Transcript Chapter 9 - The Politics of Territory and Space

Chapter 9
Political Geography
09.01 The European Union (EU) would be best
described as what kind of organization?
1. territorial
2. national
3. supranational
4. global
5. sectional
09.01 The European Union (EU) would be best
described as what kind of organization?
1. territorial
2. national
3. supranational
4. global
5. sectional
Explanation: A supranational organization is a
collection of individual states with a common
goal.
09.02 Which of these is one of Friedrich Ratzel’s
seven laws of state growth?
1. the space of the state grows with the
expansion of the population
2. a state grows by absorbing smaller units
3. states seek to absorb politically valuable
territory
4. the impetus for growth comes to a primitive
state from a more highly developed civilization
5. all of the above
09.02 Which of these is one of Friedrich Ratzel’s seven
laws of state growth?
1. the space of the state grows with the expansion of the
population
2. a state grows by absorbing smaller units
3. states seek to absorb politically valuable territory
4. the impetus for growth comes to a primitive state from
a more highly developed civilization
5. all of the above
Explanation: Ratzel was the German founder of
Geopolitics. He used biological and organic metaphors
to explain the growth of states.
09.03 Which of these countries did not exist as an
independent state in 1989?
1. Sweden
2. Yugoslavia
3. Lithuania
4. Hungary
5. Bulgaria
09.03 Which of these countries did not exist as an independent state
in 1989?
1. Sweden
2. Yugoslavia
3. Lithuania
4. Hungary
5. Bulgaria
Explanation: Lithuania, along with two other Baltic states, was
absorbed into the USSR. Today they are independent states once
again.
09.04 Which of these places is the best example
of a frontier region today?
1. Australia
2. American West
3. Canadian North
4. Sub-Saharan Africa
5. Antarctica
09.04 Which of these places is the best example
of a frontier region today?
1. Australia
2. American West
3. Canadian North
4. Sub-Saharan Africa
5. Antarctica
Explanation: Antarctica is still undeveloped,
virtually unsettled, and is not subject to local or
national government jurisdiction.
09.05 Spain is not considered to be a nationstate because:
1. Spain is not a Western nation
2. Spain is a republic
3. Spain is a monarchy
4. nation-states are comprised of more than one
nation
5. Spain contains more than one ethnic group
09.05 Spain is not considered to be a nation-state
because:
1. Spain is not a Western nation
2. Spain is a republic
3. Spain is a monarchy
4. nation-states are comprised of more than one nation
5. Spain contains more than one ethnic group
Explanation: A nation-state is an ideal form consisting of
a homogeneous group governed by their own state.
Spain is a multinational state, with more than one ethnic
group, or nation.
09.06 The early Russian state was centered on,
and expanded from, the city of:
1. St. Petersburg
2. Moscow
3. Vladivostok
4. Astrakhan
5. Bokhara
09.06 The early Russian state was centered on, and
expanded from, the city of:
1. St. Petersburg
2. Moscow
3. Vladivostok
4. Astrakhan
5. Bokhara
09.07 An outcome of the dissolution of the
Soviet Union was:
1. war in the Baltic states
2. a new Soviet Union
3. breaking of diplomatic relations with the USA
4. Kazakhstan’s refusal to leave the Soviet
Union
5. the establishment of the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS)
09.07 An outcome of the dissolution of the Soviet Union
was:
1. war in the Baltic states
2. a new Soviet Union
3. breaking of diplomatic relations with the USA
4. Kazakhstan’s refusal to leave the Soviet Union
5. the establishment of the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS)
Explanation: The CIS is a confederation, a group of
states loosely united for a common purpose.
09.08 Which of these countries did not have any
colonies in Africa in 1912?
1. Belgium
2. Portugal
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. they all had colonies at this time
09.08 Which of these countries did not have any colonies in Africa in
1912?
1. Belgium
2. Portugal
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. they all had colonies at this time
09.09 The Heartland Theory of Geopolitics was developed by which
person?
1. Halford Mackinder
2. Theodore Roosevelt
3. Alexander von Humboldt
4. Elbridge Gerry
5. Osama bin Laden
09.09 The Heartland Theory of Geopolitics was
developed by which person?
1. Halford Mackinder
2. Theodore Roosevelt
3. Alexander von Humboldt
4. Elbridge Gerry
5. Osama bin Laden
Explanation: Mackinder, a British geographer in the early
twentieth century, developed this theory to explain and
support British imperialism and the containment of
Russia, Germany, and Japan.
09.10 The theory that held that if one country in
a region accepted a communist political and
economic system, neighboring countries would
fall to communism as well, is known as:
1. Heartland Theory
2. Domino Theory
3. Nationalism
4. Supranationalism
5. Gerrymandering
09.10 The theory that held that if one country in a region accepted a
communist political and economic system, neighboring countries
would fall to communism as well, is known as:
1. Heartland Theory
2. Domino Theory
3. Nationalism
4. Supranationalism
5. Gerrymandering
Explanation: This theory was an important influence on American
foreign policy in the latter half of the twentieth century, and helped
inspire the American policy of containment as well as American
involvement in Vietnam.
09.11 Which of these countries has experienced
one or more terrorist attacks in the past ten
years?
1. Sri Lanka
2. United Kingdom
3. Russia
4. Indonesia
5. all of the above
09.11 Which of these countries has experienced one or
more terrorist attacks in the past ten years?
1. Sri Lanka
2. United Kingdom
3. Russia
4. Indonesia
5. all of the above
Explanation: Terrorism takes many forms and is
motivated by many factors. Each of these countries has
experienced a recent terrorist attack from groups based
either inside or outside the country.
09.12 Which of these countries is not currently a
member of the European Union (EU)?
1. France
2. Greece
3. Norway
4. Finland
5. Poland
09.12 Which of these countries is not currently a
member of the European Union (EU)?
1. France
2. Greece
3. Norway
4. Finland
5. Poland
09.13 Redrawing legislative district boundaries
for partisan purposes, to give an advantage to a
particular political party or candidate, is known
as:
1. sectionalism
2. reapportionment
3. redistricting
4. gerrymandering
5. self-determination
09.13 Redrawing legislative district boundaries for partisan
purposes, to give an advantage to a particular political party or
candidate, is known as:
1. sectionalism
2. reapportionment
3. redistricting
4. gerrymandering
5. self-determination