Question 1

Irredentist movements are seen when

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A)  part of one state wants to separate and join another state.
B)  one part of a state wants independence.
C)  a nation becomes divided.
D)  wealthier parts of a country want to secede. A

Question 2

In North Korea, with newly chosen Kim Jung Un, one has an example of

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A)   a democratically elected government.
B)   a country ruled by a dictatorship based on a family personality cult.
C)   a country ruled by the long established reign of Korean Kings.
D)   a country ruled by corporations. B

Question 3

Which is the best example of a nation?

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A)  the Kurdish people, who reside in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey
B)  the people of Ohio who maintain a distinct ethnicity and culture
C)  the people of the United States who are "One Nation Under God"
D)  the people of the 25 ethnically diverse states of India A

Question 4

Regarding political boundaries and other geo-political situations, de jure means _________________ while de facto means ______________.

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A)  'by law';'in fact'.
B)  'by day';'by night'.
C)  'alert';'relaxed'.
D)  'policed';'un regulated'.

Question 5

Critical geopolitics

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A)  define ways country boundaries and relations are perceived.
B)  are studies of why different countries dislike one another.
C)  usually includes some discussion of plate tectonics.
D)  none of the above.

Question 6

East Timor is a good example of

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A)  a large country that was once an empire.
B)  a small country able to act on its self-determination, becoming independent.
C)  a colony today of Portugal.
D)  a chiefdom that still exists in the modern world.

Question 7

During the era of Apartheid, South Africa

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A)  became an independent sovereign state.
B)  broke up into separate states.
C)  declared internal homelands as independent states.
D)  unified many city-states into one sovereign nation.

Question 8

One of the first steps toward a modern system of sovereign states was

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A)  found in the development of the Aztec and Incan Empires.
B)  developed in Africa as a result of the loss of slaves to the Americas.
C)  begun in the sophisticated city-states of southeast Asia like Ankor-Wat.
D)  seen in central Europe with sovereignty in the Westphalian state system.

Question 9

Which is the best example of a "political unit"?

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A)  the family
B)  a city
C)  a married couple
D)  a stamp collecting club

Question 10

The purpose of designated 'Euroregions' is to

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A)  deemphasize cultural commonalities between states.
B)  emphasize river use between states.
C)  show how it is useless to think areas of many states cannot get along with other states.
D)  emphasize cultural-economic integration among unlike regions between countries.

Question 11

All states in the world

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A)  are large with much territory.
B)  have the requirement to maintain sufficient raw materials to persevere.
C)  have fought with a neighbor at some time or another.
D)  are seen to possess certain levels of sovereignty, legitimacy, and territory.

Question 12

The best example of a stateless nation would be

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A)  the Bosnians.
B)  the North Koreans.
C)  the Native Americans (Indians)  of the United States.
D)  France.

Question 13

In primitive examples of government, territory might have been ruled by

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A)  tribal chiefdoms.
B)  monarchs.
C)  parliaments.
D)  corporations.

Question 14

The map of political units in 1491 shows

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A)  basically the contemporary map of modern states.
B)  basically a series of city-states.
C)  a combination of empires, city-states, pre-dating the modern system.
D)  groupings of dictatorships where boundaries were usually walls.

Question 15

Which is the best example of a centrifugal force for a country?

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A)  a patriotic song
B)  several poor years for agriculture
C)  economic decline
D)  regional disparity

Question 16

One of the largest and long-lasting empires ever, the Roman Empire extended

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A)  from northern Norway to central Africa.
B)  from eastern China to the Caspian Sea.
C)  from Lake Titicaca to the central valleys of today's Colombia.
D)  from the British Isles to Dacia (modern day Romania) .

Question 17

A democracy is a government that

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A)  rules with the consent of its people.
B)  rules with a king and queen.
C)  rules with a despot or dictator.
D)  is ruled by a company.

Question 18

Which is the most accurate statement regarding Bosnia?

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A)  It is ethically unified-a nation-state.
B)  It is a federal country made up of two parts that barely recognize each other.
C)  It is not sovereign in any form of the word.
D)  It is still a republic of the state of Yugoslavia.

Question 19

Why might the state of Israel not always be seen as 'legitimate'?

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A)  because 20 countries do not officially recognize it as a state
B)  because the U.S.and most European countries do not recognize it as a state
C)  Israel is too developed and industrialized for others to recognize it as a state
D)  Israel is dominantly Muslim, so many do not understand its reason for being

Question 20

A 'nation-state' occurs when

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A)  the boundaries of the state mainly coincide with that of the ethnic nation.
B)  there is a revolution which changes an empire into a command economy.
C)  nations develop into theocracies controlled by religious leaders.
D)  you find Arabs all across North Africa and much of the Middle East.

Exam 10: A World of Nations and States