Question 1

The League of Nations intervened to aid Ethiopia when attacked by Italy in the mid-1930s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The European Union's future expansion into the Muslim realm by the inclusion of __________ is highly controversial and strongly opposed by Greece.

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia
B)  Bosnia
C)  Algeria
D)  Turkey D

Question 3

In 1943 Mackinder wrote about his concerns over the potential of Stalin's control of the countries of Eastern Europe.His views led to the development of the United States' containment policy and to the establishment of

Accepted Answer

A)  friendly relationships with China.
B)  the United Nations.
C)  N.A.T.O.
D)  the Berlin Wall. C

Question 4

Critical geopolitics emphasizes the analysis of diplomatic and power relations between various state groupings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Wallerstein's views expressed in world systems theory hold that the global integrating force has been

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalism.
B)  the rise of the U.N.
C)  socialism.
D)  colonial independence movements.

Question 6

Recent geopolitical theory emphasizes the "deconstruction" of spatial assumptions and territorial perspectives of leading western politicians and analysis of the way their ideas are used to manipulate public opinion.This field of research is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Heartland theory.
B)  Marxian geopolitical theory.
C)  Critical geopolitics.
D)  British/American school of geopolitics.

Question 7

The first political geographer who studied the state in detail was Friedrich Ratzel who postulated that the state resembles a biological organism.His organic theory identified ______________ as a state's essential life giving force.

Accepted Answer

A)  population
B)  a strong military
C)  space
D)  mobility

Question 8

Ratzel's organic theory was converted into a subfield of political geography called geopolitics which was subsequently translated into practical national policies by some of his students.What country used geopolitics as a philosophy of expansion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan
B)  Nazi Germany
C)  Britain
D)  France

Question 9

Robert Sack's view of human territorial behavior implies an expression of control over space and time.This control is closely related to the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  nationhood.
B)  colonialism.
C)  sovereignty.
D)  warfare.

Question 10

The Peace of Westphalia ____________

Accepted Answer

A)  marked the beginning of the modern state system of Europe.
B)  ended WW I.
C)  created West Germany after WWII.
D)  created modern Pakistan after the British withdrawal.

Question 11

A boundary between countries is a

Accepted Answer

A)  line on the ground only.
B)  line shown only on maps.
C)  point of separation on and below the surface only.
D)  vertical plane that cuts through the rocks below and air above.

Question 12

The boundary between the United States and Canada west of the Great Lakes is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  physical-political boundary.
B)  geometric boundary.
C)  mountain crest boundary.
D)  administrative boundary.

Question 13

In Europe prior to the mid-1600s,sovereignty was expressed over people rather than over a territory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Geometric boundaries,totally unrelated to any aspects of the cultural or physical landscape,were made considerable use of by the colonial powers in

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia.
B)  South America.
C)  Central America.
D)  Africa.

Question 15

A series of concrete pillars _________ the northern boundary of Kuwait with Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A)  defines
B)  delimits
C)  demarcates
D)  determines

Question 16

Kurdistan _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is a sovereign nation bordered by Iraq and Turkey.
B)  is a stateless nation.
C)  is governed by Russia.
D)  is governed by Israel.

Question 17

As of 2005,which major European Union nation has not entered the Euro Monetary Zone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain
B)  Germany
C)  Italy
D)  France

Question 18

Norway is a member of the EU.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Yugoslavia was a prime example of a

Accepted Answer

A)  multi-state nation.
B)  nation-state.
C)  stateless nation.
D)  multinational state.

Question 20

The Peace of Westphalia is the seminal moment in the emergence of the European state.This marked the end of

Accepted Answer

A)  WW I.
B)  the Thirty Years War.
C)  the Napoleonic Wars.
D)  the War of the Roses.

Exam 8: Political Geography

The League of Nations intervened to aid Ethiopia when attacked by Italy in the mid-1930s.

The European Union's future expansion into the Muslim realm by the inclusion of __________ is highly controversial and strongly opposed by Greece.

In 1943 Mackinder wrote about his concerns over the potential of Stalin's control of the countries of Eastern Europe.His views led to the development of the United States' containment policy and to the establishment of

Critical geopolitics emphasizes the analysis of diplomatic and power relations between various state groupings.

Wallerstein's views expressed in world systems theory hold that the global integrating force has been

Recent geopolitical theory emphasizes the "deconstruction" of spatial assumptions and territorial perspectives of leading western politicians and analysis of the way their ideas are used to manipulate public opinion.This field of research is called

The first political geographer who studied the state in detail was Friedrich Ratzel who postulated that the state resembles a biological organism.His organic theory identified ______________ as a state's essential life giving force.

Ratzel's organic theory was converted into a subfield of political geography called geopolitics which was subsequently translated into practical national policies by some of his students.What country used geopolitics as a philosophy of expansion?

Robert Sack's view of human territorial behavior implies an expression of control over space and time.This control is closely related to the concept of

The Peace of Westphalia ____________

A boundary between countries is a

The boundary between the United States and Canada west of the Great Lakes is an example of a(n)

In Europe prior to the mid-1600s,sovereignty was expressed over people rather than over a territory.

Geometric boundaries,totally unrelated to any aspects of the cultural or physical landscape,were made considerable use of by the colonial powers in

A series of concrete pillars _________ the northern boundary of Kuwait with Iraq.

Kurdistan _______________.

As of 2005,which major European Union nation has not entered the Euro Monetary Zone?

Norway is a member of the EU.

Yugoslavia was a prime example of a

The Peace of Westphalia is the seminal moment in the emergence of the European state.This marked the end of