Unit 4 Terms

Question 1

State

Answer 1

A political unit with a permanent population, sovereign territory, and effective government and working economy

Question 2

Multinational state

Answer 2

A state containing more that one nation

Question 3

Nation

Answer 3

A group of people with shared cultural heritage and beliefs, loyalty, a distinct homeland, and the ability or desire to form their own sovereign state

Question 4

Sovereignty

Answer 4

Independence

Question 5

Colonialism

Answer 5

The practice of 1 nation assuming the control over another nation

Question 6

Imperialism

Answer 6

Policy of extending a country’s power through force

Question 7

Evolution

Answer 7

Development over time

Question 8

Territoriality

Answer 8

The connection of people, their culture, and their economic systems to where they live

Question 9

Neocolonialism

Answer 9

Control over developing countries exerted indirectly

Question 10

Shatterbelt

Answer 10

Unstable regions caused by being located between two very different regions

Question 11

Delimited Boundary

Answer 11

Lines that are drawn on a map to represent the limits of a territory or political entity

Question 12

Demarcated boundaries

Answer 12

Clearly defined lines that separate different political entities

Question 13

Maritime boundaries

Answer 13

Division of water surface into maritime areas that are defined through surrounding physical geography

Question 14

International waters

Answer 14

The areas of sea that are not under any country

Question 15

Exclusive economic zone

Answer 15

Allow coastal nations to control fishing rights and manage marine resources

Question 16

Redistricting

Answer 16

The process of redrawing the boundaries of electoral districts to reflect changes in population and ensure fair representation

Question 17

Gerrymandering

Answer 17

Manipulating electoral districts boundaries to favor a particular party

Question 18

Unitary state

Answer 18

A state where laws are administered uniformly by one central government

Question 19

Federal state

Answer 19

Sovereignty over the entire state is divided between a central/federal government and the local governments

Question 20

Ethnic cleansing

Answer 20

Systematic removal of an ethnic group from a particular territory

Question 21

Ethnic separatism

Answer 21

An ethnic nation breaking away/attempting to break away from a state, form its own state, or move to a different state

Question 22

Terrorism

Answer 22

Use of violence to intimidate a population/government

Question 23

Irredentism

Answer 23

Land claim due to its historical significance or connection to a group

Question 24

Supranational organization

Answer 24

3 or more countries form an alliance for culture, economics, or military

Question 25

Supranational organization

Answer 25

3 or more countries form an alliance for culture, economics, or military

Question 26

Transnational corporation

Answer 26

A company that conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries

Question 27

Ethonationalism

Answer 27

A form of nationalism in which the ‘nation’ is defined in terms of ethnicity

Question 28

Centripetal

Answer 28

Factors that bring people together

Question 29

Centrifugal

Answer 29

Factors that push people away from

Question 30

Failed state

Answer 30

A state that failed to provide basic conditions

Question 31

Nation-State

Answer 31

A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity

Question 32

Stateless nation

Answer 32

A national of people without a state it considers home

Question 33

Multistate nation

Answer 33

A nation living in more than one state

Question 34

Autonomous region

Answer 34

An area in a country that has a degree of self governance

Question 35

Berlin Confrence 1884

Answer 35

Intention of dividing up Africa among various European imperial powers

Question 36

Decolonization

Answer 36

Breaking free from colonial powers to establish sovereign nations

Question 37

Genocide

Answer 37

Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group

Question 38

Cold War

Answer 38

A period of economic, political, and military tension between the US and Soviet Union from 1945-1991

Question 39

Satellite State

Answer 39

A country that is normally independent but is under the influence or control of another much larger nation