Human Geography 1st Edition by Jon Malinowski – Test Bank

Chapter 11

Geography of Governance and Representation

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most businesses and governments subdivide administrative territory into
   A.manageable political subunits.
   B. countries or states.
   C. mall sales regions.
   D. club fields.

Bloom’s Level: Understand
Section: 11A
Topic: Political Geography
Type: Multiple Choice

2. Toyota has many sub-regional offices and centers in
   A.North America.
   B. Australia.
   C. Africa.
   D. Central America.

Bloom’s Level: Evaluate
Figure: 11A.01
Section: 11A
Topic: Political Geography
Type: Multiple Choice

3. Reasons for sub-dividing territory into administrative regions are
   A.health, welfare, and healthcare access.
   B. food, drink, and service provision regions.
   C. efficiency, flexibility and degrees of responsiveness.
   D. design, printing, and publishing processes.

Bloom’s Level: Remember
Section: 11A
Topic: Political Geography
Type: Multiple Choice

4. Catholic Diocese boundaries in Ireland
   A.are based much on regions designated during the Roman Empire.
   B. are similar to Latter-day Saint stake and congregational regions.
   C. are taken from food provision regions like those of McDonalds restaurants.
   D. none of the above.

Bloom’s Level: Understand
Figure: 11A.02
Section: 11A
Topic: Political Geography
Type: Multiple Choice

5. In Northern Ireland Catholic diocesan boundaries
   A.coincide perfectly with the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
   B. cross the boundary between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
   C. match the routes of modern highways and railroads.
   D. are gradually disappearing.

Bloom’s Level: Evaluate
Figure: 11A.02
Section: 11A
Topic: Political Geography
Type: Multiple Choice

6. The political economy of a state represents
   A.the health, welfare, and government control of health care.
   B. the provision of food through agriculture, groceries, and restaurants.
   C. the relations between the state, state members, and economic activities there.
   D. none of the above.

Bloom’s Level: Remember
Section: 11B
Topic: Political Geography
Type: Multiple Choice

7. Common roles many states take on might be
   A.cultural regulation of language and religion.
   B. health, education, and business regulation.
   C. the administration of the scientific endeavor.
   D. astrology and numerology for forecasting future conditions.

Bloom’s Level: Understand
Section: 11B
Topic: Political Geography
Type: Multiple Choice

8. Ports, which are sites of regional, national, and global commerce, are normally operated
   A.privately.
   B. by tribal chieftains.
   C. only in communist or command societies.
   D. by governmental authorities.

Bloom’s Level: Evaluate
Figure: 11B.05
Section: 11B
Topic: Political Geography
Type: Multiple Choice

9. The theory of the state that says that the state derives from servicing the needs of all members and groups within is called
   A.the Marxist state theory.
   B. the Pluralist state theory.
   C. the Monarchical state theory.
   D. the state theory of the Economic Man.

Bloom’s Level: Analyze
Section: 11C
Topic: Political Geography
Type: Multiple Choice

10. Autocratic states
    A.focus a majority of their energies on developing agriculture.
    B. focus their operations on reducing the threat of worker revolution.
    C. are lead mainly by single individuals or small cliques.
    D. mainly produce one commodity like oil or bananas.

Bloom’s Level: Analyze
Section: 11C
Topic: Political Geography
Type: Multiple Choice