AP Human Geography - Unit 4 Test (Political Geography)

a sovereign country that contains two or more distinct national or ethnic groups, each with its own shared culture, language, traditions, and identity, coexisting within a single political framework

• Russia is a good example of

multi-national state

A good example of a centripetal force in political geography is

a powerful external threat

A country that has a prorupted shape

might be more difficult to govern

Which of the following is not a sovereign state?

Puerto Rico

What is the name for a political redistricting that produces unusually shaped districts to create a political disadvantage?

gerrymandering

Which of the following is not part of the definition of a state?

a common language

Which of the following groups represent a nation without a state?

Kurds

The Law of the Sea becomes most complex when dealing with waters

within the Arctic Circle

Indonesia is an example of which of the following types of states?

fragmented

National anthems, flags, and holidays are all symbols that promote

nationalism

Which of the following states contain a well-known example of a relict boundary?

Germany

In which country does language pose a centrifugal force?

Belgium

The Rio Grande River is an example of which type of boundary?

physical

The purpose for the creation of NATO was to

Defend North America and Western Europe against the threat of communism

Boundaries on the continent of Africa, as a result of colonialism, are mostly considered to be

superimposed boundaries

What state generally possesses a greater variety of climates, landforms, and/or resources than the other shapes?

elongated states

Which of the following are not members of the United Nations?

Kosovo and Taiwan

Two examples of multinational states are

Russia and Spain

Together, the people of of North Korea and South Korea are a good example of

a multistate nation

A frontier, in contrast to a boundary,

is an area rather than a line

The boundary between the U.S. and Canada can be described as

Physical and geometric

An African country with an elongated shape is

Togo

Lesotho causes which country to be a perforated state?

South Africa

A state with control over its own internal affairs has

sovereignty

A state which places most powers in the hands of a central government is a(n)

unitary government

An increasing number of states have adopted a federal form of government primarily to

Grant different ethnicities or nationalities more effective representation

Terrorism differs from assassination and other acts of political violence because

attacks are aimed at military targets or political leaders

Which of the following is a prorupted state?

Namibia

The region known as Kaliningrad is a(n)

exclave of Russia

Which is true of landlocked states?

They are at a commercial and strategic disadvantage

Which of the following is a landlocked state?

Mongolia

The belief that a territory belonging to another state should be annexed for ethnic or historical reasons is called

irredentism

The boundary between which pair of countries is an example of a subsequent boundary established for religious purposes?

India and Pakistan

What type of boundary line is established before an area is well populated?

Antecedent

During Cold War era, which two countries balanced the power of one another?

United States and Soviet Union

Which of the following countries is not a federal state?

China

Term for a central government transferring power to regional/local governments

imperialism (but it is actually devolution)

The main purpose of European Union is to

create an greater, social, political, and economic harmony for member countries

What is the correct association between type of state shape and its description?

A fragmented state is discontinuous

Which is true about a federal system of government?

It divides power among units of governance

What term represents a form of national scale government that is characterized by political instability and has the potential for hostile takeover?

Autocracy

a functional boundary dispute arises when neighboring states cannot agree on

natural resources that lie beneath the border area

A boundary dispute arguing over where a boundary actually is located is called

positional boundary

In the process of creating a border, which step means that the boundary is physically placed on the earth in the form of a sign, fence, or other boundary?

the boundary is demarcated

Which two countries had the largest colonial empires?

Britain and Spain

Which of the following supranational organizations is a political and military alliance among Europe, Canada, and the United States

NATO

Which of the following removed trade barriers between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.?

NAFTA

Which of the following supranational organizations formed to "replace" the USSR?

CIS

When did most of the decolonization of Africa occur?

Post-World War II

Isis is trying to create

a caliphate