AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY UNIT 4 TEST REVIEW : POLITICAL

BORDERS Nation / States That Earth TERMS POT LUCK JEOPARDY!

100 Term for the national heartland area from which a state spread / evolved from. What is CORE AREA?

200 Name for the zone adjacent to a country’s coast, extending the physical border of the country into the water. What is the TERRITORIAL SEA?* BONUS 100 Q!! Accept / Decline How far is this designation? What is 12 Nautical Miles?

300 DAILY DOUBLE!!! This is used to settle disputes when 2 countries’ sea zones overlap. What is the MEDIAN-LINE PRINCIPLE?

400 This term describes how far out into the sea a country a state may explore / exploit resources. What is the EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE?* BONUS 100 Q!!! Accept / Decline? How far is this designation? What is 200 Nautical Miles?

500 Name the 4 types of boundary disputes studied in class. What are: –1. Locational –2. Operational –3. Allocational –4. Definitional

100 The term for a central identified place which best represents a country’s national culture overall. What is a PRIMATE CITY?* Bonus 100 pt. Q!!!! Accept / Decline??? What would the majority of Americans consider the Primate City of the USA? What is NEW YORK CITY?

200 Term for the movement of states joining organizations which promote interstate cooperation and achievement of state goals. What is SUPRANATIONALISM?

300 The term for moving a nation’s capital city to achieve some national state goal. What is a FORWARD CAPITAL?* Bonus 100 pt. Q!!!! Accept / Decline??? Cite an example of a country that did this, giving the old and new Capital City!!! What is Pakistan, Brazil, USA, Nigeria

400 Nation-State organization type where the central gov’t’s authority is absolute over the entire state, leaving local areas little autonomy or self-rule. What is a UNITARY STATE?

500 Name the 3 evolutionary stages of boundaries (in order!!). What are… –1. Definition –2. Delimitation –3. Demarcation

100 This was the name for the “supercontinent” which once dominated the Earth. What is PANGAEA?

200 DAILY DOUBLE!!! The Continental Drift Theory suggests using what to explain the Earth’s moving landmasses? What are PLATE TECHTONICS?

300 This is the term for what is commonly known as an “Ice Age.” What is a GLACIATION?

400 This Sea makes borders for European countries such as Estonia, Sweden, & Finland. What is the BALTIC SEA?* BONUS 200 pt. Q!!! Accept or Decline??? Choose one to come down!!! ID on the MAP ALL 4 from the above Q!!! Baltic Sea, Sweden, Finland, Estonia

500 This boundary (time in planet development) signifies when the age of mammals began on Earth, roughly 65 MYA. What is the K/T BOUNDARY?

100 Human Actions resulting in declining environmental security is called this. What is ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS?* Bonus 100pt Q!!!! Accept or Decline? Provide an example of Human caused Environmental Stress. What is deforestation, desertification, etc.

200 DAILY DOUBLE!!!! Term for a people who share common historic, cultural, ethnic associations. What is NATION?

300 DAILY DOUBLE!!!! This is the study of international political relationships & the context of where / how they occur. What is GEOPOLITICS?

400 Term which explains the returning of separated lands (now in a foreign state) to the original country which had owned / claimed them. What is a IRREDENTISM?

500 Within Richard Hartshorne’s Origin- Based boundaries classification system, this boundary type is one that ceases to function, but can still be seen on the cultural landscape. What is a RELICT BOUNDARY?* Bonus $100 Q! Accept / Decline? What is an example of this (Had a good one from class!!)? What is THE BERLIN WALL?

100 This country in Central Europe was re-unified on October 3, What is GERMANY?

200 The re-drawing of voting district lines for political advantage is called this. What is GERRYMANDERING?

300 A country where the distance from its center point to any border point is equal would be classified as this State Shape. What is a COMPACT country?

400 Name 4 official countries which came out of the devolution of Yugoslavia. What are: Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo

500 Name the 5 permanent members of the UN security council? What are: USA, UK, FRANCE, RUSSIA, CHINA * BONUS 100 Q!!! Accept / Decline? Name the failed fore-runner Supranational organization to the UN? What is THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS?