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Discuss the factors needed to create a nation-state.Are there any perfect nation-states? What factors can threaten a nation-states stability?

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A true nation-state is not too common. I...

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Gerrymandering refers to electoral redistricting in order to gain a political advantage.

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Disputes over water (e.g.among Syria,Turkey,and Iraq over the Euphrates)are examples of allocational boundary disputes.

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The rise of the modern state idea,where territory defined society rather than society defining territory,swept through Europe in the


A) Middle Ages.
B) 1600s.
C) 1800s.
D) Twentieth Century.

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The movement of power from the central government to regional governments is referred to as


A) revolution.
B) pluralism.
C) supranationalism.
D) devolution.

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The European state idea spread throughout the world through


A) European colonialism.
B) economic development.
C) League of Nations planning.
D) contagious diffusion.

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NAFTA is a North American supranational association for mutual economic benefit.

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Taiwan is a member of the UN.

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Padania is to Italy as Upper Silesia is to _________________


A) Ukraine.
B) Serbia.
C) Poland.
D) France.

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__________ is an example of a country which was never a classical colonial power.


A) Singapore
B) Netherlands
C) Belgium
D) Germany

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Following World War there were fewer than 75 states in the world

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At the global scale,political geographers study the spatial manifestations of political processes expressed in the organization of territories with permanent population,defined territory and a government.These spatial units are called


A) provinces.
B) states.
C) nations.
D) regions.

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As the European Union grows bigger,what is a potential worry?


A) that not all countries will want to adopt the Euro
B) that smaller member countries such as Denmark will get lost in the mix
C) that there will be a need to have a universal language
D) that they will need to establish a government

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The United Nations is not a world government,but in recent years individual states have asked the United Nations to do a number of different things,including ___________


A) peacekeeping.
B) writing human rights standards
C) providing for refugees.
D) setting maritime boundaries.

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Russia has recently taken forcible control of _____________,which has produced a chilling effect on NATO's possible eastward expansion.


A) Catalonia
B) Padania
C) Crimea
D) Latvia

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One move by the old League of Nations that would have a critical impact in the second half of the twentieth century involved


A) maritime boundaries.
B) refugee questions.
C) atmospheric boundaries.
D) mineral resources underlying two or more countries.

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The promotion of the acquisition of wealth through plunder,colonization,and the protection of home industries and foreign markets during Europe's rebirth was called


A) imperialism.
B) neo-imperialism.
C) mercantilism.
D) new colonialism.

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With its federal system,Nigeria vests judicial power in its various States.This is illustrated by the prevalence of Shari'a law in Nigeria's Muslim north.

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According to one of the authors of the textbook,attachment to region and to the European Union is greater than attachment to the state in


A) Britain.
B) Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) .
C) Switzerland.
D) Yugoslavia.

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Most ________ states gained independence after 1940.


A) South American
B) European
C) East Asian
D) African

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