Quiz on Fragmented Countries

What is a characteristic of fragmented countries?

• Continuous territory

• Several discontinuous pieces of territory

• Single large landmass

• No cultural diversity

What can be challenging in fragmented countries?

• Cultural exchange

• Communication and transportation

• Economic growth

• Political stability

What do enlongated countries look like

• long thin peices of land

• square or circular

• disconnected

• a square country with a long part sticking out

What is a disadvantage of elongated countries?

• Excellent internal communication

• Abundant natural resources

• Poor internal communication

• High population density

What shape is typically associated with compact countries?

• Circular or square

• Triangular

• Rectangular

• Irregular

What is one benefit of having a compact country?

• Improved trade routes

• Improved communications

• Increased tourism

• More natural resources

What do protruding countries look like

• long thin peices of land

• square or circular

• disconnected

• a square country with a long part sticking out

What is a likely reason for the non-natural appearance of a protruding country?

• Natural disasters

• acess to a resource

• Random geographical changes

• Climate change

What is a characteristic of landlocked states?

• Access to major seas

• No access to major seas or oceans

• Surrounded by water on three sides

• Located on an island

what does a perforated stated look like?

• it has a smaller country in it

• it is surrounded by a bigger country

• it is rather square

• it has no acess to water