APHuG Unit 4 End of Year Review

Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?

• Canada

• Russia

• Japan

• India

• United States

The concept of 'sovereignty' is best defined as:

• A shared sense of culture and history among a group of people.

• The process by which a country determines its own statehood.

• The final authority over a territory and the right to defend it.

• An area that governs itself but is not an independent country.

• Gaining indirect control of another country through economic pressure.

Which type of political boundary is established before significant settlement occurs?

• Subsequent

• Superimposed

• Consequent

• Antecedent

• Relic

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) established:

• The right of all states to unrestricted access to international airspace.

• A system for dividing Africa among European colonial powers.

• Regulations on trade and tariffs between maritime nations.

• Rights and responsibilities of states concerning ownership/usage of the seas and their resources.

• The concept of the median-line principle in international boundary disputes

Gerrymandering is a practice that primarily affects:

• International trade agreements.

• The drawing of voting district boundaries.

• Maritime boundary disputes.

• The establishment of unitary states.

• Relations between multinational states.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a unitary state?

• Strong regional governments with shared power.

• A strong national government and weak regional governments

• Transfer of power from local to central government.

• High degree of autonomy for sub-national units.

• Governance divided equally among multiple nations.

Devolutionary forces often include:

• Strong centripetal forces.

• Economies of scale.

• Ethnic separatism.

• Increased democratization.

• Supranationalism.

Which of the following is an example of supranationalism?

• The breakup of the Soviet Union.

• The redrawing of voting districts.

• The United Nations.

• Ethnic cleansing.

• Irredentism.

A 'choke point' in political geography refers to:

• A boundary that no longer exists as an international border.

• A region caught between stronger colliding external forces.

• A strategic narrow route providing passage through or to another region.

• The perceived connection of people to their culture.

• Gaining indirect control of another country through economic or cultural pressures.

Which of the following best explains a primary outcome of the Berlin Conference of 1884-85?

• The establishment of international maritime boundaries.

• The promotion of trade agreements between European nations.

• The division of Africa among European powers.

• The formation of a military alliance against communist countries.

• The definition of the rights of stateless nations.