1. Chapters 7 & 8
Review Questions

2. 1
A nationality is typically distinguished by all but which of the following?
A) history
B) arts
C) sovereignty
D) culture

3. 2
The most important centripetal force in Yugoslavia before its breakup was the
A) unit of currency
B) language
C) religion
D) governmental organization

4. 3 Most Africans shipped as slaves were sent to A) North America
B) Central America
C) Caribbean islands
D) South America

5. 4 A nation or nationality is A) any cohesive group of people
B) a group of people tied to a place through legal status and tradition
C) ethnic identity
D) a country

6. 5
Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world
A) has increased by a couple of dozen.
B) has decreased by a couple of dozen.
C) has remained approximately the same.
D) has increased by more than a thousand.
E) has increased by more than a hundred.

7. 6 Boundaries were redrawn in much of Europe after WWI according to the
A) demands of the victorious British and French.
B) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
C) containment of Nazism.
D) League of Nations.
E) distribution of languages.

8. 7
An increasing number of states have adopted a federal form of government primarily to
A) govern compact states more effectively.
B) grant different ethnicities or nationalities more effective representation.
C) deploy scarce resources efficiently.
D) encourage the breakup of the superpower alliances.
E) meet all of the above needs.

9. 8 The most populous remaining colony is ruled by A) the Netherlands
B) The United Kingdom
C) the United States.
D) China
E) France

10. 9
There are some extremely small states in the world that have all but which of the following characteristics?
A) All are smaller than 1000 square kilometers.
B) Many are islands.
C) They are called microstates.
D) Most are in the southern hemisphere.
E) Many of the island nations are former European colonies.

11. 10 Los Angles has what kind of ethnic distribution? A) diverse
B) dispersed
C) inverted
D) contiguous
E) clustered

12. 11 Asian Americans are clustered in what part of the United States?
A) Plains states
B) Southwest
C) Southeast
D) Northeast
E) West

13. 12 Conflict in Africa is widespread because of A) colonial boundaries
B) rapid economic development
C) large amount of diverse ethnicities
D) all of the above
E) Both A and C

14. ANSWERS!

15. 1
A nationality is typically distinguished by all but which of the following?
A) history
B) arts
C) sovereignty
D) culture

16. 2
The most important centripetal force in Yugoslavia before its breakup was the
A) unit of currency
B) language
C) religion
D) governmental organization

17. 3 Most Africans shipped as slaves were sent to A) North America
B) Central America
C) Caribbean islands
D) South America

18. 4 A nation or nationality is A) any cohesive group of people
B) a group of people tied to a place through legal status and tradition
C) ethnic identity
D) a country

19. 5
Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world
A) has increased by a couple of dozen.
B) has decreased by a couple of dozen.
C) has remained approximately the same.
D) has increased by more than a thousand.
E) has increased by more than a hundred.

20. 6 Boundaries were redrawn in much of Europe after WWI according to the
A) demands of the victorious British and French.
B) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
C) containment of Nazism.
D) League of Nations.
E) distribution of languages.

21. 7
An increasing number of states have adopted a federal form of government primarily to
A) govern compact states more effectively.
B) grant different ethnicities or nationalities more effective representation.
C) deploy scarce resources efficiently.
D) encourage the breakup of the superpower alliances.
E) meet all of the above needs.

22. 8 The most populous remaining colony is ruled by A) the Netherlands
B) The United Kingdom
C) the United States.
D) China
E) France

23. 9
There are some extremely small states in the world that have all but which of the following characteristics?
A) All are smaller than 1000 square kilometers.
B) Many are islands.
C) They are called microstates.
D) Most are in the southern hemisphere.
E) Many of the island nations are former European colonies.

24. 10 Los Angles has what kind of ethnic distribution? A) diverse
B) dispersed
C) inverted
D) contiguous
E) clustered

25. 11 Asian Americans are clustered in what part of the United States?
A) Plains states
B) Southwest
C) Southeast
D) Northeast
E) West

26. 12 Conflict in Africa is widespread because of A) colonial boundaries
B) rapid economic development
C) large amount of diverse ethnicities
D) all of the above
E) Both A and C

27. The End!