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AP Human Geography - Political Geography

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a stateless nation?

a)

The Germans

b)

The Ukrainians

c)

The Armenians

d)

The Karen

e)

The Muslims

2.

What is an example of a stateless nation?

a)

Kurds

b)

Latvians

c)

Argentines

d)

Mexicans

e)

Kenyans

3.

What is an example of a multinational state?

a)

Portugal

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

4.

What is an example of a multinational state?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Romania

c)

Albania

d)

Greece

5.

What is an example of a multistate nation?

a)

Danish

b)

Japanese

c)

Koreans

d)

Latvians

6.

What is an example of a multistate nation?

a)

Germans

b)

Slovenians

c)

Vietnamese

d)

Australians

7.

What is an example of an autonomous region?

a)

Guam

b)

Bavaria

c)

Greenland

d)

Native American Reservations

8.

What is an example of an autonomous region?

a)

Spratly Islands

b)

Kuwait

c)

Armenia

d)

Scotland

9.

What is an example of a nation state?

a)

Belgium

b)

Russia

c)

Switzerland

d)

Denmark

10.

Which of the following is a superimposed border?

a)

Great Wall of China

b)

19th Parallel

c)

Dutch-German Border

d)

38th Parallel

11.

OPEC is an organization that deals with:

a)

lumber

b)

gold

c)

coal

d)

oil

e)

banking

12.

Which of the following is an example of an enclave country?

a)

San Marino

b)

Chad

c)

Burkina Faso

d)

Papua New Guinea

e)

Myanmar

13.

Which of the following is an enclave country?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Scotland

c)

Ireland

d)

Lesotho

14.

Which was the strongest centrifugal force that led to the establishment of a consequent boundary between Bosnia and Serbia in the 1990s after the breakup of Yugoslavia?

a)

commonality of language

b)

commonality of religion

c)

different religions

d)

different languages

15.

Hindi is spoken in India, and Urdu is spoken in Pakistan. They are very similar languages. What then separates India and Pakistan?

a)

the Caste System

b)

relic border of the Mughal Empire

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

religion

16.

This is a congressional district in Pennsylvania. How did it get to look like this?

a)

contortion design

b)

noodling

c)

natural boundaries

d)

gerrymandering

17.

Gerrymandering benefits:

a)

the American people

b)

the party in power

c)

the party out of power

d)

state tax structures

18.

The red highlighted area are Indonesia's:

a)

Antecedent Borders

b)

Exclusive Economic Areas

c)

Transnational Relic Borders

d)

Exclusive Drilling Areas

e)

OPEC Territory

19.

Supranationalism comes at the expense of ________________.

a)

irredentism

b)

ethno-nationalism

c)

sovereignty

d)

liberalism

20.

When did most African countries gain their independence from European colonialism?

a)

1880s

b)

1960s

c)

1920s

d)

2000s

e)

1720s

21.

Which of the following regions have not traditionally been shatter belts?

a)

Baltic States

b)

Balkans

c)

Urals

d)

Caucusus

22.

Identify this region:

a)

Anatolia

b)

Baltics

c)

Balkans

d)

Caucasus

23.

What area is this?

a)

Anatolia

b)

Caucasus

c)

Balkans

d)

Baltics

24.

Which area is this?

a)

Balkans

b)

Baltics

c)

Caucasus

d)

Anatolia

25.

How often are US congressional districts redrawn?

a)

every 5 years

b)

every year

c)

every 20 years

d)

every 10 years

26.

What does this map say about India?

a)

It is a polyradial state

b)

It is a monotheistic state

c)

It is a unitary state

d)

It is a federal state

27.

Unsustainable coastal fishing by European companies in African waters who cannot stop them is an example of _______________.

a)

neocolonialism

b)

neoimperialist capital management

c)

normalization

d)

foundationalism

28.

Which of the following borders would be the easiest to cross?

a)

Germany-France

b)

Russia-China

c)

United States-Mexico

d)

Haiti-Dominican Republic

e)

North Korea-South Korea

29.

The East Side Gallery in Berlin is an example of what?

a)

antecedent border

b)

delimited border

c)

subimposed border

d)

relic border

30.

Which form of gerrymandering has been particularly attractive for creating voting areas inclined to elect ethnic minorities?

a)

cracking districts

b)

dividing districts

c)

contested districts

d)

packing districts

31.

Why did African leaders participate in the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885?

a)

They didn't

b)

They were made rich through European concessions

c)

The Europeans sought to reduce ethnic tensions

d)

African leaders knew how to best divide the continents' resources

32.

Which of the following is NOT struggling for political sovereignty?

a)

Kurds

b)

Koreans

c)

Palestinians

d)

Tatars

e)

Uyghurs

33.

Which of the followings groups is NOT a stateless nation?

a)

Catalans

b)

Basques

c)

Kashmiris

d)

The Karen People

e)

Greeks

34.

Which of the following are synonymous?

a)

country and entity

b)

border and line

c)

state and country

d)

nation and state

35.

Which country has been a target of irredentism in the 21st century?

a)

Madagascar

b)

North Korea

c)

Brazil

d)

Ukraine

36.

Which of the following forms of government would NOT have strong regional governments, e.g. sate, local, etc.?

a)

unitary

b)

federal

c)

socialist

d)

irredentist

37.

Russia granting full autonomy to Chechnya is an example of ____________.

a)

revanchism

b)

facsimile

c)

irredentism

d)

devolution

38.

The collapse of the Soviet Union is an extreme example of _____________.

a)

devolution

b)

irredentism

c)

revanchism

d)

relic borders

39.

Hitler's desire to take the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia before WWII is an example of ________________.

a)

antecedent borders

b)

ethno-forcism

c)

irredenetism

d)

devolution

40.

What has been the greatest achievement of the United Nations after its foundation after WWII?

a)

The promotion of international liberalism - democracy and free trade

b)

Intervention in war and conflict to prevent its spread

c)

Preventing war and conflict

d)

Codification of human rights laws

41.

The European Union is important because _____________.

a)

it promotes economic and political cooperation in an area that has experienced prior conflict

b)

it prevents the free movement of goods and services between European countries

c)

it is a military alliance dedicated to the preservation of peace and democracy on the European continent

d)

it has removed cultural and linguistic boundaries from Europe, which has led to lasting peace

42.

UNCLOS allows for all countries to fish and find resources in all other countries' waters.

a)

true

b)

false

43.

Over how many nautical miles from shore do countries have autonomy?

a)

20

b)

200

c)

38

d)

12

44.

Federal states are typically ___________.

a)

multilingual and politically fragile

b)

small and centralized

c)

centrally controlled

d)

large and diverse

45.

China claims the Spratly Islands. According to what we covered in class, which two countries have better claims according to UNCLOS?

a)

Thailand and Brunei

b)

Australia and Papua New Guinea

c)

Vietnam and Taiwan

d)

Malaysia and the Philippines

46.

Culturally defined political boundaries, such as those determined by the spatial patterns of religion or language, are called:

a)

antecedent

b)

relic

c)

geometric

d)

consequent

e)

natural

47.

The Balkanization of Yugoslavia is leading to conflict between which two states right now?

a)

Greece and North Macedonia

b)

Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

c)

Serbia and Montenegro

d)

Serbia and Kosovo

48.

Which of the following countries was not founded as a result of the Balkanization of Yugoslavia?

a)

Serbia

b)

Croatia

c)

Montenegro

d)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

e)

Albania

49.

Which of the following countries was not founded as a result of the Balkanization of Yugoslavia?

a)

North Macedonia

b)

Slovenia

c)

Montenegro

d)

Serbia

e)

Moldova

50.

Borders placed on the map by outsiders (ex: Africa after the Berlin Conf.)

a)

Superimposed Border

b)

Subsequent Border

c)

Geometric   

d)

Consequent Border

e)

Relic Border

51.

Borders that separate ethnic/cultural groups (ex: India & Pakistan)

a)

Superimposed Border

b)

Subsequent Border

c)

Geometric   

d)

Consequent Border

e)

Relic Border

52.

The Berlin Wall; the Great Wall of China

a)

Superimposed Border

b)

Subsequent Border

c)

Geometric   

d)

Consequent Border

e)

Relic Border

53.

Borders established after initial settlement (ex: borders 

    established following the civil wars that balkanized Yugoslavia)

a)

Superimposed Border

b)

Subsequent Border

c)

Geometric   

d)

Consequent Border

e)

Relic Border

54.

A straight line drawn on a map (ex: Egypt & Sudan)

a)

Superimposed Border

b)

Subsequent Border

c)

Geometric   

d)

Consequent Border

e)

Relic Border

55.

Internationally recognized state borders form ___________ regions.

a)

functional

b)

vernacular

c)

informal

d)

formal

56.

Which areas in the United States are semi-autonomous?

a)

Native American Reservations

b)

International Airport Transfer Areas

c)

Puerto Rico and Guam

d)

The National Parks

e)

Military Bases

57.

Which of the following is false about Nigeria?

a)

English is used as a lingua franca in Nigeria.

b)

Nigeria has Africa's largest population.

c)

Nigeria is linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse.

d)

Nigeria is stage 2 DTM.

e)

Biafra was carved out of Nigeria during the Civil War.

58.

What is the most devolved state in the European Union?

a)

Italy

b)

Finland

c)

Estonia

d)

Spain

e)

Germany

59.

Czechia is a _______________.

a)

multinational state

b)

multistate nation

c)

stateless nation

d)

nation state

60.

India is a ________________.

a)

multinational state

b)

multistate nation

c)

stateless nation

d)

nation state

61.

The Kurds are the most well-known ______________.

a)

stateless nation

b)

nation state

c)

multinational state

d)

multistate nation

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