Unit 4 Test

Question 1

In terms of land area, _______ is the world’s largest state.

Answer 1

Russia

Question 2

Understand the primary purpose in nature of the United Nations.

Answer 2

Political

Question 3

Because of the controversy surrounding the legitimacy of its sovereignty, most geographers identify ____________ as being the most populous ‘state and country’ that does not have a UN membership.

Answer 3

Taiwan

Question 4

Which historically neutral culture finally joined the UN in 2002?

Answer 4

Switzerland

Question 5

over the past half century, the total number of sovereign states in the world has

Answer 5

Increased by more than 100

Question 6

In 2002, the Organization of African Unity was replaced by the

Answer 6

AU

Question 7

Define and identify the characteristics and examples of a nation

Answer 7

A group of islands inhabited by a homogeneous ethnicity, although the westernmost in eastern most islands are recognized as being territories of two competing foreign powers

Question 8

Historical significance and location of the “Fertile Crescent”

Answer 8

Extended from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean sea and was the location of the first city states in the middle east

Question 9

Historical evolution of political power

Answer 9

City states, which incorporated cities as well as their countryside

Question 10

Define and identify examples of multinational states

Answer 10

Russia and the US

Question 11

Have a basic understanding of Korean ethnic and political history

Answer 11

Ethnicity divided between more than one state

Question 12

Define and identify examples of nation-states

Answer 12

Germany, Japan, Ireland, Denmark

Question 13

Colonialism

Answer 13

An attempt by one country to impose political control over another territory

Question 14

Be familiar with the basic historical motives of European states and establishing colonies

Answer 14

God, glory, gold, power

Question 15

What US possession is considered to be one of the last remaining and most populous colonies still in existence

Answer 15

Puerto Rico

Question 16

Describes an independent political entity the exercises sovereignty over an organized area

Answer 16

State

Question 17

Despite the presence of multiple territorial claims, _________ is the only true massive land mass in the world that is not officially a part of a sovereign state

Answer 17

Antarctica

Question 18

Define and identify examples of the geographical term frontier

Answer 18

An area rather than a line

Question 19

Identify features of the physical environment that are commonly used to separate states

Answer 19

Deserts, mountains, lakes, rivers

Question 20

Which statement would best describe the basis of the boundary between the US and Canada?

Answer 20

Water and geometric

Question 21

The boundary between Argentina and Chile is a good example of a ___________ boundary

Answer 21

Physical

Question 22

The eastern part of the border between the US and Mexico is outlined by

Answer 22

Rio Grande

Question 23

Define and identify characteristics and examples of a state

Answer 23

A mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnics would share responsibility for maintaining an independent government and a standing army

Question 24

Extremely small island states in the world, many of which are former European colonies, are commonly referred to as

Answer 24

Microstates

Question 25

The geography of which South East Asian country is dominated by prorupted strip of land that extends Southport and connects the Asian mainland to the Western front of Malaysia?

Answer 25

Thailand

Question 26

Identify key examples of a elongated states and south America and Southeast Asia

Answer 26

Chile, Vietnam, Laos, etc.

Question 27

Why is south Africa considered a perforated state?

Answer 27

There’s another state inside of it

Question 28

The most fragmented Southeast Asian state is

Answer 28

Indonesia

Question 29

A geographer would define ________ as the basic term for an independent states political power and supreme authority over a distinctly defined area

Answer 29

Sovereignty

Question 30

The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is known as

Answer 30

Self determination

Question 31

Be familiar with the basic pros and cons of the standard “state shapes”

Answer 31

Compact

Question 32

Which statement most accurately describes a significant effect of the European Union?

Answer 32

Promoted economic growth and integration throughout Europe, particularly in the west

Question 33

Be familiar with the basic history of East and West Germany… When? Why?

Answer 33

Existed as separate states from 1949 to 1990

Question 34

Define the term “balance of power”

Answer 34

Roughly equal strengths between opposing sides

Question 35

Be familiar with the Cold War history… When? Relationship between superpowers?

Answer 35

The total number of internationally recognized superpowers was much lower than in the past

Question 36

The 1979 invasion of _______ by the Soviet Union sparked a major rebellion by fundamentalist muslim supported in part by weapons supplied by the United States

Answer 36

Afghanistan

Question 37

As a result of the 1979 Soviet invasion, Osama bin Laden left Saudi Arabia to join the rebellion of fundamentalist Muslims that often use the term ________ when referring to themselves.

Answer 37

Mujahedeen or “holy warriors”

Question 38

When the US-supported leader of __________ was ousted from Power in 1979, supporters of the Ayatollah seized the US Embassy and held 62 Americans hostage until early 1981.

Answer 38

Iran

Question 39

Since the end of the Cold War, Russians has undergone ________ turmoil.

Answer 39

Political and economic

Question 40

Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts of political violence because

Answer 40

of attacks

Question 41

All of the following statements regarding Al Qaeda are true

Answer 41

A) Al-Qaeda has been implicated in several bombing since the US attacks in 2001
B) most Al-Qaeda cell members live in usual society
C) Spawned by Muslim resistance against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan

Question 42

Some key challenges to establishing a representative government in Iraq after Saddam Hussein have included

Answer 42

Geometric boundaries established by British and French treaties, tribal and ethnic differences between provinces, sectarian conflict between the Shiite and Sunni Muslims, Al-Qaeda insurgents opposed to secular state with US ties

Question 43

Gerrymandering

Answer 43

The process of redrawing legislative boundaries benefit the party in power

Question 44

When garrymandering takes place, the kind of redistricting that concretes opposition voters into a small number of districts, allowing the party and how are digging control numerous other districts, is termed by a(n) _______ strategy.

Answer 44

Excess vote