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The 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait resulted in part from what type of boundary dispute? |
| | A) | military |
| | B) | positional |
| | C) | resource |
| | D) | territorial |
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Countries comprised mostly or exclusively of islands are classified by political geographers as: |
| | A) | compact |
| | B) | elongated |
| | C) | fragmented |
| | D) | prorupt |
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The fact that Illinois has over 6,000 local government units ranging from counties to special purpose sewer districts is an example of: |
| | A) | gerrymandering |
| | B) | metro-government |
| | C) | political fragmentation |
| | D) | proportional representation |
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The 49th Parallel separating Canada from the United States across much of western North America is classified as which type of boundary? |
| | A) | artificial |
| | B) | ethnographic |
| | C) | natural |
| | D) | subsequent |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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The European Union is primarily |
| | A) | a military alliance |
| | B) | a political alliance |
| | C) | an economic alliance |
| | D) | a transportation alliance |
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An example of a part-nation state is the: |
| | A) | Arab nation |
| | B) | Basque nation |
| | C) | Kurds |
| | D) | Ukrainians |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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U.S. involvement in Vietnam and Central America was based upon the: |
| | A) | domino theory |
| | B) | heartland principle |
| | C) | regional development policies |
| | D) | rimland theory |
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Geopolitics is: |
| | A) | the study of the economic, political, and military value of space |
| | B) | the scholarly term for gerrymander |
| | C) | the study of organization and distribution of political phenomena spatially |
| | D) | the art and science of negotiating boundary lines |
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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 |
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Which of the following associations regarding ethnic separation is incorrect? |
| | A) | Basques - Spain |
| | B) | Bretons - France |
| | C) | Palestinians - Israel |
| | D) | Sikhs - Pakistan |
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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 |
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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 |
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Which of the following is classified as a forward thrust capital city? |
| | A) | Brasilia |
| | B) | Canberra |
| | C) | Paris |
| | D) | Washington, DC |
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The least efficient shape for the management of a state is: |
| | A) | compact |
| | B) | elongated |
| | C) | fragmented |
| | D) | prorupt |
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The geopolitical theory which stressed the strategic advantages of land over sea power is known as the: |
| | A) | domino theory |
| | B) | rimland theory |
| | C) | lebensraum theory |
| | D) | heartland theory |
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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 |
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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 |
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Preservation of the tax base and retention of expansion room for the central city are the driving forces behind: |
| | A) | unified government |
| | B) | zoning ordinances |
| | C) | predevelopment annexation |
| | D) | cumulative voting |
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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 |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education