Power & Governance Practice Test

Which term best describes this image?

• multinational state

• colony

• nation-state

• multi-state nation

Which term best describes this image?

• multinational state

• colony

• nation-state

• multi-state nation

What is a boundary?

• a physical line that separates two or more places

• a zone where no state holds complete political control

• an invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory

Which are examples of a boundary? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• the fence around your yard

• the border between the U.S. and Canada

• the hallway in the high school

• the Berlin Wall between East and West Germany

Review the map of Native American land claims in the United States. What type of boundary is this an example of?

• geometric boundary

• superimposed boundary

• frontier boundary

• physical boundary

Review the map. What type of boundary is the Mississippi River?

• frontier boundary

• superimposed boundary

• geometric boundary

• physical boundary

Why do physical boundaries make for good borders?

• because they existed before maps were drawn

• they appeal to both groups being separated

• if physical feature, it is difficult to cross

Which correctly describes a multi-state nation?

• a singular state more than one nation existing in its boundary

• a legal member of a country

• one county controlling the economics or politics of another country for its own benefit

• a singular nation of people who are separated into more than state

Which correctly describes a multinational state?

• a singular state more than one nation existing in its boundary

• a legal member of a country

• one county controlling the economics or politics of another country for its own benefit

• a singular nation of people who are separated into more than state

Which correctly describes a sovereignty?

• one country controlling the economics of politics of another country for its own benefit

• ability to govern its own territory free from control by other states

• a government controlled by religious leaders

• loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality