AP Human Geography › Function of Boundaries
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.
The Great Wall of China is an example of which kind of boundary?
Relic boundary
Geometric boundary
Superimposed boundary
Antecedent boundary
Religious boundary
The Great Wall of China is an example of a relic boundary, or a nonfunctional boundary that still exists.
The boundary between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is an example of a(n) __________.
religious boundary
antecedent boundary
geometric boundary
superimposed boundary
relic boundary
The boundary between Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom) and the Republic of Ireland (an independent state) is an example of a religious boundary. The population of Northern Ireland is overwhelmingly Protestant, whereas the population of the Republic of Ireland is overwhelmingly Catholic. The proximity of these two religious groups, and the involvement of the English government, has led to a great deal of “trouble” in the past century.
In which kind of state is the capital located in the center?
Compact
Prorupted
Elongated
Perforated
Fragmented
Compact states feature their capitals in the center. No other type of state shape has a set capital location. Prorupted states are states wherein a piece of the state is projected. Elongated states are long and narrow. Perforated states feature a state fully enclosed inside another state's territory. Fragmented states have two or more pieces to them.
The key difference that led to the partition of India and Pakistan was that __________.
India was predominantly Hindu, while Pakistan was predominantly Muslim.
India was predominantly Muslim, while Pakistan was predominantly Hindu.
India was predominantly English-speaking, while Pakistan was predominantly Urdu-speaking.
India was a former British colony, while Pakistan was never under colonial rule.
India was allied with capitalist nations, while Pakistan was allied with communist nations.
India and Pakistan were both part of the British Raj, which encompassed modern day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Sikkim. In 1947, Britain granted self-rule to its former dominions in Southeast Asia, and it was believed that most of the former Raj would become one country, known as India. However, Muslim leaders in the country wanted a Muslim country, creating East and West Pakistan. In 1972, West Pakistan became the independent nation of Bangladesh.