Question 1

-According to the map of present-day colonial possessions, the French colony northwest of the Pitcairn Islands is

Accepted Answer

A)  Aruba. 
B)  the Cook Islands. 
C)  Kingman Reef. 
D)  French Polynesia. 
E)  Clipperton Island. 
A)  Aruba. 
B)  the Cook Islands. 
C)  Kingman Reef. 
D)  French Polynesia. 
E)  Clipperton Island. D

Question 2

The most populous remaining colony is ruled by

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States. 
B)  the United Kingdom. 
C)  France. 
D)  China. 
E)  the Netherlands. 
A)  the United States. 
B)  the United Kingdom. 
C)  France. 
D)  China. 
E)  the Netherlands. A

Question 3

-Elongated states may suffer from poor internal communication and difficulty defending borders. Which of the following is not an elongated state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malawi 
B)  Gambia 
C)  Namibia 
D)  Chile 
E)  Italy 
A)  Malawi 
B)  Gambia 
C)  Namibia 
D)  Chile 
E)  Italy C

Question 4

Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state?

Accepted Answer

A)  compact 
B)  elongated 
C)  fragmented 
D)  prorupted 
E)  prolonged 
A)  compact 
B)  elongated 
C)  fragmented 
D)  prorupted 
E)  prolonged

Question 5

-As shown on the map of European economic and military alliances in 1980, which NATO member was directly south of the USSR and bordered on the Black Sea?

Accepted Answer

A)  West Germany 
B)  Greece 
C)  Norway 
D)  Turkey 
E)  Yugoslavia 
A)  West Germany 
B)  Greece 
C)  Norway 
D)  Turkey 
E)  Yugoslavia

Question 6

A feature of the physical environment commonly used to separate states includes all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  deserts 
B)  geometry 
C)  mountains 
D)  lakes 
E)  rivers 
A)  deserts 
B)  geometry 
C)  mountains 
D)  lakes 
E)  rivers

Question 7

A territory tied to a state rather than being completely independent is a

Accepted Answer

A)  nation. 
B)  state. 
C)  nation-state. 
D)  colony. 
E)  patron-state. 
A)  nation. 
B)  state. 
C)  nation-state. 
D)  colony. 
E)  patron-state.

Question 8

Russia is a member of the European Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The best example of a state among the following is

Accepted Answer

A)  an island with a long history of self-rule and a homogeneous ethnic identity, although the island has been under the control of a colonial power for the last 30 years. 
B)  a group of islands inhabited by a homogeneous ethnicity, although the westernmost islands pertain to the territory of one country whereas the easternmost islands pertain to another country. 
C)  a mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities and divided up administratively among various independent countries. 
D)  a mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities which share responsibility for maintaining an independent government and a standing army. 
E)  a mountainous region inhabited by a mixture of peoples but recently colonized by a European nation-state. 
A)  an island with a long history of self-rule and a homogeneous ethnic identity, although the island has been under the control of a colonial power for the last 30 years. 
B)  a group of islands inhabited by a homogeneous ethnicity, although the westernmost islands pertain to the territory of one country whereas the easternmost islands pertain to another country. 
C)  a mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities and divided up administratively among various independent countries. 
D)  a mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities which share responsibility for maintaining an independent government and a standing army. 
E)  a mountainous region inhabited by a mixture of peoples but recently colonized by a European nation-state.

Question 10

UN experts concluded that Iraq had ________ in 1991 after its Desert Storm defeat, but officials in U.S. president George W. Bush's administration attempted to argue that the UN experts were wrong.

Accepted Answer

A)  destroyed its weapons of mass destruction 
B)  hidden its weapons of mass destruction 
C)  illegally invaded and occupied a neighboring country 
D)  supported terrorist attacks 
E)  falsified data concerning the presence of weapons of mass destruction 
A)  destroyed its weapons of mass destruction 
B)  hidden its weapons of mass destruction 
C)  illegally invaded and occupied a neighboring country 
D)  supported terrorist attacks 
E)  falsified data concerning the presence of weapons of mass destruction

Question 11

The European Union has

Accepted Answer

A)  replaced COMECON as the main organization for regional cooperation in Eastern Europe. 
B)  protected Western Europe from a Soviet invasion and improved Europe's environmental protections. 
C)  promoted economic growth and integration in Western Europe. 
D)  closed NATO military bases around the Mediterranean Sea in order to save money since the end of the Cold War. 
E)  protected Southwestern Asia and North Africa from Muslim incursions. 
A)  replaced COMECON as the main organization for regional cooperation in Eastern Europe. 
B)  protected Western Europe from a Soviet invasion and improved Europe's environmental protections. 
C)  promoted economic growth and integration in Western Europe. 
D)  closed NATO military bases around the Mediterranean Sea in order to save money since the end of the Cold War. 
E)  protected Southwestern Asia and North Africa from Muslim incursions.

Question 12

The problems experienced by Cyprus during the past four decades include all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a Greek-inspired military coup 
B)  a Turkish army invasion 
C)  a partition of the island by the British as part of independence 
D)  an increasing spatial segregation of Greeks and Turks 
E)  division of the capital city by a buffer zone patrolled by UN soldiers 
A)  a Greek-inspired military coup 
B)  a Turkish army invasion 
C)  a partition of the island by the British as part of independence 
D)  an increasing spatial segregation of Greeks and Turks 
E)  division of the capital city by a buffer zone patrolled by UN soldiers

Question 13

-As indicated on the map of United Nation membership, Namibia joined the United Nations in the

Accepted Answer

A)  early 20th century. 
B)  early 21st century. 
C)  mid 20th century. 
D)  late 20th century. 
E)  late 19th century. 
A)  early 20th century. 
B)  early 21st century. 
C)  mid 20th century. 
D)  late 20th century. 
E)  late 19th century.

Question 14

-According to the map of regime types, Spain is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  autocracy. 
B)  anocracy. 
C)  partial democracy. 
D)  full democracy. 
E)  failed state. 
A)  autocracy. 
B)  anocracy. 
C)  partial democracy. 
D)  full democracy. 
E)  failed state.

Question 15

An increasing number of states have adopted a federal form of government primarily to

Accepted Answer

A)  grant different ethnicities or nationalities more effective representation. 
B)  encourage the breakup of the superpower alliances. 
C)  govern compact states more effectively. 
D)  deploy scarce resources efficiently. 
E)  accommodate rightwing political parties and their demands for more representation in national elections. 
A)  grant different ethnicities or nationalities more effective representation. 
B)  encourage the breakup of the superpower alliances. 
C)  govern compact states more effectively. 
D)  deploy scarce resources efficiently. 
E)  accommodate rightwing political parties and their demands for more representation in national elections.

Question 16

-According to the map of regime types, Belarus is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  anocracy. 
B)  partial democracy. 
C)  full democracy. 
D)  autocracy. 
E)  failed state. 
A)  anocracy. 
B)  partial democracy. 
C)  full democracy. 
D)  autocracy. 
E)  failed state.

Question 17

-As shown on the map of European economic and military alliances, among the members of the Warsaw Pact, the country bordering Hungary on the east was

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  Yugoslavia. 
D)  Romania. 
E)  Czechoslovakia. 
A)  Austria. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  Yugoslavia. 
D)  Romania. 
E)  Czechoslovakia.

Question 18

As a result of a 1979 Soviet invasion, fundamentalist Muslims began a major rebellion in ________, supported in part by weapons supplied by the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  Afghanistan 
B)  Ethiopia 
C)  Iran 
D)  Vietnam 
E)  Yugoslavia 
A)  Afghanistan 
B)  Ethiopia 
C)  Iran 
D)  Vietnam 
E)  Yugoslavia

Question 19

The most important elements of state power are increasingly military rather than economic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe how the alliances in Europe during the Cold War related to global and local economic interests.

Accepted Answer

During the Cold War, the alliances in Eu

-According to the map of present-day colonial possessions, the French colony northwest of the Pitcairn Islands is

The most populous remaining colony is ruled by

-Elongated states may suffer from poor internal communication and difficulty defending borders. Which of the following is not an elongated state?

Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state?

-As shown on the map of European economic and military alliances in 1980, which NATO member was directly south of the USSR and bordered on the Black Sea?

A feature of the physical environment commonly used to separate states includes all but which of the following?

A territory tied to a state rather than being completely independent is a

Russia is a member of the European Union.

The best example of a state among the following is

UN experts concluded that Iraq had ________ in 1991 after its Desert Storm defeat, but officials in U.S. president George W. Bush's administration attempted to argue that the UN experts were wrong.

The European Union has

The problems experienced by Cyprus during the past four decades include all but which of the following?

-As indicated on the map of United Nation membership, Namibia joined the United Nations in the

-According to the map of regime types, Spain is an example of a(n)

An increasing number of states have adopted a federal form of government primarily to

-According to the map of regime types, Belarus is an example of a(n)

-As shown on the map of European economic and military alliances, among the members of the Warsaw Pact, the country bordering Hungary on the east was

As a result of a 1979 Soviet invasion, fundamentalist Muslims began a major rebellion in ________, supported in part by weapons supplied by the United States.

The most important elements of state power are increasingly military rather than economic.

Describe how the alliances in Europe during the Cold War related to global and local economic interests.

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Exam 8: Political Geography

-According to the map of present-day colonial possessions, the French colony northwest of the Pitcairn Islands is

The most populous remaining colony is ruled by

-Elongated states may suffer from poor internal communication and difficulty defending borders. Which of the following is not an elongated state?

Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state?

-As shown on the map of European economic and military alliances in 1980, which NATO member was directly south of the USSR and bordered on the Black Sea?

A feature of the physical environment commonly used to separate states includes all but which of the following?

A territory tied to a state rather than being completely independent is a

Russia is a member of the European Union.

The best example of a state among the following is

UN experts concluded that Iraq had ________ in 1991 after its Desert Storm defeat, but officials in U.S. president George W. Bush's administration attempted to argue that the UN experts were wrong.

The European Union has

The problems experienced by Cyprus during the past four decades include all but which of the following?

-As indicated on the map of United Nation membership, Namibia joined the United Nations in the

-According to the map of regime types, Spain is an example of a(n)

An increasing number of states have adopted a federal form of government primarily to

-According to the map of regime types, Belarus is an example of a(n)

-As shown on the map of European economic and military alliances, among the members of the Warsaw Pact, the country bordering Hungary on the east was

As a result of a 1979 Soviet invasion, fundamentalist Muslims began a major rebellion in ________, supported in part by weapons supplied by the United States.

The most important elements of state power are increasingly military rather than economic.

Describe how the alliances in Europe during the Cold War related to global and local economic interests.

Basic Concepts

Population and Health

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Languages

Religions

Ethnicities

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry and Manufacturing

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Filters