AP Human Geography › Political Organization of Space
Pakistan recently moved its capital from Karachi, in the South, to Islamabad in order to encourage growth in the country and in the region around Islamabad in particular. Islamabad is therefore a __________.
forward-thrust capital
satellite state
enclave
exclave
rezoned metropolis
A “forward-thrust capital” is a capital that is deliberately located, or relocated, to a specific region within a country. Islamabad in Pakistan and Brasilia in Brazil are the two most notable examples of “forward-thrust capitals."
According to Halford Mackinder’s Heartland Theory, a government that controls this region is likely to eventually dominate much of the world.
Central Eurasia
Western Europe
The Mediterranean
The Middle East
The Atlantic Ocean
According to the Heartland Theory, a government that controls Central Eurasia (much of Russia, some of Eastern Europe, and the Middle East) is likely to eventually dominate much of the world. Mackinder believed that this region was central to interaction between Europe and Asia and to the rest of the world. Most contemporary geographers disagreed with him.
Pakistan recently moved its capital from Karachi, in the South, to Islamabad in order to encourage growth in the country and in the region around Islamabad in particular. Islamabad is therefore a __________.
forward-thrust capital
satellite state
enclave
exclave
rezoned metropolis
A “forward-thrust capital” is a capital that is deliberately located, or relocated, to a specific region within a country. Islamabad in Pakistan and Brasilia in Brazil are the two most notable examples of “forward-thrust capitals."
The people of this ethnicity are rigidly divided between a communist North and a capitalist South?
Korean
Japanese
Russian
British
Egyptian
Korea is an ancient and long-lasting nation. Although for much of its history has been incorporated into various empires the Korean ethnicity remains fairly homogenous and culturally relevant. Since the end of the Korean War in 1953 the Korean nationality has been divided between a communist North Korea and a capitalist South Korea.
Antarctica is claimed by __________.
many different countries, none of whom have much legitimacy
only The United Kingdom, Norway, and Argentina
the United Nations, who administers it on behalf of the world
the World Heritage Organization, who wants to deter claims being made by competing nations
Russia, which has established bases all over the continent
Antarctica is not owned by any sovereign nation, but many different countries around the world have claimed all or part of the territory in their recent history. Some of the biggest claims have been made by Norway, Russia, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Argentina, but none of these claims are internationally respected or accepted.
The division or fragmentation of a larger state due to disputes amongst different ethnicities in its population is commonly referred to as __________.
balkanization
segregation
subjugation
colonization
revolution
Balkanization is a term used to describe the division or fragmentation of a larger state due to disputes amongst different ethnicities in its population. The term derives its name from the division of the Balkan peninsula in the nineteenth century.
According to Halford Mackinder’s Heartland Theory, a government that controls this region is likely to eventually dominate much of the world.
Central Eurasia
Western Europe
The Mediterranean
The Middle East
The Atlantic Ocean
According to the Heartland Theory, a government that controls Central Eurasia (much of Russia, some of Eastern Europe, and the Middle East) is likely to eventually dominate much of the world. Mackinder believed that this region was central to interaction between Europe and Asia and to the rest of the world. Most contemporary geographers disagreed with him.
The division or fragmentation of a larger state due to disputes amongst different ethnicities in its population is commonly referred to as __________.
balkanization
segregation
subjugation
colonization
revolution
Balkanization is a term used to describe the division or fragmentation of a larger state due to disputes amongst different ethnicities in its population. The term derives its name from the division of the Balkan peninsula in the nineteenth century.
Antarctica is claimed by __________.
many different countries, none of whom have much legitimacy
only The United Kingdom, Norway, and Argentina
the United Nations, who administers it on behalf of the world
the World Heritage Organization, who wants to deter claims being made by competing nations
Russia, which has established bases all over the continent
Antarctica is not owned by any sovereign nation, but many different countries around the world have claimed all or part of the territory in their recent history. Some of the biggest claims have been made by Norway, Russia, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Argentina, but none of these claims are internationally respected or accepted.
Pakistan recently moved its capital from Karachi, in the South, to Islamabad in order to encourage growth in the country and in the region around Islamabad in particular. Islamabad is therefore a __________.
forward-thrust capital
satellite state
enclave
exclave
rezoned metropolis
A “forward-thrust capital” is a capital that is deliberately located, or relocated, to a specific region within a country. Islamabad in Pakistan and Brasilia in Brazil are the two most notable examples of “forward-thrust capitals."