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Unit 4 Test MC

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Process in which a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Racism
c)
Ethnic Cleansing
d)
Blockbusting
2.

Identity with a group of people that share ties to a common homeland, history, and culture as a product of common cultural traditions

a)

Race

b)

Ethnicity

c)

Nationalism

d)

Self-determinism

3.

State that contains more than one ethnicity

a)

Multiethnic state

b)

Multinational state

c)

Nation-state

d)

Stateless nation

4.
State that contains 2 or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities
a)
Multiethnic state

b)
Multinational state
c)
Nation-state
d)
Stateless nation
5.
State that contains more than 1 ethnicity who at some point in their history were independent countries who whether by choice or force give up their independence to become a larger country
a)
Multiethnic state

b)
Multinational state
c)
Nation-state
d)
Stateless nation
6.
Loyalty and devotion of a particular nationality
a)
Nationalism
b)
Racism
c)
Superiority
d)
Blockbusting
7.
Identity with a group of people who share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place as a result of being born there - legal citizenship
a)
Nation-state
b)
Self-determinism
c)
Nationality
d)
Nationalism
8.
A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality
a)
Multiethnic state


b)
Multinational state
c)
Nation-state
d)
Stateless nation
9.
A state containing an overwhelming majority of one ethnicity
a)
Multiethnic state



b)
Multinational state
c)
Nation-state
d)
Stateless nation
10.

An independent political unit with self rule and recognized territory is

a)

nation

b)

state

c)

nation-state

d)

multi-ethnic state

11.
Which is a state:
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Wisconsin
c)
Singapore
d)
Moldovans
12.
Which is a Nation-State?
a)
Japan
b)
Italian
c)
Ohio
d)
Russia
13.
Which is a Nation-State?
a)
Iceland
b)
Danes
c)
Utah
d)
South Africa
14.
Which is a Nation-State?
a)
Denmark
b)
French Canadians
c)
Arizona
d)
United Kingdom
15.
Which is a stateless nation?
a)
Korean
b)
Morocco
c)
Palestinians
d)
Indians (from India)
16.
Which is a stateless nation?
a)
British
b)
Antarctica
c)
Kurds
d)
Libya
17.
What is the largest ethnicity in the US?
a)
African Americans
b)
Hispanic Americans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Asian Americans
18.
Which of the following is not a race?
a)
Black
b)
Hispanic
c)
White
d)
Asian
19.
Which can not be a centripetal force?
a)
Religion
b)
Shared History
c)
Government
d)
Separatist Movement
20.
Which can not be a centripetal force?
a)
Language
b)
Disaster Reponse
c)
Government
d)
Fragmented State
21.
Which is not an example of a centripetal force?
a)
Star-Spangled Banner in the US
b)
The Nile River in Egypt
c)
Language of Japanese in Japan
d)
The islands of Indonesia
22.
Which is not a part of the definition of a nation?
a)
tied to a cultural homeland
b)
A group of people
c)
with a common culture
d)
with recognized borders
23.
Which is not an example of a centrifugal force?
a)
The Great Wall of China
b)
Protestants and Catholics in Ireland
c)
Walloons and Flemish in Belgium
d)
Geographic distribution of the US (continental US, Alaska, & Hawaii)
24.
Identity with a group of people descended from a common ancestor - biological/physiological
a)
Ethnicity
b)
Race
c)
Racism
d)
Self-determinism
25.
Concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
a)
Ethnic cleansing
b)
Racism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Self-determinism
26.
Another term for country is
a)
nation
b)
state
c)
nation-state
d)
multiethnic state
27.
In order to be classified as a "state", there must be
a)
recognized territory
b)
self-rule
c)
recognized territory and self rule
d)
self rule and nationalism
28.
Nation of people with claims to territory and desire for self rule but without legal and recognized territory
a)
nation
b)
state
c)
nation-state
d)
stateless nation
29.
Belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
a)
Ethnic Cleansing
b)
Genocide
c)
Racism
d)
Balkanization
30.

Which is a nation?

a)

USA

b)

French

c)

Mexico

d)

Colorado

31.

Which is a nation?

a)

Britain

b)

Native Hawaiians

c)

Brazil

d)

Maine

32.

Which is a nation?

a)

USA

b)

Italians

c)

North Korea

d)

Vermont

33.
Which is a state:
a)
Omaha
b)
South Carolina
c)
New Zealand
d)
Americans
34.
About how many states are in the world today?
a)
50
b)
150
c)
200
d)
300
35.
The idea of being free from control from other states about its internal affairs is:
a)
sovereignty
b)
statehood
c)
self-determinism
d)
imperialism
36.
States with very small land sizes are also known as:
a)
microstates
b)
macrostates
c)
ministates
d)
minature states
37.
A territory that is not completely independent but legally tied to a sovereign state is a:
a)
microstate
b)
colony
c)
perforated state
d)
prorupted state
38.
The effort by one country to establish settlements in a region and to force political and/or economic control is:
a)
Colonialism
b)
Colony
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nation Building
39.
The establishing of control of a territory with a population already developed there, is known as:
a)
Colonialism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Colony
d)
Nation Building
40.
An invisible line marking the extent of a state's territory is known as a:
a)
boundary
b)
isogloss
c)
nation
d)
resource
41.

an area of a country that has a great deal of freedom from an external authority.

a)

Nation

b)

Autonomous Region

c)

Semi-Autonomous Region

d)

State

42.

an area of a country that has some, but not total, freedom from an external authority.

a)

Nation

b)

Autonomous Region

c)

Semi-Autonomous Region

d)

State

43.

The practice of using capitalism, globalisation and cultural imperialism to influence a developing country instead of the previous colonial methods of direct military control or indirect political control.

a)

Colonialism

b)

Neo-Colonialism

44.

A region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals.

a)

Shatterbelt Region

b)

Autonomous Region

c)

Semi Autonomous Region

d)

Demilitarized Region

45.

A boundary that existed before the cultural population emerged and stayed in place while people moved in to occupy the surrounding area. An example would be the boundary in the Western US between Canada and the US.

a)

Superimposed Boundary

b)

Subsequent Boundary

c)

Antecedent Boundary

d)

Consequent Boundary

46.

The most common type of boundary and is a boundary evolved after the cultural population of an area takes shape taking into account cultural differences in a region. An example would be the boundaries between the new countries that were part of Yugoslavia.

a)

Superimposed Boundary

b)

Subsequent Boundary

c)

Antecedent Boundary

d)

Consequent Boundary

47.

A border that is a type of subsequent boundary that is divided by physical features or space, and acts as a natural divide between two or more different cultural groups. An example would be the Pyrenees Mountains that divide France from Spain.

a)

Superimposed Boundary

b)

Subsequent Boundary

c)

Antecedent Boundary

d)

Consequent Boundary

48.

A border that no longer exists but you can still find evidence of it having been there. An example would be the Berlin Wall.

a)

Superimposed Boundary

b)

Subsequent Boundary

c)

Antecedent Boundary

d)

Relic Boundary

49.

Which is not a part of the Law of the Sea?

a)

12 nautical miles of territorial waters.

b)

24 nautical miles of a contiguous zone.

c)

200 nautical miles of resource rights as the Exclusive Economic Zone

d)

Internal shoreline within a country classified as international waters

50.

The political claim, that both China in the South China Sea and Russia to Crimea are invoking, to territory in another country based on ethnic affiliations and historic borders

a)

Irredentism

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Colonialism

d)

Imperialism

51.

The United Nations, ASEAN, NATO, Arctic Council, European Union, African Union, and Arab League are all examples of

a)

States

b)

Nations

c)

Devolution

d)

Neocolonialism

e)

Supranationalism

52.

Of the following, which are the most important chokepoints in the world?

a)

Strait of Hormuz

b)

Strait of Malacca

c)

Suez Canal

d)

St. Lawrence Seaway

e)

Panama Canal

53.

After the census is conducted every 10 years and the population is counted, there are changes to a state's internal boundaries that ultimately impact

a)

the number of districts/seats a state will have in the US House of Representatives

b)

the number of representatives a state will have in the internal state legislature

c)

the number of seats a state will have in the US Senate

d)

the number of years and terms a state's Governor can serve

54.

The assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census is called:

a)

Apportionment

b)

Appointment

c)

Assigning

d)

Acensustizing

55.

A seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources.

a)

Delimited Boundary

b)

Demarcated Boundary

c)

Demilitarized Zone

d)

Exclusive Economic Zone

56.

An area in which treaties or agreements between nations, military powers or contending groups forbid military installations, activities or personnel.

a)

Delimited Boundary

b)

Demarcated Boundary

c)

Demilitarized Zone

d)

Exclusive Economic Zone

57.

A region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals.

a)

Shatterbelt Region

b)

Autonomous Region

c)

Semi Autonomous Region

d)

Demilitarized Region

58.

The practice of using capitalism, globalisation and cultural imperialism to influence a developing country instead of the previous colonial methods of direct military control or indirect political control.

a)

Colonialism

b)

Neo-Colonialism

59.

The attempt by one country to establish settlements, currently without them, and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.

a)

Colonialism

b)

Imperialism

60.

Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society is known as:

a)

Colonialism

b)

Imperialism

61.

Which of the following would currently be classified as an autonomous region?

a)

Native American Reservations in the US

b)

Kurdistan in Iraq

c)

Hong Kong in China

d)

Florida in the US

62.
Which is not one of the major African American migration patterns?
a)

Forced Migration from Africa to plantations in the South to work as forced labor

b)

Immigration from the South to the West to find jobs in gold mining

c)

Immigration from the South to Northern cities because of more available jobs in factories

d)

Migration from small ghettos to adjacent neighborhoods by unfair housing practices

63.
Laws (no longer in effect) in South Africa that physically separated different races into different geographic areas
a)
Segregation
b)
Balkanized
c)
Apartheid
d)
Racism
64.
Identity with a group of people descended from a common ancestor - biological/physiological
a)
Ethnicity
b)
Race
c)
Racism
d)
Self-determinism
65.
Loyalty and devotion of a particular nationality
a)
Nationalism
b)
Racism
c)
Superiority
d)
Blockbusting
66.
Concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
a)
Ethnic cleansing
b)
Racism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Self-determinism
67.
The Korean ethnicity:
a)

is a stateless nation that is divided into 2 states but hope to reunite after agreement on political and economic systems

b)

is a multination state that is divided into 2 states but hope to reunite after agreement on political and economic systems

c)

form a nation-state that is divided into 2 states but hope to reunite after agreement on political and economic systems

d)

is a multistate nation that is divided into 2 states but hope to reunite after agreement on political and economic systems

68.
Which is not one of the reasons for colonization by European states:
a)

expanding religion - God

b)

obtaining resources - Gold

c)
diffusing language
d)

increase political power through greater land holdings - Glory

69.

Of the following, which would be components of nationalism?

a)

shared sense of national identity and citizenship

b)

shared national pride

c)

shared songs and anthem

d)

One race that is present within the state

70.
Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities
a)
balkanization
b)
blockbusting
c)
redlining
d)
racism
71.

The study of the organization of the world in order to understand the power that groups have over territory is called

a)

political geography

b)

ecology

c)

urban geography

d)

geophysics

72.

During the partition of British India into India and Pakistan, which ethnic group migrated to India and away from Pakistan and which group migrated to Pakistan from India?

a)

Sikhs/Hindus

b)

Hindus/Muslims

c)

Muslims/Hindus

d)

Buddhist/British

73.

What serves as the superimposed boundary between North and South Korea?

a)

DMZ - Demilitarized Zone

b)
Hanoi Mountains
c)
Hanoi River
d)
language boundary
74.

What is a challenge that a multinational state like the USSR faces?

a)

Having only 1 ethnicity limits diversity

b)

Having a unitary system of government means less representation

c)

Having different groups with strong ties to their ethnicity makes unification difficult

d)

Having a federal system of government means less representation of the majority

75.

A political or cultural strategy used by individuals, groups, or organizations to claim power over an area of land and its people and resources with examples including a gated community to colonialism is called

a)

Territorality

b)

Neocolonialsim

c)

Unitary system of government

d)

Ethnonationalism

76.

Which of the following describes the difference between a frontier and a boundary?

a)

A boundary is an actual measurable geographic area and a frontier is a thin line that could be marked on Earth or only on a map

b)

A frontier is an actual measurable geographic area and a boundary is a thin line that could be marked on Earth or only on a map

c)

A frontier is out in the wilderness while a boundary is only in areas of dense settlement

d)

A boundary is out in the wilderness while a frontier is only in areas of dense settlement

77.

What is a purpose of a demilitarized zone?

a)

It creates a buffer zone between 2 historically warring states

b)

It creates a buffer zone to ensure that 2 states who were at war do not have a direct border

c)

It is so other external countries and powers can control the area and people

d)

It is a zone for international groups to freely practice military drills

78.

What is the term for the process of redrawing a state's internal political boundaries based on changes in the state's population measured every 10 years by the Census.

a)

Remandering

b)

Remittances

c)

Redistribution

d)

Redistricting

79.

How do the population changes that are measured every 10 years by the Census impact presidential elections in the US? Population changes

a)

The number of seats for the Senate and therefore the votes in the Electoral College

b)

The number of seats in the Supreme Court and therefore who can be Governor

c)

The number of seats the state has in the House of Representatives and therefore the votes in the Electoral College

d)

The number of seats in the state legislature and therefore who gets to select who will be Governor

80.

Of the following Supranational Organizations, which are economic trade blocs?

a)

European Union

b)

United Nations

c)

NATO

d)

ASEAN

81.

Of the following groups, which are considered to be ethnic separatist groups?

a)

Basque in Spain

b)

Catalans in Spain

c)

Germans in Switzerland

d)

Mexicans in the US

82.

All countries in the European Union HAD to adopt the Euro as their currency.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

Since the end of WWII, the number of countries in the world has gone from

a)

close to 40 to nearly 200

b)

close to 20 to nearly 100

c)

close to 100 to over 300

d)

close to 75 to nearly 250

84.

What is the term for the mass movement of white people from the city to the suburbs often to avoid living near minorities?

a)

White flight

b)

Apartheid

c)

Remittance

d)

Gentrification

85.

An enclave is a country or a section of a country that is completely surrounded by another country.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

An exclave is a a section of a country that is separated from its country by another country.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Of the following, which are examples of enclaves?

a)

San Marino

b)

Lesotho

c)

Vatican City

d)

Pakistan

88.
Which of the following is not a mountain boundary?
a)
Chile/Argentina
b)
Italy/Switzerland
c)
India/Nepal
d)
US/Canada

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