Study Guide for Chapter 8: Political Geography – Study these questions/answers.
Key Issue #1 - Political Geography - Reading QUIZ - 12 Points - ANSWERS
1) An area organized into an independent political unit is a
A) colony. B) nationality. C) satellite. D) state. E) suburb. Answer: D
2) A state with control over its internal affairs has
A) centripetal forces. B) nationality. C) suffrage. D) sovereignty. E) ethnicity. Answer: D
3) Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world
A) has remained approximately the same. B) has increased by a couple of dozen.
C) has decreased by a couple of dozen. D) has increased by more than a hundred.
E) has increased by more than a thousand. Answer: D
4) The world's largest state is
A) China. B) Canada. C) Russia. D) Alaska. E) India. Answer: C
5) Korea is a good example of a
A) sovereign state. B) nation-state. C) ethnicity divided between more than one state.
D) colony. E) patron-state. Answer: C
6) The Fertile Crescent
A) followed the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. B) extended from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. C) was the location of the first city-states in the Middle East.
D) is sometimes considered to be extended into the Nile Valley. E) all of the above Answer: E
7) The first states in ancient Mesopotamia were
A) city-states. B) colonies. C) empires. D) nation-states. E) patron-states. Answer: A
8) A territory tied to a state rather than being completely independent is a
A) nation. B) state. C) nation-state. D) colony. E) patron-state. Answer: D
9) The attempt by one country to impose political control over another territory is
A) colonialism. B) constitutionality. C) self-determination. D) sovereignty. E) suffrage.Answer:A
10) The motives of European states in establishing colonies can be summarized as all but which of the following? A) God B) glory C) guilt D) gold E) B and C Answer: C
11) Imperialism includes all of the ideas EXCEPT one. Which one? A) Europe turned to Asia and Africa to conquer B) France and Great Britain were the top imperialistic countries of Europe C) Imperialism means conquering a country that is uninhabited d) Imperialism means conquered countries that already have established governments or civilizations. Answer: C
12) How many countries/states are there in 2015? Answer: 196
Study these questions: See if you know these answers. Use your notes if not.
Key Issues #3-4 Reading Quiz –Chp. 8 Political Geography 12 Points
1)The United Nations is primarily what kind of cooperative effort?
A) political B) military C) economic D) cultural E) all of the above
2)The Commonwealth is primarily
A) an economic and cultural alliance of states once part of the British Empire.
B) an organization of culturally homogenous nations that opposed the Warsaw Pact.
C) organized to increase availability of mineral resources in perforated states.
D) a religious entity that sends missionaries to Africa.
3) The European Union has
A) Excluded all Eastern European countries
B) protected Western Europe from a Soviet invasion.
C) promoted economic growth in Eastern and Western Europe.
D) None of the above.
4) The growth of the European Union has resulted in member states
A) having greater control of their internal finances
B) adopting a common currency and freer travel
C) enacting tighter borders and travel policies
D) participating in the world's wealthiest market.
E) B and D
5) States cooperate with each other for what kind of reasons?
A) political B) military C) economic D) all of the above
6) NATO is primarily what kind of international cooperative effort of supranationalism?
A) political B) military C) economic D) social e) all of the above
7) Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts of political violence
A) because attacks are never well-coordinated
B) because attacks are aimed at military targets or political leaders.
C) because attacks are aimed at ordinary people.
D) because attacks use only personal weapons.
8) In the USA, the first order of civil division is the individual states. What comes after that?
A) the county B) the municipality c) the parish d) province e) department
9)The state which places most power in the hands of a central government is as:
A) federal state B) nation-state C) fragmented state D) unitary state E) sovereign state
Hawaii and the USA 10. What type of AP shape is the USA?
11) What political concept (illegal) is being shown on the map above? 12. Canada is what type of government?
Make sure you know these concepts:
- Supranationalism – know the definition – study notes from KI#3
- Devolution – know the definition – study notes from KI#3.
- United Nations – political
- NATO – military
- European Union – Economic
- READ all the notes for Key Issue #3 from Tweed/Long
- Know the advantages of belonging to the EU
- Know the 5 shapes of countries according to AP HUGS
- Know the difference between unitary and federal governments
- Know the advantages of belonging to the UN
- Terrorism = targeting civilians, everyday citizens to weaken a country
- ISIS, ISIL, Al-Qaeda, Taliban,
- Study your vocab words!
- Be able to give examples of supranationalism and devolution – countries/details
- Colonialism versus Imperialism