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analyze the human and physical factors that influence the power to control territory and resources, create conflict/war, and impact international political relations of sovereign nations such as China, the United States, Japan, and Russia and organized nation groups such as the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU).

Which of the following physical factors historically influenced the power of the United States to control territory in North America?

A The border between the US and Canada is one of the longest in the world.

B The Rocky Mountains form a natural barrier protecting the United States from invasion.

C The United States is isolated from most other nations by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

D Travel from the east coast to the west coast of the United States is easy because of the Great Plains.

It is . . . undeniable that no settlement can be just and complete if recognition is not accorded to the right of the Arab refugee to return to the home from which he has been dislodged by the hazards and strategy of the armed conflict between Arabs and Jews in Palestine.

—Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine, 1948

What was one reason for the conflict referred to in this report?

A Different groups had competing claims over land in the region.

B The International Criminal Court issued warrants for suspected war criminals living in the region.

C Ethnic groups competed for control of the region’s natural resources.

D The United Nations imposed immigration reforms in some countries in the region.

What is the main purpose of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

A It provides economic assistance to member countries through loans.

B It controls the global distribution of a natural resource.

C It offers military support to threatened member countries.

D It stores reserves of a natural resource.

In the relationship between imperialism and colonialism, which of the following is not true?

A. Imperialism generally precedes colonialism

B. Imperialism ends with independence

C. Colonialism ends with independence

D. Colonialism is a form of imperialism

Which resource has most contributed to China’s role as an important world power, influencing international relations in the twenty-first century?

A Vast petroleum reserves

B The world’s largest population

C The world’s leading universities

D Advanced weapons systems

When the Communists took over mainland China, the nationalist government fled to ___ . Today, China still considers this independent nation to be part of China.

A Taiwan

B North Korea

C Japan

D Mongolia

The European Union (EU) was created mainly to -

A build a strong military

B promote economic growth

C prevent persecution

D protect environmental interests

Between 2004 and 2007, many Eastern European countries joined the EU. The created some problems because these countries were -

A former communist nations with little democratic experience.

B far more open to change than existing EU member nations.

C mainly Muslim nations with different outlooks on human rights.

D a lot more wealthy than nations in Western Europe.

Which of the following physical factors historically influenced the power of Russia to control territory from Eastern Europe to the Pacific in northern Asia?

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A The border between Russia and the rest of Asia is very long

B The Ural mountains have historically protected Russia from invasion

C The large size of Russia has historically made it very hard to conquer

D Travel from Moscow to Vladivostok is made easy by the Siberian region of Russia

What is the main purpose of the Warsaw Pact?

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A It was a trade organization designed to increase the economies of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.

B A military alliance of communist states in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union to oppose NATO

C A plan between United States and the Soviet Union to “denuclearize” or limit atomic weapons

D A state owned petroleum company in the Soviet Union that produced oil in Siberia

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the nations of which region below were most likely to experience more freedom and independence from Russian influence?

A the nations of the Balkan peninsula

B the nations of Eastern Europe

C the nations of East Asia

D the nations of the Caribbean