Human Geography Places And Regions in Global Context 4th Canadian Edition by Paul L. Knox – Test Bank

Human Geography Places And Regions in Global Context 4th Canadian Edition by Paul L. Knox – Test Bank

Human Geography, Cdn. 4e (Knox, et al.)

Chapter 9   The Politics of Territory and Space

1) Political geography

1. A) began with Montesquieu.
2. B) has generally ignored the people-land tradition.
3. C) was influenced by environmental determinism in the late nineteenth century.
4. D) places little importance on globalization.
5. E) is a synonym of geopolitics.

Answer:  C

Diff: 2      Type: MC      Page Ref: 396

Topic:  The development of political geography

Skill:  Applied

2) It is said that geographer Friedrich Ratzel employed the following kind of metaphors to describe the growth of the state:

1. A) biological
2. B) symbolic
3. C) parallel
4. D) organic
5. E) metaphysical

Answer:  A

Diff: 2      Type: MC      Page Ref: 396

Topic:  The development of political geography

Skill:  Recall

3) The geopolitics of Friedrich Ratzel

1. A) held that a state grows by absorbing larger units.
2. B) saw a definite relationship between power and territory.
3. C) was an attack on the Social Darwinism in fashion at the end of the nineteenth century.
4. D) was focused on the domestic policies of states, not their foreign policy.
5. E) cannot be associated with any form of determinism.

Answer:  B

Diff: 3      Type: MC      Page Ref: 396

Topic:  The development of political geography

Skill:  Applied

4) This term refers to the delimited area over which a state exercises control.

1. A) vital space
2. B) sovereignty
3. C) power area
4. D) territory
5. E) exclusive zone

Answer:  D

Diff: 1      Type: MC      Page Ref: 396

Topic:  The development of political geography

Skill:  Applied

5) The boundary between the United States and Canada is an example of

1. A) an exclusionary boundary.
2. B) a superimposed boundary.
3. C) a relict boundary.
4. D) an inclusionary boundary.
5. E) de facto boundary.

Answer:  D

Diff: 2      Type: MC      Page Ref: 399

Topic:  The development of political geography

Skill:  Applied

6) Which is an example of an implied boundary?

1. A) marking of city gang turf
2. B) the (former) Berlin Wall
3. C) stone walls in medieval Europe
4. D) China’s Great Wall
5. E) the boundary between North and South Korea

Answer:  A

Diff: 3      Type: MC      Page Ref: 398

Topic:  The development of political geography

Skill:  Applied

7) How many successor states to the former Yugoslavia are there?

1. A) 10
2. B) 8
3. C) 7
4. D) 5
5. E) 2

Answer:  C

Diff: 3      Type: MC      Page Ref: 397

Topic:  The development of political geography

Skill:  Recall

8) Territories delimited by formal boundaries are known as

1. A) de jure spaces.
2. B) surveyed spaces.
3. C) legal spaces.
4. D) de facto spaces.
5. E) bound spaces.

Answer:  A

Diff: 3      Type: MC      Page Ref: 402

Topic:  The development of political geography

Skill:  Applied

9) For political geographers, the concept generally considered most important and deserving of the most study is

1. A) the state.
2. B) the nation.
3. C) sovereignty.
4. D) democracy.
5. E) natural rights.

Answer:  A

Diff: 1      Type: MC      Page Ref: 403

Topic:  Geopolitics and the world order

Skill:  Applied

10) In ancient and medieval history, an individual’s loyalty was to

1. A) a person.
2. B) the state.
3. C) a territorial entity.
4. D) their social formation.
5. E) to no one in particular.

Answer:  A

Diff: 1      Type: MC      Page Ref: 404

Topic:  Geopolitics and the world order

Skill:  Recall