Human Geography Ch. 8 Flashcards
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Characteristics of a State
- Area organized into a political unit
- Ruled by an established government (has control over its internal and foreign affairs)
- Occupies defined territory on Earth’s surface
- Contains a permanent population
50 U.S. States = _________ ___________
local governments
A state having control over its internal affairs without interference from other states
Sovereignty
Most important global organization
The United Nations (UN)
How many countries are a part of the United Nations?
193
How many governments does Korea have?
2
Which Korea has widespread poverty?
North Korea
Which Korea is a free marker?
South Korea
Has defined waters extending various distances from the coastlines of states
The Law of the Sea
How many countries signed the Law of the Sea?
167
Where are disputes for the Law of the Sea taken?
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea or International Court of Justice
Sovereign state that comprises a town and surrounding countryside
City-State
First states to develop city-states
Mesopotamia
What is the most important criteria used to create new states for European States?
Language
A large group of people united by common cultural characteristics (language, ethnicity, shared history)
Nation
The right of ethnic groups to govern themselves within sovereign states
Self-determination
A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular nation
Nation-state
What are nation-states like in Europe?
Boundaries follow closely to leading ethnic groups
Contains more than one nation
Multination states
What kind of nation was the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991?
Multination State
What is currently the world’s largest multinational state?
Russia
Territory legally tied to a sovereign state rather than being completely independent
Colonies
Effort by one country to establish settlements in a territory
Colonialism
Colonialism imposes its ________, ________, and _________ principles on that territory
political, economic, cultural
