2. An area organized into an independent political unit is a
Colony
Nation
Satellite
State
Suburb

3. An area organized into an independent political unit is a
Colony
Nation
Satellite
State
Suburb
Answer: D
Level of Difficulty: 1
Text Reference: 8.1
Geography Standard: 13
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcomes: Identify the defining attributes of a state and describe the notion of sovereignty.

4. After the Roman Empire fell, the European portion was fragmented into a large number of estates owned by
Rejuvenated city states.
Macedonian city states.
Asian conquerors.
Warring factions of Balkan tribes.
Kings, dukes, barons, and other noblemen.

5. Rejuvenated city states. Macedonian city states. Asian conquerors.
After the Roman Empire fell, the European portion was fragmented into a large number of estates owned by
Rejuvenated city states.
Macedonian city states.
Asian conquerors.
Warring factions of Balkan tribes.
Kings, dukes, barons, and other noblemen.
Answer: E
Level of Difficulty: 1
Text Reference: 8.2
Geography Standard: 13
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcomes: Explain the development of early European states.

6. Nation states exist because
Ethnicities want to govern themselves.
Too many small states were too difficult to govern.
The Soviet Union proved to be a reliable model for uniting ethnicities.
Nations’ laws are easier to uniformly enforce.
Old boundaries emerged as the best borders for governing.

7. Nation states exist because
Ethnicities want to govern themselves.
Too many small states were too difficult to govern.
The Soviet Union proved to be a reliable model for uniting ethnicities.
Nations’ laws are easier to uniformly enforce.
Old boundaries emerged as the best borders for governing.
Answer: A
Level of Difficulty: 1
Text Reference: 8.3
Geography Standard: 13
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcomes: Define nation-states and their development in Europe.

8. Today, the world’s largest multinational state is
China
Russia
Poland
Texas
India

9. Today, the world’s largest multinational state is
China
Russia
Poland
Texas
India
Answer: B
Level of Difficulty:1
Text Reference: 8.3
Geography Standard: 10
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcomes: Define a multinational state using the former U.S.S.R. to illustrate.

10. What does it mean for a state to have sovereignty?
It is recognized by other governments.
Is has an established government.
It controls its internal affairs without interference by other states.
It is ruled by a king or queen.

11. What does it mean for a state to have sovereignty?
It is recognized by other governments.
Is has an established government.
It controls its internal affairs without interference by other states.
It is ruled by a king or queen.
Answer: C
Level of Difficulty: 1
Text Reference: 8.1
Geography Standard: 12
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcomes: Identify the defining attributes of a state and describe the notion of sovereignty.
Global Science Standard: 3

13. Gambia is an example of
A city-state.
An isolated state.
A fragmented state.
An elongated state.
A prorupted state.

14. Gambia is an example of A city-state. An isolated state.
A fragmented state.
An elongated state.
A prorupted state.
Answer: D
Level of Difficulty: 1
Text Reference: 8.6
Geography Standard: 3
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcomes: Identify the five basic shapes of states, explain their potential problems, and provide an example of each.
Global Science Standard: Read and interpret graphs and data.

15. A perforated state
Has no seaports.
Requires a long bridge of land to access its most remote territory.
Completely surrounds another state.
Extends from one coast to another.
None of the above

16. Requires a long bridge of land to access its most remote territory.
A perforated state
Has no seaports.
Requires a long bridge of land to access its most remote territory.
Completely surrounds another state.
Extends from one coast to another.
None of the above.
Answer: C
Level of Difficulty: 2
Text Reference: 8.6
Geography Standard: 2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcomes: Identify the five basic shapes of states, explain their potential problems, and provide an example of each.

17. Physical boundaries are effective because they
Can be drawn as straight lines on a map.
Are clearly delineated on a map and on the ground.
Confine ethnicities to their own territory.
Are good places to launch an attack.
Will continue to exist in their present form.

18. Physical boundaries are effective because they
Can be drawn as straight lines on a map.
Are clearly delineated on a map and on the ground.
Confine ethnicities to their own territory.
Are good places to launch an attack.
Will continue to exist in their present form.
Answer: B
Level of Difficulty: 2
Text Reference: 8.7
Geography Standard: 3
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcomes: Differentiate between physical and cultural boundaries and list the various types of each.

19. The regime type of most western Asian governments is
Autocratic
Democratic
Demogogic
Anocratic
Chaotic

20. The regime type of most western Asian governments is
Autocratic
Democratic
Demogogic
Anocratic
Chaotic
Answer: A
Level of Difficulty: 2
Text Reference: 8.8
Geography Standard: 13
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcomes: Classify the three types of national government regimes and identify elements in which they differ.

21. The only large land mass not part of a sovereign state is/are
The North and South Polar regions
Greenland
Siberia
Borneo

22. The only large land mass not part of a sovereign state is/are
The North and South Polar regions
Greenland
Siberia
Borneo
Answer: A
Level of Difficulty: 1
Text Reference: 8.4
Geography Standard: 13
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcomes: 8.4.3: Explain the role of international treaties over the possession of polar and coastal regions.

23. A country that is not fully democratic but also not fully autocratic is described as a(n)
Dictatorship
Anocracy
Totalitarian
Socialist group

24. A country that is not fully democratic but also not fully autocratic is described as a(n)
Dictatorship
Anocracy
Totalitarian
Socialist group
Answer: B
Level of Difficulty: 2
Text Reference: 8.8
Geography Standard: 13
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Learning Outcomes: Classify the three types of national government regimes and identify elements in which they differ.

25. Terrorism differs from conventional warfare in that
Its modus operandi is the systematic use of violence by a group in order to intimidate a population or coerce a government into granting its demands.
Terrorism is more hierarchically structured.
Terrorism seldom involves a religious component.
Terrorists can fund only conventional, and usually secondhand, weapons.
All of the above

26. Terrorism differs from conventional warfare in that
Its modus operandi is the systematic use of violence by a group in order to intimidate a population or coerce a government into granting its demands.
Terrorism is more hierarchically structured.
Terrorism seldom involves a religious component.
Terrorists can fund only conventional, and usually secondhand, weapons.
All of the above
Answer: A
Level of Difficulty: 2
Text Reference: 8.11
Geography Standard: 13
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension
Learning Outcomes: Describe the difficulty in distinguishing terrorism from other acts of political violence.
Global Science Standard: Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.