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The best example of a state among the following is
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A mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities and divided up administratively among various independant countries
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A mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities which share responsibility for maintaining an independent government and a standing army
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A group of islands inhabited by a homogenous ethnicity, although the westernmost islands pertain to the territory of one country whereas the easternmost islands pertain to another country
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a mountainous region inhabited by a mixture of peoples but inhabited by a european nation-state
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an island with a long history of self-rule and a homogenous ethnic identity, although the island has been under the control of a colonial power for the last 30 years
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Which of the following is an example of an enclave in the United States?
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Colorado
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Washington DC
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Alaska
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Florida
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California
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the majority population of Iraq
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a multinational state
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trying to unite with Turkey
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divided among more than one state
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a religious minority in the Middle East
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What type of border dispute is this?
Canada and the United States are historic allies but disagree on how to implement a plan for a "secure and smart border" that would protect against terrorists attacks while 200,000 vehicles cross the border each day, mostly trucks involved in a steady stream of trade. Agreements must be made on whether or not to inspect each truck and how to track the flow of individuals back and forth along the 4,000-mile border
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The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is known as
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Which of the following is the best example of a core area for an entire state?
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St. Petersburg, Russia
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Japan's Kanto Plain
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Lagos, Nigeria
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Brasilia, Brazil
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Washington, D.C.
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Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state?
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Prolonged
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Compact
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Prorupted
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Elongated
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Fragmented
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The most fragmented Southeast Asian state is
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Malaysia
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Thailand
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Indonesia
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Brunei
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East Timor
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Cultural Boundaries include all but which of the following?
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religious
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linguistic
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geomorphic
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ethnic
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geometric
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Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation?
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Jewish
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French
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Spanish
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Polish
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Kurdish
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An example of a modern day city-state is
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Panama Canal
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Singapore
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German
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Paris
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New York
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were divided by proto-Germanic languages
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were divided by economic and cultural boundaries until 1871
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were on opposite banks of the Rhine River
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are the newest UN member states in Europe
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existed separately from 1949 to 1990
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Which of the following is the best description of the geographic distribution of power within states today?
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states with confederal systems are about equal in number to states with unitary systems
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most states are federal systems
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most states are confederal systems
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most states are unitary sysyems
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states with federal systems are about equal in number to states with unitary systems
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Which two countries are not members of the European Union?
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Portugal and Austria
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Finland and Sweden
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Germany and Denmark
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Spain and France
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Norway and Switzerland
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The world's largest state is
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Canada
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Russia
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Alaska
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India
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China
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key challenges to establishing a representative government in Iraq after Saddam Hussein are
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sectarian conflict between the Shiite and Sunni muslims
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Al-Qaeda insurgents opposed to a secular state with US ties
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tribal and ethnic differences between provinces
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geometric boundaries established by British and French treaties
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all of these
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The United Nations is primarily what kind of cooperative effort?
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cultural
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environmental
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military
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economic
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political
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The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate different religions?
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Which of the following states use desert as a boundary?
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A true nation-state
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is relatively uncommon
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is best exemplified by the United States
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gives sovereignty to each nation within its borders
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often contains two or more sizable nations within it
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is best exemplified by France
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Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world
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has decreased by a couple of dozen
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has remained approximately the same
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has increased by more than a thousand
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has increased by a couple of dozen
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has increased by more than a hundred
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Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts of political violence because
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attacks are aimed at military targets or political leaders
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attacks are aimed at ordinary people
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attacks use only personal and improvised weapons
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attacks are typically made without regard for political goals
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attacks are never well coordinated
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The boundary between the US and Canada is best described by which of the following?
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water and linguistic
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mountain and water
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water and geometric
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geometric only
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linguistic and religious
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To be considered a nation, a group of people must
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be sovereign and self-determined
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share a sense of nationalism
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share cultural elements like religion, language, history, and politics
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reside in the same territory
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have their own country
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Which of the following states have and enclave?
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Brazil
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Italy
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Egypt
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Australia
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France
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Of the following , the United States is best characterized as a
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A Southeast Asian country with a partly elongated or prorupted state is
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Thailand
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Cambodia
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Pakistan
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Indonesia
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China
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allows core states to continue exploiting periphery states
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pre-dates European interest in North America
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peaked near the end of the 19th century
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is still relevant in Africa, but not in other parts of the southern hemisphere
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has in general been anticapitalist
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Which of the following is not one of the states that formed from the Soviet Union after its breakup?
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Kazakhstan
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Chechnya
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Russia
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Estonia
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Ukraine
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Which of the following is not true of al-Qaeda?
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finance, media, legal-religious policy and military committees report to a council called Majis al Shura
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Al-Qaeda has been implicated in several bombings since the attack on the US in 2001
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Al-Qaeda grew out of the war against the soviet union in afghanistan
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Most al-Qaeda members have lived in ordinary society, supporting themselves with jobs or crime
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Al-Qaeda is a single unified organization
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In the 1980s, the US send bombers to attack ___ in a failed attempt to kill colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi, in retribution for his country's support of terrorism
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Iran
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Egypt
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Israel
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Libya
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Iraq
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Halford Mackinder, developer of the heartland theory, thought that this country was most likely to make a bid for world domination:
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The United States
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Russia
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Britain
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Japan
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France
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Despite the independence of India, Rwanda, and Algeria, the continuing effects of colonialism are still seen in
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the loss of all cultural identity
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the large secondary (manufacturing) sector of the economy
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their incorporation into the world system core
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English as the official language or lingua franca
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violent conflicts involving territory and power
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Which of the following pairs best represent nation-states?
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A region that historically is caught between stronger colliding external forces. The region is often shattered and splintered politically and ethnically. This is an example of a(n)
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primate state
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shatterbelt
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core
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periphery
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insurgent state
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The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolizes the
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With globalization and the increasing importance of trade-facilitating organizations, states are
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growing as containers of political and economic power
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becoming irrelevant
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disappearing
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trying to spread the benefits of globalization
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becoming sites of transnational flows and connections
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A state with control over its internal affairs has
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ethnicity
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centripetal forces
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nationality
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suffrage
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sovereignty
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An area organized into an independent political unit is a
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nation
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colony
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territory
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nationality
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state
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The heartland theory held that
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sea power was the dominant form of military advantage
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Britain should give its colonies independence
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North America was the best place from which to launch a campaign for world domination
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all of these
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none of these
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Which of the following is NOT a land-locked state?
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Nepal
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Rwanda
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South Africa
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Mongolia
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Uzbekistan
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Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?
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Alaska
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Spratly Islands
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Antarctica
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India
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Hong Kong
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Which of the following is NOT an example of supranationalism?
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During which time period were the most new states created in the world?
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1945-2000
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1900-1925
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1750-1825
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1825-1900
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1925-1945
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Which of the following is true for land-locked states?
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relations with their neighbors are not as important as for maritime countries
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they are likely to be the wealthiest state in their region
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there are more land-locked states in the world than maritime states
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interior locations are more difficult to defend
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they are at a commercial and strategic disadvantage
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With a few small exceptions, the countries of the European Union share all of the following except
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an EU court system
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a European Union constitution
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free movement of goods, services, and people across their boundaries
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an EU parliament
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a common currency
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Which cultural hearth is credited with the creation of city-states, which eventually led to the creation of the concept of nation-state?
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Mayan
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Greece
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Roman Empire
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Mesopotamia
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Northern India
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In which form of government is significant power given to smaller units of government within the state?
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organic state
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democratic state
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confederate state
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federal state
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unitary state
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The recent fragmentation of a region into smaller political units is known as
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According to Halford Mackinder's Heartland Theory, the 'geographical pivot' from which world conquest could be controlled includes the area of
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the Arabian peninsula
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Eurasia, including Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
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Europe from Italy to Holland
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Southeast Asia, including Indonesia
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North America from Chicago to Montreal to Washington, DC
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The best example of a nation among the following is
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a group of islands inhabited by a homogenous ethnicity, although the westernmost islands pertain to the territory of one country whereas the other islands pertain to another country
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a mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities and divided up administratively between various independent countries
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a mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities which share responsibility for maintaining an independent government and standing army
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a mountainous region inhabited by a mixture of peoples but recently colonized by a european nation-state
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The type of boundary line is established before an area is well populated
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natural boundary
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geometric boundary
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linguistic boundary
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antecendent boundary
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subsequent boundaries
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The boundary between Argentina and Chile is an example of a
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cultural frontier
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physical boundary
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perforated boundary
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geometric boundary
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prorupted boundary
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Which type of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources, and peoples?
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elongated
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perforated
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fragmented
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compact
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prorupt
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A federal state (or federation) is one in which
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administered by the Federal government, like Washington, DC
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countries unite toward a common economic, or sometimes military, goal
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local units of government work to adopt uniform rules and regulations
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government power and control is centralized
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government power is dispersed to local units
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Drawing from social darwinism, Friedrich Ratzel's model of the state- in which state growth and change were 'natural' and inevitable- portrayed the state as a
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soldier
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snowball
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volcano
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biological organsim
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religion