Exam 6: Political Geography: A Divided World

The best estimate of the number of refugees in the world today is _____, not including the semipermanent Palestinian refugees resulting from the establishment of Israel and the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.

When countries voluntarily give up some portion of their independence to gain the advantages of a closer economic or political association with other countries, it is known as:

Core areas tend to have higher population density than peripheral areas.

Some of the states in the western United States-such as Colorado and Wyoming-are known as the "square states." The squareness of their borders is a good example of:

The U.S. township and range system was the brainchild of:

Which state is composed of many islands and has been challenged by secessionist movements?

-The map shows that in Syria, a series of refugee camps is found around which city?

When a buffer state is taken over by a neighboring country, the buffer state becomes a(n):

Before modern air and missile warfare, a country's survival was often aided by natural protection, such as:

A federalist form of government can help diminish tensions between core and periphery.

The land-surveying system established by Thomas Jefferson was known as the:

According Mackinder's theory, the _____ lies in the continental interior while the _____ lies on the coast.

The United States exerts _______ over territory in Cuba for the Guantánamo Bay detention center:

When the Soviet Union existed, Mongolia was independent but essentially controlled by the Soviet government. At that time, Mongolia was a(n):

What is the objective for national monuments in the landscape, such as Mount Rushmore or the Statue of Liberty?

Which is NOT true of Native American reservations in the United States?

Which is NOT true of Mackinder's heartland theory?

What term did Piers Blaikie and Harold Brookfield coin as part of their work in political ecology?

-According to the map, the greatest concentrations of refugees are found in:

Tiwanaku dominated the Altiplano region of the _____ Mountains.