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Political Geo Review #2

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The UN is an example of what?
a)
Alliance
b)
Multinational state
c)
Confederation
d)
Supranational organization
2.
A state with only one nation within its borders
a)
Stateless-Nation
b)
Nation-State
c)
Ethnocentric Nation
d)
Statehood
3.
a sovereign state that comprises a town and the surrounding countryside.
a)
Nation-State
b)
City-State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
National State
4.
A region where boundaries are very thinly or weakly developed, zones where territoriality is unclear and not well established.
a)
Frontier
b)
Shatterbelt
c)
Buffer State
d)
Satellite State
5.
Boundaries established by rivers, oceans, deserts, mountains, etc. 
a)
Political boundaries
b)
Physical boundaries
c)
Cultural boundaries
d)
Geographic boundaries
6.
The Sahara desert and Himalayan mountains are examples of which type of boundary?
a)
Physical
b)
Cultural
c)
Boundaries
7.
Which characteristic do all the nations seen here share?
a)
All are compact
b)
All are landlocked
c)
All are federal states
d)
All are members of OPEC
8.
Which type of boundary would use lines of latitude and longitude?
a)
Antecedent
b)
Subsequent
c)
Geometric
d)
Relic
9.
Denmark is a good example of a nation-state because
a)
nearly all Danes speak Danish and live in Denmark.
b)
Danish and German nationalities intermingle in Schleswig-Holstein.
c)
the people living on the Faeroe islands, which are controlled by Denmark, speak Faeroese.
d)
Denmark consolidated its boundaries by giving Greenland to Norway.
10.
What type of boundary differentiates a cultural divide?
a)
Consequent
b)
Subsequent
c)
Antecedent
d)
Geometric
11.
Poland is an example of a ____ state.
a)
elongated
b)
fragmented
c)
compact
d)
prorupted
12.
The European Union is an example of an ____ alliance.
a)
Military
b)
Nationalistic
c)
Political
d)
Economic
13.
A country that has no access to water is a ___ country.
a)
Compact
b)
Landlocked
c)
Island Nation
d)
Elongated
14.
Japan would be an example of a ______.
a)
Compact State
b)
Nation-State
c)
Multinational State
d)
Perforated States
15.
Another word to describe a historical boundary is ___.
a)
Relic
b)
Geometric
c)
Old
d)
Subsequent
16.
Ancient Greece was a collection of ____ states.
a)
island
b)
city
c)
compact
d)
elongated
17.
The concept that an ethnic group would have the right to govern themselves.
a)
Balkanization
b)
Self-Determination
c)
Sovereignty
d)
Anocracy
18.

A _________________________ contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination.

a)

nation-state

b)

state

c)

multinational state

d)

trinational state

19.

Kosovo might not be considered a sovereign state because

a)

its capital and largest city is Pristina.

b)

ethnic cleansing was practiced there.

c)

the United States and many European countries recognize its sovereignty.

d)

Serbia, Russia, and many other countries do not recognize its sovereignty.

20.

Taiwan can be considered a sovereign state because

a)

the Nationalist party rules both China and Taiwan.

b)

China recognizes its sovereignty.

c)

its government carries on diplomatic relations with many other countries.

d)

its size meets the minimum geographic requirement for independence.

21.

form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and state or provincial governments

a)

federal system

b)

theocracy

c)

unitary system

d)

republic

22.

system in which small groups hold power

a)

autocracy

b)

anarchy

c)

democracy

d)

oligarchy

23.

Which of the following land masses has only geometric boundaries?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

24.

The trend today is for more national governments to be classified as

a)

communist

b)

democracies

c)

autocracies

d)

anocracies

25.
This term refers to putting like-minded voters together in one district to reduce their voting power in other districts. This gives the group representation in a single district while denying them representation across districts. 
a)
Cracking
b)
Packing
c)
Snacking
d)
Quacking
26.
This term refers to spreading like-minded voters apart across multiple districts to dilute their power. 
a)
Cracking
b)
Packing
c)
Slacking
d)
Fracking
27.
Districts can be redrawn every 10 years based upon new
a)
Census Data
b)
Political Climates
c)
Wishes of the Voters
d)
Desires of the Representatives
28.

How many states are there in the world

a)

159

b)

187

c)

195

d)

145

29.

A centripetal force

a)

Connects people

b)

separates people

30.

An example of a super national organization is

a)

NATO

b)

UNESCO

c)

EU

d)

All of these

31.

South Africa had a _____________ system

a)

boundary dispute

b)

apartheid

c)

terrorism

d)

gerrymandering

32.

A buffer state

a)

is a nation state

b)

is in the CBD

c)

is a religious based state

d)

is in between two powerful countries who are hostile to eachother

33.

Chile is a(n)

a)

Elongated State

b)

Compact State

c)

Nation State

d)

Fragmented State

34.

In a frontier

a)

Voting is illegal

b)

People suffer from gerrymandering

c)

a state doesn't exercise complete control

d)

a state is landlocked

35.

Stateless Nations

a)

don't exist

b)

only exist within Stage one of the DTM

c)

exist without an official territory

36.

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

(a)  

37.

Regions that have a certain degree of autonomy from an external authority. These areas have no power over their own affairs and geographically distant from the country.

(a)  

38.

The region has some control over their own affairs, however, another state also controls the region.

(a)  

39.

The monarch is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government in this country

a)

Germany

b)

Sweden

c)

Spain

d)

United Kingdom

40.

What is it called when a stronger country dominates a weaker country?

a)

Imperialism

b)

State

41.

 Another name for a country is ______________.

a)

Area

b)

State

42.

A line that separates areas of land is called a ________________.

a)

Line

b)

Border

43.

An example of a physical boundary is a(an)  ___________________.

a)

River

b)

Map

44.

Using the map, what physical border divides Illinois and Missouri?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Atlantic Ocean

45.

Why do countries form smaller political units?

a)

to place more rules and regulations on the citizens of those units

b)

makes governing more efficient

c)

to make more money off of trade and commerce

d)

to have a location to put criminals

46.
The Pacific and Atlantic oceans are examples of
a)
Political boundaries
b)
Cultural boundaries
c)
Physical boundaries
d)
Personal boundaries
47.
Japan's territorial morphology is best described as:
a)
Perforated
b)
Prorupt
c)
Fragmented
d)
Compact
48.
Namibia's territorial morphology is best described as:
a)
Compact
b)
Fragmented
c)
Perforated
d)
Prorupt
49.
Antarctica is governed by an international treaty. It is termed a:
a)
Nation
b)
State
c)
Stateless nation
d)
Frontier
50.
Lesotho is an __ of South Africa:
a)
Enclave
b)
Exclave
51.
Name the supranational organization:
a)
European Union
b)
NATO
c)
African Union
d)
Arab League
52.
Name the supranational organization:
a)
European Union
b)
NATO
c)
African Union
d)
Arab League
53.
Name the supranational organization:
a)
European Union
b)
NATO
c)
African Union
d)
Arab League
54.
Who said,
“Laugh it up, fuzzball.”
a)
Princess Leia Organa
b)
Han Solo
c)
Lando Calrissian
d)
Jar Jar Binks
55.
Who said,
“I am a Jedi, like my father before me.”
a)
Anakin Skywalker
b)
Mace Windu
c)
Luke Skywalker
d)
Qui-Gon Jinn
56.
At the beginning of Episode IV: A New Hope, Princess Leia and her ship are carrying what?
a)
The secret plans to the Death Star
b)
Untaxed death sticks
c)
Escaped prisoners from the Empire
d)
The main council of Rebel Alliance
57.
Lando's Cloud City hangs in the atmosphere above which world?
a)
Endor
b)
Tattooine
c)
Yavin
d)
Bespin
58.
On what planet does Jabba the Hutt live?
a)
Bespin
b)
Coruscant
c)
Tattooine
d)
Alderaan
59.
What species is Jar Jar Binks?
a)
Naboo
b)
Neimoidian
c)
Toydarian
d)
Gungun
60.
When is the frist time we see Yoda use a lightsaber?
a)
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
b)
Never
c)
Episode II: Attack of the the Clones
d)
Episode V: The Empire Strickes Back
61.

Which of these is the Millenium Falcon?

a)
b)
c)
d)
62.

Which of these is an X-wing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
63.

Which of these is a Tie Fighter?

a)
b)
c)
d)
64.

Which of these is the Death Star?

a)
b)
c)
d)