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WorksheetsPolitical Geography Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Which of the following is not required for a state to exist?
a)
A permanent population
b)
Access to a river or ocean
c)
A sovereign government
d)
Recognition from other countries
e)
Borders marking territorial limits
2.
2. A nation is a group of people who share all of the following, except:
a)
religion
b)
education
c)
language
d)
ethnicity
3.
4. Why isn't the United States a nation-state?
a)
We have a very large land area.
b)
We have a culturally diverse population.
c)
We are lacking complete sovereignty.
d)
We are too dependent on other countries.
4.
5. Most Kurds live in the border regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey because they still lack a state of their own. As a result, they are the largest modern example of a:
a)
multinational state
b)
autonomous region
c)
stateless nation
d)
nation-state
5.
6. The country of Brazil is broken up into 26 states and 1 federal district using ___.
a)
internal boundaries
b)
international boundaries
c)
intermittent boundaries
d)
imitation boundaries
6.
8. The boundary between Alaska and Canada follows 141*W longitude. This would make the border a/an ___.
a)
Physical boundary
b)
Ethnic boundary
c)
Geometric boundary
d)
Relic boundary
7.
9. The Great Lakes between the United States and Canada are an example of a/an ___.
a)
Physical boundary
b)
Ethnic boundary
c)
Geometric boundary
d)
Relic boundary
8.
10. India's historical division into 3 separate countries (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) due to religious differences is an example of ___ being drawn.
a)
Physical boundaries
b)
Ethnic boundaries
c)
Geometric boundaries
d)
Relic boundaries
9.
11. The Berlin Wall once stood as a divide between East and West Germany. When the wall came down in 1989, those states combined. This is an example of a ___.
a)
Physical boundary
b)
Ethnic boundary
c)
Geometric boundary
d)
Relic boundary
10.
12. The Law of the Sea states that a country's territorial rights extend ___ miles off the coastline while their resource rights extend ___ miles out to sea.
a)
6; 100
b)
12; 200
c)
18; 300
d)
24; 400
11.
13. Japan is broken into 4 large islands and thousands of other smaller ones. This makes the country ___.
a)
Compact
b)
Prorupted
c)
Fragmented
d)
Elongated
e)
Perforated
12.
14. Nigeria's capital (Abuja) is centrally located and nearly the same distance to every border of the country. This makes the country ___.
a)
Compact
b)
Prorupted
c)
Fragmented
d)
Elongated
e)
Perforated
13.
15. Chile stretches over 2,500 miles from north to south but only averages around 100 miles from east to west. This makes the country ___.
a)
Compact
b)
Prorupted
c)
Fragmented
d)
Elongated
e)
Perforated
14.
16. Italy completely surrounds two microstates (Vatican City and San Marino). This makes the country ___.
a)
Compact
b)
Prorupted
c)
Fragmented
d)
Elongated
e)
Perforated
15.
17. The Democratic Republic of Congo has a narrow arm that extends westward to touch the Atlantic Ocean. This makes the country ___.
a)
Compact
b)
Prorupted
c)
Fragmented
d)
Elongated
e)
Perforated
16.
18. ___ is the largest land area in the world, while ___ is the smallest.
a)
Canada; Monaco
b)
The United States; Palau
c)
Brazil; San Marino
d)
Russia; Vatican City
17.
19. Being a landlocked country is problematic because:
a)
your country is losing land area
b)
your country has no rivers
c)
your country has no access to an ocean
d)
your country is extremely small
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