Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Independent _____ are the primary building blocks of the world political _____:
States; map
-Defined territory with borders
-Permanent population
-Government
-Sovereignty
-Recognition from other states
A State
A group of people with a common identity through shared cultural traits such as language, religion, ethnicity, and heritage:
A Nation
When the borders of the nation match the borders of the state - a state with (ideally) only one nation within it:
A Nation-State
Nations of people without a state to occupy:
Stateless Nation
Consists of a nation of people that live in more than one state:
Multistate Nation
A country with various ethnicities and cultures within its borders:
Multinational State
A location within a state that is given authority to govern independently from the national government:
Autonomous or Semi Autonomous Region
A state’s authority to control its territory and govern itself:
Sovereignty
The right of all people to govern themselves; oftentimes may result in independence movements/devolution:
Self-Determination
Power is shifted from the central government or administration to regional authorities which are usually reflective of nations:
Devolution
European powers gathered to divide up the continent of Africa and establish borders. Europeans drew political boundaries for their own benefit without regard to tribal cultures and distributions. Over time this caused conflict and violence and impacted the development of African countries/colonies:
Berlin Conference (1884)
This treaty was signed to end WWl. It redrew boundaries in Europe and Southwest Asia:
The Treaty of Versailles (1920)
Palestine, a former British colony, was established as the state of Israel after the Holocaust:
Establishment of Israel
After the development of the UN and the end of WWll, the movement of decolonization began around the world:
Decolonization and Independence Movements (1945-1990)
The fall of communism and the Soviet Union ended the Cold War and led to the creation of newly independent states, and changed the world balance of power:
Fall of the Soviet Union
The control and influence over a specific geographic space:
Territoriality
Control over people land and resources:
Political Power
The use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures in order to control or influence other countries:
Neocolonialism
Instability within a region that is geographically located between states with overlapping power:
Shatterbelts
-A strategic strait or canal which is narrow, hard to pass through and has competition for use
-This could be closed or blocked to stop sea traffic and strategically show political power or territoriality
-Essential to shipping oil, food, and consumer products around the world:
Choke Points
Borders that are established before there has been major settlement by people in a territory:
Antecedent Boundary
Borders that are drawn in areas that have been settled by people, typically due to changes that have occurred over time:
Subsequent Boundary
Type of subsequent boundary - takes into account the existing cultural distribution of the people living in the territory and redevelops boundary lines to more closely align with cultural boundaries:
Consequent Boundary
