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G.6.9/Sovereign Nation-States

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A body of people living in a defined space with the power to make and enforce laws and an organization to do so is the definition of a

a)

territory

b)

colony

c)

state

d)

population

2.

Which is NOT one of the four key elements of a sovereign state?

a)

Government

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Language

d)

Territory

3.

Which are considered to be features of a population? Select ALL that apply.

a)

rural or urban

b)

level of education

c)

cultural traditions

d)

language spoken

e)

economic status (poor, wealthy)

4.

Sovereignty means

a)

the leader wears a crown

b)

being ruled by a higher authority

c)

having the ability to rule absolutely in a territory without answering to a higher authority

d)

a state's boundaries can change

5.

All sovereign states

a)

Have at least 100,000 people

b)

Are equal

c)

Speak English

d)

Require voters to be at least 18 years old

6.

Which are the main roles of government?

a)

protect the country, make laws, keep order, help citizens

b)

make laws, territory, population, help citizens

c)

sovereignty, protect the country, keep order, government

d)

Make laws, collect taxes, territory, sovereignty

7.

This is an example of how governments help citizens

a)

providing disaster relief after a tornado or a wildfire

b)

local police departments

c)

you must be 18 years old to vote

d)

having an army

8.

Which are sovereign states? Select ALL that apply.

a)

France

b)

Mexico

c)

Wisconsin

d)

Canada

9.

By its definition, to be a sovereign state the state must have this key element.

a)

a national anthem

b)

a flag

c)

natural resources

d)

a government

e)

public schools

10.

The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard are examples of which main role of government?

a)

make laws

b)

help citizens

c)

protect the country

d)

keep order

11.

The United States is a sovereign nation.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own
a)
nation-state
b)
nation
c)
state
d)
country
13.
Theoretically an area where the cultural boundaries match up with the political boundaries. The ideal is that the state incorporates people of a single ethnic stock and cultural traditions
a)
state
b)
nation
c)
nation-state
d)
country
14.
These lines, more often called borders, are created by people to separate areas governed by different groups
a)
river boundary
b)
state boundary
c)
political boundary
d)
natural boundary
15.
an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state
a)
government
b)
population
c)
territory
d)
sovereignty
16.

Which of the following are examples of physical boundaries? (Choose 3 answers)

a)

mountains

b)

rivers

c)

cultural boundaries

d)

geometric boundaries

e)

oceans

17.

What is a country?

(a)  

18.

List 4 types of territorial divsion.

(a)  

19.

Name a Nation-State that begins with the letters Ja.

(a)  

20.

Name four features of a Sovereign State.

(a)