of the following tend to be centripetal forces within a country except
A. Education Sytem
B. Military
C. Common language
D. Regionalism
E. Transportation system
In political geography these forces tend to dispute and threaten the unity of a state.
A. Centripetal
B. Centrifugal
C. Homogeneity
D. Common values
E. Common History
This sub field of geography studies the political, economic, and strategic significance of geography?
A. Linguistic
B. Econometrics
C. Geopolitics
D. Anthropology
E. Demography
According to the United Nations convention on the Law of the Sea what is the correct order of zones from the most control to the least control?
A. Territorial seas, contagious zone, exclusive economic zone
B . High seas, territorial seas, contagious zone, exclusive economic zone
C. Exclusive economic zone, contagious zone, territorial seas, high seas
D. territorial seas, exclusive economic zone, high seas, contagious zones
E. exclusive economic zone, contagious zone, high seas, territorial seas
What is it called when three or more states cooperate in order to promote shared objectives in the areas of defense, economy, or cultural corporations
A. Multi-nationalism
B. Devolution
C. Supranationalism
D. Nationalism
E. Colonialism
The main purpose of the European Union is to
A. Promote the common defense of member states
B. Create an economic free trade zone for member countries
C. Use tariffs and quotas to discourage trade.
D. create a United States of Europe, which would include the countries of Europe becoming more like the concept of American states.
E. Create a common currency
An area in which businesses are exempt from certain taxes and government regulations to give other economic advantages as an inducement to promote rules or trade.
A. Relam
B. Enterprise zones
C. Perceptual region
D. Protruded state
E. Economies of scale
A state of conflict tension and competition existed between the 1940s and 1990s between which two countries?
A. China ans India
B. United states and Soviet union
C. China and Taiwan
D. India and Pakistan
E. Israel and Palestine
The process of redrawing voting districts boundaries in order to give one political party or group in electoral advantage is called
A. Devolution
B. Gerrymandering
C. Political Enclave
D. Popular sovereignty
E. Cultural landcape
Which type of Gerrymandering is designed to elect minority candidates?
A. Stacked
B. Wasted vote
C. Fragmented
D. Aligned
E. Persuasive
Due to globalization and the growth of multi-state organizations what political strategy has increased in use by quasi state organizations?
A. peaceful demonstrations of WTO meetings
B. Political organization on the national level.
C. Terrorism
D. Becoming and effective part of the governing coalition.
E. Participation in round table discussions
