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WorksheetsIntroduction to Political Geography
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is NOT a necessary criterion for a state?
Sovereignty
defined boundary
common culture and identity
recognition by other states
a permanent population
Which term can best describe Slovakia?
stateless nation
multinational state
empire
dependent territory
autonomous region
Which of the following best explains why the Romani ethnic group is identified on the chart but does not appear on the map?
The scale of analysis of the data reflects that the Romani are a large minority group but are not a majority in any region
The map shows only the nodal regions in Slovakia
The friction of distance limits what information can be shown in each type of source
The data in the chart is not reliable because Slovakia is a former satellite state of the USSR
The map uses qualitative data while the chart uses quantitative data, creating an inconsistency between the information.
Countries highlighted in the darker shade in the map above represent which of the following organizations?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
League of Nations
European Union
Based on the information in the chart, Myanmar is a:
nation
nation-state
multinational state
stateless nation
multistate nation
Based on the information in the chart, the lands of the Kachin can be considered:
nation-state
an autonomous region
multinational state
stateless nation
multistate nation
Which term describes a state with control over its internal affairs, independent of outside influence?
centripetal
nationality
centrifugal
sovereignty
ethnicity
Which group represents the largest stateless nation in the world?
Basques
Palestinians
Kurds
Abkhazians
Roma
Which boundary concept is most clearly shown in the image?
defined boundary
delimited boundary
natural boundary
open boundary
demarcated boundary
Germany invaded Poland in 1939 claiming it wanted to reunite the German minority living in Poland with Germany. This is an example of:
nationalism
irredentism
supranationalism
allocation dispute
operational dispute
The 49th parallel between the United States and Canada is:
a relic boundary
a superimposed boundary
an antecedent boundary
a subsequent boundary
an open boundary
Which type of gerrymandering is characterized by combining like-minded voters into one district to prevent them from affecting elections in other districts?
Cracking
Packing
Hijacking
Stacking
Kidnapping
In the map above, Indonesia best fits what type of state morphology?
compact
elongated
perforated
fragmented
prorupted
Argentina has both a national legislature and 23 provincial legislatures, which exercise power separately from the national government. Which term best describes the country's government?
federal
municipal
confederate
autocratic
unitary
Uruguay's national government sets policies that are administered by local governments. This system is best describe by the term:
federal government
Unitary government
reapportioned government
communist government
compact government
Notice how the crosses in the flags of Scotland, England, and Ireland are combined in the flag of the United Kingdom. Which process does this represent?
the balkanization of the British Isles
the formation of autonomous regions within a state
the process of irredentism in uniting people with the same culture
the creation of a single state from separate nations
the centrifugal forces pulling a country apart
Advances in communication have facilitated all of the following EXCEPT:
supranationalism
autocratic states
social media networks
investment opportunities
devolution
Which provides the strongest support for the conclusion that Japan has few centrifugal forces?
Japan is an island located off the east coast of China
Japan is part of the United Nations
Japan has never colonized another country
Japan has a high degree of ethnic and linguistic homogeneity
Japan has one of the largest economies in the world
Which of the following is NOT an example of a centripetal force?
about nine-tenths of Swedes speak Swedish as their first language
About 95% of Iranians belong to the Shia Muslim faith
The Mindanao region of the Philippines has poor infrastructure and inadequate basic services
Since the end of World War II, Europe has worked to remove trade and political barriers between countries
About 96 percent of people in Thailand identify as part of the Thai ethnic group.
Which supranational organization focuses on the production of oil?
ASEAN
OPEC
EU
NAFTA
NATO
Globalization includes all of the following EXCEPT:
stronger transnational corporations
more isolated states
weaker state sovereignty
more powerful financial markets
stronger forces pushing for devolution
Which groups have been gaining more local power around the world as a result of devolution?
indigenous people
French-speaking people
Spanish-speaking people
recent immigrants from East
recent immigrants from Syria
