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WorksheetsPolitical Geography Early Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Another word for a country -- as we've learned in this chapter -- is the word __.
nation
state
UNCLOS
colony
All states have sovereignty. This means that __.
they control land or colonies in other parts of the world
they have at least 1,000 citizens and some kind of military
they can make alliances with other states if they want to
they have independence and control over their own affairs and actions
In order for a state to be officially recognized by the UN, it must have 4 qualities. Which of these is NOT one of the requirements?
It must have an established government
It must have at least 1 alliance with other states
It must have a permanent population
It must be recognized by other sovereign states
The largest an most important international alliance of states in the world is __.
the United Nations
the USMCA -- an agreement between the US, Canada, and Mexico
the European Union
NATO -- a military alliance
The United Nations has 4 key goals. Which of these is NOT one of those goals?
provide humanitarian relief where it is needed
promote human rights
address global economic problems
promote independence for all peoples
The only land area in the world that is NOT officially part of another state is __.
Antarctica
Mordor
Siberia
Greenland
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) states that __.
all states bordering an ocean must allow other countries the right to sail on their rivers
any state bordering the ocean controls 50 miles out to see
any state bordering the ocean has exclusive resource rights 200 miles out from the coast
no state can sail through international waters without permission
According to UNCLOS, a state's sovereign territory (above and below the water) extends __ off from its shore.
200 miles
12 miles
20miles
100 miles
The main reason that the Koreas are hard to define as 1 or 2 states is because __.
North Korea has never been recognized as a government
Neither of the Koreas gained independence after the Korean War
the United States refuses to allow either country to join the other
the 2 countries are made up of the same ethnic group of people, split only by the type of Government
The Sahrawi Republic is recognized as sovereign by most other African states, but is claimed by __.
Morocco
Egypt
China
Nigeria
Taiwan's development as a separate, democratic island goes back to __.
the Fall of Communism -- Taiwan separated from China when communism ended
The Korean War -- South Korea split from North Korea, but allowed North Korea to control Taiwan
the Communist Revolution in China -- Mao Zedong became the ruler, but Taiwan belonged to the nationalists
WWII -- the USA defeated Japan and gave Taiwan independence
The main reason the South China Sea is a controversial subject in the world today is because __.
Taiwan and China are both willing to go to war to control the world's most important fishing area
China claims ocean territory that should belong to other countries, and is building islands on it
China wants to follow the UNCLOS mapping rules, but other countries have chosen to ignore them
the United States will not allow China to have so much control in Asia
Which is NOT TRUE about why the South China Sea is an important area of the world? (we saw this in the video about the region)
its location along the North Pole is becoming easier to navigate with global warming
it accounts for 10% of the worlds fish harvest from the oceans
it contains billions of barrels of petroleum, and even more natural gas deposits
almost 1/3 of the world's shipping goes through the region
The main reason the US and other countries do not directly challenge China about the sovereignty of Taiwan, or China's claims in the South China Sea, is probably __.
because the US no longer has the military power to challenge most countries
because China is so poor that the UN is willing to allow it to claim Taiwan and other oceans
because China is willing to go to war, and have made threats to use nuclear weapons
because China is a major economic trade ally, and if they stop trading it will damage our economy
The primary reason that the UN Security Council has not taken more action on the war in Ukraine is because ____.
The UN can only get involved to stop wars if the US agrees
As a member of the Security Council, Russia has vetoed all efforts
Ukraine and Russia are less than 200 miles from each other, so neither has total control
The US, France, and China have all decided not to support the war
The image here is related to our studies because __
it shows an example of how the UN Security Council tries to solves the world's problems
it shows one of the places where the UNCLOS does not have any rights in the ocean
it shows an area where both Yemen and Somalia are claiming as their own country
it shows a choke point of international shipping that has been attacked by rebel groups angry with the US
