Politics and Boundaries

Which of the following nations is not one of the three members of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

A. Russia

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is best described as __________.

A. a treaty signed by 190 countries whose goal is to limit the spread of nuclear weapons

A child's __________ often are influenced by the belief systems of his or her parents.

A. ideologies

Which stateless nation lives on territory that is part of Iran, Iraq, and Turkey?

A. the Kurds

Which of the following statements best describes the European Union (EU)?

B. The EU is a political and economic partnership among separate European nations.

Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. 2045-07-01-02-00_files/i0080000.jpg Photo by Angr The picture above depicts the Berlin Wall, which divided Berlin in half from the 1960s to 1989. Which type of boundary was the Berlin Wall?

B. a physical barrier

Which of the following descriptions best defines the Pyrenees?

B. a physical boundary between France and Spain

An intergovernmental orgainzation is best described as __________.

B. an organization of states that pursue shared goals

Which of the following is used as a political tool to protest the behavior of another country?

B. sanctions

When did the nuclear stockpile of the United States peak?

B. the mid-1980's

Which of the following often develops along country borders when cultures share two languages?

B.bilingualism

Which of the following statements about geographic boundaries is false?

C. Physical boundaries follow straight, geometric boundary lines.

Rivers and mountains are examples of __________ boundaries.

C. Tangible

Which of the following is not an example of how trade agreements, like NAFTA, lower trade barriers?

C. They make it easier to travel internationally without a passport.

Which special agency within the United Nations provides long-term humanitarian care to children and mothers in developing countries?

C. UNICEF

Maps courtesy of the UN Cartographic Section By comparing the current map (located on the right) with the older map (located on the left), we can infer that the political power of Yugoslavia was --

C. divided into seven separate countries.

Which of the following is a way for a state to achieve international sovereignty?

C. gain recognition of sovereignty from the United Nations

All of the following are examples of nonrenewable resources except __________.

C. lumber

A country is least likely to use __________ to limit the movement of people into its borders.

C. sanctions and embargoes

Nations and peoples without an official state government are called __________.

C. stateless nations

Which of the following effects would not likely result from enacting a free trade agreement?

D. Quotas and tariffs would increase.

Which of the following scenarios is the best example of cultural diffusion?

D. Salsa dancing becomes popular in Miami, Florida, due to a large Latino population.

Which of the following nations does not possess nuclear weapons?

D. Spain

Which former multinational state is now divided into seven independent states, including Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina?

D. Yugoslavia

Why does Taiwan have to enter athletes into the Olympic games under the title "Chinese Taipei"?

D. because not all countries recognize it as a sovereign nation

Which of the following is generally not a reason why humans compete for territory?

D. international recognition

Which of the following intergovernmental organizations is responsible for promoting safe workplace conditions and decent wages?

D. the International Labor Organization

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Daily Oil Barrel Imports, before 2006 2045-07-01-02-00_files/i0140000.jpg Image by Roke Data courtesy of the CIA World Factbook, 2006 Based on this map of oil imports, which nation imported the greatest number of oil barrels each day in the years before 2006?

D. the United States

The United Nations is the largest international organization in the world.

True.

The amount of freshwater on the planet is not increasing.

True.