Barron's AP Human Geography
Chapter 4 Vocabulary Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Antecedent Boundaries -
correct answer ✅A boundary line established before an area is
populated.
Balkanization -
correct answer ✅The political process by which a state may break
up into smaller countries.
Buffer State -
correct answer ✅A small country between two large power
countries.
Centrifugal Forces -
correct answer ✅Forces that tend to divide a country.
Centripetal Forces -
correct answer ✅Forces that tend to unite a country.
Colonialism -
correct answer ✅The expansion and creation of an empire by
establishing areas as their own.
, Barron's AP Human Geography
Chapter 4 Vocabulary Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Commonwealth of Independent States -
correct answer ✅An alliance if states from the former Soviet Union
that have united because of their common economic and
administrative needs.
Compact State -
correct answer ✅A state that is roughly compact because it is a
circular shape.
Confederation -
correct answer ✅A form of an international organization that
brings several states together for a common purpose.
Democratization -
correct answer ✅The process of establishing representative and
accountable forms of government led by elected officials.
Devolution -
correct answer ✅The transfer of legal authority from a central
government to lower levels of political power.
Chapter 4 Vocabulary Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Antecedent Boundaries -
correct answer ✅A boundary line established before an area is
populated.
Balkanization -
correct answer ✅The political process by which a state may break
up into smaller countries.
Buffer State -
correct answer ✅A small country between two large power
countries.
Centrifugal Forces -
correct answer ✅Forces that tend to divide a country.
Centripetal Forces -
correct answer ✅Forces that tend to unite a country.
Colonialism -
correct answer ✅The expansion and creation of an empire by
establishing areas as their own.
, Barron's AP Human Geography
Chapter 4 Vocabulary Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Commonwealth of Independent States -
correct answer ✅An alliance if states from the former Soviet Union
that have united because of their common economic and
administrative needs.
Compact State -
correct answer ✅A state that is roughly compact because it is a
circular shape.
Confederation -
correct answer ✅A form of an international organization that
brings several states together for a common purpose.
Democratization -
correct answer ✅The process of establishing representative and
accountable forms of government led by elected officials.
Devolution -
correct answer ✅The transfer of legal authority from a central
government to lower levels of political power.
