AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY UNIT #8 QUIZ
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Balance of Power - Answer-Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing
countries of alliances of countries
Boundary - Answer-Invisible line that marks the extent of a states territory
City-State - Answer-A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate area around it
Colonialism - Answer-Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its
political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory
Colony - Answer-A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than
completely independent
Compact State - Answer-A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary
does not vary significantly.
Elongated State - Answer-A state with a long narrow shape
Federal State - Answer-An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to
units of local government
Fragmented State - Answer-A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of
territory
Frontier - Answer-A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political
control.
Gerrymandering - Answer-Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose
of benefiting the party in power.
Imperialism - Answer-Control of territory already occupied and organized by and
indigenous group
Landlocked state - Answer-A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea
Microstate - Answer-A state that encompasses a very small land area
Perforated state - Answer-A state that completely surrounds another one
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Balance of Power - Answer-Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing
countries of alliances of countries
Boundary - Answer-Invisible line that marks the extent of a states territory
City-State - Answer-A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate area around it
Colonialism - Answer-Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its
political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory
Colony - Answer-A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than
completely independent
Compact State - Answer-A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary
does not vary significantly.
Elongated State - Answer-A state with a long narrow shape
Federal State - Answer-An internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to
units of local government
Fragmented State - Answer-A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of
territory
Frontier - Answer-A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political
control.
Gerrymandering - Answer-Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose
of benefiting the party in power.
Imperialism - Answer-Control of territory already occupied and organized by and
indigenous group
Landlocked state - Answer-A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea
Microstate - Answer-A state that encompasses a very small land area
Perforated state - Answer-A state that completely surrounds another one
