Transcript 4. state

Political Geography
Review
Which country controlled the most colonial
territory in 1914?
1. United States
2. Japan
3. Germany
4. France
5. United Kingdom
Which country controlled the most colonial
territory in 1914?
1. United States
2. Japan
3. Germany
4. France
5. United Kingdom
From a shape perspective, Chile can best be
described as a(n):
1. Prorupted state.
2. Compact state.
3. Elongated state.
4. Fragmented state.
5. Centralized state.
From a shape perspective, Chile can best be
described as a(n):
1. Prorupted state.
2. Compact state.
3. Elongated state.
4. Fragmented state.
5. Centralized state.
The largest number of landlocked states are found
in
1. East Asia
2. The Middle East
3. Southeast Asia
4. South America
5. Africa
The largest number of landlocked states are found
in
1. East Asia
2. The Middle East
3. Southeast Asia
4. South America
5. Africa
Federal government
1. Is most common in small countries
2. Places nearly all power with a central
government
3. Was rejected by the writers of the United
States Constitution
4. Has become more common in recent years
5. Is practiced in China
Federal government
1. Is most common in small countries
2. Places nearly all political power with a central
government
3. Was rejected by the writers of the United
States Constitution
4. Has become more common in recent
years
5. Is practiced in China
In the United States, congressional district
boundaries are usually drawn by
1. Congress
2. An independent non-partisan commission
3. The Federal Election Commission
4. State legislatures
5. The United States Supreme Court
In the United States, congressional district
boundaries are usually drawn by
1. Congress
2. An independent non-partisan commission
3. The Federal Election Commission
4. State legislatures
5. The United States Supreme Court
The United Nations
1. Currently has nearly 300 members
2. Was founded in 1935
3. Has so far been less effective than the
League of Nations
4. Has had substantial success with peacekeeping missions
5. Places nearly all power in the hands of the
U.N. Secretary General
The United Nations
1. Currently has nearly 300 members
2. Was founded in 1935
3. Has so far been less effective than the
League of Nations
4. Has had substantial success with
peace- keeping missions
5. Places nearly all power in the hands of the
U.N. Secretary General
At the end of the Cold War, several new
countries emerged in
1. Eastern Europe
2. Western Europe
3. Northern Europe
4. North Africa
5. Latin America
At the end of the Cold War, several new
countries emerged in
1. Eastern Europe
2. Western Europe
3. Northern Europe
4. North Africa
5. Latin America
This group predominates in the far north of Iraq:
1. Shiites
2. Sunnis
3. Turkomen
4. Kurds
5. Persians
This group predominates in the far north of
Iraq:
1. Shiites
2. Sunnis
3. Turkomen
4. Kurds
5. Persians
In the 1920s, this region best exemplified the
concept of the nation-state:
1. South America
2. Sub-Saharan Africa
3. Middle East
4. Europe
5. Southeast Asia
In the 1920s, this region best exemplified the
concept of the nation-state:
1. South America
2. Sub-Saharan Africa
3. Middle East
4. Europe
5. Southeast Asia
An area organized into an independent political
unit is a:
1. colony
2. nationality
3. satellite
4. state
5. suburb
An area organized into an independent political
unit is a:
1. colony
2. nationality
3. satellite
4. state
5. suburb
A group of people who occupy a particular area
and have a strong sense of unity based on a set
of shared beliefs is a:
1. centripetal force
2. nation
3. tribe
4. unitary state
5. prorupted state
A group of people who occupy a particular area
and have a strong sense of unity based on a set
of shared beliefs is a:
1. centripetal force
2. nation
3. tribe
4. unitary state
5. prorupted state
Conflict is widespread in Africa in part because:
1. Africa is a multinational state
2. Africa is a nation-state.
3. European colonial powers drew inappropriate
boundaries
4. Africans belong to many tribes
5. missionaries are less active since the colonial
era ended
Conflict is widespread in Africa in part because:
1. Africa is a multinational state
2. Africa is a nation-state.
3. European colonial powers drew
inappropriate boundaries
4. Africans belong to many tribes
5. missionaries are less active since the colonial
era ended
A state which places most power in the hands of a
central government is a :
1.federal state
2.nation-state
3.fragmented state
4.unitary state
5.compact state
A state which places most power in the hands of a
central government is a :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
federal state
nation-state
fragmented state
unitary state
compact state
Which of the following is not a strong centripetal
force in the United States?
1.network television
2.the flag
3.the many ethnic groups living in the United
States
4."The Star Spangled Banner"
5.baseball
Which of the following is not a strong centripetal
force in the United States?
1. network television
2. the flag
3. the many ethnic groups living in the
United States
4. "The Star Spangled Banner"
5. baseball
A region not fully integrated into a national state
that is often marginal or undeveloped is a called
a
1. stateless nation
2. frontier
3. core
4. heartland
5. functional
A region not fully integrated into a national state
that is often marginal or undeveloped is a called
a
1. stateless nation
2. frontier
3. core
4. heartland
5. functional
Which of the following locations would still be
considered a frontier region?
1. Northwestern Pakistan
2. Western United States
3. Eastern China
4. Northern Egypt
5. Eastern Australia
Which of the following locations would still be
considered a frontier region?
1. Northwestern Pakistan
2. Western United States
3. Eastern China
4. Northern Egypt
5. Eastern Australia
Which of the following is considered a sovereign
state?
1. India
2. Alaska
3. Hong Kong
4. Antarctica
5. Spratly Islands
Which of the following is considered a sovereign
state?
1. India
2. Alaska
3. Hong Kong
4. Antarctica
5. Spratly Islands
Fragmented states can help create which type of
forces within a state?
1. Centripetal
2. Centrifugal
3. Cumulative causation
4. Backwash effects
5. Irredentism
Fragmented states can help create which type of
forces within a state?
1. Centripetal
2. Centrifugal
3. Cumulative causation
4. Backwash effects
5. Irredentism
Which of the following states have an exclave?
1. Russia
2. Brazil
3. Italy
4. South Africa
5. Australia
Which of the following states have an exclave?
1. Russia
2. Brazil
3. Italy
4. South Africa
5. Australia
What is the term for a state that is small in both
population and size?
1. Macro-state
2. Micro-state
3. Compact state
4. Irredentism
5. Federal state
What is the term for a state that is small in both
population and size?
1. Macro-state
2. Micro-state
3. Compact state
4. Irredentism
5. Federal state
The Israel/Palestine conflict has elements of all of
the following types of disputes except a(n)
1. functional / operational dispute
2. religious dispute
3. ethnic dispute
4. geometric dispute
5. territorial dispute
The Israel/Palestine conflict has elements of all of
the following types of disputes except a(n)
1. functional / operational dispute
2. religious dispute
3. ethnic dispute
4. geometric dispute
5. territorial dispute
Which of the following regions was not
predominately colonized by the British?
1. East Africa
2. South Asia
3. West Africa
4. South Africa
5. Australia
Which of the following regions was not
predominately colonized by the British?
1. East Africa
2. South Asia
3. West Africa
4. South Africa
5. Australia
A region that historically is caught between
stronger colliding external forces. The region is
often fractured and splintered politically and
ethnically. This an example of a(n)
1. shatterbelt
2. periphery
3. primate state
4. insurgent state
5. core
A region that historically is caught between
stronger colliding external forces. The region is
often fractured and splintered politically and
ethnically. This an example of a(n)
1. shatterbelt
2. Periphery
3. primate state
4. insurgent state
5. core
Africa experienced a period of decolonization and
creation of many new States during which time
period?
1. 1950s and 60s
2. Late 19th century
3. 1700s
4. 1850s
5. 1930s
Africa experienced a period of decolonization and
creation of many new States during which time
period?
1. 1950s and 60s
2. Late 19th century
3. 1700s
4. 1850s
5. 1930s
Which of the following countries has endured the
effects of balkanization?
1. United States
2. Yugoslavia
3. Australia
4. Brazil
5. Nigeria
Which of the following countries has endured the
effects of balkanization?
1. United States
2. Yugoslavia
3. Australia
4. Brazil
5. Nigeria
Select the group that is not a supranational
organization.
1. EU
2. OAS
3. OPEC
4. CIA
5. NATO
Select the group that is not a supranational
organization.
1. EU
2. OAS
3. OPEC
4. CIA
5. NATO