Unit 6: Political Geography Part 2

The ancient Greek city state of Athens used a ___________________ political system where ordinary citizens participate directly in the governmental law making process.

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

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The Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations were first organized to help wounded soldiers during wartime, but now they also –

•  Respond to people in need after a natural disaster.

• Help prisoners in jails remain healthy

• Visit prisoners of war to ensure their health and well-being is being protected

•  All of the above.

Many countries that practice the religion of Islam use the political system of a _____________ which sets their laws according to religious texts.

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

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A secure and unchanging example of a natural physical border is a –

• Glacier

• River

• Mountain Range

• Political Border

An example of a nation would be -

• the Quebecois of Canada

• The United States

• Japan

• United Kingdom

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Because the country of Japan has a unified culture and primarily one ethnic group which makes up its population, it is considered to be a –

• Nation-State

• State

• Nation

• Provincal Territory

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The Framers of the United States Constitution established the political system of _________________ to allow citizens to have the ultimate power over their government by being able to

• Direct Democracy

• Theocracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

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The purpose of the World Bank is to –

• Issue credit cards to people of poor countries.

• To help poor and middle income countries get the money they need to build improvements

  that will help reduce poverty.

  
  

• Provide money to people around the world affected by natural disasters.

• To provide cash reserves to banks throughout the world to make sure all people have access to money.

One of the results of political borders drawn during the Imperialism/Colonization period of world history has been–

• Disease being able to spread more rapidly in affected areas.

• Many agreements have been made between former colonies to share natural resources in a fair way.

• Ultimate peace exists throughout former countries controlled by Imperialist powers.

• Many wars and conflicts between countries with borders drawn by Imperialist powers.

The United Kingdom has a King or a Queen as a governmental leader, but real political power resides with the Parliament (the lawmaking body of elected officials). This form of government is known as a –

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Theorcracy