Exam 6: Political Geography: A Divided World

In the United States, the "red state" versus "blue state" phenomenon is based primarily on the winner-take-all approach to electoral votes in presidential elections.

Which statement is NOT true of most states that have a clearly identified geographic center of power?

Algeria was once a colony of:

Mackinder's heartland theory is based on:

According to John Agnew, the two world wars of the twentieth century were caused primarily by:

Algeria was a longtime British colony.

Nepal can be classified as a(n):

Which buffer state did the Soviet Union gain political and economic control of, effectively making it a satellite state?

-According to the map, the last country in Africa to receive its independence from colonial powers was:

Political boundaries are always irrelevant in the age of the Internet.

-According to the map, which modern-day European country was NOT part of the heartland?

Which is NOT part of the UN definition of "refugee"?

Which state configuration is considered one of the most difficult to govern?

The Catalonia region has succeeded in seceding from Spain.

According to heartland theory, which world region was the MOST likely base from which to stage a successful campaign for world conquest?

Gerrymandering is sometimes called:

Most secessionist movements originate in peripheral areas.

Prior to 1971, Bangladesh was a(n) __________ of Pakistan.

-On the map, almost all of the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States border:

According to Gearóid Ó Tuathail, which type of geography is about "power, an ever-changing map revealing the struggle over borders, space, and authority"?