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|1. |At the global scale, political geographers study the spatial manifestations of political processes expressed in the organization|
| |of territories with permanent population, defined territory and a government. These spatial units are called |
|A) |countries. |
|B) |states. |
|C) |nations.
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|2. |The present number of countries and territories in the world is around |
|A) |400. |
|B) |350. |
|C) |300.
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|5. |The Peace of Westphalia is the seminal moment in the emergence of the European state. This marked the end of |
|A) |WW I. |
|B) |the Thirty Years War. |
|C) |the Napoleonic Wars. |
|D) |the War of the Roses. |

|6. |The promotion of the acquisition of wealth through plunder, colonization, and the protection of home industries and foreign |
| |markets during Europe's rebirth was called |
|A) |imperialism.


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