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Contents
1 GEOPOLITICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1 GEOPOLITICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1. GEOPOLITICS
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1.1 GEOPOLITICS
1. What’s geopolitics? 4. All the non-living components in an envi-
A. The interaction of actors (generally ronment both chemical and physical.
countries) in the global arena in the pur- A. Biotic resources
sue of its strategic goals. B. Abiotic resources
B. It´s a method of studying foreign pol-
icy to understand, explain and predict in- 5. How can a country’s GDP be improved?
ternational political behaviour. A. increase workers
C. It includes the study of demography, B. decrease workers
natural resources, climate, history a
C. increase literacy rate
set of human and physical factors.
D. decrease literacy rate
D. All the answers are correct
6. A country with a deteriorated economy
2. What is the name for a tax placed on im-
and little control of its internal affairs can
ported goods?
best be described as
A. tariff
A. a failed/fragile state.
B. quota
B. anarchistic.
C. tandem
C. authoritarian.
D. embargo
D. a stateless nation.
3. When a foreign company sets the price of
a product lower than its normal price is 7. The Arab Spring protests started in which
called country?
A. A subsidy A. Syria
B. B dumping B. Tunisia
C. C free trade C. Libya
D. D tariff D. Egypt
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B
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8. This theory states that coastal-based members; often called the Common Mar-
power is essential to achieving global dom- ket.
ination

A. DMZ
A. Heartland Theory B. European Union
B. Rimland Theory C. EEZ
C. Organic Theory D. European State
D. Marxist Theory
12. Plessis v. Ferguson (1896)
9. Which of the following is NOT an essential A. a series of gradual changes bringing
goal of the European Union? about a result.
B. Got rid of Brown vs Board of education
C. the court ruled that segregation was
illegal so long as facilities for blacks and
whites were equal.
D. the court ruled that segregation was
legal so long as facilities for blacks and
whites were equal.
13. Marley mentioned that he ordered a fish-

ing lure on the following website
A. Improving economic standards by pro- A. Carrefour express
moting a single market and single cur-
B. Wal-Mart
rency.
C. Aliexpress
B. Regulating justice, migration policies,
and fighting terrorism. D. Amazon
C. Working together to increase tourism 14. Mackinder’s Heartland Theory put forth
and international travels. the concept that this area, with it’s vast
D. Establishing agreed-upon common de- resources and population, was in the ideal
fense strategies. location to dominate the world.
A. Asia
10. Malthusian Theory argues that as popula-
tion increases there is more demand for B. North America
subsistence resources. Therefore, there is C. the Western Hemisphere
a need for
D. Eurasia
A. more food
E. the Mediterranean Basin
B. more weapons
15. Which of the following is NOT a reason
C. new territories
why a company might undertake foreign
D. new ideas direct investment?
11. an economic association established in A. A To pay lower corporate taxes

1957 by a number of Western European B. B To comply with strict WTO regula-
countries to promote free trade among tions on foreign direct investment
8. B 9. C 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. A

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C. C To more easily sell a product or ser- 20. a sovereign state that comprises a town
vice and the surrounding countryside.
D. D To avoid trade barriers A. Nation-State
16. Mixed Economy B. City-State

A. system combining private & public en- C. Stateless Nation
terprise D. National State
B. production, investment, prices, and in-
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21. Theocracy
comes determined by the government
A. a dictator with an army and total rule
C. production, investment, prices, and in-
comes determined by supply & demand B. a form of government ruled by a dicta-
balance tor
D. production, investment, prices, and in- C. rule by a single person who inherits
comes determined by customs & tradi- power
tions D. form of government where priests rule
in the name of God
17. Europe’s only land boarder with Africa lies
between which two countires? 22. Which is NOT a contributing factor to de-
A. Egypt/Turkey volution?
B. Spain/Morocco
C. France/Monaco
D. Saudi Arabia/Algeria
18. Both and states have communica-

tion issues due to distance and isolation
factors between places in their states.
A. Ethnic tensions and rivalries

B. Economic inequalities among citizens
C. Isolation from the capital or other cul-
A. fragmented tural centers
B. elongated D. Cooperation and a sense of joint pur-
C. compact pose among the citizens.
D. perforated 23. The “exorbitant privilege” refers to
19. A group of people in a country who share A. The euro’s role in the international
a unique culture and identity is a(n) monetary system.
A. developed nation B. The lower financing costs for the US

government and US firms due to the role
B. developing nation of the US dollar
C. ethnic group C. The fact that the US dollar is more ap-
D. nation-state preciated that it should.
17. B 18. A 18. B 19. C 20. B 21. D 22. D 23. B

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D. Mainly to the US capability of impose A. internal

sanctions and financial restrictions to for- B. external
eign countries.

C. physical
24. these regions are politically fragmented
D. geometric
and are often areas of competition be-
tween two ideological or religious realms 29. Bretton Woods
A. separatism A. It settled on obligation for each coun-
B. irredentism try to adopt a monetary policy to maintain
C. shatterbelts a flexible exchange rate.
D. chokepoint B. It created the IMF, a development

bank known today as the World Bank and
25. What continent is East of South America? the World Trade Organization (WTO).
A. North America C. It settled on obligation for each coun-
B. Africa try to adopt a monetary policy to maintain
a fixed exchange rate respect to gold.
C. Europe
D. It settled a monetary policy based on
D. Asia
fixed exchange rates. It created the IMF,
26. Native Americans would be considered an the World Bank and the World Trade Orga-
ethnic group because nization.
A. many have feelings of loyalty and pride 30. What country controls Greenland?
B. many participate in local government A. Netherlands
C. they control a particular territory B. United Kingdom
D. they share a unique culture and iden- C. Denmark
tity
D. United States
27. An is a territory legally attached to an-
other territory with which it is not physi- 31. Mahan’s book considered a classic of mar-
cally contiguous. itime and geopolitical strategy. It as-
serted that naval and merchant marine as-
A. border
sets were the primary reasons England,
B. exclave France, Holland, and Spain won wars
C. demilitarized zone A. The Influence of Sea Power Upon His-
D. oligarchy tory
28. Each of Mexico’s 31 states are examples B. Lessons of the War with Spain
of boundaries for the country of Mex-
32. Which type of boundary separates the is-
ico.
land of Cyprus, and Ireland?
A. frontier
B. cultural
C. geometric
D. physical
24. C 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. B
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33. mountain ranges, oceans, and deserts are 37. A shared language is an example of a
examples of a
A. centripetal force
B. centrifugal force
34. African countries began gaining their inde- 38. Increases in the prices of goods and ser-
pendence from European countries start- vices is
ing in 1950. The boundaries drawn by A. Deflation
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European countries for newly independent
B. Monetary
countries in Africa have been problematic
because they- C. Interest
A. created countries with too much land- D. Inflation
space to effectively govern
B. are strictly enforced by the United Na- 39. Geopolitics
tions A. supreme power of authority, the au-
C. did not follow physical features of the thority of a state to govern itself
landscape B. politics influenced by geographical fac-
D. often ignored tribal and cultural bound- tors
aries
C. a political unit where the state and na-
35. Fragile (Failed) State tion are the same. individuals share a
A. states are weak legitimately citizens common history
vulnerable to a range of shocks D. an ethnic group that doesn’t form a ma-
B. politics influenced by geographical fac- jority in a country where its homeland is
tors located
C. a political unit where the state and na- 40. This is the classification of goods and prod-
tion are the same. individuals share a ucts that are necessary for the develop-
common history ment and survival of an individual.
D. an ethnic group that doesn’t form a ma-
A. Needs
jority in a country where its homeland is
located B. Wants
36. Stateless nations such as the Kurds, typi- C. Free Market
cally have have a strong tradition of self- D. Allocation
determinism.
41. Which quote does this theory belong to?
“Who controls the Rimland rules Eurasia;
Who rules Eurasia controls the destinies of
the world.”
A. Organic State Theory
B. Rimland Theory
A. True C. Heartland theory
B. False D. World Systems Theory
34. D 35. A 36. A 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. A 41. B

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42. Mohammad moved the center of Islam 46. What was one reason for the conflict re-
from Mecca to which city? ferred to in this report?

A. Different groups had competing claims
over land in the region.
B. The International Criminal Court is-
A. Jerusalem sued warrants for suspected war crimi-
nals living in the region.
B. Islamabad
C. Ethnic groups competed for control of
C. Mingora the region’s natural resources.
D. Medina D. The United Nations imposed immigra-
tion reforms in some countries in the re-
43. True or False:China and India’s border dis-
gion.
pute was a major cause of their 1962 war.
A. True 47. What is at the heart of the conflict be-
tween Palestine and Israel?
B. False
44. Being surrounded by a good group of

friends and a loving family.
A. Safety
B. Social
C. Self-actualization
D. Physiological
E. Esteem
A. Palestine has more water than Israel
45. What is the name of the Yellow zone?
B. Israel has more people than Palestine
C. Israel is trying to take more territory
from Palestine
D. Palestine wants to buy a desalinization
plant from Australia and Israel thinks it
will be an eyesore
A. Sea Power 48. What is the “South Chinese Sea declara-
B. Heartland tion”?
C. Rimland A. A territorial dispute.
D. none of above B. An economic dispute.
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49. Who created the theory of Heartland? B. Monarchy

A. Halford Mackinder C. Republic
B. George Renner D. Democracy
C. Alfred Mahan 54. Which of the following is NOT an example
D. F egg s Fukuyama of a physical boundary?
50. A tax on imports, often used to influence
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customers to buy local goods, is called
A. A tariff
B. B free trade
C. C quota
D. D subsidy A. The Pyrenees between France and
Spain.
51. democratization is creating B. The Rio Grande/Rio Bravo between US
A. a government vetoed by the people and Mexico.
B. a government elected by the people C. Hinduism and Islam as a dividing line
C. a government of divine intervention for the creation of Pakistan and India.
(higher-power chosen) D. The Sahara as a boundary between
Northern Africa abs sub-Saharan Africa.
D. a government by birthright
55. Which of the following is considered a
52. What is the difference between Sunni and
landlocked state?
Shia Muslims?
A. Finland
B. Switzerland
C. Indonesia
D. The UK of GB and NI
56. Several countries in this region are rich in
A. They disagree on whether or not oil

equals power
B. They disagree as to who succeeded
Mohammad as the leader of Islam
C. They disagree about the role of the
Americans in the MidEast
D. All of the above
53. Which government was run by elected in-

dividuals?
A. Aristocracy

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global dimension, and the use of such geo-

graphical entities for political advantage
A. A. Location

B. Geopolitics.
C. Places
D. none of above
B. 59. Bill of Rights
A. first six amendments to the Constitu-
tion ratified in 1791, these amendments
limit governmental power and protect ba-
sic rights and liberties of individuals.
C. B. first two amendments to the Constitu-
C. first ten amendments to the Constitu-
D.
D. first twelve amendments to the Consti-
tution ratified in 1791, these amendments
57. The countries shaded black in the map
represent- 60. What is anti-geopolitics?
A. Anti-geopolitics refers to the rejection
of traditional geopolitical theories and
practices.
B. Anti-geopolitics refers to the use of
military force to counter geopolitical
threats.
C. Anti-geopolitics refers to the promo-
tion of alternative economic systems to
A. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- challenge global capitalism.
tion) D. Anti-geopolitics refers to the resis-
B. EU (European Union) tance against the dominance of Western
C. OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum powers in global politics.
Exporting Countries) 61. Complete the statement below:Geopolitics
D. CIS (Commonwealth of Independent refers to the study of the relationship be-
States) tween Geography, Power and ?
58. The struggle over the control of geograph- A. Government
ical entities with an international and B. Politics

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C. Sovereignty 66. , and are often considered

D. Globalization when setting boundary lines.
62. Read the following description of Kurds

to answer the question that follows:“The
Kurds are an ethnic group indigenous to a
region often referred to as Kurdistan, an
area that includes adjacent parts of Iran,
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Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.” Which of the fol-
lowing terms best classifies the Kurds?
A. a stateless nation
B. a nation-state A. Language
C. a satellite nation B. Religion
D. an artificial boundary C. Ethnicity

D. Climate
63. A political unit that controls a particular
territory is a(n) 67. The concept that ethnicities have the right
to govern themselves.
A. alliance
A. Self-determination
B. state
B. Nationalism
C. nation
C. Predestination
D. ethnic group
D. Nation-State
64. Bar Graph
68. This image depicts RLEs for which vocabu-
A. a means of displaying data using the lary term?
length of “bars” to represent the values
of the data being displayed.
B. established in the U.S. Constitution
to divide the power of government be-
tween legislative, executive and judicial
branches
C. used to display data that adds up to
100%
D. information organized in a pictorial
A. minority-majority districting
way like a chart, graph or map.
B. the Electoral College
65. Which of the following states in the Middle
C. gerrymandering
East has a theocratic government today?
D. redistricting
A. Iran
B. Saudi Arabia 69. exclusive economic zone, as established in
the United Nations Convention on the Law
C. Iraq of the Sea, a zone of exploration extend-
D. Israel ing 200 nautical miles (370 km) seaward

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from a coastal state that has exclusive 74. A good example of a nation-state is Eng-
mineral and fishing rights over it land because it is a(n)

A. EEZ A. feeling loyalty and pride toward one’s
B. DDZ own country
B. a group of people in a country who
C. DMZ
share a unique culture and identity
D. EMZ
C. independent state whose economy
70. The new international order is character- can support its people
ized by D. independent state whose people share
A. The consolidation of alliance systems a common identity
and the creation of power blocks
75. One reason for the stability of the U.S.
B. Power competition and the use of the political system is that widespread public
economy as a geopolitical weapon support exists for-
C. Enhance trust and reform of multilat- A. allowing citizens to choose govern-
eral institutions. ment officials
D. Isolationism and fewer interactions B. government welfare programs
between countries.
C. a single state-sponsored religion
71. What is a synonym for capitalism? D. requiring military service by citizens
A. free enterprise 76. What type of boundary differentiates a
B. command cultural divide?
C. mixed economy A. Consequent
D. embargo B. Subsequent
C. Antecedent
72. Private international law is between:
D. Geometric
A. states
B. companies 77. How has the physical location of Europe
affected it throughout history?
73. What is global apartheid?
A. Europe’s location has allowed it to take
A. Global apartheid refers to the division advantage of the spread of goods and
of the world into developed and develop- ideas from all of Asia and North Africa.
ing countries.
B. Europe has many natural barriers
B. Global apartheid refers to the unequal which have prevented the spatial diffusion
distribution of resources and power in the of goods and ideas.
world. C. Europe’s location on the Atlantic
C. Global apartheid refers to the segrega- Ocean has allowed it to exchange goods
tion of different ethnic and racial groups and ideas with both North and South
in the world. America for thousands of years.
D. Global apartheid refers to the domi- D. Since Europe is on a peninsula, it has
nance of Western countries in global poli- been relatively isolated from other areas
tics. of the world.

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78. The attempt by one country to impose po- D. Geopolitics is the study of cultural and
litical control over another territory is- social interactions between nations.
A. Colonialism 83. Adapt
B. Suffrage A. to change or tailor something to fit, hu-
C. Sovereignty mans change their environment or their
D. Constitutionality way of doing something to fit their current
needs or goals.
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79. The peak of popularity of geopolitics was B. information provided to encourage the
in purchase or use of a good, service or idea
A. interwar period by emphasizing its positive qualities.
B. before world war I C. efforts to recruit or hire members
of underrepresented groups, such as
C. after world war II
women and minorities.
D. none of above
D. devotion or loyalty.
80. What was the purpose of deploying mil-
84. The city of Jerusalem is a sacred site for Ju-
itary forces near exploitation sites and
daism, Christianity, and Islam. This means
sea lanes of communication during the Cold
that Jerusalem is an example of a
War?
A. To protect freshwater resources
B. To guarantee uninterrupted resource
flow 85. Based on the given maps, the boundary
C. To control oil supply between Chile and Argentina, can be de-
scribed as
D. To ensure political stability
81. According to the Heartland Teory, those

that control the will have more power.
A. World-Island
B. Outer Crescent
C. US
A. Political
D. Heartland
B. Physical
82. What is the nature of geopolitics and glob- C. Geometric
alization?
D. Cultural
A. Geopolitics is the study of political and
economic relationships between coun- 86. True or False:The Korean Peninsula has
tries. been divided along the 38th parallel since
B. Geopolitics is the study of the physical World War I ended.
features of the Earth and their impact on A. True
politics. B. False
C. Geopolitics is the study of global con- Explanation:The division began after
flicts and their resolution. World War II

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87. When a country limits or entirely prevents

trade with another country is called

A. A subsidy
B. B quota
C. C free trade
D. D sanctions A. Nigeria Kenya
B. Egypt Afghanistan
88. Which Country has the largest, proven oil
reserve? C. United States Canada
A. Saudi Arabia D. India Nepal
B. Iran 93. As a theocracy, ultimate political authority

in Iran is held by a(n)
C. Venezuela
A. king
D. United Arab Emirates B. OPEC executive
C. junta
89. Which term indicates that citizens hold po-
litical power through elected representa- D. religious scholar
tives? E. prime minister
A. democracy 94. The price of face shields should be lowered
so that the general public will be able to
B. dictatorship
afford them.
C. state A. Positive Economics
D. republic B. Normative Economics
C. All of the above
90. Geopolitics is
D. None of the above
A. The study of culture
95. Lake Albert, Lake Victoria, Lake Nyasa are
B. The study of the effect of geography on water boundaries found in
international politics A. Latin America
C. The study of countries and capitals B. the Middle East
D. The study of exchange rate C. Africa
D. Europe
91. True or False:Brazil and Mexico have sig- E. Australia
nificant, growing economies.
96. an independent but small and weak coun-
A. True
try lying between two powerful countries
B. False A. buffer state
B. relic state
92. Often included in the Middle East Region
due to dominate religious beliefs are the C. border dispute
countries of D. core state

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97. The reason for one’s existence is found. 101. What is the impact of globalization on cul-
A. Safety tural diversity?
B. Social A. Globalization has led to the homoge-

nization of cultures, resulting in the loss
C. Self-actualization of cultural diversity.
D. Physiological
B. Globalization has facilitated the
E. Esteem preservation and promotion of diverse
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cultures around the world.
98. The YouTube video mentioned 5 reasons
for the conflicts in the Middle East all of C. Globalization has had no significant im-
which are included EXCEPT pact on cultural diversity.
D. Globalization has led to the dominance
of Western culture, suppressing other cul-
tural traditions.
102. What group of people created cave art?
A. The way the middle east was divided

B. Apartheid giving all power to the ruling
European class
C. The Israeli/ Palestinian conflict
D. The spread of Islam across the region
99. This is a system in which the wealth of

A. prehistoric
a country is determined by the amount of
gold, silver, and any other metal found in B. geography
the country’s territory.
C. landform
A. Free Market
D. surplus
B. Let it be
C. Command Economy 103. Public international law is between:
D. Mercantilism A. states
100. This area of contains the states of Arme- B. companies

nia, Georgia and Azerbaijan which have
104. one drawn across an area before it is well
engaged in border conflicts, since they
populated, that is, before most of the cul-
were formed after the fall of the Soviet
tural landscape features were put in place
Union.
A. the Caucasus region A. antecedent
B. Central Asia B. border landscape

C. Baltic states C. subsequent
D. the Middle East D. buffer state

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105. Separatist movements that demand self- A. The United Nations

rule or independence are forces on or B. Japan
within a state.

C. The Commonwealth of Independent
States
D. Dallas, Texas
110. How often was Egypt mentioned in the

New York Times in the last 24 hours?
A. 4
B. 114, 742
C. 52
A. centrifugal
D. 127
B. centripetal
111. What is an example of a state?
106. The first major experiment in regional
A. Hawaii
supranationalism was undertaken in Eu-
rope before the end of World War II and B. Cherokee Nation
involved the three countries: C. Greenland
A. the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxem- D. Canada
bourg
112. Autonomy
B. Belgium, Germany, and France
A. the right or condition of self govern-
C. Britain, Belgium, and Norway ment
D. France, Poland, and Germany B. identification with your nation and sup-
107. What are the main tools to maintain in- porting its interests
ternational balance? C. the activities associated with govern-
ing of a country
A. force, embassies, technological inno-
vation. D. politics influenced by geographical fac-
tors
B. diplomacy, embassies, technological
innovation. 113. Which factor explains the division de-
scribed in this headline?
108. Which choices below are considered to be
part of “The Americas” region. (Mark all
that apply.)
A. North America
B. South America
C. Central America
D. the Caribbean A. A dispute over national independence
E. the Philippines B. A conflict over natural resources
109. Which of the following is an example of C. A dispute over immigration laws

a nation-state? D. A conflict over religious toleration

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114. What continent is Rwanda on? B. geometric

A. Asia C. delimitation
B. Europe D. EEZ
C. Africa
D. South America 120. Antarctica and a portion of the Siberian
Peninsula are examples of geographic
115. When a previous colonized country, is zones where no state controls political
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now independent, but relies on its former power. These areas are known as
colonizer for resources and/or economic
A. states
advancement this is called
B. frontiers
A. colonialism
B. imperialism C. wild west
C. neocolonialism D. taluks
D. core-periphery support
121. The government should increase the min-
116. The Queen of England (today) has very imum wage to 290 pesos per hour to re-
little power, however she is a very promi- duce poverty.
nent and well respected British Figure, she A. Positive Economics
is an example of a
B. Normative Economics
B. centrifugal force C. All of the above
117. What is inside the can?
A. Reckless 122. What was the written language in
B. All correct Mesopotamia?
C. Sewing tools A. English
D. Cookies B. Spanish
118. Participation in the United Nations C. Hieroglyphics
serves the useful purpose of committing
D. Cuneiform
states to
A. loan money to poorer ones 123. During the Cold War, when Communism
B. agreeing to world laws was at its peak and the Soviet Union was
a rival superpower, they controlled most
C. international standards of behavior Eastern European countries. These Eastern
D. respect and accept present political European countries were known as
boundaries
A. republics.
119. the translation of the written terms of a B. stateless nations.
boundary treaty (the definition) into an of-
ficial cartographic representation. C. nation-states.
A. decolonization D. satellite nations.

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124. Which zone of the Law of the Sea is in- 128. Which type of country is most dependent
correct? on a ground transportation network for in-
ternational trade?

A. Landlocked
B. Coastal
C. Island
A. Internal waters all waters on the land-
D. Tropical
ward side of the coastline.
B. International waters:no state control 129. The Americas region is made up of
C. contiguous zone:between 24-48 miles A. 38 countries and several territories
off the coast. B. 18 countries and several territories
D. territorial waters:up to 12 miles off the
C. 13 countries and several territories
coast.
D. 58 countries and several territories
E. exclusive economic zone:up to 200
miles of the coast. E. 48 countries and several territories
125. a boundary forced on existing cultural 130. Which section of the graphic represents a
landscapes, a country, or a people by a con- confederal government-a system that ac-
quering or colonizing power that is uncon- commodates regional interests rather than
cerned about preexisting cultural patterns maintaining a strong central government?
A. border dispute
B. centripetal
C. consequent
D. superimposed
126. a sovereign state comprising a city and

its immediate land A. Section A
A. buffer state B. SectionB
B. core state C. SectionC
C. city-state D. none of above
D. periphery state
131. The power to shape, formulate and mobi-
127. A group of people who occupy a particu- lize the values, norms and rituals that char-
lar area and have a strong sense of unity acterize human social life refers to which
based on a set of shared beliefs is a form of power:
A. State A. Military Power
B. Tribe B. Economic Power
C. Nation C. Political Power
D. Kabaddi Team D. Ideological Power

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132. a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of C. The Geographical Pivot of History
power from a government D. The Geographical Pivot of Eurasia
A. coup
136. The ranking of individuals based on social
B. bloc status.
C. amnesty A. Social Hierarchy
D. secular B. Facebook Status
E. asylum
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C. Hierarchy for Social people
133. Using fear and violence as a strategy for D. Doesn’t exist
geopolitical gain is called , and includes
kidnapping, bombing, hostage-taking, and 137. ISIS is an example of a(n):
assassinations.
A. Absolute Monarchy
B. Lobby
C. Theocracy
D. None of the Above
A. terrorism 138. Russia has recently taken forcible control

of , which has produced a chilling effect
B. war
on NATO’s possible eastward expansion.
C. genocide A. Catalonia
D. ethnocentrism B. Padania
134. How does having an abundance of nat- C. Crimea
ural resources help a business make a D. Latvia
profit?
A. They won’t have to pay taxes. 139. The founder of geopolitics is
B. They can charge whatever they want. A. The basement
C. They will not have to pay to import B. Haushofer

the resources they need to produce their C. Mackinder
product. D. Ratzel
D. It won’t.
140. Toilet paper is made mostly from tree
135. Halford John Mackinder’s most influen- pulp sourced from the U.S. and what other
tial work is the paper titled? country?
A. The Geographical Pivot A. Canada
B. The Geographical Pivot of Heartland B. Mexico

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C. United Kingdom B. B quota

D. China C. C free trade

E. Finland D. D tariff
141. Based on the front page of the New York
Times today, what country would be good 146. Which forms of government are best
to draft? matched to the descriptions above?
A. Iraq
B. France
C. Brazil
D. Egypt
142. Whats the definition of Helots?

A. A from of government in which a few
people have the ruling power
A. Country 1:Republic, Country 2:Theoc-
B. Merchants and aristocrats who lived in racy
villages
B. Country 1:Democracy; Country 2:Abso-
C. Enslaved people owned by their city lute Monarchy
states
C. Country 1:Constitutional Monarchy;
D. Warships that had three layers of row-
Country 2:Republic
ers on each side, one above the other
D. Country 1:Dictatorship; Country 2;
143. Which one is NOT a Geopolitical Theory? Democracy
A. Heartland Theory
B. Domino Theory 147. How often was China mentioned in the
New York Times in the last 24 hours?
C. Rimland Theory
A. 369, 103
D. No correct answer
B. 326
144. A Superpower is a large country/nation
with a large population, strong economy, C. 38
great military power, and great political D. 3, 245
and cultural influence. Current examples
are: 148. Korea is a good example of a
A. USA and China.
A. sovereign state.
B. USA and the USSR
B. nation-state
C. China and Japan
C. nation divided between more than one
D. Japan, Thailand and the UK
sovereign state.
145. Financial support paid by a government D. colony.
to a particular industry, often used to sup-
port an industry that is struggling, is called 149. Ancient Mesopotamia was organized as
A. A subsidy a

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C. Nationalism
D. Zionism
153. The region known as Lapland includes a

part of which of these nations?
A. Greenland
B. Finland
A. modern state
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C. Iceland
B. city-state
D. Scotland
C. nation-state
D. medieval state E. Syria
150. When the Chinese Communists gained 154. Which resource is considered a leading
control of the mainland in 1949, how did source of conflicts in the 21st century due
the Nationalists respond? to increasing scarcity in some parts of the
world?
A. they fled to Taiwan
A. Naval Timber
B. they fled to India
B. Oil
C. they fled to North Korea
C. Freshwater
D. they fled to Hong Kong
D. Water
E. they fled to the Soviet Union
151. The Sahara is the largest non-polar 155. Sectarian is a word used to describe
desert on Earth. What is the second-
largest?
A. Gobi Desert
B. Kalahari Desert
C. Great Arabian Desert
D. Victoria Desert A. Nations that separate themselves due
E. Navajo Desert to religious differences/similarities
152. Jewish people who believed strong in the B. Nations that unify themselves due to
creation of a home nation practice: religious differences/similarities
C. None of the above
D. All of the above
156. What is the globalization of terror?

A. The globalization of terror refers to the
spread of terrorist organizations across
different countries.
B. The globalization of terror refers to
A. Wahhabism the increasing fear and anxiety caused by
B. Theocracy global conflicts.

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C. The globalization of terror refers to B. B quota

the impact of terrorism on global trade C. C free trade
and economy.

D. D subsidy
D. The globalization of terror refers to the
use of technology by terrorists to commu- 162. Which of the following was a conse-
nicate and coordinate their activities. quence of China joining the WTO?
A. A Competition from Chinese producers
157. territoriality in simple terms is
did not harm manufacturing jobs in the
A. owning a house United States.
B. land grants B. B The Chinese economy has grown
C. geopolitics while on the whole U.S. companies have
seen higher profits and U.S. consumers
D. sense of property and attachment to- have seen lower prices.
wards its land
C. C Trade has brought Western ideas to
158. Pax Americana has lasted approxi- China, leading to greater openness and
mately: political freedom.
A. 20 years. D. D China has kept to the letter and spirit
of WTO regulations and faced no official
B. 70 years.
disputes.
159. Dictatorship (Dictator)
163. Reconstruction
A. movement to improve unsatisfactory
B. a form of government ruled by a dicta- conditions.
tor with complete power
B. the situation resulting when the quan-
C. rule by a single person who inherits tity demanded exceeds the quantity sup-
power plied of a good, service, or resource.
D. form of government where priests rule C. period after the Civil War when the
in the name of God south was re-built; also, the Federal pro-
gram to rebuild it.
160. Which of the following characteristics
would lead a sovereign state to be consid- D. rules and laws the government makes
ered a “fragile/failed state?” to control the economy. In laissezfaire
economic systems there is no regulation
A. Constitutional Monarchy and High GDP of the economy. In the United States, the
per capita government participates in the economy
B. Representative Democracy and High to assure the accomplishment of the eco-
GDP per capita nomic goals of government.
C. Dictatorship and Low Life Expectancy 164. Which government gave the power to the
D. Dictatorship and Capitalism poeple?
A. Democracy
161. A limit on how much of a good can be
imported, often used to protect domestic B. Aristocracy
producers, is called C. Republic
A. A tariff D. Monarchy

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165. The Middle East is a loosely defined 169. Iran has been designated a state sponsor
of terrorism by the United States, , and
the European Union.
A. United Nations
B. League of Nations
C. WHO
D. Transatlantic Bloc
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E. OPEC
A. Continent
170. an economic system in which prices are
B. Region determined by supply and demand rather
C. Country than by a government or other body; an-
other name for a market-based or “free
D. Province market” economy
166. Which criticism is both in Rimland and A. gross domestic product
Heartland Theory B. capitalism
A. Gaining territory is not the only way a C. amnesty
nation can survive
D. secular
B. Land power is not the only important
E. urban
factor for states
C. Military advancements were not taken 171. According to the above document, a ma-
into account jor goal of the United Nations is-
D. There are more reasons for a state
to be underdeveloped besides trade rela-
tions
167. Who did the US support during the Societ-

Afghan war that ended up being a bad in-
vestment? A. ensuring peace among sovereign na-
tions.
A. The Ayatollah Khomeini
B. preventing the spread of democracy.
B. The Mujahedeen and Osama bin Laden
C. establishing rules for war.
C. Saddam Hussein and ISIS
D. promoting economic prosperity for Eu-
D. Hezbollah with Sade Hariri ropean countries.
168. Which of geopolitical factors are con- 172. Education, training and providing health-
stant? care are ways to invest in
A. Location A. traditional systems
B. Population B. human capital
C. Political institutions C. capital goods
D. Alliances D. entrepreneurs

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173. Korea is a good example of a C. federal / unitary

A. Sovereign state D. autocratic / democratic

B. Colony E. city-state / nation-state
C. Nation-state
178. If a place is of “********* importance”,
D. Nation divided between more than one it usually means it is vital to the military
sovereign state and economic wellness of a country. These
places become targets during times of war-
174. Which of the following is a nation-state?
fare. In times of peace, efforts are made
A. The Koreas to improve the infrastructure of these lo-
B. Japan cations.
C. China A. Military value
D. Mongolia B. Political value
175. Trump confrontational approach against C. Economic value

China D. Strategic value
A. It’s working. The US has reduced its 179. Which of the following terms does not
trade deficit and the US dollar has depre- typically reflect a democracy?
ciated.
A. theocracy
B. It’s working. US allies are support-
ing US strategy of containing China, for in- B. constitutional monarchy
stance, rejecting China’s technology. C. parliamentary
C. It has dramatically reduced China’s D. republic
FDI into the US and fears of economic de-
coupling are mounting. 180. Nationalism
D. It increased job creation in rural and A. the right or condition of self govern-
industrial areas in the US. ment
176. regions that dominate trade, control the B. identification with your nation and sup-
most advanced technologies, and have porting its interests
high levels of productivity within diversi- C. the activities associated with govern-
fied economies ing of a country
A. periphery region D. politics influenced by geographical fac-
B. semi-periphery region tors
C. core region 181. This is both a theoretical and actual mar-
D. state region ket where buyers and sellers were al-
lowed to do business during the late Me-
177. A small state such as Switzerland might dieval period.
benefit from a system of government,
A. Needs
whereas a large state such as Russia might
benefit from a system of government B. Wants
A. unitary / federal C. Free Market
B. democratic / autocratic D. Allocation

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182. Politics 186. All living organisms of an ecosystem both

fauna (animal) and flora (plant).
A. the activities associated with the gov-
erning of a country A. Biotic resources
B. politics influenced by geographical fac- B. Abiotic resources
tors
187. an attitude or force that divides people
C. a political unit where the state and na- and countries
tion are the same. individuals share a
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common history A. devolution
D. an ethnic group that doesn’t form a ma- B. centripetal force
jority in a country where its homeland is C. centrifugal force
located
D. terrorism
183. Do you know what is in the middle of
Valentine? 188. Which term refers to an independent
country whose people mostly share a com-
A. 7 mon identity?
B. love A. colonial empire
C. happiness B. nation-state
D. n C. ethnic group
184. the branch of political geography treat- D. plural society

ing national power, foreign policy, and in-
189. Temu is a Website that sells
ternational relations as influences by ge-
ographic considerations of location, space, A. aeroplanes and cargo equipment
resources, and demography
B. cars
A. geography C. washing machines
B. demarcation D. cheap products imported from China
C. geopolitics
190. Which of the following is identified by
D. subsequent Huntington as NOT a major civilization?
185. Traditional Economy A. Japanese
A. system combining private & public en- B. Orthodox
terprise C. Latin American
B. production, investment, prices, and in- D. Maya
C. production, investment, prices, and in- 191. Latitude and longitude are lines of what?
comes determined by supply & demand A. meridians
balance
B. parallels
D. production, investment, prices, and in-
C. time lines
comes determined by customs & tradi-
tions D. measurement

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192. those boundaries based on recognizable 196. This is a visual example of a

physiologic features, such as mountains,
rivers, and lakes

A. natural
B. apartheid
C. cultural
D. annexation
193. South Korea believes that the Sea of

Japan should be called the instead.
A. East Asian Sea
B. East Korean Sea
A. shatterbelt
C. East Sea
B. choke point
D. Sea of the East
C. island
194. A state or group of states that exists D. balkan
within a sphere of competition between
larger states and is often culturally, eco- 197. Globalization
nomically, and politically fragmented and A. process of interaction between people,
splintered. governments, and companies world wide
A. Frontier B. financial metric calculating a country’s
B. Satellite States economic output per person & is calcu-
lated by dividing the GDP of a nation by
C. Shatterbelt its population
D. Buffer State C. small amount of money lent with low
interest to a new business
195. The Middle East is home to several ethnic
groups EXCEPT D. production, consumption, and transfer
of wealth
198. Why is OPEC important?

A. it has significantly influenced world oil
supply and prices for the last 60 years
B. it has significantly influenced world
natural gas supply and prices for the last
60 years
C. it has reduced the chance of nuclear
war for the last 60 years
A. Kurds
D. it has reduced the chance of climate
B. Turks
change for the last 60 years
C. Zulus E. it has significantly increased the sup-
D. Persians ply of oil over the last 60 years

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199. macro powers with the ultimate victory going to

A. large the continental (land) power.
B. extremely small
C. food
D. city
200. Democracies are controlled by citizens
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and have A. Ratzel’s Organic Theory
A. free and fair elections. B. Mackinder’s Heartland Theory
B. majority rule. C. Spykman’s Rimland Theory
C. a written constitution which states the D. none of above
powers and duties of the government.
205. Which of these events took place in
D. all of these
1896?
201. Which of the following statements about A. First modern Olympics
trade deficits is true?
B. Spanish-American War
A. A Trade deficits are always bad.
C. Chicago’s Worlds Fair
B. B The U.S. trade deficit with China
D. Discovery of X-rays
has led to China’s investing in the United
States. E. End of the Civil War
C. C Composite trade deficits indicate 206. What is true about international organi-
countries have certain comparative advan- zations?
tages, while bilateral trade deficits are a
A. They were established to guarantee
result of how a country’s economy oper-
peace and the protection of human rights.
ates.
B. They were established to prosecute
D. D Trade deficits are never a problem.
the actors of genocides and violence in
202. Populations have different features in- general.
cluding 207. regions with undeveloped or narrowly
A. cultural traditions specialized economies with low levels of
B. languages spoken productivity
A. periphery region
C. levels of education
B. semi-periphery region
D. all of these
C. buffer state
203. In Rimland theory which is more impor-
D. core region
tant? Sea or land power?
A. Land Power 208. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union
they controlled most Eastern European
B. Sea Power countries. These Eastern European coun-
204. This theory regards political history as a tries were known as
continuous struggle between land and sea A. Stateless nations

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B. Satellite nations 214. Nationalism can create a sense of unity,

C. Secondary nations but sometimes it can create the belief that
one nation rule over all the others.

D. Sunken nations
A. one’s nation or group is better than all
209. Higher interest rates reduce house prices. others.
A. Positive Economics B. all people share a common identity
C. nations should not control their own
C. All of the above government
D. None of the above D. all people wear blue jeans
210. What does Lebensraum mean and which
215. Three types of borders:1. geometric, 2.
theory is it used in?
physical, and 3. cultural
A. Living SpaceOrganic State Theory
A. Balkanization
B. Living Area Rimland Theory
B. colonialism
C. Living SpaceHeartlandTheory
C. confederation
D. Living FreeDomino Theory
D. border landscape
211. An individual is comfortable and secure
despite losing his job during the pandemic. 216. The second-and third-largest countries in
A. Safety the world as measured by landmass are
B. Social A. United States and Canada
C. Self-actualization B. Canada and China
D. Physiological C. United States and Brazil
E. Esteem
D. Canada and Brazil
212. A nations flag is typically an example of E. Brazil and Russia
a
A. centripetal force 217. a piece of territory surrounded by, but
not par of, country
A. enclave
213. According to classical economists, in-
stead of mercantilism, which says coun- B. exclave
tries should produce everything them- C. buffer state
selves, what should countries do?
D. geometric
A. A Use tariffs to protect local industries
B. B Specialize in producing what they 218. Most countries in the world have a
are good at producing, and import other economy.
goods A. traditional
C. C Create an organization that dictates
B. command
how countries should trade
C. mixed
D. D Engage in trade wars to try to gain
an advantage D. market

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219. The Washington Consensus 224. Which government gave complete control
A. It is a set of economic policy reform to one person?
that defied the Beijing consensus. A. Democracy
B. It is a set of economic policy reform B. Autocracy
that replaced Bretton Woods.
C. Monarchy
C. It is a set of economic policy reform
prescriptions to developing countries is- D. Aristocracy
sued by the IMF and the WB.
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225. Altitude
D. Today it’s no longer applied.
A. a face clock with hands.
220. A state is a synonym for a
B. a face clock with hands.
A. territory
B. country C. the height of a thing above sea level or
above the earth’s surface.
C. unit
D. something of value, a benefit can be
D. member
tangible like a gift or money, or intangible
221. a type of a subsequent boundary, also like satisfaction.
called an ethnographic, where the border
drawn is to accommodate existing reli- 226. In terms of geopolitics, what do cen-
gious, linguistic, ethnic, or economic differ- tripetal forces do?
ences between countries A. They bring a country together
A. consequent
B. They tear a country apart
B. confederation
C. They encourage migration to rural ar-
C. buffer state eas
D. antecedent
D. They encourage Migration to Urban ar-
222. What is the currency used by most coun- eas
tries in the European Union?
227. What is a feeling of loyalty and pride to-
A. euro
ward one’s country called?
B. shilling
A. Nationalism
C. pound
B. Symbolism
D. dollar
C. Authoritarianism
223. This European capital city, built on seven
hills, is known for its artistic tile making, D. Pluralism
first introduced by the Moors in the 8th
century. 228. The movies below talk about macroeco-
nomics or financial world, except
A. Lisbon
A. Margin Call
B. Paris
C. London B. The Big Short
D. Berlin C. The Wolf of Wall Street
E. Prague D. Harry Potter

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229. What drives the prices in a market econ- 235. The population density of France is
omy? A. 118 People per sq km

A. trial and error B. 5000 People per sq km
B. currency exchange C. 22 People per sq km
C. supply demand D. 406 People per sq km
D. literacy rate 236. Whats another word for Aristocrats?
230. The Middle East is a loosely defined as A. Tirems
A. Continent B. I was killed
C. Helots
B. Region
D. Nobles
C. Province
D. Union Territory 237. Israel was created
A. prior to World War I
231. A state with only one nation within its
B. prior to the second World War
borders
C. after World War II ended
A. Stateless-Nation
D. after the Cold War ended
B. Nation-State
238. As a result of clear contrast of living stan-
C. Ethnocentric Nation
dards and history, whilst sharing an island,
D. Statehood the countries of Haiti and are politi-
cally bitter to the other
232. What type of government was passed
down to the leaders children? A. Sunday
B. Dominican Republic
A. Autocracy
C. Honduras
B. Aristocracy
D. Puerto Rico
C. Republic
D. Monarchy 239. What is the official language of Egypt?
A. Hebrew
233. Which is NOT an example of a shatter-
B. English
belt?
C. French
A. The Middle East
D. Arabic
B. Eastern Europe
E. Farsi
C. South East Asia
240. A group of people who occupy a particu-
D. North America lar area and have a strong sense of unity
based on a set of shared beliefs is a
234. Through which actions can an interna-
tional private deal be regulated? A. centripetal force.
A. Assigning lawyers and tribunals. B. nation.
B. Specifying in the agreement which are C. state.
the applicable law and tribunal. D. tribe.

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241. Areas of ocean or sea which are or will C. used to display data that adds up to
be subject to national or international au- 100%
thority.
D. information organized in a pictorial
A. Coastal zones way like a chart, graph or map.
B. Territorial waters
C. Maritime Zones 246. Respecting one’s self-worth.
D. Choke points A. Safety
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242. A primary purpose of China’s “Belt and B. Social
Road” project is C. Self-actualization
A. to extend Chinese economic leverage
D. Physiological
and political influence
B. to spread communism across the E. Esteem
globe
247. Coastal state claim a territorial sea that
C. to increase trade with Western pow-
extends to 12 nautical miles. State
ers
has sovereignty over sea, airspace and
D. to spread peace, love and understand- seabed.
ing across the globe
A. Choke point
243. After world war 2, the world was di-
vided in 2 blocks: B. Territorial waters
A. Communism managed by URSS (Rus- C. EEZ

sia) and the liberal block managed by the D. Strategic value
USA.
B. Communism managed by China and 248. The Marshall Plan was a post-WW II en-
the liberal block managed by Germany. deavor by the United States to economi-
cally revive
244. On what body of water is China ag-
gressively working to increase its military A. Europe
strength?
B. Japan
A. South China Sea
C. sub-Saharan Africa
B. Caribbean Sea
C. Gulf of Mexico D. South America
D. Arabian Sea
249. A region where boundaries are very
E. Red Sea thinly or weakly developed, zones where
territoriality is unclear and not well estab-
245. Line Graph
lished.
A. a means of displaying data using the
length of “bars” to represent the values A. Frontier
of the data being displayed. B. Shatterbelt
B. a means of displaying data by connect-
C. Buffer State
ing lines between dots representing the
values of a continuous variable. D. Satellite State

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250. In Sparta at what age could you retire 255. The political geographic concept of the
from the army? “state” is defined as-

A. 50 A. a population and defined area con-
trolled by an organized government
B. 55
B. a sub-unit of a federal system such as
C. 65
the United States or Brazil
D. 60 C. a population represented by a singular
251. Which region is known for political strug- culture
gles to control oil? D. a population with a singular culture
A. West Asia and Central Asia and single government
B. South America 256. How far out from their coastline, can a
country claim waters for themselves?
C. North America
A. 10 Nautical miles
D. Europe
B. 12 Nautical Miles
252. Which resource became a key priority for C. 15 Nautical Miles
major European powers from the 17th cen-
D. 18 Nautical miles
tury onwards?
A. Oil 257. process by which a state breaks down
through conflicts among its ethnicities
B. Water
A. colonialism
C. Naval Timber
B. core
D. Freshwater
C. Balkanization
253. Why geopolitics is significant (more than D. periphery
one correct answear)?
258. Sovereignty
A. It helps in understanding other actors
in international relations A. supreme power of authority, the au-
thority of a state to govern itself
B. It helps in making significant political
B. politics influenced by geographical fac-
decisions
tors
C. Because it is objective
D. It provides one and effective solution tion are the same. individuals share a
to political dilemmas common history
254. In Roman Mythology, Juno was the wife D. an ethnic group that doesn’t form a ma-
of what god, also the name of the fastest jority in a country where its homeland is
spinning planet in our solar system? located
A. Mercury 259. Friedrich Ratzel introduced the term of

“Raumsinn”. What does it mean?
B. Jupiter
A. Feeling of space which unites a nation
C. Venus
and motivates it to conquer and expand
D. Saturn B. Feeling of power which gives a nation
E. Earth an advantage

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C. Feeling of geographical determinism,

deciding about political decisions
D. Feeling of international responsibility
for other, weaker nations
260. Iraq borders what body of water?

A. Persian Gulf
A. euro
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B. Red Sea
B. dollar
C. Black Sea
C. franc
D. Mediterranean Sea
D. lira
E. Caspian Sea
264. Microloans (Micro-Financing)
261. Two militant political groups that are A. process of interaction between people,
found in the Mid East are governments, and companies world wide
B. financial metric calculating a country’s
economic output per person & is calcu-
lated by dividing the GDP of a nation by
its population
C. small amount of money lent with low
interest to a new business
A. Zionism and Westernization D. production, consumption, and transfer
of wealth
B. Caliphate and ISIS
C. Hamas and Hezbollah 265. Being able to work in a different country,
trade with the same currency, and have a
D. Mujahedeen and Osama bin Laden higher standard of living is a benefit of the
262. Economics
A. European government
A. production/consumption/transfer of
wealth B. European Federation
C. European Co-op
comes determined by the government D. European Union
C. production, investment, prices, and in- 266. Select the correct answer
comes determined by supply & demand A. Thucydides trap refers to the reluc-
balance tance of powers to take the role of provid-
D. production, investment, prices, and in- ing global public goods.
comes determined by customs & tradi- B. Kindleberger trap is used today in re-
tions lation to the risk of military confrontation
between the US and China.
263. Many European Union countries use the
common market currency of this suprana- C. Both sentences are correct.
tional organization called the D. None of them

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 33
267. The three economic questions all en- 272. What is the possibility of disagreements
trepreneurs should consider before start- over shared water resources referred to
ing a business? as?

A. What, when and where to produce A. Difference between upper and lower
B. For whom, what and why to produce riparian States
C. What, how, for whom to produce B. Water wars
D. Am I crazy for trying to do this? C. Using military
268. What is an advantage for a small, de- D. Water scarcity
veloping country in joining an economic
union? 273. The Middle East covers parts of what
three continents? Select all that apply.
A. Closing of inefficient industries
A. Africa
B. Access to natural resources with re-
strictions B. Europe
C. Replacing family farms with agribusi- C. North America
ness
D. Asia
D. Greater access to international mar-
kets E. South America
269. What is a feeling of pride and loyalty to- 274. UNCLOS-This agreement lays down a
ward one’s country called? comprehensive regime of law and order in
A. pluralism the world’s oceans and seas.
B. nationalism A. UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

C. self-respect B. UN Convention on the Law of the
Oceans
D. cultural identity
C. UN Convention on the Law of Freshwa-
270. Nationalism can create a sense of unity, ter
but sometimes it can create the belief that
D. UN Convention on the Law of the Land
A. one nation rule over all the others.
B. one’s nation or group is better than all 275. The European Union is an example of an
others. alliance.
C. all people share a common identity A. Military
D. nations should not control their own B. Nationalistic
government
C. Political
271. What are the 4 hemispheres Earth can be
D. Economic
divided into?
A. tropic of Capricorn and Cancer, the 276. Countries that have extreme inequal-
equator and prime meridian ity and vast difference in how men and
B. northern, southern, eastern, western women are treated, these are examples of
C. up, down, turn A. centripetal force
D. it is not 4, it is just 1 B. centrifugal force

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277. What is the globalization of humanitari- E. not religious; attitudes, activities, or

anism? other things that have no religious or spir-
A. The globalization of humanitarianism itual basis
refers to the spread of humanitarian aid 281. How does popular culture influence
to countries in need. geopolitical perceptions?
B. The globalization of humanitarianism A. Popular culture has no influence on
refers to the increasing role of non- geopolitical perceptions.
governmental organizations in global af-
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fairs. B. Popular culture shapes public opinion
and can reinforce or challenge geopoliti-
C. The globalization of humanitarianism cal narratives.
refers to the international cooperation to
address global health crises. C. Popular culture is solely influenced by
geopolitical events.
D. The globalization of humanitarianism
D. Popular culture is irrelevant to the
refers to the promotion of human rights
study of geopolitics.
and social justice worldwide.
282. As the European Union grows bigger,
278. One of Europe’s partially recognized
what is a potential worry?
sovereign states is
A. That not all countries will want to
A. Greece
adopt the Euro.
B. Spain
B. That smaller member countries such
C. UK of GB and NI as Denmark will get lost in the mix.
D. Kosovo C. That there will be a need to have a uni-
versal language.
279. The most basic level that includes eating
and breathing is needed for survival. D. That they will need to establish a gov-
ernment.
A. Safety
B. Social 283. Which of the following is a significant
source of tension between China and
C. Self-actualization Japan?
D. Physiological A. they both claim several of the same is-
E. Esteem lands
B. they are locked in a nuclear arms race
280. “secular” means
C. they are both competing for access to
A. the protection granted by a nation to American markets
someone who has left their native country
as a political refugee D. they are both competing for access to
Indian markets
B. a combination of countries, parties, or
groups sharing a common purpose 284. the breaking away of one part of a coun-
C. a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of try to create a separate, independent coun-
power from a government. try
D. relating to, or characteristic of, a town A. separatism

or city B. irredentism

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 35
C. New Country Goals D. Mecca

D. devolution E. the birth site of Buddha

285. penalties countries use to provide incen-
290. During the Cold War, what method did
tives for obedience with the law, or with
industrialized countries use to ensure a
rules and regulations
steady flow of resources?
A. criminal justice
A. Deployment of military forces
B. justice
B. Making friends with resource produc-
C. love bites ing countries
D. sanctions
C. Stockpiling of strategic resources
E. diplomacy
D. Using military force
286. Which of the following would be needed
to be considered a democracy? 291. Which theory influenced the Cold War
A. ability to elect political leaders or be A. Domino Theory
directly involved in political decisions
B. Rimland Theory
B. having a constitution
C. Heartland Theory
C. having a president
D. Organic State Theory
D. having a mixed economy
287. According to the class reading, which of 292. The idea of a decisive battle refers to the
the following are features of a strong theory of
democracy? (Mark all that apply.) A. continental power
A. a free press B. air power
B. an independent judiciary
C. sea power
C. nuclear weapons
D. regional power
D. closed borders
E. free higher education 293. WHAT ARE NATURAL RESOURCES?
288. the demilitarized zone between North A. PRODUCERS OF GOODS

and South Korea B. -PETROLEUM, SILVER, ZINC, ETC
A. EEZ C. MATERIALS CREATED IN NATURE
B. EMZ
D. RENEWABLE/NO RENEWABLE
C. DMZ
D. DDZ 294. Believed those who controlled the sea
would control the world
289. Which holy Islamic site is located in Saudi
A. Sea Power
Arabia?
A. the site where Jesus was crucified B. Heartland
B. Jordan River C. Rimland
C. Jerusalem D. none of above

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295. Which two supranational organizations 300. The 5 Pillars of Islam include
were against each other in Europe during
the cold war
A. EU and NATO
B. NATO and the Warsaw Pact
C. UN and EU
D. Warsaw Pact and EU
A. Giving alms, praying 5 times a day, pil-
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296. True or False:Venezuela possesses the grimage to Mecca
world’s second-largest proven oil re- B. Giving high fives, praying 10 times a
serves, second only to Saudi Arabia. day, proclaiming that there is only 1 God
A. True
C. Proclaiming that there is only 1 God,
B. False pilgrimage to Mecca, and dedication to
Wahhabism
297. This makes up the Greek Empire. Wants
to be treated like a country. D. None of the above
A. Athens 301. practicing different religions is an exam-
B. Sparta ple of a
C. City-state A. centripetal force
D. Alexander’s Empire B. centrifugal force
298. Until 1935, Iran was known as 302. Abrahamic religions believe in one god,
A. Persia which is the definition of
B. Syria
C. Palestine
D. Iraq
E. Irantopia
299. The US Invaded Afghanistan in 2002 be-
cause
A. They wanted to Soviets to back off

B. They were looking to overthrow the Tal-
iban
C. They were looking for Osama bin
Laden because of 9/11
D. All of the above

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A. Polytheism A. Sea Power

B. Monotheism B. Heartland

C. Catholicism C. Rimland
D. Zionism D. none of above
303. Sir Halford Mackinder developed what 307. The legacy of European colonization and
would become known as the heartland the- imperialism practices has a continuing im-
ory which suggested that interior Eura- pact on countries in 2017.
sia contained a critical “pivot area” that
would generate a state capable of chal-
lenging for world domination. The key to
the area according to Mackinder was
A. natural protection
B. distance
C. natural resources
D. Eastern Europe
A. True
304. What Middle Eastern city is central to B. False
three of the world’s faiths?
A. Tel Aviv 308. What happened in 2008?
B. Cairo A. All correct
C. Mecca B. Global financial crisis
D. Jerusalem C. Cyprus and Malta adopt the euro cur-

rency
E. Islamabad
D. Bitcoin was published
305. Fascism
309. Cargorouter is a website that
A. informs about Geopolitical tensions in
B. a form of government ruled by a dicta-
the world
tor with complete power
B. helps suggest different routes for
C. rule by a single person who inherits
transporting cargo
power
C. talks about airports
D. form of government where priests rule
in the name of God D. maps demographic data
306. What is the name of the Red zone? 310. Who said that there are two heartlands
of the world?
A. Halford Mackinder
B. Rudolf Kjellen
C. George Renner
D. Friedrich Ratzel

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 38
311. the total value of goods and services pro- C. Iran

duced in a country D. Kenya
A. gross domestic product
316. WICH IS THE SECONDARY SECTOR?
B. bloc
C. amnesty A.
D. secular
E. capitalism
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312. This is a system where the government B.
dictates the goods to be produced, which
goods to distribute, and at what price are
goods to be sold. 317. What was the government in Athens?
A. Free Market A. Democracy
B. Let it be B. Direct Democracy
C. Command Economy C. Autocracy
D. Mercantilism D. Republic
313. What continent is South of Africa? 318. Laws of the Sea means, the establish-
A. Asia ment of states rights regarding:
B. South America A. land and sea shelf usage
C. North America B. ownership of the Earth’s land and wa-

ters resources
D. Antarctica
C. land and sea shell usage
314. True or False:Brazil has more than 300 D. ownership of the Earth’s waters and
million people, making it the highest popu- their resources
lated country in the Americas region.
A. True 319. Factors that cause a producer’s average
cost per unit to fall as output rises
B. False
A. economies of scale
315. 16 countries make up the Middle East. B. economies of wage
Which of these countries is NOT one of
them. C. economies of age
D. economies of cost
320. The process that occurs when regions

within a state demand and gain political
strength and growing autonomy at the ex-
pense of the central government
A. supranationalism
B. balkanization
A. Syria C. devolution
B. Lebanon D. terrorism

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 39
321. The Vatican City is an example of an 326. Poland is an example of a state.

A. Enclave A. elongated

B. Exclave
B. fragmented
C. Small State
C. compact
D. Kingdom
D. prorupted
322. Redistricting is different than gerryman-
dering because redistricting is redrawing
327. A group of people who occupy a particu-
district lines according to :while ger-
lar area and have a strong sense of unity
rymandering is redrawing district lines ac-
based on a set of shared beliefs is a
cording to
A. data:preference A. State
B. political party:census data B. Tribe
C. population shifts:advantages C. Nation
D. census and population data:political
D. Religion
party gains
323. What is an example of organic state the- 328. Which is NOT a true statement about
ory boundaries?
A. America’s Westward expansion
B. Nazi Germany expansion before WWII
C. The collapse of the USSR
D. South Sudan gaining independence
from Sudan
324. Three of the top ten countries in terms
of oil reserves are in the Americas, with
Venezuela at the top spot. Select the other A. Boundaries may be physical or cul-
two among the choices below. tural.
A. Canada
B. Boundaries often separate ethnic
B. United States groups.
C. Brazil
C. Boundaries define perceptual regions.
D. Argentina
D. Boundaries may be visible or invisible.
E. Peru
325. when the boundary coincides with differ- 329. How can a country invest in its human
ences in ethnicity, especially language and capital?
religion
A. buy new uniforms
A. city-state
B. providing healthcare
B. ethnographic
C. centripetal C. update the factory
D. enclave D. improve the quality of the merchandise

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 40
330. The two main branches of Islam in this E. There has been a recurring tension be-
region are tween democratic and capitalist systems
334. Who have introduced the term “geopoli-

tics”
A. Rudolf Kjellen
B. Friedrich Ratzel
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C. Carl von Clausewitz
D. Halford Mackinder
A. Kurdish Jewish
335. The rise in exposure to high temperatures
B. Christian Catholic
and UV rays have increased the demand
C. Sunni Shia for sunscreen products.
D. Arabs Palestinians A. Positive Economics
331. The Kurdish people are examples of B. Normative Economics
which of the following?
C. All of the above
A. A people with a sovereign state.
B. A nation.
C. A stateless nation. 336. In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimean
peninsula, previously part of Ukraine.
D. A nation-state.
Based on the given map, why would Rus-
332. a state that contains more than one eth- sia want this piece of land?
nicity.
A. United States
B. Multi-Cultural State
C. Multi-Ethnic State
D. Nation-State
333. Which statement is true about the Amer-

A. To spread communism
icas region? (Mark all that apply.)
B. To be closer to Turkey
A. There has been a recurring tension be-
tween democratic and authoritarian sys- C. To access water trade routes
tems D. To create a Russian vacation spot
B. There has been a recurring tension be-
tween the United States and the rest of 337. Which country has a pure market econ-
the region omy?
C. There has been a recurring tension be- A. United Kingdom
tween the Brazil and the rest of the region
B. Russia
D. There has been a recurring tension be-
C. Germany
tween Central America and the rest of the
region D. None

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 41
338. a. Who predicted that the next world 342. Authoritarianism

war is likely to be the conflict between
A. any political system that concentrates
“the West and the Rest”?

power in the hands of a leader that isn’t
A. Fukuyama constitutionally responsible to the body of
B. Barber the people
C. Huntington B. a small group of people (usually a mili-
D. Said tary) having control over the country
339. What are two Palestinian territories in C. people vote for representatives who
Israel? then vote for the public’s interests
A. Hamas D. citizens vote directly for their own in-
B. West Bank terests with no representation
C. Tel Aviv
343. A large group of people with common
D. Gaza characteristics is a
340. An independent unit that occupies a spe- A. nation-state.
cific territory and has full control of inter-
B. stateless nation.
nal and external affairs is a
A. nation. C. sovereignty.
B. stateless nation. D. nation.
C. sovereign state.
344. A group of people who share a common
D. satellite nation.
culture and identity as a cohesive group is
341. Specialization a called a
A. the situation in which a nation pro- A. Nation State
duces a narrower range of goods and ser-
vices than they consume/specialization in B. Nation
mass production occurs when a worker re- C. Country
peats a single operation over and over
D. Sovereign State
B. any one of various systems in which
the means of producing goods are owned
345. The South American Common market,
by the community or the government
made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay,
rather than by private individuals with all
Uruguay, Venezuela, and Bolivia
people sharing in the work and the goods
produced. A. Chimichurri
C. the rule-governed relationships of in- B. Trianfosur
dividuals and groups within a society that
holds it together. C. Mercosur
D. the person, body, or state in which D. Community of Nations with Great Bal-
independent and supreme authority is conies
vested; such as, in a monarchy, a king,
queen, or emperor in the United 346. Which type of boundary separates Ire-
States, the people. land?

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 42
351. U.S. foreign policy is heavily involved

with this country causing conflict with sur-
rounding countries within the region.
A. physical
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B. geometric
C. religious
D. ethnic
E. buffer
347. Higher education is now free to the poor-
est of the poor. A.
A. Positive Economics
C. All of the above
B.
348. The main purpose of the EU is
A. to make everyone pay the same.
B. united Europe under a command econ-
omy.
C. increase the use of all currency.
C.
D. to strengthen the member country’s
economies.
349. Which term refers to an independent
country whose people mostly share a com-
mon identity? D.
A. nation-state
B. colonial empire
C. ethnic group
352. This is the study of how an individual’s
D. plural society
choice and behavior affects the way an
350. The Line is the border between economy is handled.
Afghanistan and Pakistan.
A. Market Economy
A. Durand
B. Microeconomics
B. Berlin Wall
C. Demilitarized Zone C. Macroeconomics
D. territory D. Mixed Economy

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 43
353. What is the name for a limit on the num- authorities, as stipulated by the Constitu-
ber of goods that can be imported from a tion
country?

D. The belief that nations will benefit from
A. embargo acting independently rather than collec-
B. quota tively, emphasizing national rather than in-
ternational goals.
C. tariff
D. barter 358. * controls the use of weapons, force, and
decides how violence can be used* uses so-
354. Which of the following terms does not al- cial institutions to turn political ideas into
ways reflect a dictatorship? policy* promote economic security*provide
A. authoritarian health, transportation, and communication
systems for its citizensThese are
B. totalitarian
C. monarchy
D. fascism
355. Globalization and fragmentation are

counteracting world-wide trends that af-
fect geopolitics.
A. True A. The definition of a state
B. False B. The roles of a state
C. The definition of a nation-state
356. An independent country located between
two larger countries that are in conflict. D. The role of stateless nations
A. Satellite State 359. The United States is different from nearly
B. Buffer State all of the countries in the Mid East because
C. Shatterbelt
D. Frontier
357. Nationalism
A. economic system characterized by the
following:private property ownership ex-
ists; individuals and companies are al-
lowed to compete for their own economic
gain; and free market forces determine
the prices of goods and services.
A. It is a capitalist democracy
B. the final state of social evolution ac-
cording to Marx, in which the state has B. It won the Arab Spring
withered away and economic goods are C. It enforces sharia law
distributed according to need.
D. The leader is also an Ayatollah
C. power is shared between two sets of
governmental institutions, those of the 360. True or False:One issue the Americas re-
states and those of the central or federal gion faces is that it lacks energy resources.

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 44
A. True D. production, consumption, and transfer

B. False of wealth
361. Plant and animal domestication was im- 365. “coup” means
portant for the advances in what? A. the protection granted by a nation to
someone who has left their native country
as a political refugee
B. a combination of countries, parties, or
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groups sharing a common purpose
C. a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of
power from a government.
D. relating to, or characteristic of, a town
A. prehistory or city
B. agriculture E. an economic system in which prices
C. migration are determined by supply and demand
D. migration 366. This graphic most closely depicts which
geographic theory?
362. One of the main factors of GFC 2008 is
A. Falling US house prices and rising num-
ber of borrowers unable to repay their
loans
B. Major earthquake
C. Massive riots everywhere
D. Commodity prices rising
A. Ratzel’s Organic Theory
363. Which Policy did Japan pursue after
WW2 in terms of its military, in order to B. Mackinder’s Heartland Theory
keep its land protected C. pykman’s Rimland Theory
A. Isolationism D. none of above
B. Pacifism
367. if one country in a region chose or was
C. Help For All forced to accept a communist political and
D. One in, Japan in economic system, then neighboring coun-
tries would be irresistibly susceptible to
364. GDP per capita falling to communism
A. process of interaction between people,
A. demarcation
governments, and companies world wide
B. devolution
B. financial metric calculating a country’s
economic output per person & is calcu- C. domino theory
lated by dividing the GDP of a nation by D. EEZ
its population
C. small amount of money lent with low 368. -polis
interest to a new business A. bdou

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 45
B. free 374. Which of the following is an example of

C. city a geometric boundary?

D. state
369. Governments do all of the following EX-

CEPT
A. make laws.
B. protect the country.
C. help citizens.
D. create anarchy.
370. What main tools are used to maintain in-

ternational balance?
A. International courts, force, em-
bassies, industrial progress. A. The 38th parallel divides North and
B. International tribunals, force, con- South Korea.
sulates. B. The Atlantic Ocean forms the eastern
boundary of the USA.
371. don’t always agree on where their
boundaries are. C. The Red River defines Texas and Okla-
homa boundaries.
A. Cities
B. Counties D. The Great Wall between China and
Mongolia.
C. States
D. Governments 375. Monarch
372. Which two shape states have the same
disadvantage of relying on the cooperation B. a form of government ruled by a dicta-
of other states access to transportation re- tor
sources? C. rule by a single person who inherits
A. compact & elongated power
B. prorupted & fragmented D. form of government where priests rule
in the name of God
C. landlocked & perforated
D. elongated & prorupted 376. Economics is best described as
E. perforated and compact A. How society uses scarce resources to
produce unlimited wants
373. The Berlin Wall was designed to
B. How to allocate wealth from rich to
A. Stop the Berlin airlift poor
B. Stop people moving from East Berlin to C. The decision of maximizing society’s
Wes Berlin needs
C. Stop floods from destroying the city D. Human wants should be fulfilled al-
D. Stop the rats from entering Berlin though there is lack of resources

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 46
377. Zoe, Lou and Audrey spoke about 381. The United Nation’s treaty divides
A. Aluminium usage in cluster bombs the world’s oceans into territorial and in-
ternational waters.
B. Space exploration
C. The Niger conflit
D. Geopolitics using the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict example
378. What is the globalization of danger?
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A. The globalization of danger refers to
the spread of infectious diseases across A. Law of the Seas
borders.
B. Law of Shipping
B. The globalization of danger refers to
the increased risk of terrorist attacks in C. Law of the Oceans
the era of globalization.
D. Law of the Coastlines
C. The globalization of danger refers to
the impact of climate change on global se- 382. Which statement is BEST supported by
curity. the information on the graph?
D. The globalization of danger refers to
the proliferation of nuclear weapons in
the world.
379. The Caucasus region has a wide variety
of cultural diversity-in large part as a re-
sult of cultural isolation and rugged moun-
tainous terrain.
A. Russia became less free between

1995 and 2007.
B. Russia became more free between
1995 and 2007.
C. Russia became a democracy between
1995 and 2007.
A. True-this is a homogeneous region of
the world. D. Russia became a failed state between
B. True-this is a heterogeneous region of 1995 and 2007.
the world.
383. According to Fukuyama, the cold war was
380. Which of the following is not true of a a period of political tension between
state?
A. communism and Islamism
A. It has a defined territory.
B. communism and fascism
B. It has a population.
C. It is sovereign. C. democracy and communism
D. It has a common culture. D. none of the above

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 47
384. Albania seeks to unify the lands that C. relic

many Albanians consider to form their na- D. enclave
tional homeland, based on claims on the

present-day or historical presence of Alba- 387. a group of states united for a common
nian populations in those areas. This is an purpose
example of A. enclave
B. confederation
C. exclave
D. city-state
388. In the Netherlands the monarch plays a

role in government most similar to that of
the-
A. Run by F Iran
B. British Queen
C. South Korean President
D. President of the United States
A. anocracy
389. The following countries compose the
B. a unitary system
World Island except for:
C. fragmented state A. Mongolia
D. irredentism B. Turkey
E. devolution C. Russia
385. According to heartland theory, which re- D. Pakistan
gion on earth is essential to control the
world? 390. legis
A. prosper of law
A. Eastern Europe
B. form of government
B. Western Europe
C. body
C. The World Island
D. free
D. East Asia
391. political boundary defined and delimited
386. a former boundary line that no longer as a straight line or an arc
functions as such is still marked by some
landscape features or differences on the A. natural
two sides B. ethnographic
A. centripetal C. antecedent
B. devolution D. geometric

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 48
392. A political unit wherein the territorial 394. A country that has no access to water is
state coincides with the area settled by a a country.
certain national group or people is a
A. Compact
A. state. B. Landlocked
B. nation-state. C. Island Nation
C. nationalism. D. Elongated
D. autonomy.
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395. If a country has a command economy, its
393. This region is always in the news because government is most likely a
it’s embroiled in many A. constitutional monarchy
B. presidential democracy
C. autocracy
D. parliamentary democracy
396. Command Economy

A. system combining private & public en-
terprise
A. C. production, investment, prices, and in-
comes determined by supply & demand
balance
comes determined by customs & tradi-
B. tions
397. The Aouzou Strip is an example of a geo-

metric boundary in
A. Australia
B. Africa
C. C. South America
D. Southeast Asia
398. The unsuccessful Soviet blockade of this

city marked an early victory for the U.S.
A. Warsaw
B. Vienna
D.
C. Tokyo
D. Berlin

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399. The separation of Northern Ireland is an 403. Socialism

example of- A. system combining private & public en-

A. Immigrants trying to adapt to a new terprise
government B. system where community/individual
B. Language differences affecting citizens own private property & buildings
growth in a region C. property and economic resources are
C. All citizens agreeing to a political pro- owned & maintained by the state
cess D. production, investment, prices, and in-
D. Religion as a dividing force in a region comes determined by customs & tradi-
tions
400. This is a principle or theory that has
lesser government involvement in private 404. Which Country has the largest, proven oil
businesses. reserve?
A. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs A. Saudi Arabia
B. Let it be B. Iran
C. Command Economy C. Venezuela
D. Mercantilism D. Vatican City

405. What are the economic consequences of
401. The Anatolian Peninsula in is consid-
geopolitical conflicts?
ered one of the oldest continuously inhab-
ited regions; some of the earliest neolithic A. Geopolitical conflicts often lead to eco-
settlements settled there. nomic instability and hinder global trade.
A. Israel B. Geopolitical conflicts have no direct im-
pact on the global economy.
B. Lebanon
C. Geopolitical conflicts stimulate eco-
C. Syria
nomic growth and innovation.
D. Turkey D. Geopolitical conflicts only affect the
E. Egypt countries directly involved.
402. How do the political systems of North Ko- 406. included the Eurasian continent, Africa,
rea and Saudi Arabia compare? Australia, and smaller offshore islands ad-
jacent to these areas
A. New world
B. Old world
A. North Korea is a monarchy. Saudi Ara- 407. The US

bia is a republic. A. Has registered a current account sur-
B. North Korea is a democracy. Saudi plus for the last 30 years.
Arabia is a theocracy. B. Has registered a positive trade bal-
C. North Korea is a dictatorship. Saudi ance for the last 30 years.
Arabia is a monarchy. C. It benefits from an undervalued dollar.
D. North Korea is a democracy. Saudi D. Has a large current account deficit but
Arabia is a totalitarian system. no problem in financing it.

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408. An area organized into a independent po- B. a supranational organization

litical unit is a C. devolution states
A. colony D. sanctuary states
B. territory E. unitary states
C. satellite 413. Most of the border between Canada and
D. State the United States follows 49 N latitude,
making it a
409. Which countries were involved in con-
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flicts over attempts to divert water from A. Natural Boundary
the Jordan and Yarmuk Rivers? B. Geometric Boundary
A. India and China C. Artificial Boundary
B. United States, Europe, and Japan D. Undefined Boundary
C. Israel, Syria, and Jordan 414. This peninsula has been divided as a re-
D. Turkey, Syria, and Iraq sult of-
410. What is a typical disagreement between

upper and lower riparian states?
A. Deployment of military forces
B. Oil consumption
C. Excessive irrigation
D. Stockpiling of strategic resources
411. What continent is India on?

A. Religious differences
A. Asia
B. A political dispute
B. Australia C. A language barrier
C. Europe D. Physical characteristics
D. Africa
415. states like Czechia have obsta-
412. ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian cles conducting or controlling international
Nations] is a collective group of states trade, sea resources, transportation, and
that seeks to create a collaborative group communication
to promote the goals and aims of countries
in Southeast Asia. This is an example of
A. Compact
B. Landlocked
C. European
A. a supranational organization D. Newly created

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416. The founder of Islam was of the economy. In the United States, the
government participates in the economy
to assure the accomplishment of the eco-

nomic goals of government.
419. Bias
A. helping someone
B. treating someone good or great
C. an fair act
D. an unfair act or policy resulting from
prejudice.
420. In countries like the Soviet Union that

have many ethnic groups, nationalism can
A. Abraham
B. Ismael A. work against national unity
C. Mohammad B. create a sense of independence
D. Jesus C. create a sense of unity
417. US geopolitical premium refers to D. improve quality of life
A. Countries with a security alliance with
the US are more prone to have trade 421. Which of the following describes how
agreements with the US. democracy in the United States is different
from democracy in Great Britain?
B. Countries with a security alliance with
the US are more dollar dependent. A. In the United States, there is a written
constitution and separation of powers.
C. The capacity of the US to leverage its
economic power to persuade others to fol- B. In the United States, the chief execu-
low its agenda. tive can serve as a member of the national
legislature.
D. All the answers are correct.
C. In the United States, citizens enjoy
418. Regulation freedom of speech and assembly.
A. movement to improve unsatisfactory D. In the United States, citizens enjoy the
conditions. right to vote in local and national elec-
B. the situation resulting when the quan- tions.
tity demanded exceeds the quantity sup-
plied of a good, service, or resource. 422. is the production, distribution, and
consumption of goods and services.
C. period after the Civil War when the
south was re-built; also, the Federal pro- A. Traditional economy
gram to rebuild it.
B. Market economy
D. rules and laws the government makes
C. Economics
to control the economy. In laissezfaire
economic systems there is no regulation D. Command Economy

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423. An act of terrorism is different that an C. Paris

act of war because D. Ankara
A. Act of war targets governments and E. Jerusalem
political organization
B. terrorism targets civilians and non 428. Market Economy
combatants A. system combining private & public en-
C. neither is provoked. terprise
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D. none of above B. production, investment, prices, and in-
424. Taiwan can be considered a sovereign C. production, investment, prices, and in-
state because comes determined by supply & demand
A. the Nationalist party rules both China balance
and Taiwan. D. production, investment, prices, and in-
B. China recognizes its sovereignty. comes determined by customs & tradi-
tions
C. its government carries on diplomatic
relations with many other countries. 429. What is the meaning of Pacta sunt ser-
D. its size meets the minimum geographic vanda?
requirement for independence. A. Pacts promote respect.
425. This is the branch of economics that sees B. Pacts have to be respected.
the effect of economics on a larger scale.
430. a disagreement between neighboring
A. Market Economy states over policies to be applied to their
B. Microeconomics common border; often induced by differ-
ing customs regulations, movement of no-
C. Macroeconomics madic groups, or illegal immigration or em-
D. Mixed Economy igration
A. border landscape
426. What did the industrialized countries do
to support multinational companies and fa- B. core regions
vorable international agreements during C. border dispute
the Cold War?
D. periphery region
A. Stockpiling of strategic resources
431. Communism
B. Deployment of military forces
A. economic system characterized by the
C. Making friends with resource produc-
following:private property ownership ex-
ing countries
ists; individuals and companies are al-
D. Support multinational companies and lowed to compete for their own economic
favorable international agreements gain; and free market forces determine
the prices of goods and services.
427. The most populated city in all of Europe
is B. the final state of social evolution ac-
cording to Marx, in which the state has
A. Istanbul withered away and economic goods are
B. London distributed according to need.

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C. power is shared between two sets of 436. The European Union’s future expansion
governmental institutions, those of the into the Muslim realm by the inclusion of
states and those of the central or federal is highly controversial and strongly op-

authorities, as stipulated by the Constitu- posed by Greece.
tion A. Saudi Arabia
D. The belief that nations will benefit from B. Bosnia
acting independently rather than collec-
tively, emphasizing national rather than in- C. Algeria
ternational goals. D. Turkey
432. Listed below are the major trade routes 437. Fragmentation is the process of states
that exists today, which is a man-made A. becoming a fragmented island
canal in the Central America?
B. balkanizing into new countries
A. Suez Canal
C. breaking into or being broken into
B. Great Canal smaller, separate parts
C. Panama Canal D. becoming whole again
D. Kiel Canal 438. Trading your currency for the currency
that the country you are visiting uses is
433. Lebanon was once part of the northern
called
area of what country?
A. Currency printing
A. France
B. Currency exchange
B. Iran
C. Currency calculating
C. Syria
D. Traditional currency
D. Russia
439. the acquisition, by colonized peoples, of
E. Afghanistan
control over their own territory
434. This theory states that land-based power A. colonization
is essential to achieving global domination B. devolution
A. Heartland theory C. demarcation
B. Rimland theory D. decolonization
C. Organic theory
440. Communism
D. Newton’s Theory
A. system combining private & public en-
435. When multiple countries form an organi- terprise
zation to achieve greater benefits for all B. system where community/individual
members citizens own private property & buildings
A. Supranationalism C. property and economic resources are
owned & maintained by the state
B. Nationism
C. Devolution comes determined by customs & tradi-
D. International Alliances tions

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441. What countries have been affected by the 446. SELECT THE BIOTICS TYPES OF NATURAL
construction of the Renaissance dam: RESOURCES
A. Egypt, Nigeria A. PROTIST
B. Egypt, Sudan B. WATER
442. In 2019, what country was voted/found C. AIR
to have the most soft power D. ANIMALS
A. United Kingdom
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447. -cracy
B. USA
A. prosper of law
C. South Korea
B. form of government
D. France
C. body
443. This picture represents an attempt to
D. free
avoid what kind of boundary dispute?
448. a small area occupied by a distinctive mi-
nority culture
A. enthnographic
B. ethnic enclave
C. subsequent
D. ethnic exclave
A. Operational/Functional Dispute
B. Allocational/Resource Dispute 449. Corpus
C. Positional/Definitional Dispute A. bdou
D. Territorial Dispute B. free
444. What two states does the Basque nation C. city

exist within? D. state
A. Northern Spain and France
450. Europe’s only land border with Africa lies
B. Southern Spain and Morocco between which two countries?
C. Catalonia and Spain A. Egypt/Turkey
D. Western Spain and Portugal B. Spain/Morocco
445. According to the class reading, which C. France/Monaco
country below in the Americas region suc- D. China/Japan
cessfully put into place some of the fea-
tures of strong democracies? 451. In which ancient civilization were the
A. Venezuela rulers called pharaohs:Greece or Egypt?
B. Argentina A. Egypt
C. Uruguay B. Greece
D. Paraguay C. Both
E. Ecuador D. none of above

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452. Geopolitics describes D. citizens vote directly for their own in-
A. geographical sphere of a country terests with no representation

B. how geographical factors influence a 456. What is popular geopolitics?
country
A. Popular geopolitics refers to the study
C. the current situation and condition of of how ordinary people perceive and un-
a state in terms of geographical factors derstand global politics.
D. how a state and its decisions influence B. Popular geopolitics refers to the influ-
geographical sphere ence of popular culture on global politics.
453. Entrepreneurs can increase a country’s C. Popular geopolitics refers to the role
GDP by of media in shaping public opinion on
A. increasing job opportunities global issues.
B. decreasing job opportunities D. Popular geopolitics refers to the study

of popular tourist destinations around the
C. using natural resources world.
D. providing business travel
457. NATO stands for:
454. Two reasons why Iran dislikes Saudi Ara-
bia is because A. North American Treaty Office
B. New Accord on the Terms of Occupa-
tion
C. Northern Alliance of Territories and Or-
ganizations
D. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
A. They are Sunnis and a monarchy 458. Who is the writer of “The End of His-
tory”?
B. They are allies with the United States
and they practice Wahhabism A. Samuel Huntington
C. They invaded Iran and took all of their B. Robert Frost
oil C. F egg s Fukuyama
D. They fought against the Revolution of D. David Lynn
!979 and they supported the overthrow of
Ayatollah Khomeini 459. What does China’s “Belt and Road”
project do?
455. Oligarchy
A. it provides loans to countries through-
out the region to finance large infrastruc-
ture projects
constitutionally responsible to the body of
the people B. it sends military aid to its allies in need
B. a small group of people (usually a mili- C. it fights climate change by reducing
tary) having control over the country China’s “carbon footprint” in the region
C. people vote for representatives who D. it spreads peace, love and understand-
then vote for the public’s interests ing across the globe

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E. it sends Chinese construction crews to 465. A straight line boundary is known as a

developing countries to build roads and boundary.
other infrastructure A. Consequent
460. If a country’s literacy rate is high, then B. Geometric
their standard of living is most likely
C. Subsequent
A. low
D. Natural
B. difficult
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C. average 466. Of these world cities, whose name means
“eastern capital”?
D. high
A. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
461. Which of these nations became indepen-
B. tokyo, japan
dent from the Soviet Union in 1991?
C. Beijing, China
A. Afghanistan
B. Albania D. Ottawa, Canada
C. Georgia E. Mexico City, Mexico

D. Montenegro 467. The attempt by one country to force its
E. Turkey political control over another territory is
A. constitutionality.
462. The Americas region includes several ter-
ritories mostly associated with France and B. colonialism
A. United Kingdom C. self-determination
B. China D. sovereignty.
C. Japan 468. The eastern part of the border between
D. Russia the United States and Mexico is created by
E. Greece which physical boundary?
463. Based on these characteristics, China A. A man made wall

should be classified as a- B. Rocky Mountains
C. Rio Grande River
D. English and Spanish speakers
A. democracy 469. The overall idea of the video was to ex-

plain that “The real tragedy in the Middle
B. single party state East is the number of “
C. monarchy
D. theocracy
464. forces within a state that unify people
A. centripetal
B. centrifugal
C. core state A. hurricanes that damage property and
D. buffer state take lives every hurricane season.

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B. earthquakes that have damaged thou- C. a political unit where the state and na-
sands of buildings every year. tion are the same. individuals share a
C. dust storms that reek havoc on the common history

foundations of homes. D. an ethnic group that doesn’t form a ma-
D. innocent civilians whom have had their jority in a country where its homeland is
lives disrupted or even taken away due to located
conflicts.
473. included the Americas in the western
470. Political geographers study ways groups hemisphere
of people compete to dominate territory A. old world
on earth’s surface for , , and
power/advantage.CHOOSE THE CORRECT B. New world
THREE!
474. It refers to the process of increas-
ing interconnectedness and integration of
economies, societies, and cultures across
the world.
A. Import and Export
B. Trade
C. Integration
A. economic
D. Globalization
B. social/cultural
475. Native Americans would be considered an
C. political
ethnic group because
D. environmental
A. many have feelings of loyalty and pride
471. Basically relates to the way in which the B. many participate in chess tournaments
geography of economics and the distribu-
tion of resources links with the politics C. they control a particular territory
of nations and the links/relationships be- D. they share a unique culture and iden-
tween nations. In geopolitics we often tity
look at the strategic importance or value
of a particular place to a nation. 476. Pure (Direct Democracy)
A. Geopolitics A. any political system that concentrates
B. Globalisation power in the hands of a leader that isn’t
C. Economic development
the people
D. Social development
B. a small group of people having control
472. Stateless Nation over the country
A. supreme power of authority, the au- C. people vote for representatives who
thority of a state to govern itself then vote for the public’s interests
B. politics influenced by geographical fac- D. citizens vote directly for their own in-
tors terests with no representation

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477. Istanbul is located in which country? 481. Which time zone came after Paleolithic?
A. Iraq A. Neolithic
B. Jordan B. Industrial age
C. Lebanon C. Bronze age
D. Turkey
D. Iron age
E. Egypt
482. Institutional quality
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478. What is Wahhabism?
A. It’s declining worldwide with few ex-
emptions.
B. Its deterioration compromises
macroeconomic stability.
C. Its deterioration favours economic na-
tionalism.
D. All the answers are correct.
483. What continent do we live on?

A. Asia
B. South America
C. America
A. Green paste than come with sushi
D. North America
B. The title of the Iranian leader
C. A strict form of Islam practiced by 484. How did Britain and France contribute to
Saudis the conflict in the Mid East?
D. A strict form of Islam practiced by Is-
raelis
479. Which is an example of capital goods?
A. teacher
B. mechanic
C. factory
D. sales person
480. Which of below sentences is true A. They insensitively broke up territory in
A. States are the only geopolitical actors the area after the World Wars
B. Only non-state actors are geopolitical B. They bombed the region during World
actors War 2
C. Only states and international organiza- C. They funded the Mujahedeen during
tions are geopolitical actors the Iraq War
D. States and non-state actors are geopo- D. They forced people to become
litical actors refugees

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 59
485. The first political geographer who stud- A. create a buffer between Russia and
ied the state in detail was Friedrich Ratzel Moldova.
who postulated that the state resembles

B. prevent Ukraine from joining the Euro-
a biological organism. His organic theory pean Union and becoming allied with west-
identified as a state’s essential life giv- ern Europe.
ing force.
C. to colonize a former member of the So-
A. population viet Union.
B. a strong military D. to stop Ukraine from breaking into sev-
C. space eral smaller sovereign states.
D. mobility 489. Reform
486. What is the largest multinational state? A. movement to improve unsatisfactory
conditions.
A. USA
B. the situation resulting when the quan-
B. Indonesia tity demanded exceeds the quantity sup-
C. Russia plied of a good, service, or resource.
D. China C. period after the Civil War when the
south was re-built; also, the Federal pro-
487. Antarctica and a portion of the Siberian gram to rebuild it.
Peninsula are examples of geographic
D. rules and laws the government makes
zones where no state controls political
to control the economy. In laissezfaire
power. These areas are known as
of the economy. In the United States, the
government participates in the economy
to assure the accomplishment of the eco-
nomic goals of government.
490. According to the class reading, which
country below in the Americas region suc-
A. states
B. frontiers tures of strong democracies?
C. wild west A. Venezuela
D. colonies B. Brazil
488. A major reason Russia has sought to C. Peru
destabilize and control Ukraine is D. Bolivia
E. Nicaragua
491. an attitude that brings people together,
or unifies and enhances support for a state
A. nationalism
B. centripetal force
C. centrifugal force
D. terrorism

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492. a piece of national territory separated 497. True or False:Christians make up about
from the main body of a country by the 40% of Lebanon’s population, the most
territory of another country among Middle Eastern countries.
A. enclave A. True
B. exclave B. False
C. they will advance 498. Groups such as the European Union and
D. annexation the United Nations can best be described
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as
493. Geopolitics is A. Supernatural Organizations
A. the study of culture. B. International Corporations
B. the study of the effects of geography C. world charities
on international politics.
D. Supranational Organizations
C. the study of countries and capitals.
499. Which of the following generalizations
D. the study of how delicious enchiladas
can be made from the data shown above?
are.
494. What is a better definition of geopolitics?

A. It is concerned with the link between
politics, human and physical geography.
B. It is interested in the relationship be-
tween politics and places.
495. This graphic most closely depicts which A. Capitalism is taking root in Russia and
geographic theory? its economy is improving.
B. The progress towards a democratic
government that began after the fall of the
Soviet Union has not continued.
C. Russians enjoy the same level of free-
doms that Americans and citizens of other
democracies have.
A. Ratzel’s Organic Theory
D. The Russian government has granted
B. Mackinder’s Heartland Theory significantly more freedoms to its people
C. Spykman’s Rimland Theory over the last 15-20 years.
D. none of above 500. attempt by one country to establish set-

tlements and to impose its political, eco-
496. Which set of rules was content on the nomic, and cultural principles in another
“eye-for-an-eye” punishment? territory
A. Hammurabi’s Code A. annexation
B. Declaration of Independance B. colonialism
C. Alexander’s Laws C. decolonization
D. Constitution D. devolution

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 61
501. the transfer of certain powers from the 507. Which event happened at least 10, 000
state central government to separate po- years ago?
litical subdivisions within the state’s terri-

A. the Civil Right’s movement
tory
B. accurate maps of the world were cre-
A. demarcation ated
B. devolution C. the invention of the automobile
C. decolonization D. the last ice age
D. domino theory 508. means “apartness;” racial segregation in
502. Who coined the term “geopolitics”: South Africa
A. Ratzel A. colonialism
B. The basement B. core region

C. periphery
503. Nation-State
D. apartheid
A. supreme power of authority, the au-
thority of a state to govern itself 509. Below are the factors that affect the
forex market, except
B. politics influenced by geographical fac-
tors A. Geopolitics
C. a political unit where the state and na- B. Inflation rate
tion are the same. individuals share a C. Minimum wage
common history D. Interest rate
510. A nation is a
located A. a place with no access to an ocean
B. a political unit that controls a particu-
504. True or False:Russia and Japan have yet
lar territory
to sign a formal end to World War II.
C. an independent state or country
A. True whose people share a common identity
B. False D. large group of people who share a
505. was a major German geographer and is common history and culture
regarded as a founder of modern human 511. What did Saudi Arabia decide to do af-
and political geography ter coordinating with other oil-producing
A. Friedrich Ratzel countries in 2017 as an effort to raise oil
prices?
B. Rudolf Kjellen
A. support terrorist groups targeting the
506. Mount Everest forms a natural boarder United States
between China and which country?
B. keep supply steady
A. India
C. increase supply
B. Nepal D. decrease supply
C. Tibet E. support terrorist groups targeting Is-
D. Australia rael

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 62
512. When an Islamic group shares the same B. The spread of cowboys and ranches
beliefs, but does not have its own country C. The desire for Americans to move to
it is called a California
D. The spread of Wahhabism across the
Arabian Peninsula
516. This is assigning available resources to a

more practical consumption
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A. Mercantilism
B. Allocation
C. Traditional Economy
D. Microeconomics
A. Hezbollah
B. Theocracy 517. Country with the highest GDP in 2023 is
C. Caliphate A. China
D. None of the Above B. Germany
C. United States
513. Iran has been designated a state sponsor
of terrorism by the United States, , and D. Japan
the European Union.
518. A(n) is a territory legally attached to
A. Transatlantic Bloc another territory with which it is not phys-
B. United Nations ically contiguous.
C. OPEC A. Exclave
D. League of Nations B. Overseas Territory
E. WHO C. Enclave
D. Fjord
514. How many continents are there?
A. 5 519. According to the class reading, which
country below in the Americas region suc-
B. 6
C. 7 tures of strong democracies?
D. 8 A. Venezuela
515. Westernization refers to B. Chile
C. Guatemala
D. Panama
E. Colombia
520. This theory states that countries are born

and need nourishment and living space to
A. The spread of European and American survive
ideas and practices A. Heartland Theory

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 63
B. Rimland Theory C. the rule-governed relationships of in-

dividuals and groups within a society that
C. Organic Theory
holds it together.

D. Pythagorean Theorem
D. the person, body, or state in which
independent and supreme authority is
521. Although the World Trade Organization
vested; such as, in a monarchy, a king,
(WTO) has near-universal membership
queen, or emperor in the United
and is meant to be the main organiza-
States, the people.
tion for regulating trade worldwide, there
are also many regional trade agreements 524. Which of these is a fragmented state?
(RTAs). Which of the following accurately A. Indonesia
compares the WTO to RTAs?
B. United States
A. A The WTO often serves as a “labora-
C. Russia
tory” for trade policies that can be imple-
mented through RTAs. D. Australia
B. B Today, most trade policy is being 525. legally adding land area to a city in the
negotiated through regional trade agree- United States
ments rather than through the WTO. A. colonialism
C. C The WTO has been able to success- B. annexation
fully address disagreements about agri- C. periphery
cultural subsidies and intellectual prop-
erty and medicines, but RTAs have not. D. decolonization
D. D The WTO can usually reach agree- 526. A person who practices Islam is
ments more quickly than RTAs can.
522. Liber-
A. bdou
B. free
C. city
D. state
523. Social organization A. Jewish

A. the situation in which a nation pro- B. Muslim
duces a narrower range of goods and ser- C. Christian
vices than they consume/specialization in D. Hindi
mass production occurs when a worker re-
peats a single operation over and over 527. Which of the following is NOT an accurate
statement about raising tariffs?
B. any one of various systems in which
the means of producing goods are owned A. A Raising tariffs on a good tends to en-
by the community or the government courage consumers to buy more of that
rather than by private individuals with all good from abroad.
people sharing in the work and the goods B. B Raising tariffs on a product tends to
produced. raise the price of that product.

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 64
C. C Raising tariffs tends to lead to retal- D. Intended to compel a government or

iation from other countries in the form of an international organization to do or ab-
other tariffs. stain from doing any act
D. D Raising tariffs on a good tends to 531. George Renner represents the theory of
help domestically produced substitutes of
that good. A. continental power
B. sea power
528. Shortage
C. air power
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A. movement to improve unsatisfactory
D. regional power
conditions.
B. the situation resulting when the quan- 532. Which of the following traits characterize
tity demanded exceeds the quantity sup- populist governments?
plied of a good, service, or resource. A. personal power is prioritized over
C. period after the Civil War when the rules
south was re-built; also, the Federal pro- B. the will of the people is fairly priori-
gram to rebuild it. tized
D. rules and laws the government makes C. the government has near-socialist rule
to control the economy. In laissezfaire D. the government is free of corruption
of the economy. In the United States, the E. personal power is prioritized over insti-
government participates in the economy tutions
to assure the accomplishment of the eco- 533. Acadians in Louisiana are considered a na-
nomic goals of government. tion even though
529. The Summer Games were supposed to A. they do not control their own govern-
kick off in Tokyo, Japan, on July 24th ment.
2020, but they have been postponed un- B. they are considered an ethnic group
til
C. represent and control a particular ter-
A. August 2020 ritory
B. September 2020 D. exhibit feelings of loyalty and pride.
C. July 2021 534. Adrien, Marley, Lucas presented their
D. August 2021 work on
E. September 2022 A. Israel
B. The White helmets organisation
530. According to the UN, terrorism is consid-
ered to have all but which of the following C. The Nigerian UN Peackeepers
traits? D. UN Peacekeepers from Canada
A. Cause death or bodily harm to civilians
535. Totalitarianism
or noncombatants
B. Intimidate a population power in the hands of a leader that isn’t
C. All violent acts committed against an- constitutionally responsible to the body of
other group of people the people

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 65
B. a small group of people (usually a mili-

tary) having control over the country

C. people vote for representatives who
A. Democracy
then vote for the public’s interests
B. Republic
D. form of government that asserts total
control over the lives of the citizens C. Monarchy
536. The EU will not accept any products from D. Theocracy

any country whose government will not
540. The peaks of the Andes Mountains were
allow free speech. This is an example of
agreed upon as a [physical] border for
which trade barrier?
these neighboring countries
A. tariff
B. barter
C. quota
D. embargo
537. What is true about the South Sea?a. b.

A. The US has settled a number of military
bases on the South Sea islands. A. Argentina Chile
B. China has built artificial islands on the B. Libya Chade
South Sea.
C. Bolivia Peru
538. What were the geographies of terror and D. Uruguay Argentina
anti-terror?
E. Chile Bolivia
A. The geographies of terror and anti-
terror refer to the physical locations 541. The flag of THIS COUNTRY is the only one
where terrorist attacks and counter- in the world with a famous building on it.
terrorism operations take place.
A. Cambodia
B. The geographies of terror and anti-
terror refer to the ideological and politi- B. Thailand
cal landscapes of terrorism and counter- C. Laos
terrorism.
D. Myanmar
C. The geographies of terror and anti-
E. Singapore
terror refer to the social and cultural
contexts in which terrorism and counter-
542. the actual placing of a political bound-
terrorism emerge.
ary on the landscape by means of barriers,
D. The geographies of terror and anti- fences, walls, or other markers
terror refer to the economic and geopo-
A. demarcation
litical factors that contribute to terrorism
and counter-terrorism. B. city-state
C. delimitation
539. Which kind of political system does Saudi
Arabia have? D. relic

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 66
543. WHAT SECTOR IS THIS ONE
A. A theocracy
NARAYAN CHANGDER
B. In military coup
A. PRIMARY SECTOR
C. An absolute monarchy
B. SECONDARY SECTOR
D. A proxy war
C. TERTIARY SECTOR
548. How can a country move more toward a
D. none of above market economy?
544. boundary drawn after the development A. increase taxes

of the cultural landscape B. increase government involvement
A. apartheid C. decrease goods and services
B. relic D. decrease government involvement
C. demarcation 549. Most of the border between Canada and
D. subsequent the United States follows 49 N latitude,
making it a
545. Another word to describe a historical A. geometric boundary.
boundary is
B. artificial boundary.
A. Relic
C. natural boundary.
B. Geometric
D. undefined boundary.
C. Old
550. This is an economic system that blends to-
D. Subsequent gether aspects and characteristics of other
economic systems.
546. Which of the following countries are prin-
cipal trading partners with China? Select A. Market Economy
all that apply. B. Microeconomics
A. Australia C. Macroeconomics
B. South Korea D. Mixed Economy
C. Japan 551. South Africa is an example of an
D. Syria A. perforated state
E. Iceland B. enclave
547. When a group forcibly removes a leader C. exclave

from power it is called D. prorupted

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 67
552. Which statement is true about the Amer- B. Fuji Mountains

icas? (Mark all that apply.)
C. Shinzo Mountains

A. Just over one billion people live in the
D. Nagasaki Mountains
region.
B. The U.S. represents nearly a third of E. Akita Mountains
the region’s population and approximately
three-quarters of its economic output. 556. Why is the South China Sea area so con-
tended?
C. Until the late twentieth century, many
of the region’s countries were overwhelm- A. It’s rich in gas, oil, and a third of global
ingly in favor of top-heavy, authoritarian shipping crosses the South Sea.
governments B. It’s rich in silk and porcelain.
D. Venezuela has more than 200 million
people. 557. forces within a state that divide people
E. The region is home to vast energy re- A. domino theory
sources. B. centrifugal
553. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) C. buffer state
A. area of costal water and sea bed D. centripetal
within a distance to the coastline where
the country has rights for fishing/drilling 558. The UK vote to leave the European Union
B. politics influenced by geographical fac- is an RLE for the tension between EU
tors states who favor open market trading and
those who seeking to protect national in-
terests. The nickname for this vote is
tion are the same. individuals share a
called
common history
located
554. Ratzel’s organic theory was converted

into a subfield of political geography called
geopolitics which was subsequently trans- A. Brexit
lated into practical national policies by
some of his students. What country used B. Centrifugal Vote
geopolitics as a philosophy of expansion? C. UK vote
A. Japan D. Centripetal Vote
B. Nazi Germany
559. What continent is Panama on?
C. Britain
D. France A. South America
B. Central America
555. Which mountains are found in Japan’s
northern Tohoku Region? C. North America
A. Hakkoda Mountains D. Europe

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 68
560. Why are many goods sold in the United 564. an internal organization of a state that al-
States produced overseas, often in several located most powers to units of local gov-
countries? ernment
A. A It results in much lower prices for A. city-state
consumers. B. federal state
B. B There are no tariffs on imports to the C. core periphery
United States.
D. semi-periphery
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C. C It reduces the U.S. trade deficit.
565. a country that contains more than
D. D Overseas production is better for the
one ethnicity with traditions of self-
environment.
determination.
561. What country’s per capita GDP is on par A. Multi-Ethnic State
with leading Western powers? B. Multi-National State
A. United Arab Emirates C. Stateless Nation
B. Israel D. Nationalism
C. Iran
566. Which of these is an example of a failed
D. Turkey state?
E. Saudi Arabia A. the Azerbaijan Republic
562. Which countries are the major consumers B. the European Union
of petroleum and are located at a consider- C. the United Kingdom
able distance from West Asia and Central D. the Soviet Union
Asia?
567. In 2004, Lithuania became a member of
A. United States, Europe, Japan, India,
the
and China
A. Baltic states
B. Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
B. United Nations
C. Israel, Syria, and Jordan
C. European Union
D. India and China
D. Soviet Union
563. Republic (Representative/Indirect
568. The term Middle East can be used to refer
Democracy)
to countries that are predominantly
the people
B. a small group of people having control
over the country
A. Islamic
C. people vote for representatives who
then vote for the public’s interests B. Christian
D. citizens vote directly for their own in- C. Jewish
terests with no representation D. Catholic

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 69
569. a strong feeling of pride in and devotion 574. micro

to one’s country *remember, there is a
A. large
good answer and a best answer choose

with caution* B. extremely small
A. Q-Anon C. food
B. Nationalism D. city
C. Patriotism 575. What imaginary line divides the earth
D. Republicanism (different than being a into the eastern and western hemi-
Republican) spheres?
A. The prime meridian
570. Hong Kong is a
B. The meridian
A. Nation-State
C. None of the Above
B. Autonomous Region
D. none of above
C. Semi-Autonomous Region
D. Multistate Nation 576. This is what categorizes the luxury and
inessential commodities in life.
571. What does NATO stand for? A. Needs
A. North Atlantic Trade Organization B. Command Economy
B. North American Trade Organization C. Economy of the Rich
C. North Atlantic Treaty Organization D. Wants
D. North Alaskan Trade Organization
577. When two countries battle one another
572. Narrow channels along key trade routes in remote territories it is called a
which need to be kept open in order to en-
sure movement of oil globally is not dis-
rupted.
A. Maritime Zone
B. Choke Point
C. EEZ
D. Territorial waters A. Rebellion
B. Sectarian war
573. the study of the interactions among
space, place, and region and the conduct C. Arab Spring
and results of elections D. Proxy War
A. cultural geography
578. Approximately in 2000 the US inter-
B. political geography vened to support China’s economy.
C. landscape geography A. True
D. electoral geography B. False

1.1 GEOPOLITICS 70
579. In 1943 Mackinder wrote about his con- 581. This graphic best describes what interna-
cerns over the potential of Stalin’s con- tional alliance?
trol of the countries of Eastern Europe.
His views led to the development of the
United States’ containment policy and to
the establishment of
A. friendly relations with China
B. the United Nations
NARAYAN CHANGDER
A. European Union
C. N.A.T.O. B. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
D. the Berlin Wall C. North American Free Trade Alliance
580. Which of these nations is made up of 47 D. United Nations
regions?
582. These are the examples of geopolitics
A. France event, except
B. Japan A. Russia-NATO tensions
C. Morocco B. Brexit
D. Indonesia C. United States-China trade war
E. Russia D. Monopoly market

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