Unit 4 AP human geo

The provisions of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea give coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over which of the following zones?

a.) Twelve-nautical-mile territorial sea zone

b.) Export processing zone (EPZ)

c.) 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone

d.) Empowerment zone

e.) Continental shelf

Twelve-nautical-mile territorial sea zone

Using the data in the table and the description, which of the following identifies the scales of analysis that are reflected in this redistricting?

a.) Member state representation in a supranational legislature

b.) Local representation in the state legislature

c.) State representation in the regional legislature

d.) Local representation in the national legislature

e.) Local representation in the regional legislature

Local representation in the national legislature

Which of the following describes a federal form of governance?

a.) A centralized government creates a barrier to local participation in the political process.

b.) Autonomous regions act outside the authority of a central government.

c.) Federal states encourage devolutionary movements and break apart quickly.

d.) Laws are enacted in a single language to promote cultural unity.

e.) Multiple sub-states have local control and are unified to pursue common goals at the national level.

Multiple sub-states have local control and are unified to pursue common goals at the national level.

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

a.) A common language

b.) An organized economy and circulation system

c.) Political sovereignty

d.) A permanent resident population

e.) Defined boundaries

A common language

Which of the following events could be a threat to a state's sovereignty at the national scale, while holding a region together at the global scale?

a.) A natural disaster such as an earthquake or tsunami occurring within the country

b.) A member of the state's minority political party being elected to lead the country

c.) Admittance into a supranational organization such as the European Union

d.) Decommitment to environmental resolutions established by the United Nations

e.) A shift from a federal system to a unitary system of governance within the state

Admittance into a supranational organization such as the European Union

Which of the following best explains the effect of French language and culture on the federal state of Canada's political power?

a.) French language and culture act as a centripetal force throughout Canada as the majority of Canadians have English as a first language and the government uses both languages in official communications.

b.) As an expression of political power, the Canadian federal government restricts French language and culture from media and government proceedings.

c.) French language and culture act as centripetal forces and unify all of Canada's people and government into a single nation.

d.) French language and culture act as a centrifugal force in Canada because independence movements in Quebec have attempted to secede the province from Canada.

e.) Because French Canadians are spread across the country's provinces, the Canadian government implemented federal laws to create a common culture and language for all Canadians.

French language and culture act as a centrifugal force in Canada because independence movements in Quebec have attempted to secede the province from Canada.

Which of the following describes a unitary form of governance?

a.) Stronger states and transnational corporations indirectly control weaker states.

b.) A state has a strong central government with no power given to regions.

c.) A collection of independent communities shares government services.

d.) A state's more powerful central government shares power with its regions.

e.) A sense of unity, often derived from ethnic or cultural traits, binds a country together.

A state has a strong central government with no power given to regions.

The Berlin Conference established the borders of North African countries including Egypt, Libya, and Sudan. The landscape of these countries influenced the types of boundaries imposed by the European colonial powers. Which of the following boundary types best explains the influence of landscape on the political borders of the North African region?

a.) Antecedent, based on tribal cultural boundaries that existed before European colonization

b.) Subsequent, with smaller buffer states placed between larger states to prevent political conflicts

c.) Consequent, accounting for local differences in language and religion during European colonization

d.) Natural, with irregular lines, accounting for regional physical features such as mountains or water bodies

e.) Geometric, with straight lines, disregarding physical features or tribal cultural differences of the areas

Geometric, with straight lines, disregarding physical features or tribal cultural differences of the areas

Which of the following is South Africa's former state-sanctioned policy of segregating the races?

a.) Redlining

b.) Gerrymandering

c.) Apartheid

d.) Secularism

e.) Gentrification

Apartheid

Most of Africa's political boundaries were originally drawn by?

a.) seventeenth-century European explorers

b.) European colonial powers in the late-nineteenth century

c.) the Bandung Conference of 1955

d.) decolonization movements of the 1950s and 1960s

e.) UN peacekeeping missions in the 1950s and 1960s

European colonial powers in the late-nineteenth century

Which of the following is an example of Balkanization?

a.) Greece

b.) Hungary

c.) Albania

d.) Yugoslavia

e.) Romania

Yugoslavia

Historically, Iceland had only one period of human migration. The country has never been invaded and possesses a common culture and language. As a result, Iceland is regarded as a good example of which of the following concepts?

a.) Multiethnic state

b.) Theocracy

c.) Constitutional monarchy

d.) Nation-state

e.) Exclave

Nation-state

Crossing which of the following borders requires few, if any, formalities and thus encourages the free flow of people and products?

a.) Netherlands-Belgium

b.) India-Pakistan

c.) United States-Canada

d.) Romania-Ukraine

e.) North Korea-South Korea

Netherlands-Belgium

In the United States House of Representatives there are a fixed number of 435 seats divided among the states based upon each state's relative population size. Changes in the number of representatives, as shown on the map, affect politics at which of the following scales?

a.) City

b.) County

c.) State

d.) Regional

e.) National

National

What is the source of dispute between Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark, and the United States over political boundaries in the Arctic Ocean and ownership of the North Pole?

a.) They all claim the right to extract natural resources out to the edge of the continental shelf, beyond their exclusive economic zones.

b.) They all claim to have had indigenous residents from their countries living on the polar ice pack at sometime in the past.

c.) Each claims the first explorer to reach the North Pole came from their country and planted their flag, signifying ownership.

d.) The northern polar region has the same international treaties that govern land use and resources in Antarctica.

e.) The North Pole is the focal point of all the intersecting boundaries on the map. However, it floats on a constantly moving ice sheet.

They all claim the right to extract natural resources out to the edge of the continental shelf, beyond their exclusive economic zones.

Which of the following is the name for political redistricting that produces unusually shaped districts to create a political advantage?

a.) Gerrymandering

b.) Redlining

c.) Zoning

d.) Politicization

e.) Gentrification

Gerrymandering

Which of the following best describes the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States, Canada, and Mexico?

a.) An open-border region with free movement of labor

b.) A multinational trade zone in which most tariffs have been eliminated

c.) A protectionist coalition that denies trade access from other countries