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Conflicting claims to the Arctic are mostly due to A) the potential for energy resources. B) colonial expansion. C) old Cold War grudges. D) shifting sea ice formations.
The most populous country not a member of the UN is A) Taiwan. B) North Korea. C) Monaco. D) Switzerland.
Key challenges to establishing a representative government in Iraq after Saddam Hussein are A) Al-Qaeda insurgents opposed to a secular state. B) tribal and ethnic differences between provinces. C) sectarian conflict between the Shiite and Sunni Muslims. D) geometric boundaries established by British and French treaties. E) all of the above.
Then-Secretary of State Colin Powell used what geographic tool to make the case for war with Iraq before the United Nations? A) documents linking Iraq to yellowcake uranium B) air photos of alleged chemical weapons bunkers C) maps showing Iraq's territorial dispute with Kuwait D) recordings linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaeda
Cultural boundaries include all but which of the following? A) religious B) language C) geomorphic D) geometric E) ethnic
In 2002 the Organization of African Unity was replaced by A) the Organization for African Economic Cooperation. B) the African Union. C) the African National Party. D) the African Treaty Organization. E) the Organization of African States.
Which of the following is not true about both China and Taiwan? A) Both were once ruled by the Nationalists. B) Both consider that the two areas form one sovereign state. C) Both now hold seats in the United Nations. D) Both have official relationships with the United States. E) B and C
States cooperate with each other for what kind of reasons? A) economic B) military C) political D) all of the above E) A and C
The first states in ancient Mesopotamia were A) empires. B) patron-states. C) colonies. D) nation-states. E) city-states.
The Aozou Strip is a good example of a A) prorupted state. B) frontier. C) physical boundary. D) geometric boundary.E) perforated state.
Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts of political violence A) because attacks are aimed at ordinary people. B) because attacks are aimed at military targets or political leaders. C) because attacks are never well coordinated. D) because attacks have not political goals. E) because attacks use only personal weapons.
The world's smallest colony is A) San Marino. B) Puerto Rico. C) Hong Kong. D) Pitcairn. E) St. Lucia.
The attempt by one country to impose political control over another territory is A) self-determination. B) suffrage. C) colonialism.D) constitutionality. E) sovereignty.
The motives of European states in establishing colonies can be summarized as all but which of the following? A) God B) guilt C) glory D) gold E) B and C
By 1900, the British could claim all but which of the following about their empire? A) Their colonies were located on every continent. B) Their empire controlled strategic islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. C) The sun never set on it. D) Their empire was larger than that of any other European state. E) Their largest colonies had become independent by then.
The Kurds are A) trying to unite with Turkey. B) a multinational state. C) a religious minority in the Middle East. D) divided among more than one state. E) all of the above.
The boundary between the United States and Canada is best described by which of the following? A) geometry B) language C) water D) mountain E) A and C
A feature of the physical environment commonly used to separate states includes all but which of the following? A) deserts B) geometry C) lakes D) rivers E) mountain
What was a distinctive feature of the world's superpowers between the 1940s and 1980s compared to other eras? A) The superpowers used religion to settle conflicts. B) The United States and the Soviet Union were superpowers for the first time. C) The two superpowers were never involved in wars. D) The superpowers had satellites. E) The number of superpowers was much lower than in the past.
A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a A) federal state. B) fragmented state. C) unitary state. D) nation-state. E) compact state.