Question 1

This is a process in which a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region.

Accepted Answer

A)  Irredentism 
B)  Ethnic cleansing 
C)  Nationalism 
D)  Jihad 
E)  Centrifugalism

Question 2

Azeris are ________ who speak an Altaic language, but Armenians are Christians who speak an Indo-European language.

Accepted Answer

A)  Serbs 
B)  Muslims 
C)  Baptists 
D)  animists 
E)  Hindus

Question 3

The physical space claimed by a sovereign state comprises its:

Accepted Answer

A)  territory 
B)  population 
C)  mandate 
D)  morphology 
E)  sovereignty

Question 4

What are the two main types of boundaries and their subtypes?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

The term country is a synonym for state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As recently as the 1940s, the world contained only about ________ states, but by 2011 there were ________ members of the United Nations.

Accepted Answer

A)  30; 70 
B)  40; 121 
C)  50; 193 
D)  60; 169 
E)  70; 108

Question 7

Many of the boundaries between countries are called ethnic boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Independent, non-partisan commissions typically try to create ________ without regard for voting preferences or incumbents.

Accepted Answer

A)  gerrymandering districts 
B)  fifty-fifty electorate zones 
C)  compact, homogeneous districts 
D)  ethnically marginalizing districts 
E)  politically active districts

Question 9

Genocide is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  mass killing of a group of people in an attempt to eliminate the entire group 
B)  process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities 
C)  favoring of one nationality over another in the hiring of government workers 
D)  forced labor of one ethnic group by another 
E)  forced expulsion and migration of one nationality by another

Question 10

What international treaties govern Antarctica and Outer Space?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which of the following terrorist groups is implicated in most of the recent anti-U.S. terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islamic Jihad 
B)  Hamas 
C)  Al-Qaeda 
D)  The Taliban 
E)  The Tamil Tigers

Question 12

In the United States, the term ________ refers to groups with supposedly distinct ancestry and cultural traditions, such as African Americans, Mexican Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, German Americans, and Polish Americans.

Accepted Answer

A)  race 
B)  ethnicity 
C)  nationality 
D)  tribe 
E)  country of origin

Question 13

Which leader of al-Qaeda was killed by U.S. special forces in 2011?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muhamed Atef 
B)  Saddam Hussein 
C)  Mullah Omar 
D)  Osama bin Laden 
E)  Muammar el-Qaddafi

Question 14

The UN's 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea allows coastal states, including island nations, to claim up to ________ nautical miles of the ocean off their shores as an Exclusive Economic Zone.

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  20 
C)  100 
D)  200 
E)  320

Question 15

Nationalism is an important example of a centrifugal force, which is an attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An autocracy is a country that displays a mix of democratic and anocratic characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Discuss the conflict between the different ethnicities in Central Africa and how that has led to genocide.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Resenting discrimination and neglect by the national government, groups in Darfur launched a rebellion in 2003 against the Arab-dominated Khartoum government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Figure 8.5.1 
-The term gerrymandering was named for Michael Gerry, governor of Wisconsin and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Historically, frontiers rather than boundaries separated many states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Political Geography

This is a process in which a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region.

Azeris are ________ who speak an Altaic language, but Armenians are Christians who speak an Indo-European language.

The physical space claimed by a sovereign state comprises its:

What are the two main types of boundaries and their subtypes?

The term country is a synonym for state.

As recently as the 1940s, the world contained only about states, but by 2011 there were members of the United Nations.

Many of the boundaries between countries are called ethnic boundaries.

Independent, non-partisan commissions typically try to create ________ without regard for voting preferences or incumbents.

Genocide is the:

What international treaties govern Antarctica and Outer Space?

Which of the following terrorist groups is implicated in most of the recent anti-U.S. terrorism?

In the United States, the term ________ refers to groups with supposedly distinct ancestry and cultural traditions, such as African Americans, Mexican Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, German Americans, and Polish Americans.

Which leader of al-Qaeda was killed by U.S. special forces in 2011?

The UN's 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea allows coastal states, including island nations, to claim up to ________ nautical miles of the ocean off their shores as an Exclusive Economic Zone.

Nationalism is an important example of a centrifugal force, which is an attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state.

An autocracy is a country that displays a mix of democratic and anocratic characteristics.

Discuss the conflict between the different ethnicities in Central Africa and how that has led to genocide.

Resenting discrimination and neglect by the national government, groups in Darfur launched a rebellion in 2003 against the Arab-dominated Khartoum government.

Figure 8.5.1 -The term gerrymandering was named for Michael Gerry, governor of Wisconsin and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Historically, frontiers rather than boundaries separated many states.