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Human Geo unit 8 test 4

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1The best example of a state among the following is
1. AA mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities and divided up administratively among various independant countries
2. BA mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities which share responsibility for maintaining an independent government and a standing army
3. CA group of islands inhabited by a homogenous ethnicity, although the westernmost islands pertain to the territory of one country whereas the easternmost islands pertain to another country
4. Da mountainous region inhabited by a mixture of peoples but inhabited by a european nation-state
5. Ean island with a long history of self-rule and a homogenous ethnic identity, although the island has been under the control of a colonial power for the last 30 years
2Which of the following is an example of an enclave in the United States?
1. AColorado
2. BWashington DC
3. CAlaska
4. DFlorida
5. ECalifornia
3The Kurds are
1. Athe majority population of Iraq
2. Ba multinational state
3. Ctrying to unite with Turkey
4. Ddivided among more than one state
5. Ea religious minority in the Middle East
4What type of border dispute is this?
Canada and the United States are historic allies but disagree on how to implement a plan for a "secure and smart border" that would protect against terrorists attacks while 200,000 vehicles cross the border each day, mostly trucks involved in a steady stream of trade. Agreements must be made on whether or not to inspect each truck and how to track the flow of individuals back and forth along the 4,000-mile border
1. Afunctional/operational dispute
2. Bresource dispute
3. Creligious dispute
4. Dethnic dispute
5. Epositional/locational dispute
5The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is known as
1. Anationalism
2. Buniversal suffrage
3. Cself determination
4. Dsovereignty
5. Ecentripetal determination
6Which of the following is the best example of a core area for an entire state?
1. ASt. Petersburg, Russia
2. BJapan's Kanto Plain
3. CLagos, Nigeria
4. DBrasilia, Brazil
5. EWashington, D.C.
7Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state?
1. AProlonged
2. BCompact
3. CProrupted
4. DElongated
5. EFragmented
8The most fragmented Southeast Asian state is
1. AMalaysia
2. BThailand
3. CIndonesia
4. DBrunei
5. EEast Timor
9Cultural Boundaries include all but which of the following?
1. Areligious
2. Blinguistic
3. Cgeomorphic
4. Dethnic
5. Egeometric
10Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation?
1. AJewish
2. BFrench
3. CSpanish
4. DPolish
5. EKurdish

11An example of a modern day city-state is
1. APanama Canal
2. BSingapore
3. CGerman
4. DParis
5. ENew York
12The two Germanys
1. Awere divided by proto-Germanic languages
2. Bwere divided by economic and cultural boundaries until 1871
3. Cwere on opposite banks of the Rhine River
4. Dare the newest UN member states in Europe
5. Eexisted separately from 1949 to 1990
13Which of the following is the best description of the geographic distribution of power within states today?
1. Astates with confederal systems are about equal in number to states with unitary systems
2. Bmost states are federal systems
3. Cmost states are confederal systems
4. Dmost states are unitary sysyems
5. Estates with federal systems are about equal in number to states with unitary systems
14Which two countries are not members of the European Union?
1. APortugal and Austria
2. BFinland and Sweden
3. CGermany and Denmark
4. DSpain and France
5. ENorway and Switzerland
15The world's largest state is
1. ACanada
2. BRussia
3. CAlaska
4. DIndia
5. EChina
16key challenges to establishing a representative government in Iraq after Saddam Hussein are
1. A sectarian conflict between the Shiite and Sunni muslims
2. BAl-Qaeda insurgents opposed to a secular state with US ties
3. C tribal and ethnic differences between provinces
4. Dgeometric boundaries established by British and French treaties
5. Eall of these
17The United Nations is primarily what kind of cooperative effort?
1. Acultural
2. Benvironmental
3. Cmilitary
4. Deconomic
5. Epolitical
18The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate different religions?
1. AFrance and Germany
2. BIndia and Pakistan
3. CRussia and Ukraine
4. DLibya and Chad
5. EMexico and the United States
19Which of the following states use desert as a boundary?
1. AIraq and Kuwait
2. BTurkey and Syria
3. CChina and India
4. DCanada and the United States
5. EBrazil and Peru
20A true nation-state
1. Ais relatively uncommon
2. Bis best exemplified by the United States
3. Cgives sovereignty to each nation within its borders
4. Doften contains two or more sizable nations within it
5. Eis best exemplified by France
21Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world
1. Ahas decreased by a couple of dozen
2. Bhas remained approximately the same
3. Chas increased by more than a thousand
4. Dhas increased by a couple of dozen
5. Ehas increased by more than a hundred
22Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts of political violence because
1. Aattacks are aimed at military targets or political leaders
2. Battacks are aimed at ordinary people
3. Cattacks use only personal and improvised weapons
4. Dattacks are typically made without regard for political goals
5. Eattacks are never well coordinated
23The boundary between the US and Canada is best described by which of the following?
1. Awater and linguistic
2. Bmountain and water
3. Cwater and geometric
4. Dgeometric only
5. Elinguistic and religious
24To be considered a nation, a group of people must
1. Abe sovereign and self-determined
2. Bshare a sense of nationalism
3. Cshare cultural elements like religion, language, history, and politics
4. Dreside in the same territory
5. Ehave their own country
25Which of the following states have and enclave?
1. ABrazil
2. BItaly
3. CEgypt
4. DAustralia
5. EFrance
26Of the following , the United States is best characterized as a
1. Anation-state
2. Bmonarchy
3. Cconfederation
4. Dsupranational organization
5. Erepublic
27A Southeast Asian country with a partly elongated or prorupted state is
1. AThailand
2. BCambodia
3. CPakistan
4. DIndonesia
5. EChina
28Neocolonialism
1. Aallows core states to continue exploiting periphery states
2. Bpre-dates European interest in North America
3. Cpeaked near the end of the 19th century
4. Dis still relevant in Africa, but not in other parts of the southern hemisphere
5. Ehas in general been anticapitalist
29Which of the following is not one of the states that formed from the Soviet Union after its breakup?
1. AKazakhstan
2. BChechnya
3. CRussia
4. DEstonia
5. EUkraine
30Which of the following is not true of al-Qaeda?
1. Afinance, media, legal-religious policy and military committees report to a council called Majis al Shura
2. B Al-Qaeda has been implicated in several bombings since the attack on the US in 2001
3. C Al-Qaeda grew out of the war against the soviet union in afghanistan
4. DMost al-Qaeda members have lived in ordinary society, supporting themselves with jobs or crime
5. EAl-Qaeda is a single unified organization
31In the 1980s, the US send bombers to attack ___ in a failed attempt to kill colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi, in retribution for his country's support of terrorism
1. AIran
2. BEgypt
3. CIsrael
4. DLibya
5. EIraq
32Halford Mackinder, developer of the heartland theory, thought that this country was most likely to make a bid for world domination:
1. AThe United States
2. BRussia
3. CBritain
4. DJapan
5. EFrance
33Despite the independence of India, Rwanda, and Algeria, the continuing effects of colonialism are still seen in
1. Athe loss of all cultural identity
2. B the large secondary (manufacturing) sector of the economy
3. C their incorporation into the world system core
4. DEnglish as the official language or lingua franca
5. Eviolent conflicts involving territory and power
34Which of the following pairs best represent nation-states?
1. AIndia and Russia
2. Bthe Basque region and Kurdistan
3. CJapan and Iceland
4. Dthe United States and Canada
35A region that historically is caught between stronger colliding external forces. The region is often shattered and splintered politically and ethnically. This is an example of a(n)
1. Aprimate state
2. Bshatterbelt
3. Ccore
4. Dperiphery
5. Einsurgent state
36The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolizes the
1. Atriumph of capitalism over communism
2. Bthe end of the cold war
3. Cbeginning of the "new world order"
4. Dall of these answers
37With globalization and the increasing importance of trade-facilitating organizations, states are
1. Agrowing as containers of political and economic power
2. Bbecoming irrelevant
3. Cdisappearing
4. Dtrying to spread the benefits of globalization
5. Ebecoming sites of transnational flows and connections
38A state with control over its internal affairs has
1. Aethnicity
2. Bcentripetal forces
3. Cnationality
4. Dsuffrage
5. Esovereignty
39An area organized into an independent political unit is a
1. Anation
2. Bcolony
3. Cterritory
4. Dnationality
5. Estate
40The heartland theory held that
1. Asea power was the dominant form of military advantage
2. BBritain should give its colonies independence
3. CNorth America was the best place from which to launch a campaign for world domination
4. Dall of these
5. Enone of these
41Which of the following is NOT a land-locked state?
1. ANepal
2. BRwanda
3. CSouth Africa
4. DMongolia
5. EUzbekistan
42Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?
1. AAlaska
2. BSpratly Islands
3. CAntarctica
4. DIndia
5. EHong Kong
43Which of the following is NOT an example of supranationalism?
1. Athe United Nations
2. BRussia
3. Cthe Arab League
4. Dthe Organization of American States
5. Ethe European Union
44During which time period were the most new states created in the world?
1. A1945-2000
2. B1900-1925
3. C1750-1825
4. D1825-1900
5. E1925-1945
45Which of the following is true for land-locked states?
1. Arelations with their neighbors are not as important as for maritime countries
2. Bthey are likely to be the wealthiest state in their region
3. Cthere are more land-locked states in the world than maritime states
4. Dinterior locations are more difficult to defend
5. Ethey are at a commercial and strategic disadvantage
46With a few small exceptions, the countries of the European Union share all of the following except
1. Aan EU court system
2. Ba European Union constitution
3. Cfree movement of goods, services, and people across their boundaries
4. Dan EU parliament
5. Ea common currency
47Which cultural hearth is credited with the creation of city-states, which eventually led to the creation of the concept of nation-state?
1. AMayan
2. BGreece
3. CRoman Empire
4. DMesopotamia
5. ENorthern India
48In which form of government is significant power given to smaller units of government within the state?
1. Aorganic state
2. Bdemocratic state
3. Cconfederate state
4. Dfederal state
5. Eunitary state
49The recent fragmentation of a region into smaller political units is known as
1. Apoliticization of religion
2. Birredentism
3. Cperforation
4. Dbalkanization
5. Eproruption
50According to Halford Mackinder's Heartland Theory, the 'geographical pivot' from which world conquest could be controlled includes the area of
1. Athe Arabian peninsula
2. BEurasia, including Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
3. CEurope from Italy to Holland
4. DSoutheast Asia, including Indonesia
5. ENorth America from Chicago to Montreal to Washington, DC
51The best example of a nation among the following is
1. Aa group of islands inhabited by a homogenous ethnicity, although the westernmost islands pertain to the territory of one country whereas the other islands pertain to another country
2. Ba mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities and divided up administratively between various independent countries
3. Ca mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities which share responsibility for maintaining an independent government and standing army
4. Da mountainous region inhabited by a mixture of peoples but recently colonized by a european nation-state
52The type of boundary line is established before an area is well populated
1. Anatural boundary
2. Bgeometric boundary
3. Clinguistic boundary
4. Dantecendent boundary
5. Esubsequent boundaries
53The boundary between Argentina and Chile is an example of a
1. Acultural frontier
2. Bphysical boundary
3. Cperforated boundary
4. Dgeometric boundary
5. Eprorupted boundary
54Which type of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources, and peoples?
1. Aelongated
2. Bperforated
3. Cfragmented
4. Dcompact
5. Eprorupt
55A federal state (or federation) is one in which
1. Aadministered by the Federal government, like Washington, DC
2. Bcountries unite toward a common economic, or sometimes military, goal
3. Clocal units of government work to adopt uniform rules and regulations
4. Dgovernment power and control is centralized
5. Egovernment power is dispersed to local units
56Drawing from social darwinism, Friedrich Ratzel's model of the state- in which state growth and change were 'natural' and inevitable- portrayed the state as a
1. Asoldier
2. Bsnowball
3. Cvolcano
4. Dbiological organsim
5. Ereligion

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