Political Geography

Question 1

What makes a State?

Answer 1

1. settled population
2. defined territory recognized by other states
3. organized into a political unit / a government
4. recognition from other states

Question 2

*Sovereignty

Answer 2

Independence from control of internal affairs from outside states.

Question 3

Giants States

Answer 3

Russia
Canada
US
China
Brazil
Australia

Question 4

Microstates

Answer 4

Tend to be wealthy
. Ex. Andora, Monaco, Vatican

Question 5

*Multi-state Nation

Answer 5

People with a shared culture and spread over several states. Ex. Korea, Ireland

Question 6

*Centripetal Forces

Answer 6

Bind together people of a state and gave it strength.
1. Political: Federal holidays
2. Economic: infrastructure development.
3. Cultural: religion,sports.

Question 7

*Centrifugal Forces

Answer 7

Are things that divide or tear a state apart.
1. Political: armed conflicts
2. Economic: uneven development.
3. Cultural: ethnic movements.
4. Physical Geography: Isolation barriers.

Question 8

*Nation-State

Answer 8

Territory is occupied by one ethnicity. Ex: Japan, Slovenia

Question 9

Nation

Answer 9

Group of people w/ a shared identify.

Question 10

Self-Determination

Answer 10

concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves.

Question 11

*Multi-ethnic state

Answer 11

more than one ethnicity.
Ex;USA

Question 12

*Multi-national state

Answer 12

more than one ethnicity with a desire for self-determination. Ex; Russia, UK

Question 13

Semi Autonomous region

Answer 13

an area within a state w/ a government + limited power.

Question 14

*Stateless Nation

Answer 14

ethnic group or nation without its own state, no majority in any nation. Ex;Kurdistan, Palentine

Question 15

*Balkanization

Answer 15

Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities and becomes Balkanized.

Question 16

Colonialism

Answer 16

Effort by one country establish settlements and imposed political, economic, and cultural principles.

Question 17

Democracy

Answer 17

Citizens elect leaders.

Question 18

Autocracy

Answer 18

government run according to the interests of ruler, not the people.

Question 19

Anocracy

Answer 19

not fully democratic or autocratic.

Question 20

*Unitary State

Answer 20

power in central/national government. Ex;France, Kenya, China

Question 21

*Federal State

Answer 21

power shared between the central and local government. Ex; USA, Russia, Canada.

Question 22

Relic Boundary

Answer 22

A boundary line that is marked by some cultural landscape feature. For example, a fence, The great wall of china.

Question 23

*Antecedent Boundary

Answer 23

Established before the area in question is well populated. For example, the border between Malaysia and Indonesia was negotiated between English and Dutch settlers.

Question 24

*Superimposed Boundary

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A line placed over and ignores an existing cultural pattern. Forced apart. For example, the boundaries in Africa negotiated by European powers at the Berlin Conference.

Question 25

*Subsequent Boundary

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Established after an area has been settled and that reflects the cultural characteristics of the bounded area. For example, the boundary between China and Vietnam is based on cultural differences.

Question 26

*Consequent Boundary

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Boundaries that coincide with some cultural divide, like religion or language. For example, the boundaries between India and Pakistan were drawn based on religious differences.

Question 27

*Geometric Boundary

Answer 27

-A straight line or arc; also known as an artificial boundary. For example, a line of latitude between the US and Canada.

Question 28

Peacekeeping missions

Answer 28

Individual nations supply troops. Sub-Saharan Africa, eastern europe .

Question 29

What does NATO stand for?

Answer 29

North Atlantic treaty organization

Question 30

Warsaw Pact

Answer 30

Eastern Communist countries.

Question 31

*Shatterbelt

Answer 31

A region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals.

Question 32

*European Union

Answer 32

Formed in 1958 by Belgium, france, italy, netherlands, west Germany.

Question 33

*Brexit

Answer 33

Uk votes to leave the EU

Question 34

OPEC

Answer 34

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. LDC’s. Made to control the price of oil.

Question 35

Chokepoint

Answer 35

Narrow passageway that restricts traffic to another region.

Question 36

Territoriality

Answer 36

When groups or individuals claim power over an area of land; its people and resources.

Question 37

*Irredentism

Answer 37

territorial claim based on a national, ethnic or historical basis.

Question 37

Zionism

Answer 37

National movement for Jewish settlement of Palestine.

Question 37

*Supranationalism

Answer 37

3 or more country’s forming an organization. EX: UN, NATO, EU.

Question 38

*Gerrymandering

Answer 38

process of redrawing legislative boundaries for purpose of benefiting the part in power.

Question 39

*Devolution

Answer 39

transfer of power from a national government to regional governments.

Question 40

*Terrorism

Answer 40

Violence used to intimate a population.

Question 41

*Berlin Conference

Answer 41

Contributing factor to many civil wars. Divided many powers.

Question 42

Landlocked state

Answer 42

A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea

Question 43

Redistricting

Answer 43

redrawing districts based on the number of reapportionment