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1
The 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait resulted in part from what type of boundary dispute?
A)military
B)positional
C)resource
D)territorial
2
Countries comprised mostly or exclusively of islands are classified by political geographers as:
A)compact
B)fragmented
C)elongated
D)prorupt
3
The fact that Illinois has over 6,000 local government units ranging from counties to special purpose sewer districts is an example of:
A)political fragmentation
B)metro-government
C)gerrymandering
D)proportional representation
4
The 49th Parallel separating Canada from the United States across much of western North America is classified as what type of boundary?
A)artificial or geometric
B)ethnographic
C)natural
D)subsequent
5
With respect to regional alliances:
A)in the developing world they tend to be formed among countries which share the same former colonial master
B)their formation often stimulates the creation of alliances by countries left out of another alliance
C)there is no tendency for them to be contiguous to each other
D)they almost always occur among countries with homogeneous economies
6
Gerrymandering is:
A)a form of reapportionment occasioned by shifts in population
B)the formation of unified government services
C)the cessation of a segregated school system
D)a form of reapportionment which favors a political party
7
Among the social institutions that promote nationalism, the three most important are:
A)schools, the family and political parties
B)schools, the military and state religion
C)the family, athletics and political parties
D)the military, state religion and political parties
8
Which of the following does not operate under the auspices of the United Nations?
A)World Health Organization
B)Food and Agriculture Organization
C)World Trade Organization
D)NATO
9
An example of a part-nation state is the:
A)Arab nation
B)Basque nation
C)Kurds
D)Ukrainians
10
Exclusive economic zones recognized under the Law of the Sea Convention extend outward from coasts by:
A)200 meters
B)200 miles
C)200 kilometers
D)200 nautical miles
11
Which world region has the largest number of countries with women occupying more than 25% of their country's legislative seats?
A)Africa
B)Latin America
C)Europe
D)Asia
12
The world's largest economic alliance is the:
A)Council of Mutual Economic Assistance
B)European Union
C)European Free Trade Association
D)South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
13
Nagorno-Karabakh is an example of an:
A)elongated state
B)autonomous Russian Republic
C)enclave
D)antecedent boundary
14
Thailand is an example of what state shape?
A)prorupt
B)compact
C)elongated
D)perforated
15
An important reason for the formation of unified governments is to:
A)collect more tax revenues
B)make it appear as though a city is larger than it really is
C)make school districts smaller
D)reduce duplication of many services provided by local governments
16
Which group of people is an example of a stateless nation?
A)Kurds
B)Iraqis
C)Irish
D)Cambodians
17
The primary objective of local zoning ordinances in municipalities is to:
A)eliminate political fragmentation
B)allow citizen participation in deciding how land may be used
C)foster cooperation among many governmental units in small areas
D)prevent the proliferation of special purpose governmental districts
18
Ceuta and Melilla are examples of:
A)enclaves
B)ministates
C)exclaves
D)stateless nations
19
Which of the following is classified as a primate city?
A)Mexico City
B)Ottawa
C)Abuja
D)Washington, D.C.
20
The least efficient shape for the management of a state is:
A)compact
B)elongated
C)fragmented
D)prorupt
21
Singapore has become an important center for world shipping and commerce due to its:
A)absolute location
B)relative location
C)size
D)shape
22
Which of the following is not considered to be a centripetal force in preserving state cohesiveness?
A)United Nations membership
B)nationalism
C)systems of transportation and communication
D)effective organization and administration of government
23
Which of these countries does not currently have a political movement seeking a degree of self-rule?
A)Spain
B)France
C)Belgium
D)Germany
24
Territorial seas under the Law of the Sea extend out to:
A)12 nautical miles
B)24 nautical miles
C)200 nautical miles
D)350 nautical miles
25
A capital city spatially associated with its core region, is commonly found in:
A)federal states
B)functioning states
C)primate states
D)unitary states
26
What shape is considered the most effficent form for effective organization and administration of a state?
A)prorupt
B)elongated
C)compact
D)perforated
27
Which of the following associations is correct?
A)Chile:prorupt
B)Japan:fragmented
C)India:compact
D)Iran:elongated
28
That which promotes unity and stability in a country is referred to as:
A)centrifugal forces
B)devolution
C)centripetal forces
D)nationalism
29
The Mississippi River is an example of what kind of boundary?
A)consequent boundary
B)natural boundary
C)superimposed boundary
D)antecedent boundary
30
Which of the following countries is landlocked?
A)Croatia
B)Slovenia
C)Macedonia
D)Albania
31
What kind of boundary was drawn between Northern Ireland and Ireland?
A)superimposed boundary
B)consequent boundary
C)antecedent boundary
D)relic boundary
32
Hungary's claims to Transylvania in Romania is based on what type of border conflict?
A)watershed divides
B)resource dispute
C)minority group identification
D)landlock dispute
33
Which of the following is used as an icon of American nationalism?
A)dollar sign
B)Santa Claus
C)golden arches
D)bald eagle
34
Afghans swearing allegiance to local warlords rather than to the state is an example of:
A)nationalism
B)subnationalism
C)supranationalism
D)ethnocentrism
35
Which of the following is not primarily an economic alliance?
A)NATO
B)MERCOSUR
C)OPEC
D)APEC





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