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Methods of collecting data in the field include:

A. observations.
B. interviews.
C. scientific data collection.
D. census workers.
E. all of the above.
All of the Above
The Township and Range land division method helped to create what type of rural settlement pattern?
A. Linear.
B. Clustered.
C. Dispersed.
D. Geometric.
E. No pattern exists.
C. Dispersed
The Township and Range pattern of land division in the United States created this type of land ownership pattern on the landscape?
A. Linear.
B. Clustered.
C. Dispersed.
D. Geometric.
E. No pattern exists.
D. Geometric
Many barrier islands on the east coast of the United States are examples of what pattern of development?
A. Linear.
B. Clustered.
C. Dispersed.
D. Geometric.
E. No pattern exists.
A. Linear
All of the following developed urban land use models except
A. Hoyt.
B. Burgess.
C. Christaller.
D. Harris.
E. Ulman.
C. Christaller
Weber’s least cost theory deals with
A. location of services.
B. industrial location.
C. location of agricultural hearths.
D. location of wealth.
E. location of political power
B. industrial location
The relative attractiveness or value for a piece of property is related to its
A. accessibility.
B. sense of place.
C. time compression factor.
D. gravity model.
E. situational characteristics.
A. accessibility.
Neo-Malthusian theory believes that
A. in addition to outstripping food supply, world population growth is also overtaxing other resources like fuel and energy.
B. governments should discourage population growth because industrial growth is slowing in the developed countries.
C. population growth in Least Developed Countries (LCDs) will end as the population in those countries becomes more educated.
D. More Developed Countries (MDCs) will experience a population crash due to the aging of their populations.
E. none of the above.
B. governments should discourage population growth because industrial growth is slowing in the developed countries.
A person’s activity space includes
A. seasonal migration patterns.
B. geographic movement on a daily basis.
C. areas in which he or she feels comfortable.
D. places where important activities take place.
E. none of the above.
B. geographic movement on a daily basis
All of the following countries have created pro-natalist population policies except
A. Kenya.
B. France.
C. Russia.
D. Germany.
E. All of these countries have pro-natalist policies.
E. All of these countries have pro-natalist policies
The part of Earth’s surface that is physically suitable for permanent human settlement is known as
A. the ecumene.
B. the ecosystem.
C. the ecosphere.
D. the biosphere.
E. the biosystem.
A. the ecumene
The Total Fertility Rate of the United States for 2008 was estimated to be 2.1. What does this mean for the population of the United States?
A. The doubling time of the United States is about 35 years.
B. The United States is experiencing rapid natural increase.
C. All population growth in the United States is due to migration and not natural increase.
D. The United States will experience population decline in the next 30 years.
E. All of the above.
C. All population growth in the United States is due to migration and not natural increase
The two regions of the United States with the slowest population growth are
A. East Coast and Midwest.
B. Northeast and South.
C. Midwest and West.
D. West and South.
E. East Coast and Southeast.
A. East Coast and Midwest
Use the diagram of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) below to answer the next question.
*PICTURE
Which of the following statements about the Demographic Transition Model is TRUE?

A. Line A represents Total Population, Line B represents Birth Rate, Line C represents Death Rate.
B. Line A represents Total Population, Line B represents Death Rate, Line C represents Birth Rate.
C. Line A represents Death Rate, Line B represents Birth Rate, Line C represents Total Population.
D. Line A represents Birth Rate, Line B represents Total Population, Line C represents Death Rate.
E. Line A represents Birth Rate, Line B represents Death Rate, Line C represents Total Population
B. Line A represents Total Population, Line B represents Death Rate, Line C represents Birth Rate
The total change in population of a country’s population is represented by which of the following equations?
A. Total Population Change = Number of Births – Number of Deaths + Number of Immigrants – Number of Emigrants.
B. Total Population Change = Number of Births – Number of Deaths + Number of Emigrants – Number of Immigrants.
C. Total Population Change = Number of Births + Number of Deaths – Number of Immigrants + Number of Emigrants.
D. Total Population Change = Number of Births + Number of Immigrants.
E. Total Population Change = Number of Deaths – Number of Emigrants.
A. Total Population Change = Number of Births – Number of Deaths + Number of Immigrants – Number of Emigrants.
* Pictures of scatter plots
Which area’s population is distributed in a linear pattern?
A. Area “A”.
B. Area “B”.
C. Area “C”.
D. Area “D”.
E. Area “E”.
C. Area “C
Use the population pyramids below to answer the question that follows. The male population is represented by the blue lines on the left side of each pyramid. The female population is represented by the red lines on the right side of each pyramid.
*PICTURE of pyramids
Which population pyramid shows a population that is slowly growing?
A. Pyramid “A”.
B. Pyramid “B”.
C. Pyramid “C”.
D. Pyramid “D”.
E. Pyramid “E”.
B. Pyramid “B”.
Country A
Crude Birth rate 38 per 1000 people
Crude Death rate 18 per 1000 people

Country B
Crude birth rate 18 per 1000 people
Crude death rate 9 per 1000 people

From the data, it is apparent that
A. the population of Country A will double in 35 years.
B. the population of Country B will double in 15 years.
C. the carrying capacity of Country A is being strained.
D. Country A has a larger population than Country B.
E. Country A is overpopulated
A. the population of Country A will double in 35 years
Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
A. English.
B. Arabic.
C. French.
D. Spanish.
E. Chinese.
B. Arabic
People often practice their folk customs instead of pop culture because
A. popular cultural items are often expensive to buy.
B. they do not want to harm their environment.
C. they want to preserve their traditional cultures.
D. a lack of exposure to popular culture.
E. all of the above.
C. they want to preserve their traditional cultures
The idea that cultures will modify the natural landscape to fit their needs is known as the
A. cultural situation.
B. cultural landscape.
C. culture traits.
D. cultural environment.
E. culture building.
B. cultural landscape
Religions' influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all following ways except
A. places of worship.
B. burial grounds.
C. shrines.
D. commercial districts.
E. sacred sites.
D. commercial districts
The idea that an environment influences, but does not strictly determine, how a culture interacts with the environment is known as
A. environmental determinism.
B. environmental possibilism.
C. cultural ecology.
D. cultural environmentalism.
E. cultural possibilism
E. cultural possibilism
The best example of cultural integration (where all elements of society are interwoven with the dominant culture) in the United Stated is
A. the upland South.
B. the Mormon culture region.
C. the Pacific Northwest.
D. the Amish country in Pennsylvania.
E. the Spanish influence in the southwest
B. the Mormon culture region
Cultural diffusion is
A. the idea that your own culture is superior to others.
B. the spread of culture traits from one group to another.
C. the isolation of a culture from the rest of the world.
D. the innovation of a cultural trait.
E. none of the above.
B. the spread of culture traits from one group to another
This is the process by which a less dominant culture adopts the traits of a more dominant culture so completely that the two cultures become indistinguishable.
A. Cultural assimilation.
B. Acculturation.
C. Syncretism.
D. Migrant diffusion.
E. Transculturation.
B. Acculturation
A creole language
A. is a pidgin language that has evolved to become a group’s first language
B. is a mixture of French and another language.
C. has few, if any, grammar rules.
D. has a limited vocabulary.
E. is not the first language of an individual
A. is a pidgin language that has evolved to become a group’s first language
Islam diffused across the Eastern Hemisphere through
A. war.
B. trade.
C. missionaries.
D. migration.
E. all of the above
E. all of the above
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. frontier
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. Northwestern Pakistan
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. Greece
An example of a modern day city-state is
A. New York.
B. Panama Canal.
C. Paris.
D. Singapore.
E. Germany.
D. Singapore
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. State
Which of the following is considered a State?
A. France.
B. Colorado.
C. British Columbia.
D. Sahel.
E. Hong Kong
A. France
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. sovereignty
Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?
A. India.
B. Alaska.
C. Hong Kong.
D. Antarctica.
E. Spratly Islands
A. India
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 a group of people living in an enclave of a city
B. is a cultural concept implying a group of people occupying a particular territory and unified by shared beliefs
Which of the following terms refers to an individual or group attempt to identify and establish control over land? This concept often leads to defense of the land.
A. territoriality.
B. secularism.
C. materialism.
D. ethnocentrism.
E. consequent boundary
A. territoriality
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. Palestinians
Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact?
A. Chile.
B. South Africa.
C. Thailand.
D. Poland.
E. Russia.
D. Poland
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. Circular with the capital located in the center of the state
This type of shape can provide for efficiency in administration of a country.
A. Compact.
B. Prorupt.
C. Elongated.
D. Perforated.
E. Fragmented
A. Compact
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. Japan
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. Centrifugal
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. Fragmented
Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources and peoples?
A. Compact.
B. Prorupt
C. Elongated.
D. Perforated.
E. Fragmented
C. Elongated
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. Indonesia
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. Namibia
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. Prorupted
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. Perforated
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. South Africa
Which of the following is an example of an exclave in the United States?
A. Florida.
B. Alaska.
C. California.
D. Washington, DC.
E. Colorado.
B. Alaska
Which of the following states have an exclave?
A. Russia.
B. Brazil.
C. Italy.
D. South Africa.
E. Australia.
A. Russia
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. 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
Which of the following states have an enclave?
A. France.
B. Brazil.
C. Italy.
D. Egypt.
E. Australia
C. Italy
Which of the following states is an enclave?
A. Vatican City.
B. South Africa.
C. Italy.
D. Singapore.
E. Japan.
A. Vatican City
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. They are at a commercial and strategic disadvantage
________ 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. Bolivia
Which of the following is a landlocked State?
A. Australia.
B. Mongolia.
C. Italy.
D. Israel.
E. Peru.
B. Mongolia
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. Micro-state
Which of the following best describes an impact of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for maritime micro states?
A. The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) provisions increased the resources and economic viability of these states.
B. Decreased the importance of micro-states in the global economy.
C. Placed more restrictive sea access limits on micro-states than the macro states like the United States.
D. Increasingly marginalized the locations and power of micro-states.
E. Encouraged the low-lying micro states to vacate territory because of rising sea levels
A. The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) provisions increased the resources and economic viability of these states
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 state
C. stateless nation
Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation?
A. Kurdish.
B. Jewish.
C. French.
D. Spanish.
E. Polish
A. Kurdish
The policy of a state wanting to add territory from another State inhabited by people who have cultural links to their own State is
A. the interaction model.
B. the gravity model.
C. irredentism.
D. ethnocentrism.
E. culture rebound
C. irredentism
Which of the following areas have been subjected to the policy of irredentism in the late 20th century?
A. Japan.
B. New Zealand.
Which of the following areas have been subjected to the policy of irredentism in the late 20th century?
A. Japan.
B. New Zealand.
C. Serbia.
D. United States.
E. Saudi Arabia.
D. United States.
E. Saudi Arabia
C. Serbia
The political dominance of a country or region by another country is referred to as
A. insurgent state.
B. revivalist.
C. hegemony.
D. pandemic.
E. organic theory.
C. hegemony
Which of the following states engaged in classical hegemony in the late 20th century?
A. Canada.
B. El Salvador.
C. Madagascar.
D. Soviet Union.
E. Mongolia
D. Soviet Union
A boundary that uses physiological features like rivers or mountains is referred to as a(n)
A. geometric boundary.
B. subsequent boundary.
C. natural boundary.
D. permeable barrier.
E. ecumene
C. natural boundary
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. they are the often the source area for natural resources
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. Brazil and Peru
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. resource allocation can become a source of conflict
All of the following are disadvantages of using water as boundaries except for
A. water navigation rights.
B. water use rights.
C. changing courses of rivers.
D. buffer zones between States.
E. resource and fishing rights
D. buffer zones between States
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. deserts contain natural resources
Which of the following states use a desert as a boundary?
A. Brazil and Peru.
B. Canada and the United States.
C. Iraq and Kuwait.
D. China and India.
e. Turkey and Syria
C. Iraq and Kuwait
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. Cyprus
The boundaries of this country are being contested by the Palestinians.
A. Serbia.
B. Israel.
C. Iraq.
D. China.
E. Sri Lanka
B. Israel
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. France
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. Africa
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. Buddhism and Hindu
One element of the conflict in Kashmir 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. Hindu and Islam.
E. Hindu and Islam
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. India and Pakistan
Which region of the United States do geometric boundaries predominate?
A. Northeast.
B. Southeast.
C. West.
D. Hawaii.
E. Midwest
C. West
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. Geometric Boundary
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. North Africa
Which of the following is not a purpose of boundaries?
A. Mark the outer limits of state’s claim to land.
B. Project below ground to allocate subsurface resources.
C. Mark political administrative divisions within a country.
D. Define the property limits between owners of land.
E. Create lanes of transportation between countries
E. Create lanes of transportation between countries
This type of boundary line is established before an area is well populated.
A. Subsequent boundaries.
B. Antecedent boundaries.
C. Geometric boundary.
D. Natural boundary.
E. Linguistic boundary
B. Antecedent boundaries
Which of the following countries’ internal boundaries are largely antecedent boundaries?
A. Canada.
B. Germany.
C. Israel.
D. Japan.
E. India.
A. Canada
A boundary that is drawn after the development of a cultural landscape is a(n)
A. religious boundary.
B. antecedent boundary.
C. geometric boundary.
D. subsequent boundary.
E. superimposed boundary
D. subsequent boundary
Which of the following is the best example of a subsequent boundary?
A. Ireland / Northern Ireland.
B. Mexico / United States.
C. China / Tibet.
D. Great Wall of China.
E. Colorado / Kansas
A. Ireland / Northern Ireland
A boundary forced upon existing cultural landscapes, a country, or a people by a conquering or colonizing power is called a(n)
A. religious boundary.
B. antecedent boundary.
C. geometric boundary.
D. subsequent boundary.
E. superimposed boundary.
D. subsequent boundary
Which of the following boundaries were not superimposed on a group?
A. Native American reservations.
B. United States/Canada.
C. India/Pakistan.
D. Africa.
E. Papua New Guinea/Indonesia
B. United States/Canada
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. Relic boundary
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. relic boundary
At which scale do boundary disputes occur?
A. Local.
B. Regional
C. National.
D. International.
E. All of the above.
E. All of the above
This type of boundary dispute focuses on the delimitation, demarcation or interpretation of an agreement between countries.
A. Positional/locational dispute.
B. Ethnic dispute.
C. Resource/allocation dispute.
D. Functional/operational dispute
E. Religious dispute.
A. Positional/locational dispute
Two neighbors disagree about the color, material and size of a fence between their properties. Which of the following terms best illustrates this dispute?
A. Positional / locational dispute.
B. Political dispute.
C. Resource / allocation dispute.
D. Functional / operational dispute.
E. Territorial dispute.
A. Positional / locational dispute
Read this description and then select the type of border dispute that best describes the dispute. Canada and the United States are historic allies but disagree on how to implement a plan for a “secure and smart border” that would protect against terrorists attacks while 200,000 vehicles cross the border each day, mostly trucks involved in a steady stream of trade. Agreements must be reached on whether or not to inspect each truck and how to track the flow of individuals back and forth along the 4,000-mile border.
A. Positional/locational dispute.
B. Ethnic dispute.
C. Resource dispute.
D. Functional/operational dispute.
E. Religious dispute.
D. Functional/operational dispute
A piece of undeveloped property is adjacent to a residential neighborhood. The city government wants to build a jail on the property but the local community objects to the land-use. Which of the following terms best exemplifies this dispute?
A. Positional/locational dispute.
B. Territorial dispute.
C. Resource dispute.
D. Functional/operational dispute.
E. Urban dispute.
D. Functional/operational dispute
The dispute between China and Vietnam over Spratly Island is primarily a(n)
A. positional/locational dispute.
B. ethnic dispute.
C. resource dispute.
D. functional/operational dispute.
E. religious dispute.
C. resource dispute
For years, there has been a dispute with the Svabard Islands in the Barents Sea. In 1920, a treaty prohibited military installations on the islands and allowed 41 nations equal rights to mine coal. The islands remained in Norwegian control. However, Russia continues to dispute Norway’s fishing rights beyond Svabard territorial limits and within the Treaty zone. Which type of border dispute does the dispute best exemplify?
A. Functional/operational dispute.
B. Positional/locational dispute.
C. Cultural dispute.
D. Resource dispute.
E. Territorial dispute
D. Resource dispute
A weaker country that separates two powerful countries whose ideology and or political views conflict is a
A. core state.
B. periphery state.
C. fragmented state.
D. buffer state.
E. viable state.
D. buffer state
A real world example of a buffer state would be?
A. Mongolia.
B. France.
C. China.
D. United States.
E. Brazil
A. Mongolia
Which of the following states is a buffer state between India and China?
A. Mongolia.
B. Nepal.
C. Vietnam.
D. Japan.
E. Sri Lanka.
B. Nepal
The study of border landscapes is concerned with all of the following except
A. the political boundary as an expression of cultural landscape.
B. the effect of the border on economic activity.
C. how the border affects the attitude of border inhabitants.
D. the effect of the border on state policy.
E. the United Nations Law of Border Development
E. the United Nations Law of Border Development
Which of the following best describes the border landscape between the United States and Mexico in the early 21st century?
A. Strongly demarcated with fences and border guards, particularly in urban areas.
B. Open welcoming border with inviting signage.
C. Sudden, sharp cultural change from Mexican to American culture.
D. Very few transportation connections or economic linkages.
E. Very few people or products cross the border landscape legally.
A. Strongly demarcated with fences and border guards, particularly in urban areas
This type of boundary dispute focuses on the ownership and control of surface area.
A. Positional/locational dispute.
B. Ethnic dispute.
C. Resource/allocation dispute.
D. Functional/operational dispute.
E. Territorial dispute.
E. Territorial dispute
The Israel/Palestine conflict has elements of all of the following types of disputes except a(n)
A. functional / operational dispute.
B. religious dispute.
C. ethnic dispute.
D. geometric dispute.
E. territorial dispute
D. geometric dispute
The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is referred to as
A. colonialism.
B. Rimland Theory.
C. self-determination.
D. nationalsim.
E. ethnic transition
C. self-determination
Which of the following ethnic groups is seeking self determination?
A. Chechen.
B. English.
C. Mexican.
D. Dutch.
E. Chinese
A. Chechen
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. nation-state
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. Japan
Which of the following best exemplifies an immigrant state?
A. India.
B. China.
C. Australia.
D. Japan.
E. Saudi Arabia
C. Australia
The policy by a country to establish settlements in an area and impose its political, economic and cultural principles there is called
A. command economy.
B. colonialism.
C. devolution.
D. growth pole.
E. regionalism.
B. colonialism.
Which of the following regions was not predominately colonized by the British?
A. East Africa.
B. South Asia.
C. West Africa.
D. South Africa.
E. Australia.
C. West Africa
The establishment of political boundaries in Africa by European imperial powers during the 19th century
A. was the result of military conflict between the colonizing countries.
B. resulted in distinctive cultural groups being divided among different states.
C. was the result of the International Court of Justice.
D. reflected pre-colonial patterns of tribal territorial control.
E. empowered the tribes of Africa to seek self rule with European assistance
B. resulted in distinctive cultural groups being divided among different states
A country imposes its political, economic and cultural principles over territory already occupied and organized by a society. This is called
A. command economy.
B. colonialism.
C. devolution.
D. imperialism.
E. regionalism.
D. imperialism
The British imperialized portions of all of the following regions except?
A. Nigeria.
B. India.
C. Vietnam.
D. East Africa.
E. China.
C. Vietnam
Every country in Africa was either colonized or under the imperial control of a European power except
A. Ethiopia.
B. South Africa.
C. Kenya.
D. Nigeria.
E. Egypt.
A. Ethiopia
The concept that the United States was ordained by God to expand across North America was
A. gateway state.
B. complementarity.
C. Manifest Destiny.
D. Rimland Theory.
E. historical inertia
C. Manifest Destiny.
The concept of manifest destiny was used as support for imperialism by which country?
A. United Kingdom.
B. France.
C. United States.
D. China.
E. Spain.
C. United States
Which theory created in the early 20th century advocated that any political power based in the center of Eurasia could gain enough strength to dominate the world?
A. Unilateral Theory.
B. MacKinder's Heartland Theory
C. Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory.
D. Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations Thesis.
E. Balkanization.
B. MacKinder's Heartland Theory
Which of the following areas is considered a shatterbelt?
A. Eastern Europe.
B. Western Europe.
C. China.
D. Australia.
E. North America.
A. Eastern Europe
A region that historically is caught between stronger colliding external forces. The region is often fractured and splintered politically and ethnically. This an example of a(n)
A. shatterbelt.
B. periphery.
C. primate state.
D. insurgent state.
E. core.
A. shatterbelt
Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new States during which time period?
A. 1950s and 60s.
B. Late 19th century.
C. 1700s.
D. 1850s.
E. 1930s.
A. 1950s and 60s
Which country had an apartheid system of legal segregation of races which was finally dismantled in the 1990s?
A. United States.
B. India.
C. South Africa.
D. China.
E. Japan.
C. South Africa
This 20th century communist empire controlled many weaker satellite states in Eastern Europe.
A. Germany.
B. Turkey.
C. Soviet Union
D. China.
E. Vietnam.
C. Soviet Union
During the Cold War era which two countries balanced the power of one another?
A. Pakistan/India.
B. United Kingdom/France.
C. Spain/Portugal.
D. United States/Soviet Union.
E. Japan/Germany.
D. United States/Soviet Union
Which of the following states is considered a gateway to the Himalayas?
A. Peru.
B. Nepal.
C. Russia.
D. Kenya.
E. Switzerland.
B. Nepal
This type of state has a centralized government and administration that exercises control equally over all parts of the state?
A. Federal.
B. Unitary.
C. Compact.
D. Regional.
E. Democratic.
B. Unitary
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. Multiple provinces with strong regional governments
This type of political framework has a central government but each of the sub-national entities has representation and influence in the government process.
A. Federal.
B. Unitary.
C. Compact.
D. Communist.
E. Democratic
A. Federal
Which of the following countries is not a federal state?
A. United States.
B. Canada.
C. France.
D. Australia.
E. United Kingdom
A. United States
A permanent union of sovereign states created in order to deal with common interests of defense, trade or policy is a
A. confederation.
B. democracy.
C. dependency.
D. trust territory.
E. macro state.
A. confederation
Political geographers consider which of the following as the core area of the United States?
A. The Los Angeles-San Francisco area.
B. The New York-Washington D.C. area.
C. The Chicago-Detroit area.
D. The Atlanta-Birmingham, Alabama area.
E. The Buffalo-Cleveland area.
B. The New York-Washington D.C. area
Washington DC was chosen as a site for the United States capital for all of the following reasons except
A. its centrality in the United States.
B. inland site provided some protection against invasion.
C. it was the largest and most powerful city during the colonial era.
D. its site was undeveloped and a new city could be built form the ground up.
E. it was a compromise location between the competing interests of the North and South.
C. it was the largest and most powerful city during the colonial era.
This type of capital city is deliberately sited in a state’s frontier zone?
A. Core.
B. Forward-thrust.
C. Exclave.
D. Divided.
E. Networked.
B. Forward-thrust
__________ is a forward-thrust capital.
A. Washington DC.
B. London.
C. Beijing.
D. Brasilia.
E. Baghdad.
D. Brasilia.
Which of the following is a reason a country would select a forward-thrust capital site?
A. To encourage growth into the interior of a country.
B. To take advantage of a coastal location.
C. Locations on a hill provides better protection against attack.
D. To encourage relocation on a new coastal area.
E. To reinforce the power and influence of a country’s core region.
A. To encourage growth into the interior of a country
Balkanization is most closely associated with which of the following terms?
A. Secondary activities.
B. Tipping point.
C. Multi-linear evolution.
D. Shatterbelt.
E. Bulk-loss industry
D. Shatterbelt
Which of the following countries has endured the effects of balkanization?
A. United States.
B. Yugoslavia.
C. Australia.
D. Brazil.
E. Nigeria.
B. Yugoslavia
All of the following areas have recently experienced or were created through balkanization except
A. Chechnya.
B. Serbia.
C. Estonia.
D. Vietnam.
E. Brazil.
E. Brazil.
These forces tend to bind together the citizens of a state.
A. Centripetal.
B. Centrifugal.
C. Colonialism.
D. Gravity.
E. Regionalism.
A. Centripetal
All of the following tend to be centripetal forces within a country except
A. education system.
B. military.
C. common language.
D. regionalism.
E. transportation system
D. regionalism.
In political geography these forces tend to disrupt and threaten the unity of a state.
A. Centripetal.
B. Centrifugal.
C. Homogeneity.
D. Common values.
E. Common history.
B. Centrifugal
Which of the following is not a centrifugal force within Sri Lanka?
A. Religion.
B. Ethnicity.
C. Language.
D. History of conflict.
Which of the following is not a centrifugal force within Sri Lanka?
A. Religion.
B. Ethnicity.
C. Language.
D. History of conflict.
E. Equal representation in government..
E. Equal representation in government
This sub field of geography studies the political, economic and strategic significance of geography?
A. Linguistics.
B. Econometrics.
C. Geopolitics.
D. Anthropology.
E. Demography.
C. Geopolitics
Which of the following states is not universally recognized as an independent state by the United Nations?
A. South Africa.
B. South Korea.
C. Turkey.
D. Taiwain
E. Sri Lanka.
D. Taiwain
Which of the following entities has increasingly gained both economic and political power on a global scale in the 21st century via the process of globalization?
A. Transnational corporations.
B. Sub-regional governments.
C. City-states.
D. Landlocked states.
E. Rural areas.
A. Transnational corporations
Which of the following best describes the effect of globalization related to state sovereignty?
A. State sovereignty has clearly increased as a result of globalization.
B. States have given up some sovereignty in order to join supra-nationalistic organizations.
C. Globalization has not had an effect on state sovereignty.
D. The number of sovereign states in the world has declined during the era of globalization.
E. State sovereignty has increased because of the need to protect borders from invasion of imperialistic states
B. States have given up some sovereignty in order to join supra-nationalistic organizations
This concept refers to the idea that multiple individuals acting in their own short-term self-interest can ultimately destroy a shared resource, even if maintaining that resource is in the best interest of individuals in the long run.
A. Privatization.
B. Statehood.
C. Environmental determinism.
D. Ecological footprint.
E. Tragedy of the commons.
E. Tragedy of the commons
According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea what is the correct order of zones from most control to least control?
A. Territorial seas, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone, high seas.
B. High seas, territorial seas, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone.
C. Exclusive economic zone, contiguous zone, territorial seas, high seas.
D. Territorial seas, exclusive economic zone, high seas, contiguous zone.
E. Exclusive economic zone, contiguous zone, high seas, territorial seas.
A. Territorial seas, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone, high seas
The presence of centrifugal forces within a country has lead many central governments to transfer central government power to regional or local governments. This process is called
A. devolution.
B. acculturation.
C. autocratic.
D. imperialism.
E. capitalism.
A. devolution
Which of the following sub-regions recently gained more central government powers with the creation of a parliament?
A. Colorado.
B. Scotland.
C. Russia.
D. Ireland.
E. Kosovo.
B. Scotland
Select the group that is not a supranational organization.
A. EU.
B. OAS.
C. OPEC.
D. CIA.
E. NATO.
D. CIA
What is it called when three or more states cooperate in order to promote shared objectives in the areas of defense, economy or cultural cooperation?
A. Multi-nationalism.
B. Devolution.
C. Supranationalism.
D. Nationalism.
E. Colonialism.
C. Supranationalism
The main purpose of the European Union is to
A. promote the common defense of member states.
B. create an economic free trade zone for member countries.
C. use tariffs and quotas to discourage trade.
D. create a United States of Europe, which would include the countries of Europe. becoming more like the concept of American states.
E. create a common currency.
B. create an economic free trade zone for member countries
NAFTA is a Supranationalistic organization, which attempted to create a free trade zone in which region?
A. North Africa.
B. North Atlantic.
C. New ZealNAFTA is a Supranationalistic organization, which attempted to create a free trade zone in which region?
North Africa.
North Atlantic.
New Zealand and Australia.
North America.
Nigerian and Arab countriesand and Australia.
D. North America.
E. Nigerian and Arab countries
NAFTA is a Supranationalistic organization, which attempted to create a free trade zone in which region?
North Africa.
North Atlantic.
New Zealand and Australia.
North America.
Nigerian and Arab countries
or trade.
A. Realm.
B. Enterprise zones.
C. Perceptual region.
D. Protruded state.
E. Economies of scale
B. Enterprise zones
After World War I, the boundaries of countries were redrawn to correspond with
A. the distribution of languages.
B. the distribution of power.
C. the distribution of ancient tribal areas.
D. the provisions of the United Nations.
E. the geographic nature of the HDI
A. the distribution of languages
This symbolic term refers to the division between the Soviet Union and its satellites and the rest of Europe after World War II.
A. Cold War.
B. Iron Curtain.
C. Great Wall.
D. Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
E. Line of Control.
B. Iron Curtain
A state of conflict, tension and competition existed between the 1940s and 1990s between which two countries?
A. China and India.
B. United States and Soviet Union.
C. China and Taiwan.
D. India and Pakistan.
E. Israel and Palestine.
B. United States and Soviet Union
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. gerrymandering
Which type of gerrymandering is designed to elect minority candidates?
A. Stacked.
B . Wasted vote.
C. Fragmented.
D. Aligned.
E. Persuasive
A. Stacked
Examples of the trend towards alliances include all but which of the following?
A. NAFTA.
B. EU.
C. OAS.
D. NATO.
E. NGO.
E. NGO
In order for democratization to become a reality in a country that has been dominated by an authoritarian ruler all of the following must be present except
A. a growing middle class.
B. an increase in the average education level.
C. an intensification of economic power in a ruling elite.
D. an increase in the GDP per capita.
E. a homogeneous population.
E. a homogeneous population
Due to globalization and the growth of multi-state organizations what political strategy has increased in use by quasi-state organizations?
A. peaceful demonstrations at WTO meetings.
B. political organization on the national level.
C. terrorism.
D. becoming an effective part of the governing coalition.
E. participation in round-table discussions
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