Political Geographics Flashcards
(23 cards)
What is a city-state
A city that is surrounding territory, forms an independent state 
What is a city?
a large town
state/provice
A nation or territory, considered as an organized political community under one government 
what is a country?
A nation, with its own government occupying a particular territory 
What is a stateless nation?
An ethnic group or nation that does not possess its own sovereign state
Annexation?
The action of annexing something , especially territory
2 ex: of Annexation throughout history?
Military conquest and control like nazi germany
What is a democracy government
A system of government by the whole population, or all the eligible members of a state typically through elected representatives
what is Republic government?
A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
What is a theocracy government?
A system of government, in which priest rule, in the name of God, or a god
what is autocracy, dictatorship/authoritarian
A dictatorship is an autocratic form of government, which is characterized by a leader, or a group of leaders who hold governmental powers with you to no limitations example North Korea
what is a oligarchy government?
Oligarchy is a conceptual form of power structure in which power rest in a small group of people
Example China
 what is a supreme national organization
A multinational union or association in which member country seed authority and sovereignty on at least some internal matters to the group
what is the USMCA?
US Mexico, Canada agreement will support, mutual beneficial trade leading to free markets, fair trade and robust economic growth in North America
what is EU?
Ames of the European Union within its borders are promote peace, its values and the well-being of its citizen of freedom and security
what is UN?
United Nations is an internal organization founded in 1945 after the second World War™ by 51 countries committed to maintaining peace and security 
what is NATO?
Natos’s purpose is to guarantee freedom and security of its members through political and military means 
what is the difference between patriotism and nationalism?
patriotism refers to devotion to a particular place, and involves social conditioning and personal opinions, nationalism involves national identity, and a superior feeling towards one’s own nation 
how can nationalism impact decision making and policy development within a country?
Nationalism can unify diverse societies, but when taking to extremes, it can also feel violence, division, and global disorder
what is sovereignty in your own words?
The authority of a state to govern itself or another state
advantages of supernationalism
Policy crimes that extend beyond national border security under the opposite of Annette international military organizations, trade relationships, and economic welfare
disadvantages of supernationalism
Loss of sovereignty, independence and national identity loss of national power and favor of even bigger government increase pop competition causes loss and some domestic industries loss of border control increases smuggling,uniform laws don’t count for cultural differences
given an example of colonism
This may include the arrival of settlers from the colonizing country, but not necessary. For example, the eastern seaboard of North America was colonized by England central America, was colonized by Spain, and Siberia was colonized by Russia. These are all examples of colon ism.
