human geo chptr 3 Flashcards
(27 cards)
what is sovereignty
a states right to enforce final authority over its own social, political and economic matters
operational disputes/allocational disputes
operational: disagreements on how borders are operated
allocational:dissagreement on the boarders boundrys
define demography
the study of the populations characteristics (race, age sex, ethnicity)
population geography
populational characteristics and why they appear / are apparent
define; nation, nation state and nationalism
nation: culturally defined, few in agreeance on meaning
nation state: pollitically organized area in which nation and state occupy the same space
nationalism: ideology/political practice affirms all nations need their own sovereign government and territory
what are examples of centripetal forces
culture, economy, politics and religion
what is imperialism
state authority of the political/ economical lives of other territories
define colonialism
control by one power over dependent area of people
define devolution
movment of power from central government to regional government within state
define supernational organizations and some examples
5 or more states assiociated w administtrative structure for mutual benefits
europian union, CUSMA,CIS,CETA
heartland theaory
asserting that any political power based in the heart of Eurasia could gain sufficient strength to eventually dominate the world
what is geopolitics
politics influenced by geography
tradewars and their influence
disagrements on trade conditions , affect our pricing and structure of goods
define a state
a politically organized territory with a permanent population, a defined territory, and a government
wht is critical geopolitics
the process by which geopoliticians construct ideas about places, which in turn, influence and reinforce their political behaviours and policies
facts about boundrys
can be contested
typiclly marked by physical means
can either permit or attempt to stop crosssings
geometic boundrys
boundrys definf by land (mountans, rivers, geometric markings)
how is space organized into states and nations?
boundys, natrually orcouring or put into place, steps include democrating ( putting up phyisical markers) and administrative ( discusing how boarders will be maintained)
multination state
a state with more than one nation inside its borders; applies to early every state in the world
multistate nation
a nation that stretches across borders and across states
stateless nation
a nation that does not have a state; arises from the lack of fit between nations and states
coloninal mandate system
system to assess the possibilities for independence of colonies and ensure that it happens in an orderly fashion
centrepiedal vrs centrefugal
forces that unnify and forces that divide
unitary state government
centralized and exercises power equally over all parts of the state
