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Unit 4 Study Guide

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Palestine is an example of a..

a)

Multi-nation state

b)

Nation-state

c)

Stateless nation

2.
Palestine and Kurdistan are both excellent examples of what major concept?
a)
perforated states
b)
multinational states
c)
stateless nations
d)
nation-states
3.
Which characteristic do all the nations seen here share?
a)
All are compact
b)
All are landlocked
c)
All are federal states
d)
All are members of OPEC
4.

Owing to their localized geography or their locations on islands or peninsulas, many small political entities such as those labeled on the political map of the world can be identified as

a)

federal states

b)

autonomous republics

c)

multistate nations

d)

nation-states

e)

colonial territories

5.

Which type of state is this?  

Has relatively equal distances from their center to any boundary, much like a circle. 

a)

Compact

b)

Prorupt

c)

Elongated

d)

Perforated

e)

Fragmented

6.
The world's largest state is
a)
China
b)
Canada
c)
United States
d)
Russia
7.

Korea would be an example of a ______.

a)
Compact State
b)
Nation-State
c)
Multinational State
d)
Perforated States
8.

Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Canada

9.

The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is an example of what type of boundary?

a)

Subsequent

b)

Geometric

c)

Superimposed

d)

Relic

10.

When a sign is at a border it is a

a)

administered boundary

b)

delimited boundary

c)

demarcated boundary

d)

militarized boundary

e)

superimposed boundary

11.
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
12.
Loyalty and devotion to one's country is called ___.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Nationality
c)
Balkanization
d)
Centrifugal Force
13.
A country where everyone is similar minded, cultured, language speaking, and have a lot of national pride would be called?
a)
multi-state nation
b)
multinational state
c)
nation-state
d)
stateless nation
14.

Which group represents the largest stateless nation in the world?

a)

Basques

b)

Palestinians

c)

Kurds

d)

Abkhazians

e)

Roma

15.
A state with only one nation within its borders
a)
Stateless-Nation
b)
Nation-State
c)
Ethnocentric Nation
d)
Statehood
16.

Citizens are Not allowed to criticize the government.

a)

Democratic

b)

Presidential Democracy

c)

Autocratic

d)

Parliamentary Democracy

17.

The people, or elected representatives, hold the power.

a)

Autocratic

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Democratic

d)

Emperor of France

18.

What type of government lets people vote?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

19.

Citizens play little or no role in choosing a government official.

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Parliamentary Democracy

d)

Presidential Democracy

20.

This type of government means that the country has "rule by the people".

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

21.

In this type of government, the citizens are very important in making decisions for the country.

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

22.

Which type of government is rule by the few (or the wealthy)?

(a)  

23.

A nation in a video game is ruled by religious leaders. What type of government is this? Give the specific term associated with religious rule.

(a)  

24.

In the mythical land of Maltania, the king has full power over the government. What type of government is this? Give the specific term related to the rule of the king.

(a)  

25.
How is power distributed in a  FEDERAL system?
a)
More power is held by state governments then national.
b)
Power is not held by the regional governments
c)
Power is shared between Central and Regional
d)
no power is held by the state
26.

What does mono mean?

a)

Ten

b)

Four

c)

One

27.

What does olio mean?

a)

Ten

b)

A few

c)

Three

28.

What does archy mean?

a)

Laws

b)

Ruler

c)

Place

29.

Which form of government is governed by a King or Queen?

a)

Anarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Monarchy

30.

Name the form of government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.

a)

Theocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Junta

d)

Democracy

31.
What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Republic
32.

Oligarchy is known as:

a)

One person in charge of every person's life

b)

A government of the people and by the people in which citizens vote on everything

c)

Power rests with a small number of people who are typically the most wealthy and powerful people in society.

d)

Anything goes, no rules or laws. People can do whatever they want.

33.
Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
North Korea
d)
Canada
34.

What type of government does the United States have?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Representative Democracy

35.

a small group has all the power

a)

representative democracy

b)

anarchy

c)

dictatorship

d)

oligarchy

36.

autocracy means

a)

one person rules

b)

a few people rule

c)

all the citizens rule

d)

no one rules

37.

Which form of democracy do we have in the US?

a)

direct democracy

b)

representative democracy

38.

a government in which one person is in charge (monarchy and dictatorship)

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

theocracy

39.

You could not lead this type of government if you did not believe in God.

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

theocracy

40.
Which of these is the best definition of centripetal forces?
a)
forces that pull people together
b)
forces that promote urbanization
c)
forces that reduce land use conflict
d)
forces that improve living standards
41.
A force that unites people and countries.
a)
supranational cooperation
b)
common market
c)
centripetal force
d)
centrifugal force
42.
A force that divides people and countries.
a)
centrifugal force
b)
centripetal force
c)
supranational cooperation
d)
common market
43.

Which of the following is an example of a centripetal force?

a)

Uneven economic and social development

b)

Strong sense of patriotism

c)

Shared history and language

d)

Variety of economic and social opportunities

44.

What is an example of centripetal forces?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Ethnic Unity

c)

Social and Economic Equity

d)

All of the above

45.

What is a centrifugal force?

a)

Force that pushes a state together

b)

Force that pushes different cities together

c)

Force that pushes a state apart

d)

Force that pushes countries together

46.

What are the two forms of governance in the world?

a)

Democratic and Communist

b)

Centrifugal and Centripetal

c)

Federal and Unitary

47.

What kind of state is France?

a)

Federal

b)

Unitary

48.

Nationalism is what kind of a force?

a)

Centripetal force

b)

Centrifugal force

49.

What kind of state is the United States of America?

a)

Unitary

b)

Federal

50.
Poland is an example of a ____ state.
a)
elongated
b)
fragmented
c)
compact
d)
prorupted
51.
A country that has no access to water is a ___ country.
a)
Compact
b)
Landlocked
c)
Island Nation
d)
Elongated
52.
Another word to describe a historical boundary is ___.
a)
Relic
b)
Geometric
c)
Old
d)
Subsequent
53.
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
54.
South Africa is an example of an ___.
a)
perforated state
b)
enclave
c)
exclave
d)
prorupted
55.

A state is a synonym for a

a)

territory

b)

country

c)

unit

d)

member

56.
Something pushes people apart is referred to as a ____.
a)
Centripetal Force
b)
Centrifugal Force
c)
Nationalism
d)
Ethnic conflict
57.
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
58.
An American flag is an example of ___.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Nationality
c)
Racism
d)
Centrifugal Force
59.

What types of boundaries exist in Antarctica?

a)

Antecedent

b)

Demarcated

c)

Relic(t)

d)

Consequent

60.

The census occurs every

a)

5 years

b)

10 years

c)

3 years

d)

15 years

61.

The US conducts a census every 10 years, what is a census

a)

An election

b)

A count of the population

c)

Redrawing of congressional districts

62.

What is gerrymandering?

a)

The process of counting votes in an election

b)

A method of fundraising for campaigns

c)

Drawing electoral district boundaries to favor one party

d)

A national political campaign strategy

63.

Which of the following is generally true of the gerrymandering of congressional districts?

a)

It results in more Democrats being elected to the House.

b)

It guarantees that all minority parties will be equally represented.

c)

It creates districts that favor one political party over another.

d)

It illegally violates the principle of one-person, one-vote.

64.

Who has a voice within a democracy?

a)

citizens

b)

dictators

65.

Who rules in an autocracy?

a)

citizens

b)

dictators

66.

In what system of government can citizens vote to replace their leaders if they are unhappy with them?

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

67.

What type of government promotes citizen participation (the ability to vote and choose leaders)?

a)

autocracy

b)

democracy

68.

Which country is this?

a)

Mexico

b)

Chile

c)

Germany

d)

China

69.
?
a)
Compact
b)
Fragmented
c)
Elongated
d)
Prorupted
70.
?
a)
Compact
b)
Elongated
c)
Perforated
d)
Fragmented
71.
?
a)
Compact
b)
Elongated
c)
Prorupted
d)
Fragmented
72.
?
a)
Compact
b)
Fragmented
c)
Perforated
d)
Prorupted
73.
?
a)
Compacted
b)
Elongated
c)
Fragmented
d)
Prorupted
74.

Which shape is the country highlighted on this map?

a)

compact

b)

elongated

c)

prorupted

d)

fragmented

75.

What would be the best title for this map?

a)

Compact States in Africa

b)

Landlocked States in Africa

c)

Elongated States in Africa

d)

Prorupted States in Africa

76.

This is a map of Southeast Asia. What is the only landlocked nation in Southeast Asia?

a)

Laos

b)

Cambodia

c)

Thailand

d)

Indonesia

77.

What is the European Union (EU)?

a)

A union agrees upon the price of tea

b)

A union to agree upon political leaders

c)

A union of free trade among participating European countries

d)

A union to set up boundaries of Latin speaking countries

78.

the authority of a state or country to govern itself

a)

independence

b)

colonization

c)

self-sufficiency

d)

sovereignty

79.

A geographic area belonging to a governmental authority is

a territory.

a)

TRUE

b)

FLASE

80.

Sovereignty is the ability to rule absolutely

within a territory.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

81.

In a global sense, a state is another word for a country.

a)

TRUE

b)

FLASE

82.

Sovereignty is...

a)

the ability to rule

b)

an organization in the state with control

c)

the ability to vote

d)

something you reach

83.

What is an organization that makes and enforces the laws?

a)

a state

b)

a foreign policy

c)

a government

d)

a police station

84.

A state that is reasonably small and centralized:

a)

Compact

b)

Concise

c)

Dense

d)

Impenetrable

85.

Thailand is what state shape?

a)

Perforated

b)

Geometric

c)

Prorupted

d)

Fragmented

86.

Borders created in areas with complete disregard for the cultural, religious, and ethnic divisions within the people living there:

a)

Cultural

b)

Multiethnic

c)

Sovereign

d)

Superimposed

87.

A perforated state:

a)

Is completely surrounded by another state

b)

Completely surrounds another state

c)

Is divided into parts by one or more states

d)

Has access to the sea on three sides

88.

Indonesia is an example of what type of state?

a)

Fragmented

b)

Structured

c)

Co-dependent

d)

Island

89.

Desert, rivers, and mountains are examples of what?

a)

Places I'd like to visit

b)

Physical features

c)

Different climates

d)

Physical borders

90.

Name that state!

a)

Alaska

b)

Arkansas

c)

Arizona

d)

Alabama

91.

Which of the following is an example of a unitary state?

a)

Canada

b)

Germany

c)

United States

d)

France

92.

This state is which shape?

a)

Fragmented

b)

Prorupted

c)

Elongated

d)

Compact

e)

Perforated

93.

This state is which shape?

a)

Perforated

b)

Elongated

c)

Prorupted

d)

Compact

e)

Fragmented

94.

This state is which shape?

a)

Perforated

b)

Elongated

c)

Prorupted

d)

Compact

e)

Fragmented

95.

This state is which shape?

a)

Perforated

b)

Elongated

c)

Prorupted

d)

Compact

e)

Fragmented

96.

This state is which shape?

a)

Perforated

b)

Elongated

c)

Prorupted

d)

Compact

e)

Fragmented

97.

This state is which shape?

a)

Perforated

b)

Elongated

c)

Prorupted

d)

Compact

e)

Fragmented

98.

This state is which shape?

a)

Perforated

b)

Elongated

c)

Prorupted

d)

Compact

e)

Fragmented

99.

This state is which shape?

a)

Perforated

b)

Elongated

c)

Prorupted

d)

Compact

e)

Fragmented

100.

This state is which shape?

a)

Perforated

b)

Elongated

c)

Prorupted

d)

Compact

e)

Fragmented

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