Question 1

The policy of 'containment' was originally designed to limit

Accepted Answer

A)  communist expansion (Russia and China). 
B)  democratic upheaval (Eastern Europe). 
C)  theocratic tendencies (Sudan, Iran and Iraq). 
D)  agricultural potential (India and Southeast Asia). 
A)  communist expansion (Russia and China). 
B)  democratic upheaval (Eastern Europe). 
C)  theocratic tendencies (Sudan, Iran and Iraq). 
D)  agricultural potential (India and Southeast Asia).

Question 2

A good example of open, undemarcated boundaries would be

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A) between Switzerland and Germany where Switzerland is a Schengen member, but not an EU member. 
B) between Pakistan and Afghanistan where there is little Pakistani government control of the border. 
C) between Saudi Arabia and Yemen where no boundary has ever been drawn. 
D) between the islands of Crete and Cyprus where boundaries cannot be drawn because of water. 
A) between Switzerland and Germany where Switzerland is a Schengen member, but not an EU member. 
B) between Pakistan and Afghanistan where there is little Pakistani government control of the border. 
C) between Saudi Arabia and Yemen where no boundary has ever been drawn. 
D) between the islands of Crete and Cyprus where boundaries cannot be drawn because of water.

Question 3

A centrifugal force contributes to

Accepted Answer

A) the devolution of a country. 
B) separatism. 
C) possibly greater federalism in attempts to keep the country together. 
D) all of the above are strongly related to centrifugal forces. 
A) the devolution of a country. 
B) separatism. 
C) possibly greater federalism in attempts to keep the country together. 
D) all of the above are strongly related to centrifugal forces.

Question 4

Which is a good example of a political unit existing at a scale larger than a state?

Accepted Answer

A) the city of Los Angeles 
B) Boardman Township, Ohio 
C) the European Union 
D) a birding society 
A) the city of Los Angeles 
B) Boardman Township, Ohio 
C) the European Union 
D) a birding society

Question 5

Empires

Accepted Answer

A) are collections of different regions held together by force. 
B) are always controlled by a publicly elected magistrate. 
C) are always federally controlled, with individual states. 
D) are usually micro-states collected into a large entity. 
A) are collections of different regions held together by force. 
B) are always controlled by a publicly elected magistrate. 
C) are always federally controlled, with individual states. 
D) are usually micro-states collected into a large entity.

Question 6

The dominant part of an empire could be called the ____________ while the peripheral areas of influence are _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) central business districts;suburbs 
B) urban heat islands;agricultural hinterlands 
C) metropoles;colonies 
D) culture hearths;irrelevant to the center 
A) central business districts;suburbs 
B) urban heat islands;agricultural hinterlands 
C) metropoles;colonies 
D) culture hearths;irrelevant to the center

Question 7

Diplomatic relations are

Accepted Answer

A) elements of the communications and interactions between states. 
B) when important leaders get together and play sports. 
C) the interactions between plants and animals on different countries' borders. 
D) how population characteristics change between different countries. 
A) elements of the communications and interactions between states. 
B) when important leaders get together and play sports. 
C) the interactions between plants and animals on different countries' borders. 
D) how population characteristics change between different countries.

Question 8

State boundaries within the United States of America were often 'antecedent'

Accepted Answer

A) because they occurred before much medical service had diffused through the country. 
B) because they often were drawn before settlement of the European peoples entering. 
C) because they were formed based on the activities of the indigenous Native Americans. 
D) because they have changed often since first being laid out. 
A) because they occurred before much medical service had diffused through the country. 
B) because they often were drawn before settlement of the European peoples entering. 
C) because they were formed based on the activities of the indigenous Native Americans. 
D) because they have changed often since first being laid out.

Question 9

On the map of world political units, different colors in land areas represent

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A) different sovereign states. 
B) different high density population regions. 
C) different industrial concentrations. 
D) different cultural and language types. 
A) different sovereign states. 
B) different high density population regions. 
C) different industrial concentrations. 
D) different cultural and language types.

Question 10

There are 195 states in the world, but how many nations?

Accepted Answer

A) 195, the same number as there are states 
B) no one has yet counted all of them 
C) mainly five which are the major large language regions of the world 
D) it is difficult to say because the term 'nation' is largely self-determined 
A) 195, the same number as there are states 
B) no one has yet counted all of them 
C) mainly five which are the major large language regions of the world 
D) it is difficult to say because the term 'nation' is largely self-determined

Question 11

Which of the following is true of a feudal system?

Accepted Answer

A) chiefs control all activities across the land 
B) the political system is not necessarily tied to complete territorial control in that system 
C) a president leads an executive branch of government 
D) a dictator rules all aspects of communal agricultural ownership 
A) chiefs control all activities across the land 
B) the political system is not necessarily tied to complete territorial control in that system 
C) a president leads an executive branch of government 
D) a dictator rules all aspects of communal agricultural ownership

Question 12

Which of the following has the least legitimacy as a state and why?

Accepted Answer

A) China because the people do not govern 
B) the United States because it is too large to govern efficiently 
C) Italy because some in the north want to break away and form a new country 
D) Northern Cyprus because most other countries do not recognize it 
A) China because the people do not govern 
B) the United States because it is too large to govern efficiently 
C) Italy because some in the north want to break away and form a new country 
D) Northern Cyprus because most other countries do not recognize it

Question 13

Which is the best example of decolonization?

Accepted Answer

A) France becoming gradually more nationalistic and sovereign 
B) the development of Spain around Spanish speaking peoples 
C) the British Colonies of North America revolting and becoming independent 
D) the city-state of the Vatican maintaining its autonomy 
A) France becoming gradually more nationalistic and sovereign 
B) the development of Spain around Spanish speaking peoples 
C) the British Colonies of North America revolting and becoming independent 
D) the city-state of the Vatican maintaining its autonomy

Question 14

Which is the best example of a city-state?

Accepted Answer

A) Sparta in ancient Greece 
B) New York City in 1820 
C) London in 1960 
D) Trump Tower in New York City 
A) Sparta in ancient Greece 
B) New York City in 1820 
C) London in 1960 
D) Trump Tower in New York City

Question 15

The map of the island of Cyprus shows

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A) the northern part is Turkish, ethnically. 
B) the island is unified ethnically. 
C) the central portion is controlled by NATO. 
D) all of the island as a Greek colony. 
A) the northern part is Turkish, ethnically. 
B) the island is unified ethnically. 
C) the central portion is controlled by NATO. 
D) all of the island as a Greek colony.

Question 16

A satellite state is a country that

Accepted Answer

A) changes its boundaries frequently. 
B) changes its leaders frequently. 
C) is closely tied to the dominant rule of another more influential state. 
D) has many different ethnic, nationalistic regions within it. 
A) changes its boundaries frequently. 
B) changes its leaders frequently. 
C) is closely tied to the dominant rule of another more influential state. 
D) has many different ethnic, nationalistic regions within it.

Question 17

The difference between Japan and the United States when referring to each as 'nations' is that

Accepted Answer

A) Japan is still indebted to the United States for recovery after World War II. 
B) the U.S.is now controlled by Japan as Japan now owns most U.S.factories. 
C) one's nationality is based on one ethnic group and the other a shared set of ideas. 
D) one is a nuclear power and the other is not. 
A) Japan is still indebted to the United States for recovery after World War II. 
B) the U.S.is now controlled by Japan as Japan now owns most U.S.factories. 
C) one's nationality is based on one ethnic group and the other a shared set of ideas. 
D) one is a nuclear power and the other is not.

Question 18

On the map of Europe in the 19ᵗʰ century, Italy was

Accepted Answer

A) ruled by Mussolini under the direction of Hitler. 
B) ruled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
C) an autonomous Westphalian entity. 
D) not yet a sovereign state. 
A) ruled by Mussolini under the direction of Hitler. 
B) ruled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
C) an autonomous Westphalian entity. 
D) not yet a sovereign state.

Question 19

On the map of the country of Bosnia, you see a red line that signifies

Accepted Answer

A) a railroad. 
B) a major climate divide between mountainous and flat plain. 
C) the divide between two separate federal regions within the country. 
D) a green line that separates two feuding factions in the city of Sarajevo. 
A) a railroad. 
B) a major climate divide between mountainous and flat plain. 
C) the divide between two separate federal regions within the country. 
D) a green line that separates two feuding factions in the city of Sarajevo.

Question 20

Canada is a state, but regarding nations

Accepted Answer

A) it has mainly one which speaks one language uniformly throughout its territory. 
B) it has none as all Canadians are devoted to cold weather sports like hockey. 
C) it maintains one that originated from Romance speaking central Europe. 
D) it has two large ones and many smaller culture regions, thus is a plural society. 
A) it has mainly one which speaks one language uniformly throughout its territory. 
B) it has none as all Canadians are devoted to cold weather sports like hockey. 
C) it maintains one that originated from Romance speaking central Europe. 
D) it has two large ones and many smaller culture regions, thus is a plural society.

The policy of 'containment' was originally designed to limit

A good example of open, undemarcated boundaries would be

A centrifugal force contributes to

Which is a good example of a political unit existing at a scale larger than a state?

Empires

The dominant part of an empire could be called the while the peripheral areas of influence are _.

Diplomatic relations are

State boundaries within the United States of America were often 'antecedent'

On the map of world political units, different colors in land areas represent

There are 195 states in the world, but how many nations?

Which of the following is true of a feudal system?

Which of the following has the least legitimacy as a state and why?

Which is the best example of decolonization?

Which is the best example of a city-state?

The map of the island of Cyprus shows

A satellite state is a country that

The difference between Japan and the United States when referring to each as 'nations' is that

On the map of Europe in the 19ᵗʰ century, Italy was

On the map of the country of Bosnia, you see a red line that signifies

Canada is a state, but regarding nations

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The policy of 'containment' was originally designed to limit

A good example of open, undemarcated boundaries would be

A centrifugal force contributes to

Which is a good example of a political unit existing at a scale larger than a state?

Empires

The dominant part of an empire could be called the ____________ while the peripheral areas of influence are _____________.

Diplomatic relations are

State boundaries within the United States of America were often 'antecedent'

On the map of world political units, different colors in land areas represent

There are 195 states in the world, but how many nations?

Which of the following is true of a feudal system?

Which of the following has the least legitimacy as a state and why?

Which is the best example of decolonization?

Which is the best example of a city-state?

The map of the island of Cyprus shows

A satellite state is a country that

The difference between Japan and the United States when referring to each as 'nations' is that

On the map of Europe in the 19ᵗʰ century, Italy was

On the map of the country of Bosnia, you see a red line that signifies

Canada is a state, but regarding nations

Major Geographic Concepts

Geography Through the Ages

Population

Geography of Health and Disease

Migration Flows

Culture and Cultural Landscapes

The Geography of Language

The Geography of Religion

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

Geography of Governance and Representation

Environment and Conservation

Urbanization and Urban Networks

The Changing Structure of the City

The Geography of Economic Activity and Agriculture

Geographies of Production and Consumption

Distribution and Transportation

Development and Geography

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The dominant part of an empire could be called the while the peripheral areas of influence are _.