1. Chapter 08

2. 08.01 Which country controlled the most colonial territory in 1914?
1. United States
2. Japan
3. Germany
4. France
5. United Kingdom

3. 08.01 Which country controlled the most colonial territory in 1914?
1. United States
2. Japan
3. Germany
4. France
5. United Kingdom

4. 08.02 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. 08.02 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. 08.03 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. 08.03 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. 08.04 Libya and Egypt are separated by a
1. Desert boundary
2. River boundary
3. Mountain boundary
4. Religious boundary
5. Language boundary

9. 08.04 Libya and Egypt are separated by a
1. Desert boundary
2. River boundary
3. Mountain boundary
4. Religious boundary
5. Language boundary

10. 08.05 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

11. 08.05 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

12. 08.06 In the United States, congressional district boundaries are usually drawn by
2. An independent non-partisan commission
3. The Federal Election Commission
4. State legislatures
5. The United States Supreme Court

13. 08.06 In the United States, congressional district boundaries are usually drawn by
2. An independent non-partisan commission
3. The Federal Election Commission
4. State legislatures
5. The United States Supreme Court

14. 08.07 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

15. 08.07 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

16. 08.08 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

17. 08.08 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

18. 08.09 This group predominates in the far north of Iraq:
1. Shiites
2. Sunnis
3. Turkomen
4. Kurds
5. Persians

19. 08.09 This group predominates in the far north of Iraq:
1. Shiites
2. Sunnis
3. Turkomen
4. Kurds
5. Persians

21. 08.10 United States’ hostility toward Iran began with
1. The 1953 overthrow of a democratically elected government
2. The 1979 Islamic revolution
3. The war with Iraq
4. Iran’s refusal to support the American invasion of Iraq in 2003
5. Iran’s desire to develop nuclear energy in the early twenty-first century

22. 08.10 United States’ hostility toward Iran began with
1. The 1953 overthrow of a democratically elected government
2. The 1979 Islamic revolution
3. The war with Iraq
4. Iran’s refusal to support the American invasion of Iraq in 2003
5. Iran’s desire to develop nuclear energy in the early twenty-first century