1. Political Geography Review

2. Which country controlled the most colonial territory in 1914? 1. United States 2. Japan 3. Germany 4. France 5. United Kingdom

3. Which country controlled the most colonial territory in 1914? 1. United States 2. Japan 3. Germany 4. France 5. United Kingdom

4. From a shape perspective, Chile can best be described as a(n): 1. Prorupted state. 2. Compact state. 3. Elongated state. 4. Fragmented state. 5. Centralized state.

5. From a shape perspective, Chile can best be described as a(n): 1. Prorupted state. 2. Compact state. 3. Elongated state. 4. Fragmented state. 5. Centralized state.

6. The largest number of landlocked states are found in 1. East Asia 2. The Middle East 3. Southeast Asia 4. South America 5. Africa

7. The largest number of landlocked states are found in 1. East Asia 2. The Middle East 3. Southeast Asia 4. South America 5. Africa

8. Federal government 1. Is most common in small countries 2. Places nearly all power with a central government 3. Was rejected by the writers of the United States Constitution 4. Has become more common in recent years 5. Is practiced in China

9. Federal government 1. Is most common in small countries 2. Places nearly all political power with a central government 3. Was rejected by the writers of the United States Constitution 4. Has become more common in recent years 5. Is practiced in China

10. In the United States, congressional district boundaries are usually drawn by 1. Congress 2. An independent non-partisan commission 3. The Federal Election Commission 4. State legislatures 5. The United States Supreme Court

11. In the United States, congressional district boundaries are usually drawn by 1. Congress 2. An independent non-partisan commission 3. The Federal Election Commission 4. State legislatures 5. The United States Supreme Court

12. The United Nations 1. Currently has nearly 300 members 2. Was founded in 1935 3. Has so far been less effective than the League of Nations 4. Has had substantial success with peace- keeping missions 5. Places nearly all power in the hands of the U.N. Secretary General

13. The United Nations 1. Currently has nearly 300 members 2. Was founded in 1935 3. Has so far been less effective than the League of Nations 4. Has had substantial success with peace-keeping missions 5. Places nearly all power in the hands of the U.N. Secretary General

14. At the end of the Cold War, several new countries emerged in 1. Eastern Europe 2. Western Europe 3. Northern Europe 4. North Africa 5. Latin America

15. At the end of the Cold War, several new countries emerged in 1. Eastern Europe 2. Western Europe 3. Northern Europe 4. North Africa 5. Latin America

16. This group predominates in the far north of Iraq: 1. Shiites 2. Sunnis 3. Turkomen 4. Kurds 5. Persians

17. This group predominates in the far north of Iraq: 1. Shiites 2. Sunnis 3. Turkomen 4. Kurds 5. Persians

18. In the 1920s, this region best exemplified the concept of the nation-state: 1. South America 2. Sub-Saharan Africa 3. Middle East 4. Europe 5. Southeast Asia

19. In the 1920s, this region best exemplified the concept of the nation-state: 1. South America 2. Sub-Saharan Africa 3. Middle East 4. Europe 5. Southeast Asia

20. An area organized into an independent political unit is a: 1. colony 2. nationality 3. satellite 4. state 5. suburb

21. An area organized into an independent political unit is a: 1. colony 2. nationality 3. satellite 4. state 5. suburb

22. A group of people who occupy a particular area and have a strong sense of unity based on a set of shared beliefs is a: 1. centripetal force 2. nation 3. tribe 4. unitary state 5. prorupted state

23. A group of people who occupy a particular area and have a strong sense of unity based on a set of shared beliefs is a: 1. centripetal force 2. nation 3. tribe 4. unitary state 5. prorupted state

24. Conflict is widespread in Africa in part because: 1. Africa is a multinational state 2. Africa is a nation-state. 3. European colonial powers drew inappropriate boundaries 4. Africans belong to many tribes 5. missionaries are less active since the colonial era ended

25. Conflict is widespread in Africa in part because: 1.Africa is a multinational state 2.Africa is a nation-state. 3.European colonial powers drew inappropriate boundaries 4.Africans belong to many tribes 5.missionaries are less active since the colonial era ended

26. A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a : 1.federal state 2.nation-state 3.fragmented state 4.unitary state 5.compact state

27. A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a : 1.federal state 2.nation-state 3.fragmented state 4.unitary state 5.compact state

28. Which of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the United States? 1.network television 2.the flag 3.the many ethnic groups living in the United States 4."The Star Spangled Banner" 5.baseball

29. Which of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the United States? 1.network television 2.the flag 3.the many ethnic groups living in the United States 4."The Star Spangled Banner" 5.baseball

30. A region not fully integrated into a national state that is often marginal or undeveloped is a called a 1. stateless nation 2. frontier 3. core 4. heartland 5. functional

31. A region not fully integrated into a national state that is often marginal or undeveloped is a called a 1. stateless nation 2. frontier 3. core 4. heartland 5. functional

32. Which of the following locations would still be considered a frontier region? 1. Northwestern Pakistan 2. Western United States 3. Eastern China 4. Northern Egypt 5. Eastern Australia

33. Which of the following locations would still be considered a frontier region? 1. Northwestern Pakistan 2. Western United States 3. Eastern China 4. Northern Egypt 5. Eastern Australia

34. Which of the following is considered a sovereign state? 1. India 2. Alaska 3. Hong Kong 4. Antarctica 5. Spratly Islands

35. Which of the following is considered a sovereign state? 1. India 2. Alaska 3. Hong Kong 4. Antarctica 5. Spratly Islands

36. Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state? 1. Centripetal 2. Centrifugal 3. Cumulative causation 4. Backwash effects 5. Irredentism

37. Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state? 1. Centripetal 2. Centrifugal 3. Cumulative causation 4. Backwash effects 5. Irredentism

38. Which of the following states have an exclave? 1. Russia 2. Brazil 3. Italy 4. South Africa 5. Australia

39. Which of the following states have an exclave? 1. Russia 2. Brazil 3. Italy 4. South Africa 5. Australia

40. What is the term for a state that is small in both population and size? 1. Macro-state 2. Micro-state 3. Compact state 4. Irredentism 5. Federal state

41. What is the term for a state that is small in both population and size? 1. Macro-state 2. Micro-state 3. Compact state 4. Irredentism 5. Federal state

42. The Israel/Palestine conflict has elements of all of the following types of disputes except a(n) 1. functional / operational dispute 2. religious dispute 3. ethnic dispute 4. geometric dispute 5. territorial dispute

43. The Israel/Palestine conflict has elements of all of the following types of disputes except a(n) 1. functional / operational dispute 2. religious dispute 3. ethnic dispute 4. geometric dispute 5. territorial dispute

44. Which of the following regions was not predominately colonized by the British? 1. East Africa 2. South Asia 3. West Africa 4. South Africa 5. Australia

45. Which of the following regions was not predominately colonized by the British? 1. East Africa 2. South Asia 3. West Africa 4. South Africa 5. Australia

46. A region that historically is caught between stronger colliding external forces. The region is often fractured and splintered politically and ethnically. This an example of a(n) 1. shatterbelt 2. periphery 3. primate state 4. insurgent state 5. core

47. A region that historically is caught between stronger colliding external forces. The region is often fractured and splintered politically and ethnically. This an example of a(n) 1. shatterbelt 2. Periphery 3. primate state 4. insurgent state 5. core

48. Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new States during which time period? 1. 1950s and 60s 2. Late 19th century 3. 1700s 4. 1850s 5. 1930s

49. Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new States during which time period? 1. 1950s and 60s 2. Late 19th century 3. 1700s 4. 1850s 5. 1930s

50. Which of the following countries has endured the effects of balkanization? 1. United States 2. Yugoslavia 3. Australia 4. Brazil 5. Nigeria

51. Which of the following countries has endured the effects of balkanization? 1. United States 2. Yugoslavia 3. Australia 4. Brazil 5. Nigeria

52. Select the group that is not a supranational organization. 1. EU 2. OAS 3. OPEC 4. CIA 5. NATO

53. Select the group that is not a supranational organization. 1. EU 2. OAS 3. OPEC 4. CIA 5. NATO