Question 1

Which state has NOT seen an ethnic cleansing in the last 100 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  Germany 
C)  Rwanda 
D)  Sudan

Question 2

-According to the map, the city from which Russia expanded was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Saint Petersburg 
B)  Vladivostok 
C)  Moscow 
D)  Novosibirsk

Question 3

The deliberate use of the redistricting process to encourage a desired election outcome is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchical diffusion 
B)  gerrymandering 
C)  reapportionment 
D)  subdivision

Question 4

Approximately how many Palestinian refugees are in the world today?

Accepted Answer

A)  5.3 million 
B)  10.1 million 
C)  15.8 million 
D)  20.2 million

Question 5

The power of nation-states tends to be strengthened by the rise of global institutions, such as the World Trade Organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

-As shown on the map, the Kaliningrad district of Russia is best described as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  enclave 
B)  pene-enclave 
C)  perforated state 
D)  exclave

Question 7

Which factor does NOT pose a governance problem in multi-island countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  secessionist tendencies or separatist movements 
B)  different monetary systems 
C)  difficulties in transportation 
D)  administrative problems exacerbated by communication lags

Question 8

Alaska and the territory formerly known as East Pakistan are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  nation-states 
B)  independent states 
C)  enclaves 
D)  exclaves

Question 9

A small and weak independent country lying between two powerful, potentially belligerent countries is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  pene-enclave 
B)  marchland 
C)  buffer state 
D)  heartland

Question 10

In Canada, the people of Québec have a sense of unity based on their common French heritage, and many Francophones desire separation from Canada. The undermining of Canada's national integrity is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  centripetal force 
B)  centrifugal force 
C)  guerrilla movement 
D)  insurgency action

Question 11

The UN charter incorporates the principle of self-determination for nation-states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

With the exception of the original 13 colonies and a few other states or portions of states, the U.S. landscape is basically grid-like.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The two competing core areas of Spain are centered in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Malaga and Toledo 
B)  Seville and Asturias 
C)  Madrid and Barcelona 
D)  the Costa del Sol and Granada

Question 14

The core from which modern-day France diffused was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nice 
B)  Lyon 
C)  the Riviera 
D)  Paris

Question 15

-According to the map, the Soviet Union's most recent expansion was generally found in the _____ reaches of the Soviet realm.

Accepted Answer

A)  eastern 
B)  northern 
C)  southern 
D)  western

Question 16

The area where national cultures overlap and blend is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  a borderland 
B)  a state 
C)  a territory 
D)  a frontier

Question 17

The idea that states can enforce or ignore sovereignty claims despite actual state boundaries is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  effective sovereignty 
B)  globalization 
C)  territoriality 
D)  federalism

Question 18

Most geographers consider territoriality a learned cultural response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

-All of the following lay partly or wholly in the rimland EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Libya 
B)  Portugal 
C)  France 
D)  Finland

Question 20

How can the military have an ecologically beneficial impact on the landscape?

Accepted Answer

A)  by using chemicals that defoliate extra forest cover 
B)  by sorting nuclear waste at the facility and keeping people away 
C)  when people fear and avoid a place due to the military and insurgents 
D)  by opening up refugee camps

Exam 6: Political Geography: A Divided World

Which state has NOT seen an ethnic cleansing in the last 100 years?

-According to the map, the city from which Russia expanded was:

The deliberate use of the redistricting process to encourage a desired election outcome is called:

Approximately how many Palestinian refugees are in the world today?

The power of nation-states tends to be strengthened by the rise of global institutions, such as the World Trade Organization.

-As shown on the map, the Kaliningrad district of Russia is best described as a(n) :

Which factor does NOT pose a governance problem in multi-island countries?

Alaska and the territory formerly known as East Pakistan are examples of:

A small and weak independent country lying between two powerful, potentially belligerent countries is a:

In Canada, the people of Québec have a sense of unity based on their common French heritage, and many Francophones desire separation from Canada. The undermining of Canada's national integrity is an example of what?

The UN charter incorporates the principle of self-determination for nation-states.

With the exception of the original 13 colonies and a few other states or portions of states, the U.S. landscape is basically grid-like.

The two competing core areas of Spain are centered in:

The core from which modern-day France diffused was:

-According to the map, the Soviet Union's most recent expansion was generally found in the _____ reaches of the Soviet realm.

The area where national cultures overlap and blend is called:

The idea that states can enforce or ignore sovereignty claims despite actual state boundaries is called:

Most geographers consider territoriality a learned cultural response.

-All of the following lay partly or wholly in the rimland EXCEPT:

How can the military have an ecologically beneficial impact on the landscape?