APHG 8.1 Political Organization and State Concepts

A state is a good example of what type opf region?

• Vernacular

• Functional

• Traditional

• Formal

• Perceived

Which of them following does NOT define a State?

• It consists of a defined territory with recognized territory

• It contains an established population

• An established government administers it

• It contains administrative subdivisions

• It possess sovereignty over internal affairs

What are the first types of political organizations?

• The Nation State

• Kingdom

• City state

• Colony

• Multinational State

Which of the following is an example of Self determination?

• Creation of Czechia and Slovakia

• Formation of the Nation of Yugoslavia

• Seizure of Crimea

• The Nation State of Japan

• The division of Germany in 1946

What is the largest multinational state?

• Germany

• Ukraine

• China

• Russia

• Brazil

Which state is the most ethnically homogeneous country of the former Soviet Union?

• Ukraine

• Russia

• Kazakstan

• Armenia

• Moldova

Who had a worldwide empire in 1900?

• France

• Germany

• The United States

• Holland

• United Kingdom

______ theory of the evolution of state suggests states that do not expand their land area would disintegrate "Like an organism that fails to find food"

Nicholas Spykman argued that the key to the world power was controlling the Rimland surrounding the heartland along with the world's oceans. This theory was known as the ___________ Theory

According to Makinder, the Eurasian landmass was key to the worlds food supply and therefore to world domination. This is known as the ________ theory