Unit 4 MCQ Prep Flashcards
(24 cards)
What is sovereignty
Supreme power/authority
Centripetal forces
Forces that pull a country together
Centrifugal forces
Forces that push a country away from each other
Devolution
the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level
Territoriality
nonverbal communication that refers to how people use space
Shatterbelts
a region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces
Superimposed boundary
a boundary that has been imposed on an area by an outside or conquering power
Subsequent boundary
A boundary established after settlement
Antecedent Boundaries
borders drawn before an area is well-populated or developed
Geometric boundaries
formed by straight lines regardless of physical features
Consequent Boundaries
drawn in order to separate groups based on ethnic, linguistic, religious, or economic difference
Defined boundaries
established by a legal document.
Delimited boundaries
a line drawn that shows the limits of the government’s jurisdiction
Demarcated boundaries
is identified by physical markers or barriers
gerrymandering
Redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power
autocracy
run according to the interests of the ruler rather than the people
anocracy
not fully democratic or fully autocratic but displays a mix of the two types
Compact state
is efficient
elongated states
have potential isolation
Prorupted State
disrupted
perforated state
State that completely surrounds another state
Fragmented States
Scattered islands (problematic)
Factors that lead to devolution
Physical geography, ethnic separation, ethic cleansing (forced removal), terrorism, economic and social problems
Irredentism
a movement to unite people
