Political Organization Of Space: Unit IV Test A
This is the concept of territories, nature and meaning of boundaries, influences on identity interaction and exchange. The political organization of space is a resourceful quiz and beneficial. All the best as you test and advance your knowledge.
- 1.A region not fully integrated into a national state that is often marginal or undeveloped is called a
- A.
Stateless nation.
- B.
Frontier.
- C.
Core.
- D.
Heartland.
- E.
Functional.
- 2.Which cultural hearth is credited with the creation of city-states, which eventually lead to the creation of the concept of nation-state?
- A.
Mesopotamia.
- B.
Northern India.
- C.
Greece.
- D.
Roman Empire.
- E.
Mayan.
- 3.Which is a politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and recognized by a large percentage of the international community?
- A.
Nation.
- B.
State.
- C.
Frontier.
- D.
Territoriality.
- E.
Colony.
- 4.The exercise of state power over people and territory, and being recognized by other international states, refers to
- A.
Nationalism.
- B.
Sovereignty.
- C.
Citizenship.
- D.
Centrifugalism.
- E.
Imperialism.
- 5.In contrast to a state, a nation
- A.
Is a territory established by international agreement or military force.
- B.
Is a cultural concept implying a group of people occupying a particular territory and unified by shared beliefs.
- C.
The portion of the earth's surface containing a permanent population.
- D.
Is a political entity, with sovereignty over its own territory.
- E.
Is a group of people living in an enclave of a city.
- 6.Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?
- A.
Mexicans.
- B.
Palestinians.
- C.
British.
- D.
English.
- E.
Russians.
- 7.Which of the following is a characteristic of compact states?
- A.
Circular with the capital located in the center of the state.
- B.
Long narrow state with population concentrated in one region of the state.
- C.
One state is completely within the boundaries of another state.
- D.
State separated by a physical boundary or body of water.
- E.
Size of the state is very small compared to other states.
- 8.Which of the following states fits the morphology description of a fragmented state?
- A.
Chile.
- B.
Japan.
- C.
Mexico.
- D.
South Africa.
- E.
Poland.
- 9.This shape can weaken centralized control of state territory and increase regionalism particularly in the areas separate from the main state.
- A.
Compact.
- B.
Prorupt.
- C.
Elongated.
- D.
Perforated.
- E.
Fragmented.
- 10.Which of the following states best fits the morphology description of a fragmented state?
- A.
France.
- B.
Chile.
- C.
Indonesia.
- D.
Australia.
- E.
China.
- 11.A country with this shape can provide access to a resource, or it can separate two countries that would otherwise share a boundary.
- A.
Compact.
- B.
Prorupted.
- C.
Elongated.
- D.
Perforated.
- E.
Fragmented.
- 12.Which of the following states best fits the morphology description of a perforated state?
- A.
Namibia.
- B.
South Africa.
- C.
China.
- D.
Poland.
- E.
United Kingdom.
- 13.Which of the following states have an enclave?
- A.
France.
- B.
Brazil.
- C.
Italy.
- D.
Egypt.
- E.
Australia.
- 14.Which of the following states have an exclave?
- A.
Russia.
- B.
Brazil.
- C.
Italy.
- D.
South Africa.
- E.
Australia.
- 15.Which of the following is true for landlocked states?
- A.
They are likely to be the wealthiest state in their region.
- B.
They are at a commercial and strategic disadvantage.
- C.
Interior locations are more difficult to defend.
- D.
Relations with neighboring countries are not as important as for maritime countries.
- E.
There are more landlocked states in the world than maritime states.
- 16.Which of the following is a landlocked state?
- A.
Australia.
- B.
Mongolia.
- C.
Italy.
- D.
Israel.
- E.
Peru.
- 17.Which of the following best describes an impact of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for maritime micro-states?
- A.
The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) provisions increasing the resources and economic viability of these states.
- B.
Decreased the importance of micro-states in the global economy.
- C.
Placed more restrictive sea access limits on micro-states than the macro states like the United States.
- D.
Increasingly marginalized the locations and power of micro-states.
- E.
Encouraged the low-lying micro states to vacate territory because of rising sea levels.
- 18.Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation?
- A.
Kurdish.
- B.
Jewish.
- C.
French.
- D.
Spanish.
- E.
Polish.
- 19.Which of the following areas have been subjected to the policy of irredentism in the late 20th century?
- A.
Japan.
- B.
New Zealand.
- C.
Serbia.
- D.
United States.
- E.
Saudi Arabia.
- 20.Which of the following states engaged in classical hegemony in the late 20th century?
- A.
Canada.
- B.
El Salvador.
- C.
Madagascar.
- D.
Soviet Union.
- E.
Mongolia.
- 21.All of the following are advantages of using mountains as boundaries except that
- A.
They are difficult to cross.
- B.
They create a visible, physical border between states.
- C.
Mountain regions are usually sparsely populated.
- D.
Mountains are relatively permanent.
- E.
They are often the source area for natural resources.
- 22.All of the following are advantages of using water as boundaries except that
- A.
Water creates a visible boundary.
- B.
Resource allocation can become a source of conflict.
- C.
Water creates relatively consistent boundaries over time.
- D.
Water provides protection against invasion.
- E.
Oceans create a buffer between states.
- 23.All of the following are advantages of using deserts as boundaries except for the fact that
- A.
They are difficult to cross.
- B.
They create a visible, physical border between states.
- C.
Deserts contain natural resources.
- D.
Desert regions are usually sparsely populated.
- E.
Deserts are relatively permanent.
- 24.The boundaries on this island were drawn primarily to divide the Greeks from the Turks.
- A.
Cyprus.
- B.
Australia.
- C.
Sri Lanka.
- D.
Indonesia.
- E.
Falklands.
- 25.This country used linguistic boundaries as a primary reason to establish their territory.
- A.
United States.
- B.
Peru.
- C.
Australia.
- D.
France.
- E.
United Kingdom.
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