Question 1

What were the two leading world areas before the beginning of European colonialism?

Accepted Answer

A)  China and Rome 
B)  India and Africa 
C)  China and the Islamic region 
D)  India and Egypt 
E)  South Africa and France 
A)  China and Rome 
B)  India and Africa 
C)  China and the Islamic region 
D)  India and Egypt 
E)  South Africa and France

Question 2

In which of the following have there been examples of mass protest against authoritarian rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nepal 
B)  Ukraine 
C)  Serbia 
D)  The Philippines 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Nepal 
B)  Ukraine 
C)  Serbia 
D)  The Philippines 
E)  All of the above

Question 3

In recent European history, colonialism took the form of territorial conquest throughout the Americas, much of Asia, and most of Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following scholars argued that from an American perspective there was considerable advantage in a fragmented rimland?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spykman 
B)  Kjellen 
C)  Hartshorne 
D)  De Seversky 
E)  Jones 
A)  Spykman 
B)  Kjellen 
C)  Hartshorne 
D)  De Seversky 
E)  Jones

Question 5

What are centripetal forces?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those that serve to build world power 
B)  Small elite war groups used in a time of war 
C)  Those that serve to split a state apart 
D)  Those that serve to bind a state together 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Those that serve to build world power 
B)  Small elite war groups used in a time of war 
C)  Those that serve to split a state apart 
D)  Those that serve to bind a state together 
E)  None of the above

Question 6

Huntington's clash of civilizations hypothesis states that future conflict will be based on cultural differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe how the core-periphery economic spatial structure is the principal cause of social unrest.

Accepted Answer

One of the principal causes of social un

Question 8

Which demographic was most likely to have voted for Britain to leave the EU in the 2016 Brexit referendum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Younger people 
B)  Working class 
C)  Older people 
D)  University educated 
E)  Both B and C 
A)  Younger people 
B)  Working class 
C)  Older people 
D)  University educated 
E)  Both B and C

Question 9

How many former republics made up the USSR and are now independent states?

Accepted Answer

A)  0-10 
B)  11-20 
C)  21-30 
D)  31-40 
E)  41-50 
A)  0-10 
B)  11-20 
C)  21-30 
D)  31-40 
E)  41-50

Question 10

The belief that the United States had an exclusive right to occupy North America was known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manifest destiny 
B)  Nationalism 
C)  Colonialism 
D)  Imperialism 
E)  Environmental determinism 
A)  Manifest destiny 
B)  Nationalism 
C)  Colonialism 
D)  Imperialism 
E)  Environmental determinism

Question 11

Define the term geopolitik.

Accepted Answer

The term geopolitik refers to the study

Question 12

Use specific examples to contrast centrifugal and centripetal forces with respect to the stability of states.

Accepted Answer

Centrifugal forces tear a state apart; c

Question 13

The Kurds are an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cultural group failing to achieve state identity 
B)  A strong nation-state 
C)  A group that has achieved independence in the form of a nation-state 
D)  A low-land culture 
E)  The success of forming an independent state 
A)  A cultural group failing to achieve state identity 
B)  A strong nation-state 
C)  A group that has achieved independence in the form of a nation-state 
D)  A low-land culture 
E)  The success of forming an independent state

Question 14

Why are rivers popular boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are easily demarcated 
B)  They are easily surveyed 
C)  Their location is permanent 
D)  They repeatedly change course 
E)  Both A and B 
A)  They are easily demarcated 
B)  They are easily surveyed 
C)  Their location is permanent 
D)  They repeatedly change course 
E)  Both A and B

Question 15

Geopolitik is a specific interpretation of more general geopolitical ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Support or refute the argument that under certain conditions, gerrymandering is a good thing.

Accepted Answer

Gerrymandering, the practice of manipula

Question 17

Between 1977 and 2017, the number of free nations (as defined by the Freedom House) increased from 43 to how many?

Accepted Answer

A)  50-59 
B)  60-69 
C)  70-79 
D)  80-89 
E)  90-99 
A)  50-59 
B)  60-69 
C)  70-79 
D)  80-89 
E)  90-99

Question 18

The former Soviet Union (USSR) collapsed in 1971.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The argument that the power controlling the inner or marginal crescent could control all of Europe and Asia, and therefore the world, is associated with which of the following theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heartland theory 
B)  Rimland theory 
C)  Geopolitik theory 
D)  Deutsch theory 
E)  Centrifugal theory 
A)  Heartland theory 
B)  Rimland theory 
C)  Geopolitik theory 
D)  Deutsch theory 
E)  Centrifugal theory

Question 20

Devolution is the process of transferring power from local governments to central governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What were the two leading world areas before the beginning of European colonialism?

In which of the following have there been examples of mass protest against authoritarian rule?

In recent European history, colonialism took the form of territorial conquest throughout the Americas, much of Asia, and most of Africa.

Which of the following scholars argued that from an American perspective there was considerable advantage in a fragmented rimland?

What are centripetal forces?

Huntington's clash of civilizations hypothesis states that future conflict will be based on cultural differences.

Describe how the core-periphery economic spatial structure is the principal cause of social unrest.

Which demographic was most likely to have voted for Britain to leave the EU in the 2016 Brexit referendum?

How many former republics made up the USSR and are now independent states?

The belief that the United States had an exclusive right to occupy North America was known as which of the following?

Define the term geopolitik.

Use specific examples to contrast centrifugal and centripetal forces with respect to the stability of states.

The Kurds are an example of which of the following?

Why are rivers popular boundaries?

Geopolitik is a specific interpretation of more general geopolitical ideas.

Support or refute the argument that under certain conditions, gerrymandering is a good thing.

Between 1977 and 2017, the number of free nations (as defined by the Freedom House) increased from 43 to how many?

The former Soviet Union (USSR) collapsed in 1971.

The argument that the power controlling the inner or marginal crescent could control all of Europe and Asia, and therefore the world, is associated with which of the following theories?

Devolution is the process of transferring power from local governments to central governments.

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Exam 6: Political Geography

What were the two leading world areas before the beginning of European colonialism?

In which of the following have there been examples of mass protest against authoritarian rule?

In recent European history, colonialism took the form of territorial conquest throughout the Americas, much of Asia, and most of Africa.

Which of the following scholars argued that from an American perspective there was considerable advantage in a fragmented rimland?

What are centripetal forces?

Huntington's clash of civilizations hypothesis states that future conflict will be based on cultural differences.

Describe how the core-periphery economic spatial structure is the principal cause of social unrest.

Which demographic was most likely to have voted for Britain to leave the EU in the 2016 Brexit referendum?

How many former republics made up the USSR and are now independent states?

The belief that the United States had an exclusive right to occupy North America was known as which of the following?

Define the term geopolitik.

Use specific examples to contrast centrifugal and centripetal forces with respect to the stability of states.

The Kurds are an example of which of the following?

Why are rivers popular boundaries?

Geopolitik is a specific interpretation of more general geopolitical ideas.

Support or refute the argument that under certain conditions, gerrymandering is a good thing.

Between 1977 and 2017, the number of free nations (as defined by the Freedom House) increased from 43 to how many?

The former Soviet Union (USSR) collapsed in 1971.

The argument that the power controlling the inner or marginal crescent could control all of Europe and Asia, and therefore the world, is associated with which of the following theories?

Devolution is the process of transferring power from local governments to central governments.

What Is Human Geography

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Geographies of Identity and Difference

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

Humans and the Environment

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