Question 1

A common physical boundary separating North African countries from countries to the south is

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A)   desert.
B)   water.
C)   mountain.
D)   ethnic.
E)   religious.

Question 2

Physical boundaries are more natural than cultural boundaries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An area organized into an independent political unit is a

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A)   colony
B)   nationality
C)   satellite
D)   state.
E)   suburb.

Question 4

The most populous countries not members of the UN are

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A)   Taiwan and Kosovo.
B)   North and South Korea.
C)   Switzerland and Monaco.
D)   Monaco and Vatican City.
E)   Western Sahara and Morocco.

Question 5

Kosovo can be considered a sovereign state because

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A)   the United States and many European countries recognize its sovereignty.
B)   Serbia recognizes its sovereignty.
C)   ethnic cleansing was practiced there.
D)   its capital and largest city is Pristina.
E)   it is a subdivision of Serbia.

Question 6

Federal states have strong central governments.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Europe was fragmented into small estates after the fall of the Roman Empire.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 8

How can terrorism be difficult to distinguish from other acts of violence,such as war?

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Terrorism can be difficult to distinguis...

Question 9

A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a

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A)   federal state.
B)   nation-state.
C)   fragmented state.
D)   unitary state.
E)   compact state.

Question 10

Why are many countries moving from unitary to federal forms of government?

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protect the rights of national...

Question 11

A country that is not fully democratic but also not fully autocratic is described as a(n)

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A)   dictatorship.
B)   anocracy.
C)   totalitarian state.
D)   socialist group.
E)   corptocracy. B

Question 12

Define gerrymandering and explain how it relates to the geographic concept of place.

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Gerrymandering is the practice of manipu...

Question 13

South Africa is a good example of a landlocked state.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The first widespread use of the nation-state concept came in

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A)   Mesopotamia.
B)   the Roman Empire.
C)   Western Europe.
D)   the United States.
E)   Southeast Asia.

Question 15

Angola is an example of a(n) ________ state.

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A)   elongated
B)   fragmented
C)   landlocked
D)   compact
E)   prorupted

Question 16

The motives of European states in establishing colonies can be summarized as all but which of the following?

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A)   God
B)   glory
C)   guilt
D)   gold
E)   B and C

Question 17

Before the world was divided into a collection of independent states in the 1800s,

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A)   it was under control of the Roman Empire.
B)   powerful kings divided control of various continents.
C)   much of the Earth's surface was unorganized territory.
D)   only the Fertile Crescent was organized in any way.
E)   city-states everywhere fought one another for regional dominance.

Question 18

Hong Kong is usually considered a colony of China.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The only large land mass not part of a sovereign state is/are

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A)   the North and South Polar regions.
B)   Greenland.
C)   Siberia.
D)   Borneo.

Question 20

Kosovo might not be considered a sovereign state because

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A)   the United States and many European countries recognize it.
B)   Serbia, Russia, and many other countries do not recognize it.
C)   ethnic cleansing was practiced there.
D)   its capital and largest city is Pristina.
E)   it is a subdivision of Serbia. B

Exam 8: Political Geography

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Physical boundaries are more natural than cultural boundaries.

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An area organized into an independent political unit is a

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Kosovo can be considered a sovereign state because

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Federal states have strong central governments.

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Europe was fragmented into small estates after the fall of the Roman Empire.

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