Question 1

Under a(n) ________, strong powers are allocated to local governments.

Accepted Answer

A)  unitary system 
B)  federal system 
C)  constitutional system 
D)  parliamentary system 
E)  autocratic system 
A)  unitary system 
B)  federal system 
C)  constitutional system 
D)  parliamentary system 
E)  autocratic system B

Question 2

The conflict between Hutus and Tutsis (in Rwanda and Burundi) spilled into neighboring countries, especially the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

A(n) ________ gerrymander links distant areas of like-minded voters through oddly shaped boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A)  polled 
B)  stacked 
C)  excess 
D)  wasted 
E)  partisan 
A)  polled 
B)  stacked 
C)  excess 
D)  wasted 
E)  partisan B

Question 4

Which of the following countries is a perforated state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria 
B)  Kosovo 
C)  Italy 
D)  Germany 
E)  Canada 
A)  Nigeria 
B)  Kosovo 
C)  Italy 
D)  Germany 
E)  Canada

Question 5

Which of the following ethnicities is prominent in Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Armenian 
B)  Chinese Han 
C)  Berber 
D)  Quetchua 
E)  Pashtun 
A)  Armenian 
B)  Chinese Han 
C)  Berber 
D)  Quetchua 
E)  Pashtun

Question 6

Fragmented states have other state territories within them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How are ethnicity and nationality similar and different?

Accepted Answer

Ethnicity is identity with a group of pe

Question 8

Figure 8.5.1  
-Looking at Figure 8.5.1, China is depicted as having an anocratic government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Persians constitute the world's largest ethnic group that adheres to Shiite Islam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea allows coastal states, including island nations, to claim up to 400 nautical miles of the ocean off their shores as an Exclusive Economic Zone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Figure 8.5.1  
-Looking at Figure 8.5.1, it is evident that no country in Africa is fully democratic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Cyprus, the third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, contains two nationalities. These are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Italian and Spanish 
B)  French and Greek 
C)  Greek and Turkish 
D)  Turkish and Portuguese 
E)  Turkish and Arabic 
A)  Italian and Spanish 
B)  French and Greek 
C)  Greek and Turkish 
D)  Turkish and Portuguese 
E)  Turkish and Arabic

Question 13

The part of the northern U.S. boundary with Canada that forms a 1,300-mile (2,100-km) line along 49° north latitude, from Lake of the Woods to the Strait of Georgia, is an example of a physical boundary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Armenian is a nationality but not an ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the five basic state shapes?

Accepted Answer

A)  compact 
B)  pointed 
C)  elongated 
D)  fragmented 
E)  perforated 
A)  compact 
B)  pointed 
C)  elongated 
D)  fragmented 
E)  perforated

Question 16

In principle, the unitary government system works best in nation-states characterized by few internal cultural differences and a strong sense of national unity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

This was the last European country to grant women the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

A)  Denmark 
B)  Switzerland 
C)  Poland 
D)  France 
E)  Spain 
A)  Denmark 
B)  Switzerland 
C)  Poland 
D)  France 
E)  Spain

Question 18

Explain centripetal forces with special reference to nationalism.

Accepted Answer

A centripetal force is something causing

Question 19

What is al-Qaeda and what are their expressed reasons for their actions?

Accepted Answer

The word al-Qaeda is an Arabic word mean

Question 20

In Canada, the Québécois are distinct from most other Canadians in terms of language, religion, and other cultural traditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Under a(n) ________, strong powers are allocated to local governments.

The conflict between Hutus and Tutsis (in Rwanda and Burundi) spilled into neighboring countries, especially the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A(n) ________ gerrymander links distant areas of like-minded voters through oddly shaped boundaries.

Which of the following countries is a perforated state?

Which of the following ethnicities is prominent in Afghanistan?

Fragmented states have other state territories within them.

How are ethnicity and nationality similar and different?

Figure 8.5.1 -Looking at Figure 8.5.1, China is depicted as having an anocratic government.

Persians constitute the world's largest ethnic group that adheres to Shiite Islam.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea allows coastal states, including island nations, to claim up to 400 nautical miles of the ocean off their shores as an Exclusive Economic Zone.

Figure 8.5.1 -Looking at Figure 8.5.1, it is evident that no country in Africa is fully democratic.

Cyprus, the third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, contains two nationalities. These are:

The part of the northern U.S. boundary with Canada that forms a 1,300-mile (2,100-km) line along 49° north latitude, from Lake of the Woods to the Strait of Georgia, is an example of a physical boundary.

Armenian is a nationality but not an ethnicity.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five basic state shapes?

In principle, the unitary government system works best in nation-states characterized by few internal cultural differences and a strong sense of national unity.

This was the last European country to grant women the right to vote.

Explain centripetal forces with special reference to nationalism.

What is al-Qaeda and what are their expressed reasons for their actions?

In Canada, the Québécois are distinct from most other Canadians in terms of language, religion, and other cultural traditions.

Thinking Geographically

Weather, Climate, and Climate Change

Landforms

Biosphere

Population

Migration

Languages and Religion

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resources

Filters

Exam 8: Political Geography

Under a(n) ________, strong powers are allocated to local governments.

The conflict between Hutus and Tutsis (in Rwanda and Burundi) spilled into neighboring countries, especially the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A(n) ________ gerrymander links distant areas of like-minded voters through oddly shaped boundaries.

Which of the following countries is a perforated state?

Which of the following ethnicities is prominent in Afghanistan?

Fragmented states have other state territories within them.

How are ethnicity and nationality similar and different?

Figure 8.5.1 -Looking at Figure 8.5.1, China is depicted as having an anocratic government.

Persians constitute the world's largest ethnic group that adheres to Shiite Islam.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea allows coastal states, including island nations, to claim up to 400 nautical miles of the ocean off their shores as an Exclusive Economic Zone.

Figure 8.5.1 -Looking at Figure 8.5.1, it is evident that no country in Africa is fully democratic.

Cyprus, the third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, contains two nationalities. These are:

The part of the northern U.S. boundary with Canada that forms a 1,300-mile (2,100-km) line along 49° north latitude, from Lake of the Woods to the Strait of Georgia, is an example of a physical boundary.

Armenian is a nationality but not an ethnicity.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five basic state shapes?

In principle, the unitary government system works best in nation-states characterized by few internal cultural differences and a strong sense of national unity.

This was the last European country to grant women the right to vote.

Explain centripetal forces with special reference to nationalism.

What is al-Qaeda and what are their expressed reasons for their actions?

In Canada, the Québécois are distinct from most other Canadians in terms of language, religion, and other cultural traditions.

Thinking Geographically

Weather, Climate, and Climate Change

Landforms

Biosphere

Population

Migration

Languages and Religion

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resources

Filters