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1

The 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait resulted in part from what type of boundary dispute?
A)military
B)positional
C)resource
D)territorial
2

Countries comprised mostly or exclusively of islands are classified by political geographers as:
A)compact
B)elongated
C)fragmented
D)prorupt
3

The fact that Illinois has over 6,000 local government units ranging from counties to special purpose sewer districts is an example of:
A)political fragmentation
B)metro-government
C)gerrymandering
D)proportional representation
4

The 49th Parallel separating Canada from the United States across much of western North America is classified as which type of boundary?
A)artificial or geometric
B)ethnographic
C)natural
D)subsequent
5

With respect to regional alliances:
A)in the developing world they tend to be formed among countries which share the same former colonial master
B)their formation often stimulates the creation of alliances by countries left out of another alliance
C)there is no tendency for them to be contiguous to each other
D)they almost always occur among countries with homogeneous economies
6

Gerrymandering is:
A)a form of reapportionment occasioned by shifts in population
B)a form of reapportionment which favors a political party
C)the cessation of a segregated school system
D)the formation of unified government services
7

Among the social institutions that promote nationalism, the three most important are:
A)schools, the family and political parties
B)schools, the military and state religion
C)the family, athletics and political parties
D)the military, state religion and athletics
8

The European Union is primarily
A)a military alliance
B)a political alliance
C)an economic alliance
D)a transportation alliance
9

An example of a part-nation state is the:
A)Arab nation
B)Basque nation
C)Kurds
D)Ukrainians
10

Exclusive economic zones recognized under the Law of the Sea Convention extend outward from coasts by:
A)200 meters
B)200 miles
C)200 kilometers
D)200 nautical miles
11

Which world region has the largest number of countries with women occupying more than 25% of their country's legislative seats?
A)Europe
B)Latin America
C)Africa
D)Asia
12

The world's largest economic alliance is the:
A)Council of Mutual Economic Assistance
B)European Union
C)European Free Trade Association
D)South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
13

Nagorno-Karabakh is an example of an:
A)elongated state
B)enclave
C)autonomous Russian Republic
D)antecedent boundary
14

Thailand is an example of what state shape?
A)elongated
B)compact
C)prorupt
D)perforated
15

An important reason for the formation of unified governments is to:
A)collect more tax revenues
B)make it appear as though a city is larger than it really is
C)make school districts smaller
D)reduce duplication of many services provided by local governments
16

Which group of people is an example of a stateless nation?
A)Kurds
B)French
C)Irish
D)Cambodians
17

The primary objective of local zoning ordinances in municipalities is to:
A)allow citizen participation in deciding how land may be used
B)eliminate political fragmentation
C)foster cooperation among many governmental units in small areas
D)prevent the proliferation of special purpose governmental districts
18

The clashes between India and Pakistan over Kashmir provide an example of which type of boundary dispute?
A)military
B)positional
C)resource
D)territorial
19

Which of the following is classified as a forward thrust capital city?
A)Brasilia
B)Canberra
C)Paris
D)Washington, D.C.
20

The least efficient shape for the management of a state is:
A)compact
B)elongated
C)fragmented
D)prorupt
21

A boundary drawn before an area is well populated is known as:
A)a subsequent boundary
B)an antecedent boundary
C)a geometric boundary
D)a natural boundary
22

Which of the following is not considered to be a centripetal force in preserving state cohesiveness?
A)United Nations membership
B)nationalism
C)systems of transportation and communication
D)effective organization and administration of government
23

The establishment of the original 3-mile limit of sovereignty from a nation's coastline permitted states to do all of the following except:
A)enforce quarantines and customs regulations
B)protect coastal fisheries
C)effectively claim neutrality during other people's wars
D)prevent others from exercising their right of innocent passage
24

Territorial seas under the Law of the Sea extend out to:
A)12 nautical miles
B)24 nautical miles
C)200 nautical miles
D)350 nautical miles
25

When a capital city is spatially associated with its core region, it is called a:
A)federal state
B)functioning core
C)primate city
D)unitary state
26

Italy is a perforated state.
A)True.
B)False.
27

A subsequent boundary is drawn before the development of the cultural landscape.
A)True.
B)False.
28

France and Spain are separated by a natural boundary.
A)True.
B)False.
29

Water bodies are rarely a source of conflict as national boundaries.
A)True.
B)False.
30

Bolivia is a landlocked country.
A)True.
B)False.
31

Schools usually serve as a centrifugal force within a country.
A)True.
B)False.
32

The only independent, sovereign state with a population over 1 million that is not a member of the United Nations is France.
A)True.
B)False.
33

Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) are up to 200 nautical miles from a country's coastal baseline.
A)True.
B)False.
34

The term gerrymandering originated during the Ford administration after the 1976 elections.
A)True.
B)False.
35

ASEAN is a supranational organization in Europe.
A)True.
B)False.





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