1. An area organized into an independent political unit
state

2. 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
nation

3. A state with control over its internal affairs has
sovereignty.

4. Over the past 50 years, the number of sovereign states in the world
Has increased by more than a hundred.

5. The world’s largest state
Russia

6. Korea is a good example of a
nation divided between more than one state.

7. What two cities in Morocco are controlled by Spain?
Ceuta,and Melilla

8. The following are true statements about China and Taiwan
Both were once ruled by the Nationalist and have a relationship with the United States

9. The Fertile Crescent
sometimes considered to extend into the Nile Valley, location of first city-state, followed the Tigris and Euphrates, extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea

10. The only large landmass not part of a sovereign state
Antarctica

11. First states in Mesopotamia
City-States

12. Political unity in the ancient Mediterranean world reached its height in
the Roman Empire.

13. A territory tied to a state rather than being completely independent
colony
A territory tied to a state rather than being completely independent

14. The first widespread use of the concept of nation-states came in
Western Europe.

15. The attempt of one country to impose political control over another
colonialism
The attempt of one country to impose political control over another

16. Motives of European states in establishing colonies
Glory, gold, and God

17. When did the largest British colonies become independent?
1900

18. A state is a good example of
an organized region.

19. A frontier, in contrast to a boundary,
is and area instead of a line.

20. Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state?
compact

21. Physical boundaries includes
Mountains, rivers, deserts, and lakes

22. What best describes the boundary between the United States and Canada?
geometry, and water

23. Distribution of languages.
Boundaries were redrawn in much of Europe after World War I according to the
Distribution of languages.

24. Reasons for problems in Cyprus
Division of the capital city, Turkish army invasion,segragation of Greeks and Turks, and Greek inspired military coup

25. Where are most Russians clustered?
Russia’s western regions

26. What is the result of Europeans inappropriately drawing boundaries in Africa?
widespread conflict

27. A nationality divided between several states
Kurds

28. Replaced the Organization of African Unity in 2002
African Union
Replaced the Organization of African Unity in 2002

29. Satisfy the demands of competing nationalities
Why is the number of states adopting a federal form of government increasing?
Satisfy the demands of competing nationalities

30. Not as many superpowers as in the past
Distinctive feature of the world’s superpowers between 1940s to 1980s compared to other eras
Not as many superpowers as in the past

31. Where most powers are in the hands of central government
unitary-state
Where most powers are in the hands of central government

32. After the fall of communism, Poland
delegated more power to local governments.

33. Is not a member of the United Nations
Taiwan
Is not a member of the United Nations

34. Who is promoting economic growth in Western Europe?
The European Union

35. With the end of the Cold War
the European Union has become the world’s leading economic power.

36. How does terrorism differ from forms of political violence?
Attacks are aimed at ordinary people

37. Is not a single unified organization
Al-Qaeda
Is not a single unified organization

38. States cooperate with each other for what kind of reasons?
Political, economic, and military

39. The United Nations is primarily what kind of cooperative effort?
political

40. NAFTA is primarily what kind of cooperative effort?
economic

41. Most important push factor in Afghanistan during the 1980s
political

42. Country with one million residents that is not in the United Nations
Taiwan

43. Four countries that were once part of Yugoslavia
Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, and Slovenia

44. From what two countries did most white South Africans emigrate
Great Britain and the Netherlands

45. Main nationalities in Cyprus
Turks and Greeks