4.8 Defining Devolutiobary Factors + Challenges To Soverignty

Question 1

List the reasons of the devolution of states

Answer 1

Physical geography
Ethnic separatism
Ethnic cleansing
Terrorism
Economic or social problems
Irredentism

Question 2

Physical geography that leads to devolution and example

Answer 2

Regions that are separated from central states due to mountain ranges, water, deserts. Also distance decay

EX:
Kashmir
Mountains separate the region from India

Question 3

Ethnic separatism that leads to devolution and example

Answer 3

A particular ethnicity in a multinational state. The majority is dominant and results in mistreatment of the minority

Tibetans in china (leader has been exiled

Question 4

Ethnic cleansing that leads to devolution and example

Answer 4

State governments attack an ethnic group to eliminate a different ethnic group

Uyghurs I’m china have turned to violent acts

Question 5

Terrorism that leads to devolution and example

Answer 5

Organized violence aimed at governments or civilians

Palestinians in Israel or basques in Spain

Question 6

Economic or social problems that leads to devolution and example

Answer 6

Uneven development of economic productivity
Problems with finding

Scotland in the UK, makes oil and could make a lot more money if it was an independent state

Question 7

Irredentism that leads to devolution and example

Answer 7

A majority ethnic group wants to claim territory of a neighboring state due to shared culture with people residing across the border
Reunification of multi-state nations

Russians in Ukraine

Question 8

What is the importance of space-Time compressions

Answer 8

Very important in devolutionary forces

Autocratic countries become more aware and cause independence movements

Question 9

Why do countries join together to cooperate economically?

Answer 9

Achieving economies of sale

Common set up regulations
Trade more freely
Easier to manufacture and produce resources

Question 10

Why do countries join together to cooperate militarily

Answer 10

To protect themselves and their Allie’s
Less likely to be attracted

Question 11

Why do countries join together to cooperate environmentally

Answer 11

Environmental issues transcend international boundaries
Protect animal species
Air quality

Question 12

Failed state

Answer 12

Government is no longer in control because of a failed system

Question 13

Reasons state fail

Answer 13

Corruption, internal rebellion, democratic collapse, religious and ethnic conflicts

Question 14

Uneven development

Answer 14

Global scale

Core states have developed faster than peripheral states

Question 15

Main centripetal forces

Answer 15

Nationalism, ethnonationalism, infrastructure, cultural cohesion

Question 16

Infrastructure development

Answer 16

High cost developments like highways that unite people together

Question 17

Cultural cohesion

Answer 17

Cultural unity that occurs when the members of a society are United

Question 18

Iconography

Answer 18

Set of traditional symbol forms associated with the country and its citizens

Royals and flags

Question 19

Allegiance

Answer 19

Loyalty or commitment to a country

Question 20

Equitable infrastructure

Answer 20

The construction and improvement of foundational services such as access to energy resources throughout the country