Exam

Question 1

According to Collins dictionary what is political geography?

Answer 1

the branch of human geography that deals with the relationship between political processes and spatial structures

Question 2

How does Clover (1999) describe Geopolitics?

Answer 2

Few modern ideologies are as all encompassing and romantically obscure

Question 3

Who first developed political geography?

Answer 3

Rudolf Kjellen (1899)

Question 4

What does politics mean in latin?

Answer 4

Of the State

Question 5

How is political geography studied?

Answer 5

Over time and space

Question 6

What does political geography consist of?

Answer 6

States, Territory, Nations, Borders, Political system, War and peace

Question 7

How did political geography develop around WW2?

Answer 7

Many new ideas and systems designed to reimagine countries

Question 8

How many countries were there in 1900 and 1950?

Answer 8

55

100

Question 9

How was most of the world divided in the early 20th century?

Answer 9

Between colonial powers

Question 10

How many european countries occupied Africa in the 1920’s?

Answer 10

7

Question 11

How does a nation become a country?

Answer 11

Internal and external recognition

Question 12

How did territoriality develop?

Answer 12

Alongside advancements in techology

Question 13

What did Jackson, 1990 say about countries?

Answer 13

Colonial countries felt that they were entitled to independence

Question 14

How many countries are there today?

Answer 14

196

Question 15

Who invented the idea of a Quasi state?

Answer 15

Jackson 1980’s

Question 16

What is juridical statehood?

Answer 16

recognition by sovereign states and the rights to enter in to relations with these states

Question 17

What is empirical statehood?

Answer 17

The power for a state to provide protection and regulation of its citizens

Question 18

What minority group inhabit south Ossetia?

Answer 18

Ossetians

Question 19

Which main state do most Ossetians live in?

Answer 19

North Ossetia in russia

Question 20

When was the 5 day Georgian-Russian war over Ossetia?

Answer 20

2008

Question 21

How many people live in South Ossetia?

Answer 21

53,000

Question 22

Who have sovereign control of South Ossetia?

Answer 22

Russia (O’Tauthail)

Question 23

What was South Ossetia before part of Georgia?

Answer 23

Autonomous Oblast (SOAO)

Question 24

What is the difference between South Ossetia and Andorra?

Answer 24

Andorra is smaller in size but larger in population (about 8x smaller)

Question 25

Which Russian President first backed South Ossetia?

Answer 25

Dmitry Medvedev

Question 26

Who recognises South Ossetia?

Answer 26

Nauru, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Russia

Question 27

Who Controlled Palestine in the late 19th century?

Answer 27

The Ottomans

Question 28

What is the incorrect belief that Palestine and Isreal are fighting between?

Answer 28

Religious, theological power (Its more about land)

Question 29

Who described the over Palestine as competing Nationalism?

Answer 29

James Gelvin

Question 30

When was the Height of Nationalism in the 20th century?

Answer 30

1920's, many countires wanted indepencdence

Question 31

What was the concept of Jewish Nationalism known as?

Answer 31

Zionism

Question 32

How much did the Jewish Population of Palestine increase by between 1920 and 1939?

Answer 32

320,000

Question 33

Why did the first UN plan for a divided Palestinian and Isreal fail?

Answer 33

Poorly designed and developed borders

Question 34

What is one of the main Palestinian opposition groups?

Answer 34

Hamas

Question 35

What treaty aimed to give Palestine to the UK in 1917?

Answer 35

The Balfour agreement

Question 36

What is a refugee?

Answer 36

Someone voluntarily or forcibly removed from their homeland

Question 37

According to Collyer, what is the cause for prevetning migrants from crossing europe?

Answer 37

Political based, each country wants to please its voters

Question 38

Why can migration camps be another centre of violence?

Answer 38

All cultures are forced together (Davies and Isakjee)

Question 39

In 2015 how many people occupied the Calais Jungle refugee camp

Answer 39

3000, Davies and Isakjee

Question 40

What do refugee camps strengthen?

Answer 40

Hatred and resentment against the west, (Davies and Isakjee)

Question 41

What did Habermas (1988) say about migration?

Answer 41

Its a Crisis of Capatalism

Question 42

Which Mediterranean island become a centre for Tunisian refugees?

Answer 42

Lampedusa

Question 43

Why did the migrants claim they had the right to move?

Answer 43

They were humans and they can choose where they live

Question 44

Why did the residents oppose the migrants?

Answer 44

They were discouraging tourists spending money on the island

Question 45

What did Marine Le Penne say about the Lampedusa invasion?

Answer 45

Their boat is sinking, we have to stop them getting on our boat or we both will sink

Question 46

What did the residents of Lampedua do to prevent tourists from arriving?

Answer 46

They blockaded the dock and pushed the boat away

Question 47

What did Posen (2013) say about nationalism?

Answer 47

It works alongside or with violence

Question 48

How many people live in the Zaatari Refugee camp?

Answer 48

78,000