AP Human Geography Quiz Test 8
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- 1.Conflicting claims to the Arctic are mostly due to
- A.
The potential for energy resources.
- B.
Old Cold War grudges.
- C.
Colonial expansion.
- D.
Shifting sea ice formations.
- E.
The proximity of South American and African countries.
- 2.The most populous country that is not a member of the United Nations is
- A.
Taiwan.
- B.
South Korea.
- C.
Antarctica.
- D.
Vatican City.
- E.
Monaco.
- 3.Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world
- A.
Has remained approximately the same.
- B.
Has increased by a couple of dozen.
- C.
Has decreased by a couple of dozen.
- D.
Has increased by more than a hundred.
- E.
Has increased by more than a thousand.
- 4.The world's largest state is
- A.
China.
- B.
Canada.
- C.
Russia.
- D.
Alaska.
- E.
India.
- 5.In 2002 the Organization of African Unity was replaced by
- A.
The African Union.
- B.
The African National Party.
- C.
The African Treaty Organization.
- D.
The Organization of African OPEC States.
- E.
The Organization for African Economic Cooperation.
- 6.
As indicated on the maps of economic and political alliances, in the late 20th century Austria- A.
Was a member of NATO and the European Community.
- B.
Was a member of NATO but not the European Community.
- C.
Was a member of the European Community but not NATO.
- D.
Remained nonaligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact.
- E.
Was a member of the Warsaw Pact and COMECON.
- 7.
As indicated on the maps of economic and political alliances, in 1980 Ireland
- A.
Was a member of NATO and the European Community.
- B.
Was a member of NATO but not the European Community.
- C.
Was a member of the European Community but not NATO.
- D.
Remained nonaligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact.
- E.
Was a member of the Warsaw Pact and COMECON.
- 8.An area organized into an independent political unit is a
- A.
Colony.
- B.
Nationality.
- C.
Nation.
- D.
State.
- E.
Territory.
- 9.The best example of a state among the following is
- A.
An island with a long history of self-rule and a homogeneous ethnic identity, although the island has been under the control of a colonial power for the last 30 years.
- B.
A group of islands inhabited by a homogeneous ethnicity, although the westernmost islands pertain to the territory of one country whereas the easternmost islands pertain to another country.
- C.
A mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities and divided up administratively among various independent countries.
- D.
A mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities which share responsibility for maintaining an independent government and a standing army.
- E.
A mountainous region inhabited by a mixture of peoples but recently colonized by a European nation-state.
- 10.The best example of a nation among the following is
- A.
An island with a long history of self-rule and a homogeneous ethnic identity, although the island has been under the control of a colonial power for the last 30 years.
- B.
A group of islands inhabited by a homogeneous ethnicity, although the westernmost islands pertain to the territory of one country whereas the easternmost islands pertain to another country.
- C.
A mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities and divided up administratively among various independent countries.
- D.
A mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities which share responsibility for maintaining an independent government and a standing army.
- E.
A mountainous region inhabited by a mixture of peoples but recently colonized by a European nation-state.
- 11.The first states in ancient Mesopotamia were
- A.
City-states, which incorporated cities as well as their countryside.
- B.
Colonies, which incorporated cities as well as their countryside.
- C.
Empires, which incorporated dozens of unified colonies.
- D.
Nation-states, which incorporated city-states, colonies, and empires.
- E.
Patron-states ruled by sheiks.
- 12.The first widespread use of the nation-state concept came in
- A.
Mesopotamia.
- B.
The Roman Empire.
- C.
Western Europe.
- D.
The United States.
- E.
Southeast Asia.
- 13.Among the world's largest multinational states are
- A.
Russia and the United States.
- B.
Australia and New Zealand.
- C.
Japan and Denmark.
- D.
Mexico and Russia.
- E.
Mexico and Japan.
- 14.
The Kurds are
- A.
A multinational state.
- B.
Divided among more than one state.
- C.
A religious minority in the Middle East.
- D.
Trying to unite with Turkey.
- E.
The majority population of Iraq.
- 15.The attempt by one country to impose political control over another territory is
- A.
Colonialism.
- B.
Constitutionality.
- C.
Self-determination.
- D.
Sovereignty.
- E.
Suffrage.
- 16.The most populous remaining colony is ruled by
- A.
The United States.
- B.
The United Kingdom.
- C.
France.
- D.
China.
- E.
The Netherlands.
- 17.The Commonwealth is primarily
- A.
An economic and cultural alliance of states once part of the British Empire.
- B.
An organization of culturally homogenous nations that opposed the Warsaw Pact.
- C.
Organized to increase availability of mineral resources in perforated states that are NATO allies.
- D.
A religious entity that sends missionaries to Africa from the United Kingdom.
- E.
An association of countries that were once members of COMECON and the Warsaw Pact.
- 18.The only large land mass not part of a sovereign state is
- A.
Antarctica.
- B.
The Arctic.
- C.
Greenland.
- D.
Siberia.
- E.
Borneo.
- 19.A feature of the physical environment commonly used to separate states includes all but which of the following?
- A.
Deserts
- B.
Geometry
- C.
Mountains
- D.
Lakes
- E.
Rivers
- 20.Cultural boundaries include all but which of the following?
- A.
Ethnic
- B.
Geometric
- C.
Religious
- D.
Linguistic
- E.
Geomorphic
- 21.The conflict over the Aozou Strip involves
- A.
Centripetal forces acting in the absence of any centrifugal forces.
- B.
A disputed border and Egypt's claims of sovereignty over the zone.
- C.
A disagreement regarding suffrage and a disputed border.
- D.
A disputed border and Libya's claims of sovereignty over the zone.
- E.
Aozou attempts to join the United Nations as a sovereign nation-state.
- 22.
As shown on this map, the Aozou Strip
- A.
Is a zone of conflict between Russia and its neighbors in the Caucasus region.
- B.
Exists because of Egypt's past invasions of the Sinai Peninsula.
- C.
Disappeared when the disputed border between Egypt and Libya was overrun.
- D.
Is a disputed zone that abuts Niger on the west and Sudan on the east.
- E.
Forms an elongated strip of disputed land between Chad and Egypt.
- 23.
As indicated on the maps in this chapter, the shape and size of the Aozou Strip make it an example of a
- A.
Prorupted boundary
- B.
Physical boundary.
- C.
Geometric boundary.
- D.
Mathematical frontier.
- E.
Perforated frontier.
- 24.Extremely small island-states in the world, many of which are former European colonies, are called
- A.
Island nations.
- B.
Macrostates.
- C.
Microstates.
- D.
Small nation-states.
- E.
Island-colonies.
- 25.Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state?
- A.
Compact
- B.
Elongated
- C.
Fragmented
- D.
Prorupted
- E.
Prolonged
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