geopolitics Flashcards
lebenstraumwho
ratzel
lebenstruam
overpopulated place can take over others to get more space to live
sea power theory
countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide impact
sea power theory who
mahan
heartland theory who
mackinder
imland theory
spykman
world systems theory who
wallerstein
heartland thoery
theory that claimed whichever state controlled the resource-rich “heartland” of Eastern Europe could eventually dominate the wor
rimland theory
theory that the domination of the coastal fringes of Eurasia (the “rimland”) would provide the base for world conquest
world systems theory
semi-peripheral
Countries that share characteristics of both core and periphery countries.
peripheral
Peripheral countries are dependent on core countries for capital and have underdeveloped industry.
core
Describes dominant capitalist countries which exploit the peripheral countries for labor and raw materials.