Chapter 08

08.01 Which country controlled the most colonial territory in 1914?

1. United States

2. Japan

3. Germany

4. France

5. United Kingdom

08.01 Which country controlled the most colonial territory in 1914?

1. United States

2. Japan

3. Germany

4. France

5. United Kingdom

08.02 From a shape perspective, Chile can best be described as a(n)

1. Prorupted state

2. Compact state

3. Elongated state

4. Fragmented state

5. Centralized state

08.02 From a shape perspective, Chile can best be described as a(n)

1. Prorupted state

2. Compact state

3. Elongated state

4. Fragmented state

5. Centralized state

08.03 The largest number of landlocked states are found in

1. East Asia

2. The Middle East

3. Southeast Asia

4. South America

5. Africa

08.03 The largest number of landlocked states are found in

1. East Asia

2. The Middle East

3. Southeast Asia

4. South America

5. Africa

08.04 Libya and Egypt are separated by a

1. Desert boundary

2. River boundary

3. Mountain boundary

4. Religious boundary

5. Language boundary

08.04 Libya and Egypt are separated by a

1. Desert boundary

2. River boundary

3. Mountain boundary

4. Religious boundary

5. Language boundary

08.05 Federal government

1. Is most common in small countries

2. Places nearly all power with a central government

3. Was rejected by the writers of the United States Constitution

4. Has become more common in recent years

5. Is practiced in China

08.05 Federal government

1. Is most common in small countries

2. Places nearly all political power with a central government

3. Was rejected by the writers of the United States Constitution

4. Has become more common in recent years

5. Is practiced in China

08.06 In the United States, congressional district boundaries are usually drawn by

1. Congress

2. An independent non-partisan commission

3. The Federal Election Commission

4. State legislatures

5. The United States Supreme Court

08.06 In the United States, congressional district boundaries are usually drawn by

1. Congress

2. An independent non-partisan commission

3. The Federal Election Commission

4. State legislatures

5. The United States Supreme Court

08.07 The United Nations

1. Currently has nearly 300 members2. Was founded in 1935 3. Has so far been less effective than the League of Nations4. Has had substantial success with peace-keeping missions5. Places nearly all power in the hands of the U.N. Secretary General

08.07 The United Nations

1. Currently has nearly 300 members2. Was founded in 1935 3. Has so far been less effective than the League of Nations4. Has had substantial success with peace-keeping missions5. Places nearly all power in the hands of the U.N. Secretary General

08.08 At the end of the Cold War, several new countries emerged in

1. Eastern Europe

2. Western Europe

3. Northern Europe

4. North Africa

5. Latin America

08.08 At the end of the Cold War, several new countries emerged in

1. Eastern Europe

2. Western Europe

3. Northern Europe

4. North Africa

5. Latin America

08.09 This group predominates in the far north of Iraq:

1. Shiites2. Sunnis 3. Turkomen4. Kurds5. Persians

08.09 This group predominates in the far north of Iraq:

1. Shiites2. Sunnis 3. Turkomen4. Kurds5. Persians

08.10 United States’ hostility toward Iran began with

1. The 1953 overthrow of a democratically elected government2. The 1979 Islamic revolution3. The 1980-1988 war with Iraq4. Iran’s refusal to support the American invasion of Iraq in 20035. Iran’s desire to develop nuclear energy in the

early twenty-first century

08.10 United States’ hostility toward Iran began with

1. The 1953 overthrow of a democratically elected government2. The 1979 Islamic revolution3. The 1980-1988 war with Iraq4. Iran’s refusal to support the American invasion of Iraq in 20035. Iran’s desire to develop nuclear energy in the

early twenty-first century