8-9 Test Flashcards
What type of government does the United States have: federal or unitary?
Federal
Which states in the United States could be considered exclaves?
Alaska and Hawaii
The 4 Asian Tigers/Dragons are South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and _______________.
Singapore (but according to the jeopardy game its Hong Kong again)
Which kinds of forces bring people of a country together?
centipetal
Name two countries that are good examples of nation-states.
Denmark, Japan, Slovenia
The borders around Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico are best described as what?
Geometric
Give an example of a perforated state.
Examples include Italy, South Africa, Switzerland, etc. (there countries with another country inside)
What are the different sectors of the economy, and what activities are found in each
Primary- natural resources, secondary- manufacturing, tertiary- services
What is an enclave?
A country, or part of one, found completely within another country
Which of the following types of government would best define a dictatorship: democratic, anocratic, or autocratic?
Autocratic
What is gerrymandering?
When political boundaries are redrawn to help one political party
What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884?
Settle land disputes in Africa between colonizing countries
What are the stages in Walter Rostow’s “Modernization Model”?
traditional society, preconditions for takeoff, takeoff, drive to maturity, mass consumption
What is a DMZ?
A demilitarized zone, or region between two countries that neither military is allowed to cross
The Wallerstien model separates the world into which 2 groups?
Core and periphery (there is also a “semi-periphery” which lies between the two)
Name the 5 different shapes that states come in.
Compact, Prorupted, Elongated, Fragmented, Perforated
What major factor led to the split up of India and Pakistan in the 1940s?
Religion
About what percentage of the worlds energy comes from fossil fuels (give within 2 % points)
About 84% (between 82-86%)
What is geopolitics?
study of the interplay between politics and different territories of the world (aka Earth Politics)
What do you call the process by which control is handed from a central government to smaller local governments?
Devolution
Name 4 different supranational organizations
UN, NATO, NAFTA, EU, Mercosur, COMECON, OPEC, Arab League
What was the OPEC Oil Crisis?
When the oil producing countries of the world cut off our oil supply
What is GNI PPP?
Gross National Product Purchasing Power Parity
What do you call a section of a state that extends towards a resource?
a proruption
The United Nations Law of the Sea states that countries can control resources out to ________ miles from their shores.
200 miles
Why did most African nations not join the UN until the 1960s?
Many hadn’t become independent until that time. Once the colonial powers left, then they joined.
What is OPEC? (This is the start of cards off of the packet)
Ogranization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. It was formed to enable oil- rich developing countries to gain more control over their resources.
What is development
the process of improving the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology
What is a More Developed Country (MDC)?
it has progressed further along the development continuum
What is a Less Developed Country (LDC)?
it has made some progress towards development
What are three “consumer goods” are considered to be particularly good indicators of development?
motor vehicles, telephones, and computers
What are the two measures for quality of education?
Pupil/teacher ratio and literacy rate
