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Which of the following states is the best example of an enclave? a) Lesotho b) Gambia c) Brazil d) Belize e) Papua New Guinea
a) Lesotho
The Berlin Wall is a good example of a(n) . . . a) demarcation line b) subsequent boundary drawn b European powers c) superimposed boundary created by communist Europe d) geometric boundary using latitude and longitude e) antecedent boundary located within an urban area
a) demarcation line
Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state? a) United States b) China c) Russia d) Japan e) Canada
d) Japan
Which of the following was a centrifugal force in the India/Pakistan relationship in the late 1940s? a) commonality of language b) commonality of religion c) differences in political border interpretation d) differences in religion e) commonality of climate
d) differences in religion
Which of the following is the best example of a perforated state? a) France b) Vietnam c) Singapore d) Ecuador e) Italy
e) Italy
Which international organization could best be incorporated into Spykman's rimland theory? a) United Nations b) European Union c) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) d) NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) e) Warsaw Pact
c) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
The largest territory in the world in terms of population is. . . a) the Solomon Islands b) Puerto Rico c) the Falkland Islands d) India e) )Taiwan
b) Puerto Rico
Which of the following is the best example of a city-state? a) Malaysia b) France c) the Netherlands d) Monaco e) Israel
d) Monaco
What is the best example of voluntary segregation? a) barrios in Spanish Harlem in New York City, United States b) ghettos during World War II in Munich, Germany c) refugee camps in Bangkok, Thailand d) ethnic neighborhoods in Tokyo, Japan e) the ethnic landscape of Los Angeles, United States
a) barrios in Spanish Harlem in New York City, United States
The majority of African states entered the United Nations after 1960 because . . . a) they were not into the concept of the United Nations until then b) political differences with the United States didn't allow them to join until then c) the colonies in Africa quasi-independent in the 1950s d) the creation of the African United Nations took precedence e) the majority of the states hadn't become independent until the 1960s
e) the majority of the states hadn't become independent until the 1960s
Supranationalism has come at the expense of what other geopolitical concept? a) colonialism b) imperialism c) sovereignty d) theocratization e) settlement
c) sovereignty
What is the primary reason for establishing a proruption in a boundary? a) to create hostility among the neighbors b) to control different nationalities within the borders c) to access raw materials d) to gain greater economic autonomy from colonizers e) to establish communications in the country
c) to access raw materials
The border between the United States and Canada along the 49th parallel is an example of what type of boundary? a) subsequent boundary b) antecedent boundary c) superimposed boundary d) relic boundary e) demarcation of a boundary
b) antecedent boundary
The civil war in Rwanda is most closely an example of . . . a) a religious conflict b) an ethnic conflict c) a pluralism conflict d) ethnocentrism e) an ethnic enclave
b) an ethnic conflict
Which of the following is a good example of an exclave? a) Hawaii in the United States b) the island of Sumatra in Indonesia c) Alaska in the United States d) Taiwan in relation to mainland China e) Shikoku Island in Japan
c) Alaska in the United States
Which type of boundary exists between the United States and Canada? a) Geometric b) Water c) Cultural d) Linguistic e) all of the above
e) all of the above
The German migration into the United States showed the process of _______________, which meant that usually within three generations, all of the migrants' descendants spoke English. a) assimilation b) acculturation c) barrio d) pluralism e) voluntary segregation
b) acculturation
The redrawing of political districts for political gain is termed what? a) reapportionment b) core-periphery federalism c) gerrymandering d) immigrant statehood e) electoral regions
c) gerrymandering
The United Nations' International Law of the Sea gave countries access to drill for mineral rights up to how many miles from shore? a) 3 miles b) 10 miles c) 12 miles d) 100 miles e) 200 miles
e) 200 miles
Southeast Asia from the 1950s through the 1970s was considered a . . . a) theocracy b) nation-state c) shatterbelt d) regional conflict e) microstate
c) shatterbelt
