AP Human Geography Unit 4 Review

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Which of the following explains why Korea and Vietnam were viewed as shatterbelts during the Cold War?
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Korea and Vietnam were politically controlled by regional powers.
Korea and Vietnam kept two political adversaries geographically separated.
Korea and Vietnam fragmented into new states due to internal tensions.
Korea and Vietnam tried to control land and sea areas around their states.
Korea and Vietnam experienced conflict due to a dispute between global powers.

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Korea and Vietnam experienced conflict due to a dispute between global powers.

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Which of the following describes a federal form of governance? A centralized government creates a barrier to local participation in the political process. Autonomous regions act outside the authority of a central government. Federal states encourage devolutionary movements and break apart quickly. Laws are enacted in a single language to promote cultural unity. Multiple substates have local control and are unified to pursue common goals at the national level.

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Multiple substates have local control and are unified to pursue common goals at the national level.

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The European Union is an example of

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supranationalism

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Which of the following is South Africa’s former state-sanctioned policy of segregating the races? Redlining, Gerrymandering, Apartheid, Secularism, Gentrification

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Apartheid

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Native American tribes are considered

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Semi automous

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The Kurds are

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a stateless nation

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The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, but people in the former East and West Germany still feel its influence. Geographers would say that where the wall once stood now acts as a

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relict boundary

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Which of the following is an accurate comparison of devolutionary movements in Spain and Canada? There is an economic aspect to the Quebecois independence movement, while the Catalans focus mainly on culture. Both independence movements utilize cultural distinctiveness as their only reason for seeking independence. Both independence movements focus on religious differences with the nations they currently belong to. There is an economic aspect to the Catalan independence movement, while the Quebecois focus mainly on cultural differences. Both independence movements utilize economic power as their main reason for seeking independence.

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There is an economic aspect to the Catalan independence movement, while the Quebecois focus mainly on cultural differences.

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What is true about Northern Ireland?

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It is physically separate from the rest of the United Kingdom, a multinational state.

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When a sign is at a border it is a

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demarcated boundary