Question 1

Belgium's political structure

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A) divides it into three linguistic unit. 
B) has Flanders in the north and Wallonia in the south. 
C) consists of Brussels as a 'bilingual' zone. 
D) all of the above. 
A) divides it into three linguistic unit. 
B) has Flanders in the north and Wallonia in the south. 
C) consists of Brussels as a 'bilingual' zone. 
D) all of the above. D

Question 2

Though historically the United Kingdom is a unitary state

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A) it is also politically tied to China and Japan, as confederated parts. 
B) it has units that increasingly have gained more freedom to act on their own. 
C) it is intimately connected to Ireland and Iceland in a federation. 
D) none of the above. 
A) it is also politically tied to China and Japan, as confederated parts. 
B) it has units that increasingly have gained more freedom to act on their own. 
C) it is intimately connected to Ireland and Iceland in a federation. 
D) none of the above. B

Question 3

Most businesses and governments subdivide administrative territory into

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A) manageable political subunits. 
B) countries or states. 
C) mall sales regions. 
D) club fields. 
A) manageable political subunits. 
B) countries or states. 
C) mall sales regions. 
D) club fields. A

Question 4

Indonesia's state structure or form is

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A) mainly one single land mass. 
B) mainly a small compact and relatively roundish. 
C) a micro-or city-state. 
D) largely made up of many islands. 
A) mainly one single land mass. 
B) mainly a small compact and relatively roundish. 
C) a micro-or city-state. 
D) largely made up of many islands.

Question 5

Reasons for sub-dividing territory into administrative regions are

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A) health, welfare, and healthcare access. 
B) food, drink, and service provision regions. 
C) efficiency, flexibility and degrees of responsiveness. 
D) design, printing, and publishing processes. 
A) health, welfare, and healthcare access. 
B) food, drink, and service provision regions. 
C) efficiency, flexibility and degrees of responsiveness. 
D) design, printing, and publishing processes.

Question 6

Common roles many states take on might be

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A) cultural regulation of language and religion. 
B) health, education, and business regulation. 
C) the administration of the scientific endeavor. 
D) astrology and numerology for forecasting future conditions. 
A) cultural regulation of language and religion. 
B) health, education, and business regulation. 
C) the administration of the scientific endeavor. 
D) astrology and numerology for forecasting future conditions.

Question 7

The best example of an 'enclave' would be

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A) Alaska. 
B) West Berlin (which enclave no longer exists). 
C) the island of Sardinia. 
D) the 'country' of Catalonia (marginally within Spain). 
A) Alaska. 
B) West Berlin (which enclave no longer exists). 
C) the island of Sardinia. 
D) the 'country' of Catalonia (marginally within Spain).

Question 8

Which of the following might best typify a totalitarian government's reason for being?

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A) an ideology that the people are forced to adhere to 
B) a food product that people generally reject throughout the country 
C) an economic resource that demands a majority of attention from the government 
D) the encouragement of the voting process to select the most desirable candidates as perceived by the people 
A) an ideology that the people are forced to adhere to 
B) a food product that people generally reject throughout the country 
C) an economic resource that demands a majority of attention from the government 
D) the encouragement of the voting process to select the most desirable candidates as perceived by the people

Question 9

Dual citizenship

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A) is when a person has citizenship in two (or more) countries. 
B) can happen when a person is born to foreign parents in certain countries. 
C) can happen with people from the United States. 
D) all of the above. 
A) is when a person has citizenship in two (or more) countries. 
B) can happen when a person is born to foreign parents in certain countries. 
C) can happen with people from the United States. 
D) all of the above.

Question 10

In the case of Canada federalism

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A) is similar to that of other federal countries. 
B) is considered asymmetrical because Quebec has more autonomy than other provinces. 
C) has strengthened the resolve of the central government to cement provinces together. 
D) none of the above. 
A) is similar to that of other federal countries. 
B) is considered asymmetrical because Quebec has more autonomy than other provinces. 
C) has strengthened the resolve of the central government to cement provinces together. 
D) none of the above.

Question 11

The theory of the state that says that the state derives from servicing the needs of all members and groups within is called

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A) the Marxist state theory. 
B) the Pluralist state theory. 
C) the Monarchical state theory. 
D) the state theory of the Economic Man. 
A) the Marxist state theory. 
B) the Pluralist state theory. 
C) the Monarchical state theory. 
D) the state theory of the Economic Man.

Question 12

Electoral districts in the United States sometimes are very strange shapes in order to include different minority groups or to gain voting advantage according to party.This process is known as

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A) gerrymandering. 
B) systematization. 
C) forward capitalization. 
D) political extension. 
A) gerrymandering. 
B) systematization. 
C) forward capitalization. 
D) political extension.

Question 13

The political economy of a state represents

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A) the health, welfare, and government control of health care. 
B) the provision of food through agriculture, groceries, and restaurants. 
C) the relations between the state, state members, and economic activities there. 
D) none of the above. 
A) the health, welfare, and government control of health care. 
B) the provision of food through agriculture, groceries, and restaurants. 
C) the relations between the state, state members, and economic activities there. 
D) none of the above.

Question 14

In Northern Ireland Catholic diocesan boundaries

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A) coincide perfectly with the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 
B) cross the boundary between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 
C) match the routes of modern highways and railroads. 
D) are gradually disappearing. 
A) coincide perfectly with the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 
B) cross the boundary between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 
C) match the routes of modern highways and railroads. 
D) are gradually disappearing.

Question 15

Kaliningrad is an 'exclave' of Russia because

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A) it is totally surrounded by Moscow. 
B) it is totally surrounded by East Germany. 
C) it is today part of Poland. 
D) it is a piece of Russia totally separate from Russia. 
A) it is totally surrounded by Moscow. 
B) it is totally surrounded by East Germany. 
C) it is today part of Poland. 
D) it is a piece of Russia totally separate from Russia.

Question 16

Catholic Diocese boundaries in Ireland

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A) are based much on regions designated during the Roman Empire. 
B) are similar to Latter-day Saint stake and congregational regions. 
C) are taken from food provision regions like those of McDonalds restaurants. 
D) none of the above. 
A) are based much on regions designated during the Roman Empire. 
B) are similar to Latter-day Saint stake and congregational regions. 
C) are taken from food provision regions like those of McDonalds restaurants. 
D) none of the above.

Question 17

Ports, which are sites of regional, national, and global commerce, are normally operated

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A) privately. 
B) by tribal chieftains. 
C) only in communist or command societies. 
D) by governmental authorities. 
A) privately. 
B) by tribal chieftains. 
C) only in communist or command societies. 
D) by governmental authorities.

Question 18

In terms of cores and capital, Germany

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A) has a main center and it is Berlin. 
B) does not have a main central core region. 
C) splits its industrial prowess north to south. 
D) all of the above. 
A) has a main center and it is Berlin. 
B) does not have a main central core region. 
C) splits its industrial prowess north to south. 
D) all of the above.

Question 19

Washington D.C., Ottawa, Canada, and Canberra, Australia

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A) are capitals built to show their countries strengths into their respective interiors. 
B) are compromise capitals between influential and competing regions. 
C) are forward capitals built to show their countries' attitudes toward controlling all the land within their borders. 
D) are all found more or less in the geographic centers of their countries. 
A) are capitals built to show their countries strengths into their respective interiors. 
B) are compromise capitals between influential and competing regions. 
C) are forward capitals built to show their countries' attitudes toward controlling all the land within their borders. 
D) are all found more or less in the geographic centers of their countries.

Question 20

Western Australia, with Perth as its capital

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A) has a government and personality reflecting its isolation from the rest of the country. 
B) has a layout and feeling very similar to that of New South Wales or Victoria. 
C) has no large city over 50,000 people. 
D) all of the above. 
A) has a government and personality reflecting its isolation from the rest of the country. 
B) has a layout and feeling very similar to that of New South Wales or Victoria. 
C) has no large city over 50,000 people. 
D) all of the above.

Belgium's political structure

Though historically the United Kingdom is a unitary state

Most businesses and governments subdivide administrative territory into

Indonesia's state structure or form is

Reasons for sub-dividing territory into administrative regions are

Common roles many states take on might be

The best example of an 'enclave' would be

Which of the following might best typify a totalitarian government's reason for being?

Dual citizenship

In the case of Canada federalism

The theory of the state that says that the state derives from servicing the needs of all members and groups within is called

Electoral districts in the United States sometimes are very strange shapes in order to include different minority groups or to gain voting advantage according to party.This process is known as

The political economy of a state represents

In Northern Ireland Catholic diocesan boundaries

Kaliningrad is an 'exclave' of Russia because

Catholic Diocese boundaries in Ireland

Ports, which are sites of regional, national, and global commerce, are normally operated

In terms of cores and capital, Germany

Washington D.C., Ottawa, Canada, and Canberra, Australia

Western Australia, with Perth as its capital

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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

A World of Nations and States

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

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Exam 11: Geography of Governance and Representation

Belgium's political structure

Though historically the United Kingdom is a unitary state

Most businesses and governments subdivide administrative territory into

Indonesia's state structure or form is

Reasons for sub-dividing territory into administrative regions are

Common roles many states take on might be

The best example of an 'enclave' would be

Which of the following might best typify a totalitarian government's reason for being?

Dual citizenship

In the case of Canada federalism

The theory of the state that says that the state derives from servicing the needs of all members and groups within is called

Electoral districts in the United States sometimes are very strange shapes in order to include different minority groups or to gain voting advantage according to party.This process is known as

The political economy of a state represents

In Northern Ireland Catholic diocesan boundaries

Kaliningrad is an 'exclave' of Russia because

Catholic Diocese boundaries in Ireland

Ports, which are sites of regional, national, and global commerce, are normally operated

In terms of cores and capital, Germany

Washington D.C., Ottawa, Canada, and Canberra, Australia

Western Australia, with Perth as its capital

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

A World of Nations and States

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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