Lesson 2.2.4.2

2.2.4.2 What are the contemporary challenges to sovereign state authority? Quiz: OCR Geography, Unit 4

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The 20 questions

  1. What term describes moral principles and customary behaviours that guide sovereign state conduct?

    • Interventions
    • Norms
    • Treaties
    • Laws

  2. Which organisation type surrenders some national sovereignty to collective decision-making bodies?

    • Transnational corporation
    • Supranational institution
    • Paramilitary force
    • Non-governmental organisation

  3. What is the primary economic entity that can challenge state sovereignty through global capital flows?

    • Regional council
    • Trade union
    • Ethnic group
    • Transnational corporation

  4. What term describes direct military or humanitarian action taken by states in another state's territory?

    • Intervention
    • Supranationalism
    • Sovereignty
    • Geopolitics

  5. What term refers to the global balance of international political power and geographical relations?

    • Geopolitics
    • Supranationalism
    • Territorial integrity
    • Globalization

  6. Which challenge to state sovereignty arises when a specific group seeks political self-determination within borders?

    • Economic autarky
    • Ethnic dominance
    • Environmental decay
    • Corporate lobbying

  7. What concept asserts that a state has exclusive authority over its defined geographic territory?

    • Global governance
    • Geopolitics
    • Territorial integrity
    • Supranationalism

  8. What short-term effect does global governance often provide during active sovereign territorial conflicts?

    • Border elimination
    • Regime change
    • Economic autarky
    • Humanitarian aid

  9. A trade bloc enforces economic laws overriding member states' national laws. What is this process called?

    • Erosion of sovereignty
    • Territorial integrity
    • Military intervention
    • Ethnic dominance

  10. A foreign firm shifts manufacturing abroad to bypass a country's tax rules. What challenged the state?

    • UN Security Council
    • Supranational institution
    • Transnational corporation
    • Ethnic minority

  11. An ethnic minority demands independence, establishing its own governance. What is primarily being challenged?

    • International law
    • Sovereign authority
    • Economic autarky
    • Global trade

  12. UN peacekeepers deploy to enforce a cease-fire line. What form of global action is this?

    • Economic sanction
    • Corporate regulation
    • Military intervention
    • Norm establishment

  13. Disputed colonial-era borders cause border clashes between two neighbouring countries. What issue causes this conflict?

    • Political boundaries
    • Corporate mobility
    • Trading blocs
    • Humanitarian aid

  14. A global body places economic restrictions on a state violating human rights. What mechanism is used?

    • Ethnic dominance
    • International sanction
    • Corporate lobbying
    • Territorial annexation

  15. A state alters its constitution after long-term UN peacebuilding operations. What type of effect is this?

    • Long-term political change
    • Short-term relief
    • Immediate ceasefire
    • Temporary aid

  16. A state joins the European Union and adopts its single market laws. Which factor reduces state power?

    • Regional trading bloc
    • Ethnic minority
    • Unilateral sanctions
    • Transnational corporation

  17. Why do contested political boundaries created during colonial rule frequently cause sovereign instability?

    • Divided ethnic populations
    • Excessive corporate tax
    • Over-regulated trade
    • Scarce natural resources

  18. How can global flows of technology challenge an oppressive government's internal sovereign control?

    • Bypassing state censorship
    • Enforcing tax collection
    • Increasing border checks
    • Strengthening state media

  19. What is a major long-term consequence for places receiving sustained global governance intervention?

    • Permanent military occupation
    • Instant economic dominance
    • Total border loss
    • Institutional regime change

  20. Which scenario best illustrates a threat to territorial integrity rather than state sovereignty alone?

    • Adopting international norms
    • Annexation of land
    • Signing trade treaties
    • Corporate tax avoidance

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