Political Geography Terminology+
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What is the world's largest state?
China
Russia
Canada
United States
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National Council for Geographic Education
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Multiple Choice
What is the world's smallest state?
Vatican City
Monaco
Andora
Liechtenstein
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The border between the U.S. and Canada can best be described as a(n):
Cultural Boundary
Ethnic Boundary
Geometric Boundary
Frontier
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Geometric Boundary along 49 E Latitude and 141 W Longitude
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Image A is an antecedent boundary. What best describes this type of boundary?
a former boundary
a boundary that precedes human settlement
a boundary that is created after human settlement
a boundary that does not reflect the existing cultural landscape
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Image C is a superimposed boundary. What best describes this type of boundary?
a former boundary
a boundary that precedes human settlement
a boundary that is created after human settlement
a boundary that does not reflect the existing cultural landscape
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Superimposed boundaries exist throughout Africa and in other former colonies.
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South Africa is considered a _______ state because of the existence of Lesotho completely within its borders.
compact
prorupted
perforated
fragmented
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States like Lesotho are considered ________ states because they are entirely surrounded by one, other state.
enclave
divot
trapped
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Italy has two notable enclaves:
Vatican City and
San Marino.
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What is an exclave?
The prorupted region of a prorupted state
A fragment of an elongated state
A fragment of a state that has other states between it and its "principle" state
An island territory of an otherwise compact state
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Russia
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Why are choke points significant?
they are small regions through which a large amount of goods/ people travel
they separate hostile states from one another
they are the sites of major military bases
they are highly disputed boundaries that could trigger major conflict
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The United States has a federal system of government while China has a unitary system of government.
What, then, is a unitary system of government?
A system in which . . .
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The United States has a federal system of government while China has a unitary system of government. What, then, is a unitary system of government? A system in which . . .
all power is split evenly between sub-national governing units
all power is concentrated at the national level; sub-national governing units exist for admin. purposes
power is divided between national and sub-national governing units; each level has some degree of sovereignty
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Devolution is the transfer of power from a central government to subnational (local) governments. Which of the following states have experienced devolution?
France
Brazil
Spain
Korea
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This is an example of irredentism.
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What, then, is irredentism?
One state claims another state's territory based on national, ethnic, or historic ties
The diplomatic policy of making political concessions to an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict
The taking of another state's territory by force
The desire for another state's territory due to natural resource riches
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The U.N. views this acquisition as "illegal" and does not recognize it.
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An anocracy a system of government in which:
most power is placed in the hands of the people
"elections" are held, but the country is not fully/truly democratic
power is concentrated in the central government or in a single ruler
those in power seek status and personal gain at the expense of the governed
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A kleptocracy is a system of government in which:
most power is placed in the hands of the central government
power is not fully democratic but not fully autocratic
power is concentrated in the hands of a few religious elites
those in power seek status and personal gain at the expense of the governed
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