unit 4 aphg

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In cases where countries are less than 400 nautical miles apart at sea, how is the exclusive economic zone boundary determined for each country?

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Both countries will follow the median-line principle.

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The Canadian government created the new territory of Nunavut in order to

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recognize the territorial rights of indigenous people in the area

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Which of the following can be an example of a centrifugal political force?
Options:
Homogeneous ethnic population,
Strong central government,
Variation of language within the country,
Shift to tertiary economy,
Concentrated ownership of media

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Variation of language within the country

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Which of the following correctly lists the usual hierarchy of political-administrative units in order from the largest to the smallest? Empire, county, province, nation-state; Province, empire, nation-state, county; Empire, nation-state, province, county; County, nation-state, province, empire; Empire, nation-state, county, province

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Empire, nation-state, province, county

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Which of the following best represents the concept of the nation-state in its internal cultural-political makeup and spatial organization? Iran, South Africa, Japan, New Zealand, Argentina

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Japan

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The provisions of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea give coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over which of the following zones?
- Twelve-nautical-mile territorial sea zone
- Export processing zone (EPZ)
- 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone
- Empowerment zone
- Continental shelf

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Twelve-nautical-mile territorial sea zone

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Which of the following countries did NOT have a significant, long-lasting colonial presence in Africa after 1920? Germany, Great Britain, France, Portugal, Belgium

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Germany

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The shape of North Carolina’s Twelfth Congressional District is most likely the result of

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gerrymandering

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Which term refers to an area of instability located between regions with opposing political and cultural values? Options: Rimland, Heartland, Shatter belt, Enclave, Gerrymandered area

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Shatter belt

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United Nations recognition of a state's "exclusive economic zone" allows the state to

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claim national economic jurisdiction over 200 nautical miles of water extending from its coast