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Unit 5 Study Guide

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A straight line boundary is known as a _____ boundary.
a)
Consequent
b)
Geometric
c)
Subsequent
d)
Natural
2.
State that has freedom over its own affairs has 
a)
centrifugal forces
b)
nationalism
c)
sovereignty
d)
pluralism
3.
What type of boundary differentiates a cultural divide?
a)
Consequent
b)
Subsequent
c)
Antecedent
d)
Geometric
4.
An area organized into a independent political unit is a 
a)
colony
b)
territory
c)
satellite
d)
State
5.
What country controls Greenland?
a)
Netherlands
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Denmark
d)
United States
6.
Poland is an example of a ____ state.
a)
elongated
b)
fragmented
c)
compact
d)
prorupted
7.
The European Union is an example of an ____ alliance.
a)
Military
b)
Nationalistic
c)
Political
d)
Economic
8.
The Vatican City is an example of an ____.
a)
Enclave
b)
Exclave
c)
Small State
d)
Kingdom
9.
A country that has no access to water is a ___ country.
a)
Compact
b)
Landlocked
c)
Island Nation
d)
Elongated
10.
Japan would be an example of a ______.
a)
Compact State
b)
Nation-State
c)
Multinational State
d)
Perforated States
11.
Another word to describe a historical boundary is ___.
a)
Relic
b)
Geometric
c)
Old
d)
Subsequent
12.
What does NATO stand for?
a)
North Atlantic Trade Organization
b)
North American Trade Organization
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
d)
North Alaskan Trade Organization
13.
Country ran is run according to the interests of its ruler rather than its people is called a ____.
a)
Autocracy
b)
Anocracy
c)
Democracy
d)
Constitutional Monarchy
14.
A group of people who share a common culture and identity as a cohesive group is a called a ___.
a)
Nation State
b)
Nation
c)
Country
d)
Sovereign State
15.
A country with two or more ethnic groups living within in it is referred to as a ___.
a)
Nation State
b)
Balkan State
c)
National State
d)
Multinational State
16.
South Africa is an example of an ___.
a)
perforated state
b)
enclave
c)
exclave
d)
prorupted
17.
Which of these is a fragmented state?
a)
Indonesia
b)
United States
c)
Russia
d)
Austrailia
18.
Elbridge Gerry came up with the concept of ___ to redraw voting districts.
a)
salamandering
b)
gerrymandering
c)
legislative redistricting
d)
electoral college
19.

A state is a synonym for a

a)

territory

b)

country

c)

unit

d)

member

20.

A _________________________ is a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by one particular ethnicity which has been transformed into a nationality.

a)

nation-state

b)

state

c)

multinational state

d)

trinational state

21.

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.

22.

The attempt by one country to force its political control over another territory is

a)

constitutionality.

b)

colonialism

c)

self-determination

d)

sovereignty.

23.

The eastern part of the border between the United States and Mexico is created by which physical boundary?

a)

A man made wall

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

English and Spanish speakers

24.

According to the UN, terrorism is considered to have all but which of the following traits?

a)

Cause death or bodily harm to civilians or noncombatants

b)

Intimidate a population

c)

All violent acts committed against another group of people

d)

Intended to compel a government or an international organization to do or abstain from doing any act

25.

Which of the following is not true of al-Qaeda?

a)

Al-Qaeda has been implicated in several bombings since the attack on the United States in 2001.

b)

Most al-Qaeda cell members have lived in ordinary society, supporting themselves with jobs or crime.

c)

Al-Qaeda is a single, non-religious organization.

d)

Al-Qaeda grew out of the war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.

26.

An act of terrorism is different that an act of war because

a)

Act of war targets governments and political organization

b)

terrorism targets civilians and non combatants

c)

neither is provoked.

27.
Laws that physically separated difference races within South Africa.
a)
Centrifugal Forces
b)
Apartheid
c)
Racism
d)
Jim Crow
28.
Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities.
a)
Balkanization
b)
Apartheid
Apartheid
c)
Nationalism
d)
Ethnic Cleansing
29.
September 11th, was an example of a____ force which brought the United States together.
a)
Centrifugal
b)
Nationalistic
c)
Centripetal
d)
Ethnic
30.
Process by which a more powerful ethnic group tries to remove a less powerful one in order to create a more homogenous region.
a)
Genocide
b)
Ethnic Cleansing
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Nationalism
31.
The Holocaust was an example of a ___.
a)
Apartheid
b)
Balkanization
c)
Centripetal Force
d)
Genocide
32.
Something pushes people apart is referred to as a ____.
a)
Centripetal Force
b)
Centrifugal Force
c)
Nationalism
d)
Ethnic conflict
33.
Loyalty and devotion to one's country is called ___.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Nationality
c)
Balkanization
d)
Centrifugal Force
34.
American, Canadian, French, and Norwegian are all considered a ___.
a)
Ethnicity
b)
Nationality
c)
Language
d)
Race
35.
The belief that racism is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and can result in the thought of superiority over another race.
a)
Ethnic Cleansing
b)
Racism
c)
Racist
d)
Genocide
36.
The international migration of Africans to the New World was referred to as the ____.
a)
Exodus
b)
Slave Trade
c)
Triangular Slave Trade
d)
Mass Migration
37.
Plessy v. Ferguson established what idea as legal in America?
a)
Desegregation of Public Schools
b)
Separate but Equal
c)
Ethnic Cleansing
d)
Boycotts
38.
What court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?
a)
Brown vs. Board of Education
b)
Roe vs. Wade
c)
Emmett Till Trial
d)
Miranda vs. Arizona
39.
Another name for an ethnic neighborhood is a ___.
a)
Ghetto
b)
Poletown
c)
Ethnic Town
d)
Racial Neighborhood
40.
What was the name of the man who became the first Black South African President?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Mohandas Ghandi
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Nelson Mandela
41.
An American flag is an example of ___.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Nationality
c)
Racism
d)
Centrifugal Force
42.
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
43.
A state or group of states that exists within a sphere of competition between larger states and is often culturally, economically, and politically fragmented and splintered.
a)
Frontier
b)
Satellite States
c)
Shatterbelt
d)
Buffer State
44.
An independent country located between two larger countries that are in conflict.
a)
Satellite State
b)
Buffer State
c)
Shatterbelt
d)
Frontier
45.
A state with only one nation within its borders
a)
Stateless-Nation
b)
Nation-State
c)
Ethnocentric Nation
d)
Statehood
46.
a country that contains more than one ethnicity with traditions of self-determination.
a)
Multi-Ethnic State
b)
Multi-National State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
Nationalism
47.
a sovereign state that comprises a town and the surrounding countryside.
a)
Nation-State
b)
City-State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
National State
48.
The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves.
a)
Self-determination
b)
Nationalism
c)
Predestination
d)
Nation-State
49.

The Kurdish people are examples of which of the following?

a)

A people with a sovereign state.

b)

A nation.

c)

A stateless nation.

d)

A nation-state.

50.

What is an example of a state?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Cherokee Nation

c)

Greenland

d)

Canada

51.

Hong Kong is a ....

a)

Nation-State

b)

Autonomous Region

c)

Semi-Autonomous Region

d)

Multistate Nation

52.

Which of the following is a nation-state?

a)

The Koreas

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Mongolia

53.

What are two Palestinian territories in Israel?

a)

Hamas

b)

West Bank

c)

Tel Aviv

d)

Gaza

54.
A straight line boundary is known as a _____ boundary.
a)
Consequent
b)
Geometric
c)
Subsequent
d)
Natural
55.
What type of boundary differentiates a cultural divide?
a)
Consequent
b)
Subsequent
c)
Antecedent
d)
Geometric
56.

What four states does Kurdistan exist within?

a)

Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Armenia

b)

Turkey, Armenia, Iran, and Georgia

c)

Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq

d)

Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Israel

57.

What is the definition of nation?

a)

People who think of themselves as one based on a shared sense of culture and history and who desire political autonomy.

b)

a state with a single nation

c)

a group of people (a nation) with a common culture occupying a particular territory, but they do not have their own independent state

d)

a state with two or more nations

58.

What is the definition of nation-state?

a)

people who think of themselves as one based on a shared sense of culture and history and who desire political autonomy

b)

a state with a single nation

c)

a group of people (a nation) with a common culture occupying a particular territory, but they do not have their own independent state

d)

a state with two or more nations

59.

What is the definition of a stateless nation?

a)

people who think of themselves as one based on a shared sense of culture and history and who desire political autonomy

b)

a state with a single nation

c)

a group of people (a nation) with a common culture occupying a particular territory, but they do not have their own independent state

d)

a state with two or more nations

60.

Sovereignty means...

a)

cooperative relationship with other nations.

b)

independence from the interference from other states.

c)

reclaiming land that was part of a nation's history.

d)

an area defined by it's ethnic population.

61.

The Korean peninsula was divided at the 38th parallel in 1945. Which type of boundary is it?

a)

antecedent

b)

relic

c)

superimposed

d)

geometric

62.

In 1961, the German city of Berlin was divided, in what would become known as the Berlin Wall. The wall represents a _____ boundary.

a)

delimited

b)

demarcated

c)

defined

d)

administered

63.

Which statement is correct regarding gerrymandering?

a)

It only affects scales at the local level.

b)

It is a tactic only used in developed countries.

c)

It can affect elections at multiple scales.

d)

It can only be used in a unitary and federal system of government.

64.

A major reason Russia has sought to destabilize and control Ukraine is...

a)

create a buffer between Russia and Moldova.

b)

prevent Ukraine from joining the European Union and becoming allied with western Europe.

c)

to colonize a former member of the Soviet Union.

d)

to stop Ukraine from breaking into several smaller sovereign states.

65.

Which type of boundary separates Ireland?

a)

physical

b)

geometric

c)

religious

d)

ethnic

e)

buffer

66.

Which zone of the Law of the Sea is incorrect?

a)

Internal waters > all waters on the landward side of the coastline.

b)

International waters : no state control

c)

contiguous zone : between 24-48 miles off the coast.

d)

territorial waters : up to 12 miles off the coast.

e)

exclusive economic zone : up to 200 miles of the coast.

67.

According to the Center for Systemic Peace, the world has become more...

a)

democratic

b)

autocratic

c)

anocratic

68.

ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] is a collective group of states that seeks to create a collaborative group to promote the goals and aims of countries in Southeast Asia. This is an example of...

a)

a supernational organization

b)

a supranational organization

c)

devolution states

d)

sanctuary states

e)

unitary states

69.

A small state such as Switzerland might benefit from a _____ system of government, whereas a large state such as Russia might benefit from a ______ system of government

a)

unitary / federal

b)

democratic / autocratic

c)

federal / unitary

d)

autocratic / democratic

e)

city-state / nation-state

70.

Albania seeks to unify the lands that many Albanians consider to form their national homeland, based on claims on the present-day or historical presence of Albanian populations in those areas. This is an example of...

a)

anocracy

b)

a unitary system

c)

fragmented state

d)

irredentism

e)

devolution

71.

The Warsaw Pact was to an _____ alliance as COMECON was to an _____ alliance for the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

a)

political / military

b)

military / autocratic

c)

military / economic

d)

economic / military

e)

none of the above

72.

Saudi Arabia and Iran are enemies and constantly seek a political advantage over the other. Iraq is located in between them and is disrupted by this conflict. Iraq could be classified as a...

a)

shatterbelt

b)

stateless nation

c)

consequent boundary

d)

chokepoint

73.

Which is not a devolutionary force in political geography?

a)

irredentism

b)

physical geography

c)

ethnic separatism

d)

education

e)

terrorism

74.

What is a key difference between race and ethnicity?

a)

Race is tied to religion, while ethnicity it tied to political affiliation.

b)

Race is tied to a person's biology, while ethnicity is tied a person's geography.

c)

Race is reflected in political allegiance, while ethnicity is reflected in language.

d)

Race is reflected in folk culture, while ethnicity is reflected in popular culture.

75.

The largest supranational organization is...

a)

NATO

b)

the League of Nations

c)

the European Union [EU]

d)

the United Nations [UN]

e)

NAFTA

76.

The majority of Asian-Americans are clustered in...

a)

the northeast.

b)

the midwest.

c)

the pacific coast.

d)

the southeast.

77.

Vatican City is a microstate completely surrounded by Italy, which classifies the Vatican City as an...

a)

exclave

b)

enclave

c)

relic boundary

d)

demilitarized zone

78.

The colonization of the African continent by European powers was decided at...

a)

the League of Nations.

b)

at the end of the Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

c)

the United Nations.

d)

the Berlin Conference.

79.

Common cultural heritage / historical connection to territory / desire for self-determination


These are characteristics of a...

a)

culture

b)

nation

c)

state

d)

country

80.

A nation of people with common ethnicity that matches the boundaries of a state and are sovereign.

a)

multination state

b)

nation-state

c)

colony

d)

protectorate

81.

The United States and its allies were in favor of this government type:

a)

theocracy

b)

communism

c)

socialist

d)

democratic

82.

What did the "Iron Curtain" symbolize?

a)

The best areas for mining iron in Europe

b)

The divide between democracy and communism

c)

The border between North and South Korea

d)

The Ho Chi Minh Trail

83.

Which of the following choices best describes the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?

a)

Containment of communism

b)

Whoever smelt it dealt it

c)

The enemy of my enemy is my friend

d)

Whoever supplied it denied it

e)

The War on Terror

84.

What was the name given to the buildup of weapons during the Cold War?

a)

Space Race

b)

Bombageddon

c)

Arms Race

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

e)

Nuka-palooza

85.

Which of these BEST describes the Cold War?

a)

direct warfare between two superpowers

b)

competition for global influence between two superpowers

c)

indirect warfare between three superpowers

d)

nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union

e)

mild disagreement between allies

86.

Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

end of the Vietnam War

c)

collapse of the Soviet Union

d)

fall of the Berlin Wall

87.

What was the purpose of NATO when it was created?

a)

To guard against the Spanish Inquisition

b)

To regulate the price of oil on the world market

c)

To protect its members from the Soviet Union and communism

d)

To remove all trade barriers and increase trade between North American countries

e)

To be the first to put a man on the moon

88.

How did the Korean War end for the United States?

a)

It was considered a defeat for the United States

b)

It ended in a stalemate (the border did not change; neither side gained any territory)

c)

The Korean War caused the U.S. to win the Cold War

d)

The Korean War ended with all of Korea becoming a democracy.

89.

How did the Vietnam War end for the United States?

a)

It was considered a loss because all of Vietnam became communist

b)

It was a much-needed victory for the U.S. military

c)

It ended in a stalemate, where neither side actually won

d)

All of Vietnam became a democracy

90.

Type of government where the government owns everything and makes all the decisions.

a)

Constitutional monarchy

b)

Direct democracy

c)

Republic

d)

Communist

91.

Which leader came up with the term "Iron Curtain"?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Harry Truman

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Nixon Bunch

92.

What was the largest country that made up the Soviet Union?

a)

Ukraine

b)

Russia

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Uganda

e)

Kazakhstan

93.

The Berlin Wall divided _______________ into two parts.

a)

Europe

b)

Berlin

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

e)

the world

94.

How was the Soviet Union involved in U.S. wars in Korea and Vietnam?

a)

They sent troops to fight American soldiers

b)

They sent weapons and supplies to help communist forces

c)

The Soviets attacked the U.S. mainland while American soldiers fought in Asia

d)

The Soviets had no involvement in either war

95.
This theory regards political history as a continuous struggle between land and sea powers with the ultimate victory going to the continental (land) power.
a)
Ratzel's Organic Theory
b)
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
c)
Spykman's Rimland Theory
96.
This graphic most closely depicts which geographic theory?
a)
Ratzel's Organic Theory
b)
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
c)
pykman's Rimland Theory
97.
This graphic most closely depicts which geographic theory?
a)
Ratzel's Organic Theory
b)
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
c)
Spykman's Rimland Theory
98.

The United Nation's _______ treaty divides the world's oceans into territorial and international waters.

a)

Law of the Seas

b)

Law of Shipping

c)

Law of the Oceans

d)

Law of the Coastlines

99.

Rwanda is populated by what two people groups? (6.1A)

a)

Hutus and Tutsis

b)

Iraqis and Iranians

c)

Sioux and Pawnee

d)

Irish & Scots

100.

Which group of people was more populous (more people)? (6.1A)

a)

Brobdingnagians

b)

Lilliputians

c)

Hutus

d)

Tutsis

101.

Which group of people committed genocide against which group of people? (6.1A)

a)

Sioux against Pawnee

b)

Armenian against Turkish

c)

Hutus against Tutsis

d)

Tutsis against Hutus

102.

___________was a system of racial legislation that upheld segregationist policies against non-white citizens of South Africa.

a)

Pan-Africanism

b)

Apartheid

c)

Integration

d)

Genocide

103.

What was the motivation for the mass killings of Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda?

a)

To encourage Pan-Africanism and national unity

b)

To force religious assimilation

c)

The political struggle for control after imperialism

d)

The end of apartheid

104.

The use of technology by Nazis allowed for what process to be more efficient?

a)

The streamlining of Communications

b)

The Military training of soldiers

c)

Firebombing of towns

d)

Genocide of the Jewish population

105.

Technologies such as trains, gas chambers, and crematoriums contributed to mass genocide led by which dictator and responsible party?

a)

Joseph Stalin and the Communist Party

b)

Benito Mussolini and the Republican Fascist Party

c)

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party

d)

Emperor Hirohito and Absolute Monarchy

106.

Which tribe was the primary target of genocide in Rwanda?

a)

Hutu

b)

Tutsi

c)

Haiti

d)

Toto

107.
Which best describes colonization?
a)
country creates separate territories that they rule
b)
country expands its borders to include more land
c)
country converts people to the same religion and language
d)
country chooses a new leader to run government 
108.
When a territory that gains its independence from another country
a)
Decolonization 
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Indirect Rule
d)
Berlin Conference 
109.
The Berlin Conference of 1885:
a)
Was attended by Europeans, Africans, the Ottoman Empire and the U.S.
b)
Decided how to split up Berlin
c)
Divided Africa without regard to existing political or cultural groups
d)
Gave all of Africa to either Great Britain and France
110.
European nations rushing to claim territories in Africa has been called ________ by historians.
a)
the gold rush 
b)
the scramble for Africa 
c)
get money in a hurry
d)
quick claims in Africa 
111.
_____ was a ______ explorer who claimed land in the Congo for his king, ______
a)
Richard Barry; French; King Leopold II
b)
Stanley Moore; Belgian; King Leonidas 
c)
Henry Stanley; Belgian; King Leopold II
d)
Henry Stanley; French; King Tut
112.
The main difference between "direct rule" and "indirect rule" was: 
a)
With indirect rule, native African officials were allowed to run local governments.
b)
With direct rule, European countries made large decisions for the colony.
c)
With indirect rule, native African officials make all of the major decisions.
d)
With direct rule, colonists pay taxes to the European country.
113.
Which of the following was NOT one of the "3 G's" of exploration?
a)
God
b)
Galleon
c)
Gold
d)
Glory
114.
Under mercantilism, what did a colony supply to the ruling country?
a)
New European citizens
b)
Finished products
c)
Religious converts
d)
Raw materials
115.

Which of the following was not a main reason for European colonialism in Africa?

a)

Africa had a vast amount natural resources

b)

help Africans quickly become a developed continent

c)

expanding trade networks

d)

spreading Christianity and other cultural practices

116.

Define the term Apartheid.

a)

a separation of people based on race

b)

the Berlin Conferences meeting between European leaders

c)

including others as equal members of a society

117.
An alliance of three or more states working toward common goals.
a)
supranationalism
b)
economies of scale
c)
supernationalism
d)
globalization
118.
Goals: respecting human rights, solving international problesm, promote development worldwide
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
c)
NATO
d)
European Union (EU)
e)
NAFTA
119.
Established in 1949 in response to the Soviet Union occupying central and eastern Europe.
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
c)
NATO
d)
European Union (EU)
e)
NAFTA
120.
Goal: unified economic and monetary system.
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
c)
NATO
d)
European Union (EU)
e)
NAFTA
121.
Formed in 1967 by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand
a)
Arab League
b)
ASEAN
c)
Arctic Council
d)
African Union
e)
Asian League
122.

 I have made consumer goods really cheap for Americans because companies can manufacture in Mexico and sell those goods in America and Canada with no tariffs.

a)

SEATO

b)

NATO

c)

UN

d)

NAFTA

123.

My job market has expanded to the size of a continent because of our common market and common currency among members.

a)

NAFTA

b)

UN

c)

SEATO

d)

EU

124.

At the end of WWII, the use of atomic bombs rightly scared people. And so, they made me as a way to encourage peace between all countries in the world.

a)

NAFTA

b)

EU

c)

UN

d)

SEATO

125.

Among other things, we try to tackle global humanitarian issues like hunger and women’s rights.

a)

NAFTA

b)

UN

c)

EU

d)

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