Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities, 11th Edition (Fellmann)

Chapter 12: The Political Ordering of Space

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1			With respect to regional alliances:
			A)	in the developing world they tend to be formed between countries that share the same former colonial master.
			B)	their formation often stimulates the creation of alliances among countries left out of another alliance.
			C)	there is no general tendency for them to be contiguous to each other.
			D)	they almost always occur among countries with similar economies.
2			Complete the following analogy. Exclave is to enclave as ________.
			A)	big is to small
			B)	fat is to thin
			C)	natural is to synthetic
			D)	outside is to inside
3			Gerrymandering is:
			A)	a form of reapportionment occasioned by shifts in population.
			B)	a form of drawing voting district boundaries that favor a political party.
			C)	the cessation of a segregated school system.
			D)	the formation of unified government services.
4			Among the social institutions that promote nationalism, the three most important are:
			A)	schools, the family, and political parties.
			B)	the military, state religion, and athletics.
			C)	the family, athletics, and political parties.
			D)	schools, the military, and state religion.
5			The fact that the State of Illinois has over 6,000 local government units, ranging from counties to special-purpose sewer districts, is an example of:
			A)	political fragmentation.
			B)	metro government.
			C)	gerrymandering.
			D)	proportional representation.
6			Which among the following are landlocked states?
			A)	United Kingdom
			B)	Belgium
			C)	Argentina
			D)	None of the above
7			An example of a part-nation state is the:
			A)	Arab nation.
			B)	Basque nation.
			C)	Kurds.
			D)	Ukrainians.
8			Exclusive economic zones (EEZ) recognized under the Law of the Sea Convention extend outward from coasts by up to:
			A)	22 kilometers.
			B)	44 kilometers.
			C)	200 kilometers.
			D)	370 kilometers.
9			The world's most powerful and far-reaching economic alliance is the:
			A)	Council of Mutual Economic Assistance.
			B)	European Union.
			C)	European Free Trade Association.
			D)	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
10			An important reason for the formation of unified governments is to:
			A)	collect a larger amount of tax revenues.
			B)	make it appear as though a city is larger than it really is.
			C)	make school districts smaller.
			D)	reduce the duplication of many services provided by local governments.
11			The most controversial provision of the Law of the Sea Convention has been:
			A)	overlapping claims on the continental shelf resulting from the 200-mile EEZ.
			B)	seabed mining beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
			C)	the maximum extent of territorial waters from a coastline.
			D)	the right of passage through international straits.
12			National anthems are an example of:
			A)	autonomy.
			B)	ethnography.
			C)	gerrymandering.
			D)	iconography.
13			Which of the following associations regarding ethnic separation is not correct?
			A)	Basques – Spain
			B)	Bretons – France
			C)	Palestinians – Israel
			D)	Sikhs – China
14			The 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait resulted in part from what type of boundary dispute?
			A)	military
			B)	positional
			C)	territorial
			D)	resource
15			Which of the following would be considered a forward thrust capital city?
			A)	Brasilia
			B)	Canberra
			C)	Paris
			D)	Washington, D.C.
16			Countries comprised mostly or exclusively of islands are classified as:
			A)	compact.
			B)	elongated.
			C)	fragmented.
			D)	prorupt.
17			Singapore's primary resource is its:
			A)	absolute location.
			B)	relative location.
			C)	shape.
			D)	size.
18			The least efficient shape for the management of a state is:
			A)	compact.
			B)	elongated.
			C)	fragmented.
			D)	prorupt.
19			The primary objective of local zoning ordinances in municipalities is to:
			A)	control the uses to which land may be put.
			B)	eliminate political fragmentation.
			C)	foster cooperation among many governmental units in small areas.
			D)	prevent the proliferation of special-purpose governmental districts.
20			All of the following are considered stateless nations except:
			A)	Italians.
			B)	Basques.
			C)	Kurds.
			D)	Palestinians.
21			When a capital city is spatially associated with its core region, it is called a:
			A)	federal state.
			B)	functioning core.
			C)	primate city.
			D)	unitary state.
22			The geopolitical theory that stressed the strategic advantages of land over sea power is known as the:
			A)	domino theory.
			B)	rimland theory.
			C)	lebensraum theory.
			D)	heartland theory.
23			The establishment of the original three-mile limit of sovereignty from a nation's coastline permitted states to do all of the following except:
			A)	enforce quarantines and customs regulations.
			B)	protect coastal fisheries.
			C)	effectively claim neutrality during other people's wars.
			D)	prevent others from exercising their right of innocent passage.
24			Preservation of the tax base and retention of expansion room for the central city are the driving forces behind:
			A)	unified government.
			B)	zoning ordinances.
			C)	predevelopment annexation.
			D)	cumulative voting.
25			Which of the following is not considered to be a centripetal force in preserving state cohesiveness?
			A)	United Nations membership
			B)	nationalism
			C)	systems of transportation and communication
			D)	effective organization and administration of government

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