Human Geo · Unit 4 · Paper 3

Political Patterns & Processes unit test

A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.

Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3

Each paper is built from this unit’s 16 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 4, Paper 3” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.

Suggested time 34 min 31 points0/17 attempted

Unitary vs federal states

Antecedent, subsequent, superimposed and relict boundaries

Gerrymandering

State, nation and nation-state

Sovereignty

Colonial legacy of boundaries

Centripetal and centrifugal forces

Stateless nation and multinational state

Choke point

Enclave and exclave

Supranational organization

Devolution

Short answer 1. Define or explain: Boundary types

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Shatterbelt

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: Balkanization

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Territoriality

3 pts

Free response

7 pts

NO STIMULUS. The European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are supranational organizations composed of independent member states.

A. Define the concept of an independent state.

B. Describe one purpose of supranational organizations.

C. Describe one global outcome of an increase in international trade.

D. Explain how deindustrialization has affected the economy of core countries.

E. Explain why international boundaries on land or at sea may lead to disputes over resources.

F. Explain how supranational organizations such as the EU or ASEAN may challenge the sovereignty of member states.

G. Explain how advances in communication technologies may affect state sovereignty.