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The most correct usage of the word, "state," in terms of political geography is when it is used to refer to a ____________. |
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| | A) | group of people |
| | B) | sovereign political entity |
| | C) | political unit of a federal government |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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2 | |
Relatively few true nation-states exist focused upon a single ethnic identity. Which of the following comes closest to meeting this condition in Europe? |
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| | A) | United Kingdom |
| | B) | Germany |
| | C) | Yugoslavia |
| | D) | Iceland |
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3 | |
Which of these groups constitute a stateless nation but has moved into a condition of limited sovereignty over a particular area? |
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| | A) | Basques |
| | B) | Roma (Gypsies) |
| | C) | Palestinians |
| | D) | Kurds |
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4 | |
The concept of the modern state is an 18th century idea. It diffused from what region of the world? |
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| | A) | North America |
| | B) | Africa South of the Sahara |
| | C) | Southwest Asia |
| | D) | East Asia |
| | E) | Europe |
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5 | |
Geographic characteristics of a nation-state such as size and shape have no influence upon the stability and power of those political entities. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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6 | |
Half of the world's population lives in nation-states of 5 million of fewer people. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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7 | |
Approximately what fraction of the UN General Assembly votes is controlled by the Alliance of Small Island States? |
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| | A) | one-eighth |
| | B) | one-seventh |
| | C) | one-sixth |
| | D) | one-fifth |
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8 | |
Offsetting the factors of shape and size for a nation-state is its location. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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9 | |
Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, is frequently given as the classic example of a forward-thrust capital. Which of the following is a more recent example of such a relocation of a capital? |
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| | A) | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| | B) | Ottawa, Canada |
| | C) | Abuja, Nigeria |
| | D) | Putrajaya, Malaysia |
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10 | |
The 49th Parallel is used as the boundary between the United States and Canada. It is considered to be a geometric boundary. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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11 | |
Natural and geometric boundaries are one way to classify boundaries, but there are other categorizations, too. What type of boundary classification best categorizes the Pakistan-India boundary? |
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| | A) | antecedent |
| | B) | subsequent |
| | C) | superimposed |
| | D) | relic |
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12 | |
Nationalism can be both a centripetal force as well as a centrifugal force when it comes to nation-building. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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13 | |
In order for devolution to take place, the regional autonomist movements must have _________________. |
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| | A) | military force and nationality |
| | B) | territory and substantial funding |
| | C) | nationality and territory |
| | D) | substantial funding and military force |
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14 | |
The Heartland Theory of Mackinder was countered in geopolitics by Spykman's _____________________. |
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| | A) | Rimland Theory |
| | B) | Domino Theory |
| | C) | Supranationalism Theory |
| | D) | Not Given |
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15 | |
Multistate cooperative systems is purely a post-WWII political phenomenon. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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16 | |
The Hanseatic League is an early example of a multistate cooperative system. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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17 | |
Maritime boundary claims began to focus more upon resource protection than upon national security and commercial interests starting in 1945 with the ___________________. |
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| | A) | Roosevelt Corollary |
| | B) | Truman Proclamation |
| | C) | Eisenhower Declaration |
| | D) | Kennedy Corollary |
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18 | |
How many zones of diminishing control are established in the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea? |
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| | A) | six |
| | B) | five |
| | C) | four |
| | D) | three |
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19 | |
What is the distance of territorial control of an nation-state's exclusive economic zone (EEZ)? |
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| | A) | 12 nm (19 km) |
| | B) | 24 nm (38 km) |
| | C) | 200 nm (370 km) |
| | D) | over 200 nm (over 370 km) |
| | E) | not given |
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20 | |
Acronyms are important to recognize when dealing with global supranational organizations. Which of the following is the agency which a crucial economic multistate alliance? |
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| | A) | WHO |
| | B) | FAO |
| | C) | ILO |
| | D) | WTO |
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21 | |
The expansion of the European Union is headed in what direction? |
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| | A) | North |
| | B) | South |
| | C) | West |
| | D) | East |
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22 | |
Three former Warsaw Pact nation-states have joined NATO. Two of them are Poland and the Czech Republic. Which is the third? |
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| | A) | Slovak Republic |
| | B) | Ukraine |
| | C) | Hungary |
| | D) | Romania |
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23 | |
The excess vote technique is an effective way to gerrymander a group so that it wins a few seats but never the majority control in a government, thereby giving the illusion of representative democracy. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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24 | |
Multiplication of governmental entities is a condition more characteristic of this nation-state than the others. |
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| | A) | Mexico |
| | B) | Canada |
| | C) | United States |
| | D) | Cuba |
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25 | |
The dominant entity in the political subdivision of the world is the sovereign state. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education