APHG chapter 8

Exclaves are often created for which of the following reasons? A) To create political boundaries that attempt to unite ethnic groups in nearby regions under the control of one government in order to decrease conflict in a region. B) To try to encourage a country to become more compact in its shape. C) To increase trade with nearby countries. D) To decrease population and economic pressure by dividing a country into smaller parts or provinces. E) To develop transportation infrastructure and sustainable agriculture.

A

The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate different religions? A) India and Pakistan. B) Mexico and United States. C) France and Germany. D) Russia and Ukraine. E) Libya and Chad.

A

The boundaries on this island were drawn primarily to divide the Greeks from the Turks. A) Cyprus. B) Australia. C) Sri Lanka. D) Indonesia. E) Falklands.

A

This type of shape can provide for efficiency in administration of a country. A) Compact. B) Prorupt. C) Elongated. D) Perforated. E) Fragmented.

A

Which of the following is a characteristic of compact states? A) Circular with the capital located in the center of the state. B) Long narrow state with population concentrated in one region of the state. C) One state is completely within the boundaries of another state. D) State separated by a physical boundary or body of water. E) Size of the state is very small compared to other states.

A

Which of the following is considered a State? A) France. B) Colorado. C) British Columbia. D) Sahel. E) Hong Kong.

A

Which of the following is considered a sovereign state? A) India. B) Alaska. C) Hong Kong. D) Antarctica. E) Spratly Islands.

A

Which of the following locations would still be considered a frontier region? A) Northwestern Pakistan. B) Western United States. C) Eastern China. D) Northern Egypt. E) Eastern Australia.

A

Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation? A) Kurdish. B) Jewish. C) French. D) Spanish. E) Polish.

A

Which of the following states best fits the morphology description of a prorupted state? A) Namibia. B) South Africa. C) China. D) Poland. E) United Kingdom.

A

Which of the following states have an exclave? A) Russia. B) Brazil. C) Italy. D) South Africa. E) Australia.

A

Which of the following states is an enclave? A) Vatican City. B) South Africa. C) Italy. D) Singapore. E) Japan.

A

Which of the following states use mountains as a boundary? A) Brazil and Peru. B) Canada and the United States. C) Iraq and Kuwait. D) China and Russia. E) Poland and Germany.

A

Which region has a high percentage of geometric boundaries to separate states? A) North Africa. B) Europe. C) Southeast Asia. D) South America. E) Central Asia.

A

Which type of gerrymandering is designed to elect minority candidates? A) Stacked. B) Wasted vote. C) Fragmented. D) Aligned. E) Persuasive.

A

________ became a landlocked state due to the results of the War of the Pacific? A) Bolivia. B) Brazil. C) India. D) Madagascar. E) Spain.

A

A country with this shape can provide access to a resource, or it can separate two countries that would otherwise share a boundary. A) Compact. B) Prorupted. C) Elongated. D) Perforated. E) Fragmented.

B

A region not fully integrated into a national state that is often marginal or undeveloped is a called a A) stateless nation. B) frontier. C) core. D) heartland. E) functional.

B

A state whose territory closely corresponds to an ethnicity that has become a nationality is a A) multi-national state. B) nation-state. C) prorupt state. D) unitary state. E) fragmented state.

B

All of the following are advantages of using water as boundaries except that A) water creates a visible boundary. B) resource allocation can become a source of conflict. C) water creates relatively consistent boundaries over time. D) water provides protection against invasion. E) oceans create a buffer between states.

B

Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state? A) Centripetal. B) Centrifugal. C) Cumulative causation. D) Backwash effects. E) Irredentism.

B

In contrast to a state, a nation A) is a territory established by international agreement or military force. B) is a cultural concept implying a group of people occupying a particular territory and unified by shared beliefs. C) the portion of the earth's surface containing a permanent population. D) is a political entity, with sovereignty over its own territory. E) is group of people living in an enclave of a city.

B

The boundaries of this country are being contested by the Palestinians. A) Serbia. B) Israel. C) Iraq. D) China. E) Sri Lanka.

B

The exercise of state power over people and territory, and being recognized by other international states, refers to A) nationalism. B) sovereignty. C) citizenship. D) centrifugalism. E) imperialism.

B

The process of redrawing voting district boundaries in order to give one political party or group an electoral advantage is called A) devolution. B) gerrymandering. C) political enclave. D) popular sovereignty. E) cultural landscape.

B

What is a politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and recognized by a large percentage of the international community? A) Nation. B) State. C) Frontier. D) Territoriality. E) Colony.

B

What is the term for a state that is small in both population and size? A) Macro-state. B) Micro-state. C) Compact state. D) Irredentism. E) Federal state.

B

Which of the following is a landlocked State? A) Australia. B) Mongolia. C) Italy. D) Israel. E) Peru.

B

Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory? A) Mexicans. B) Palestinians. C) British. D) English. E) Russians.

B

Which of the following is true for landlocked States? A) They are likely to be the wealthiest state in their region. B) They are at a commercial and strategic disadvantage. C) Interior locations are more difficult to defend. D) Relations with neighboring countries are not as important as for maritime countries. E) There are more landlocked states in the world than maritime states.

B

Which of the following states best fits the morphology description of a perforated state? A) Namibia. B) South Africa. C) China. D) Poland. E) United Kingdom.

B

Which of the following states fit the morphology description of a fragmented state? A) Chile. B) Japan. C) Mexico. D) South Africa. E) Poland.

B

Which one of the following is the best example of a nation-state? A) China. B) Japan. C) South Africa. D) United Kingdom. E) Switzerland.

B

A national group that aspires to become a nation-state but lacks the territory is a A) federal State. B) unitary State. C) stateless nation. D) Non Governmental Organization (NGO). E) supranationalistic.

C

All of the following are advantages of using deserts as boundaries except for the fact that A) they are difficult to cross. B) they create a visible, physical border between states. C) deserts contain natural resources. D) desert regions are usually sparsely populated. E) deserts are relatively permanent.

C

One element of the conflict in Sri Lanka is differences of religion. What two religions are primarily represented in this conflict? A) Islam and Christian. B) Islam and Jewish. C) Buddhism and Hindu. D) Christian and tribal. E) Shiite and Sunni.

C

Which cultural hearth is credited with the creation of city-states, which eventually lead to the creation of the concept of nation-state? A) Mesopotamia. B) Northern India. C) Greece. D) Roman Empire. E) Mayan.

C

Which of the following states best fits the morphology description of a fragmented state? A) France. B) Chile. C) Indonesia. D) Australia. E) China.

C

Which of the following states have an enclave? A) France. B) Brazil. C) Italy. D) Egypt. E) Australia.

C

Which region in the world has political boundaries that most poorly represent the linguistic boundaries of the region? A) North America. B) South America. C) Africa. D) East Asia. E) Europe.

C

Which region of the United States do geometric boundaries predominate? A) Northeast. B) Southeast. C) West. D) Hawaii. E) Midwest.

C

Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources and peoples? A) Compact. B) Prorupt. C) Elongated. D) Perforated. E) Fragmented.

C

A country's morphology which can weaken its stability if an enclave is occupied by people whose values systems differ from the surrounding state is called A) Compact. B) Prorupt. C) Elongated. D) Perforated. E) Fragmented.

D

A former boundary line that is still visible and marked by some cultural landscape feature is a(n) A) geometric boundary. B) natural boundary. C) antededent boundary. D) relic boundary. E) subsequent boundary.

D

All of the following are advantages of using water as boundaries except that A) water creates a visible boundary. B) resource allocation can become a source of conflict. C) water creates relatively consistent boundaries over time. D) water provides protection against invasion. E) oceans create a buffer between states.

D

An example of a modern day city-state is A) New York. B) Panama Canal. C) Paris. D) Singapore. E) Germany.

D

This country used linguistic boundaries as a primary reason to establish their territory. A) United States. B) Peru. C) Australia. D) France. E) United Kingdom.

D

What type of boundary does the Great Wall of China best illustrate? A) Geometric boundary. B) Natural boundary. C) Antededent boundary. D) Relic boundary. E) Exclave boundary.

D

Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact? A) Chile. B) South Africa. C) Thailand. D) Poland. E) Russia.

D

Which type of boundary uses lines of latitude and longitude and not existing physical features? A) Antecedent boundary. B) Subsequent boundary. C) Natural boundary. D) Geometric boundary. E) Relic boundary.

D

All of the following are advantages of using mountains as boundaries except that A) they are difficult to cross. B) they create a visible, physical border between states. C) mountain regions are usually sparsely populated. D) mountains are relatively permanent. E) they are the often the source area for natural resources.

E

This shape can weaken centralized control of state territory and increase regionalism particularly in the areas separate from the main state. A) Compact. B) Prorupt. C) Elongated. D) Perforated. E) Fragmented.

E

Unitary states usually have all of the following characteristics except? A) Highly centralized government. B) Few internal cultural differences. C) Borders that are both cultural and political. D) Primate city located within the core of country. E) Multiple provinces with strong regional governments.

E

Which of the following countries is not a federal state? A) United States. B) Canada. C) France. D) Australia. E) United Kingdom.

E