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Unit 4: Political Geography

Quiz by Madison Baumstimler

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  • Q1
    What term describes a political unit with a permanent population and recognized boundaries?
    Nation
    Multinational State
    State
    Stateless Nation
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is an example of a stateless nation?
    Japanese
    Germans
    Americans
    Kurds in the Middle East
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the process by which a nation desires to create and maintain its own state called?
    Colonialism
    Sovereignty
    Imperialism
    Nationalism
    30s
  • Q4
    What is a choke point in political geography?
    A strategic narrow route providing passage through or to another region
    An area of cultural conflict
    A type of border
    A nation without a state
    30s
  • Q5
    Which type of boundary is drawn by powerful outsiders and ignores existing cultural groups?
    Antecedent boundary
    Superimposed boundary
    Relic boundary
    Subsequent boundary
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the primary purpose of a demilitarized zone?
    To enhance economic cooperation
    To remove weapons and military forces from a previously conflicted area
    To establish new national borders
    To create a buffer zone for trade
    30s
  • Q7
    What is referred to as the fragmentation of a state or region into smaller, often hostile, units?
    Balkanization
    Nationalism
    Imperialism
    Colonialism
    30s
  • Q8
    Which term describes the external pressures to control another country through economic means rather than military force?
    Neocolonialism
    Nationalism
    Imperialism
    Colonialism
    30s
  • Q9
    What is a characteristic of a federal state?
    a country where the national and regional governments share power
    a country with a strong central government and weak regions
    a government system that is solely determined by local authority
    a state with no defined boundaries
    30s
  • Q10
    What defines a maritime boundary?
    the extensions of a country's territory that extend into the oceans
    a cultural boundary between nations
    an area free from military presence
    a boundary defined by land features
    30s
  • Q11
    What does 'gerrymandering' refer to?
    the process of establishing new states
    drawing boundaries based on cultural lines
    creating autonomous regions
    redrawing voting district boundaries to benefit a political party
    30s
  • Q12
    What do the terms centripetal and centrifugal forces refer to?
    Types of government systems.
    Cultural practices within states.
    Methods of economic development.
    Forces that unify or divide a state.
    30s
  • Q13
    What was the Berlin Conference primarily about?
    Dividing Africa among European nations for colonization.
    Creating a military alliance.
    Establishing trade routes in Asia.
    Formulating peace treaties after a war.
    30s
  • Q14
    What does the term 'irredentism' refer to?
    When a state wants to annex a territory whose population is ethnically similar
    Balkanization
    Colonialism
    Devolution
    30s
  • Q15
    What does the term 'neocolonialism' refer to?
    Indirect control through economic or cultural pressures
    Cultural assimilation
    Political autonomy
    Direct military conquest
    30s

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