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A World of Nations

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For what does NATO stand?

a)

North Atlantic Trade Organization

b)

National Association of Theatre Owners

c)

North American Telecommunications Organization

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

2.

What is a treaty?

a)

A piece of paper that gives police officers the right to search personal property

b)

a piece of paper that declares war on another country

c)

a document that raises taxes on a country's trade imports

d)

An agreement between two or more countries

3.

NATO wanted to stop the spread of ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Communism
Social Media
Newspapers
Democracy
4.

The United States government provides advice and help for countries wanting to start new democracies by showing them how to run fair elections. Which of the items below is the information describing?

a)

foreign aid

b)

military

c)

treaty

d)

national interest

5.

In response to the January 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti, the United States has given the country significant aid in the form of food, water, and medical care. Which of the items below is the information describing?

a)

foreign aid

b)

military

c)

treaty

d)

national interest

6.

The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations

a)

treaty

b)

foreign aid

c)

diplomacy

d)

national interest

7.
Aid, sanctions, and military force are all foreign policy tools.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
All the things a country believes would be for its benefit.
a)

national interest

b)

foreign aid

c)

humanitarian groups

d)

diplomacy

9.

A government that rules over everyone in its territory and makes decisions about domestic affairs is a ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
sovereign nation
city
territory
national interest
humanitarian group
10.

Which of the following is a cultural border on a map?

a)

Chile's western border of the Pacific Ocean

b)

Chile's eastern border of the Andes Mountains

c)

The border between Portugal and Spain

d)

The Chattahoochee River border between Georgia and Alabama

11.

Which of the following IS NOT a natural boundary used to form borders?

a)

deserts

b)

rivers

c)

language

d)

mountains

12.

The nations of the world interact through ​ (a)   goods and ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
trading
diplomacy
borders
conflict
human rights
13.

What are the two types of borders that can define a nation?

a)

Human Border

b)

Physical Border

c)

Geographic Border

d)

Contested Border

14.

Which of the following are powers of sovereign nations? (choose three answers)

a)

enforcing their own laws

b)

collecting taxes from other countries

c)

making treaties with other nations

d)

defending themselves against foreign invasion 

e)

making laws for other countries 

15.

The ​ (a)   was formed to promote peace and stability throughout the world

Choose from the below words
United Nations
soverign nations
sovereign nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
diplomacy
Doctors without Borders
16.

Which of the following is true of geometric borders?

a)

They are formed by cultural boundaries 

b)

They are straight lines based on lines of latitude or longitude

c)

They are formed by physical features, such as the Andes Mountains

d)

They are circular boundaries surrounding cities, such as Seoul, South Korea 

17.

What are the goals of diplomacy? (pick three answers)

a)

to invade other countries 

b)

to solve international problems

c)

to prevent war with another country

d)

to open communications between countries

e)

to declare war against another country

18.

Match the following terms with the correct definiton

a)

sovereign nation

1.

a government that has complete authority over a geographic area

b)

foreign policy

2.

a nation’s plan for how to act toward other countries

c)

diplomacy

3.

foreign policy work nations do to keep friendly relations with each other

d)

national interests

4.

goals each nation has that will help it succeed

e)

humanitarian aid

5.

assistance to people in distress