11 mark
What may be a useful political strategy executed by a state to reduce the risk of another state waging independence?
Waging a dictatorship
Irredentism
Gerrymandering
Ethnic cleansing
Devolution
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State Sovereignty (College Board AP® Human Geography): Exam Questions
22 mins22 questions
21 mark
Which of the following would not be a reason for devolution?
Physical geography
Ethnic cleansing
Irredentism
Terrorism
Ethnonationalism
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31 mark
The addition of territory into another state is known as
Ethnic separatism
Annexation
Irredentism
Terrorism
Devolution
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41 mark
Which of the following historical events is the best example of Irredentism?
Nazi colonization and retrieving territory, e.g. Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia.
The expansion of Britain into India
Mass deportation of Jews by Nazi Germany between 1933-1945.
Quebecois and Canada
The rise of the Afghan Taliban
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51 mark
Physical geography can cause some areas to become more autonomous and have less control by centralized governments. This is known as
Ethnic separatism
Autocracy
Federalism
Devolution
Irrendentism
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61 mark
Which of the following has the improvement in communications technology not contributed to devolution?
Social media allows the quick organization of meetups and protests
Recording videos can show evidence of foul play by government forces
States may control the media to spread propaganda
Social media can attract new members
The Internet may help to communicate with the outside world in autocratic states
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71 mark
The breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s is an example of
Irredentism
Autocracy
Balkanization
Devolution
Autonomous region
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81 mark
Which of the following is an example of an autocratic state?
Russia
United States
United Kingdom
Finland
South Korea
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91 mark
Which of the following is not an example of a supranational organisation?
NAFTA
NATO
The EU
The UN
UNCLOS
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101 mark
Supranationalism can be defined as
An attachment to a nation
An extreme form of nationalism, outlining supremacy
A severely right-wing authoritarian form of nationalism
The feelings of love towards a nation
Nation-states working together to combine into one organisation, such as the United Nations.
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111 mark
The image above depicts a map of the United Kingdom, a country with devolved powers. What does this mean?
Where there is one centralized government across the entire state
When the power of a central government moves outwards to regional governments within the same state.
People have campaigned for greater autonomy and even independence in the country.
The process of migrating within one's own state.
When a region breaks off entirely into an entirely independent state.
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121 mark
What did the Domino Theory outline?
The idea that whoever controls Eastern Europe, then they will dominate the world
The idea that when one state becomes communist, others nearby will follow.
The idea that having sea power is the most valuable
The acquiring of control over a specific state or territory, through occupation and exploitation
The three hierarchies of world power - core, semi-periphery and periphery
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131 mark
Delegation is a characteristic of what kind of state?
Federal states
Unitary states
Devolved powers
Sovereign states
Antecedent
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141 mark
The Hawaii Sovereignty movement is an example of what?
An ethnic separatist movement
Ethnonationalism
A failed state
A stateless nation
Devolution
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151 mark
Centripetal forces may lead to
Failed states
Stateless nations
Ethnonationalism
Ethnic separatism
Uneven development
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161 mark
Somalia is an example of a failed state, which means that
The power of a central government has moved outwards to regional governments within the same state.
The state has broken off and joined another, typically through annexation.
A government has lost control of the state due to a variety of factors.
There is a group of people with similar cultural characteristics without the sovereignty of a state.
The state no longer exists and collapses.
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171 mark
Centrifugal forces may lead to the breaking up of states or regions, into typically hostile pieces. This is known as
Supranationalism
Autocracy
An elongated state
Demarcation
Balkanization
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181 mark
Which of the following would not be an example of a centripetal force?
Singing the national anthem at a soccer game
Coming together after a national tragedy, such as 9/11.
The English language in the United States
An effective public transport network
A mountain range in the middle of a state
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191 mark
The theory of centrifugal and centripetal forces is associated with who?
Richard Hartshorne
Halford Mackinder
Nicholas Spykman
Thomas Malthus
The United Nations
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201 mark
Which of the following is not an example of nationalism?
Competing in the Olympics for your country
Singing the national anthem
The desire to annex a territory due to similar ethnic and religious characteristics
Hanging your nation’s flag outside your house
Celebration of Independence Days
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211 mark
When nationalism becomes extreme or errs towards authoritarian ultranationalism, this is known as?
Supranationalism
Patriotism
Fascism
Sub-nationalism
Irredentism
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221 mark
Which of the following are all member states of the EU required to do, with the exception of one country?
Share a language
Share the same laws
Share a monarchy
Share a currency
Share a religion
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