Chapter 8: Political Geography

Question 1

What are the “spheres” of hydrology?

Answer 1

Atmosphere. Biosphere, Lithosphere, and Hydrosphere

Question 2

What does sovereignty mean?

Answer 2

The ability to govern themselves

Question 3

What is a city-state? Give and example

Answer 3

A city that is an independent state with some surrounding territory. Ex. Singapore

Question 4

What is a nation-state? What continent has a lot of these?

Answer 4

When a nationality and a state share the same boundaries. Europe has a lot of nation-states

Question 5

Muntinational states vs Multienthnic states
Which one is more stable?

Answer 5

Multinational states have multiple nationalities in a state (Yugoslavia), and multiethnic states have many ethnicities (USA)
Multiethnic states are more stable than multinational states

Question 6

What is a colony?

Answer 6

Territory that is legally attached to a country, not completely independent

Question 7

What do these classifications of govt mean?
a. Democracy
b. Autocracy
c. Anocracy

Answer 7

a. citizens can elect representatives and run for office
b. according to interests of a ruler
c. a mix of the two types

Question 8

unitary vs federal states
which works better for a big state?

Answer 8

Unitary= A state with one central government
Federal= gives power to local officials
federal works better for a bog state because it can create more specific laws for the citizens

Question 9

What makes states in Africa fragile?

Answer 9

Superimposed boundaries placed by Europeans that leave some states landlocked and the boundaries do not align with preexisting tribal boundaries

Question 10

What are some examples of a physical state boundary?
What are some examples of a cultural state boundary- geometric vs ethnic

Answer 10

Physical= ocean, river, desert, mountain
Cultural:
geometric= lines on a map
ethnic= language and ethnicity