U4 Political Geography Test Flashcards
(30 cards)
Which statement is FALSE about the Kurdish people?
a. Kurdistan is considered a stateless nation.
•b. After WWIl, Kurdish representatives negotiated with Turkey, Greece, and the Allied powers to write a treaty for the area.
c. Kurdish people suffered (and were killed) under the rule of President Saddam Hussein.
d. Kurdish people who live in Turkey, live in a multination state.
e. Today, Kurdish people live in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
B
All of the following statements are true except for one. Which statement is false
a. The Oregon state constitution prohibited Chinese immigrants form voting and achieving citizenship in 1859.
b. Asian immigrants began settling in the Jade District in the 1970s establishing a new “Chinatown.”
c. The U.S. and China had open-door policies in the mid 1800s which encouraged immigration to Oregon.
d. In the late 1800s, male Chinese immigrants primarily worked on the railroad while female Chinese immigrants tended large gardens.
d. In the late 1800s, male Chinese immigrants primarily worked on the railroad while female Chinese immigrants tended large gardens.
What statement is FALSE about choke points?
a. Choke points are a a narrow, strategic passageway to another place through which it is difficult to pass.
b. Choke points have historically played a significant role in military campaigns.
c. Land-based choke points command the most attention today, and are a cause for international concern because high volumes of crucial commodities pass through them.
d. Choke points, when blocked, can put the global food supply at risk
e. Choke points can allow countries to expand their global influence or gain political advantages.
c. Land-based choke points command the most attention today, and are a cause for international concern because high volumes of crucial commodities pass through them.
When countries explicitely state in legally binding documention where their borders are located, this is described as…
a. defining borders
b. deliminating borders
c. demarcating borders
d. administering borders
a. defining borders
Which of the following statements accurately describes an advantage of a federal state?
a. Regional governments can overrule the decisions of local governments.
b. Political parties can infuence how and where funding and resources are
distributed.
c. Local governments are able to impede the progress of a project that affects regions or the country if the local leaders don’t like it.
d. Centralization of power at the national level facilitates more efficient implementation of policies throughout the country.
e. The fact that a region can enact policies that apply only to its citizens d not to others reduces conflict among the various regions.
e. The fact that a region can enact policies that apply only to its citizens d not to others reduces conflict among the various regions.
What do the two “A”s in the CRAAP analysis stand for?
a. Authority and Accuracy
b. Author and Aim
C. Ability and Autocracy
d. Ask and Answer
a. Authority and Accuracy
The “elimination of substandard and other inadequate housing through the clearance of slums and blighted areas” is the definition for which term?
a. Redlining
b. Urban Renewal
c. Redevelopment
d. National Housing Act
e. Fair Housing Act
b. Urban Renewal
Which statement is FALSE about the EEZ?
a. The EEZ extends 200 nautical miles from the shore.
b. The EEZ benefits coastal states, while landlocked countries often economically suffer.
c. States have full sovereignty over their EEZ.
d. States have sole access to marine resources in their EEZ.
e. States are responsible for conservation and making sure their EEZ is not endangered by overexploitation.
c. States have full sovereignty over their EEZ.
What is the order in which the following government systems were created (oldest to newest)?
a. socialism, capitalism, communism
b. communism, socialism, capitalism
c. socialism, communism, capitalism
d. capitalism, socialism, communism
d. capitalism, socialism, communism
Which of the following is NOT a stateless nation?
a. The people of Laos
b. The Navajo Nation
c. The Basque people
d. The Kurdish people
a. The people of Laos
All of these statements are true about the Chinese Communist Party in the 1950s except for one. Which statement is FALSE?
a. The CCP was not elected and remains in government through its control of the army and police force.
b. The CCP closely controls the newspapers, radio and television stations and limits access to the internet
c. The CCP promoted the idea that individual progress comes at the expense of others.
d. The CCP controlled all organizations except for factories and businesses on behalf of the people.
d. The CCP controlled all organizations except for factories and businesses on behalf of the people.
Which of the following statements accurately explains why subsequent boundaries are the most common type of boundary?
a. The process of establishing them happens before people settle in an area.
b. The process of establishing them is lengthy and related to territoriality.
c. The process of establishing them connects to previously set boundaries.
d. The process of establishing them correlates to the devolution of
territories.
b. The process of establishing them is lengthy and related to territoriality.
All of the following statements are true about Hong Kong except for one. Which statement is FALSE?
a. Half of the government in Hong Kong is non-communist.
b. The people of Hong Kong elect their leader, the Chief Executive.
c. Hong Kong is allowed more freedoms than the rest of China under the CCP’s “one country, two systems” policy.
d. Protests are somewhat legal in Hong Kong
b. The people of Hong Kong elect their leader, the Chief Executive.
What is the correct chronological order of these historical events?
a. Fair Housing Act, Vanport, Jumptown, National Housing Act, redevelopment, I-5 urban renewal
b. National Housing Act, Jumptown, Vanport, Fair Housing Act, I-5 urban renewal, redevelopment
c. Jumptown, redevelopment, I-5 urban renewal, National Housing Act, Fair Housing Act, Vanport
d. National Housing Act, Fair Housing Act, Vanport, Jumptown, I-5 urban renewal, redevelopment
b. National Housing Act, Jumptown, Vanport, Fair Housing Act, I-5 urban renewal, redevelopment
All of the following statements are true about St. Mary’s neighborhood in the past except for one. Which statement is FALSE?
a. St. Mary’s neighborhood was redlined on Residential Security Maps.
b. St. Mary’s neighborhood was primarily Italian and Jewish in the early 1900s.
c. St. Mary’s neighborhood was made up primarily of Catholic immigrants.
d. St. Mary’s neighborhood experience urban renewal efforts.
c. St. Mary’s neighborhood was made up primarily of Catholic immigrants.
How long was redlining legal in the United States?
a. 1921-1964
b. 1933-1966
c. 1934-1968
d. 1941-1969
e. 1942-1970
c. 1934-1968
The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 changed the borders of countries in Africa.
Which type of political border resulted from this event? Choose the BEST answer.
a. Consequent boundaries
b. Subsequent boundaries
c. Superimposed boundaries
d. Relic boundaries
e. Antecedent boundaries
c. Superimposed boundaries
Which statement is FALSE about the Korean War and the DMZ?
a. The DMZ was established through an armistice agreement between North and South Korea.
b. During the war, anticommunists in the North fought against communists in the South.
c. The Korean War involved military forces from Korea, the U.S.A., China, and the U.S.S.R.
d. Before WWII, Japan controlled Korea.
e. As of 2018, North and South Korea had reconnected roads and railroads across the DMZ border.
b. During the war, anticommunists in the North fought against communists in the South.
Which type of sources do historians consider to have more bias and why?
a. Historians believe that secondary sources have more bias because they include the perspectives of many individuals.
b. Historians believe that primary and secondary sources have the same amount of bias.
c. Historians believe that primary sources have more bias because they are from the past and thus cannot be trusted.
d. Historians believe that primary sources have more bias because they are an individual’s unique experience of an event.
e. Historians believe that secondary sources have more bias because they are written by individuals who did not experience the event but are describing it second-hand.
d. Historians believe that primary sources have more bias because they are an individual’s unique experience of an event.
Portland streets were named after all of the following except for one. What were Portland streets NOT named after?
a. Early Oregon professional men and elected leaders
b. Famous Presidents
c. Trees and Plants
d. Native American Words and Communities
b. Famous Presidents
All of the following countries are considered unitary states except for one. Which country is a federal state?
a. Norway
b. China
c. Japan
d. United Kingdom
e. Mexico
e. Mexico
Which statement is FALSE about the National Housing Act?
a. It was created to help working and middle class people buy homes during the Great Depression.
b. It offered low fixed-rate interest loans to people buying houses.
c. It offered 20-year mortgages to people buying houses.
d. It resulted in redlining certain neighborhoods of major cities.
c. It offered 20-year mortgages to people buying houses.
Today, elections are held for which of the following positions in China?
a. Town and village representatives
b. The Chinese President
c. Politburo members
d. All CCP members
a. Town and village representatives
Which of the following statements accurately describes an advantage of a unitary state?
a. It promotes more regional independence, so different areas of the country can enact policies suited to their needs.
b. It delegates the development of infrastructure (eg: roads) to local governments, so that they can build according to their own budgets.
c. It minimizes oversight of local governments, so that they are free to act independently of national policies.
d. It can efficiently coordinate policies with regional and local governments to ensure that all citizens have access to services such as health care.
e. It can disconnect from local areas so that it isn’t burdened by their individual issues.
d. It can efficiently coordinate policies with regional and local governments to ensure that all citizens have access to services such as health care.
