A Frontier In Contrast To A Boundary
Question: An area organized into an independent political unit is a
Satellite
B. State
C. Nationality
D. Colony
E. Suburb
Answer: B
Question: A state with control over its internal affairs has
A. Nationality
B. Sovereignty
C. Centripal forces
D. Ethnicity
E. Suffrage
Answer: B
Question: Korea is a good example of a
A. Colony
B. Sovereign state
C. Patron state
D. Nation state
E. Ethnicity divided between more than one state
Answer: E
Question: The only large land mass not part of a sovereign state is
A. The artic
B. Greenland
C. Antarctica
D. Siberia
E. Borneo
Answer: A
Question: Elongated states may suffer from poor internal communication and difficulty defending its borders. Which of the following is not an elongated state?
A. Chile
B. Italy
C. Malawi
D. Gambia
E. Namibia
Answer: E
Question: A frontier, in contrast to a boundary
A. is an area rather than a line
B. separates two states
C. is a region of ethnic conflict
D. Has become a more common means to separate states
E. all of the above
Answer: A
Question: Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state?
A. Prorupted
B. Fragmented
C. Prolonged
D. Compact
E. Elongated
Answer: D
Question: The process of redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power is called
A. Stacking votes
B. Hanging chads
C. Blockbusting
D. Redlining
E. Gerrymandering
Answer: E
Question: The boundary between the United states and Canada is best described by which of the following?
A. Geometry
B. Mountain
C. Water
D. Language
E. A and C
Answer: E
Question: Boundaries were redrawn in much of Europe after World War 1 according to the
A. Demands of the victorious British and French
B. Distribution of languages
C. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
D. Containment of Nazism
E. League of Nations
Answer: B