MIS EQ2

Question 1

Why are there variations in ethnic, cultural and linguistic unity?

Answer 1

isolation
gov decisions on migration
encouragement of culture and national identity
common religion

Question 2

ICELAND (pop 336000)

Answer 2

most of country is empty
children’s names must come from an approved list (using naming systems from Viking’s times)
74% belong to same church (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland
Icelandic sagas books
energy and water secure

Question 3

SINGAPORE (pop 5.47 mill)

Answer 3

previously a British colony and trading post (growth was largely due to immigration)
divided distinct ethnic areas (European town and China town etc)
Only independent since 1965
no shared sense of culture or national identity
global hub city so attracts TNCs

Question 4

How are borders decided?

Answer 4

PHYSICAL
- geography of the land (rivers, lakes, mountains)

HUMAN
- historical events
-colonialism
-ethnic/cultural/religious characteristics

Question 5

PAKISTAN AND INDIA BORDER

Answer 5

British lawyer drew line in 1947 over 5 weeks
time to pass power went from 5 years to 4 months
tried to use religion to split, but religion is integrated

IMPACTS
- Sikhs separated from holy sites now in Pakistan
-lots of nationalism
- forced migration once border was drawn
-fortified border

Question 6

US AND MEXICO BORDER

Answer 6

fought a war in 1846-8, Mexico lost a lot of land
US manifest destiny meant they believed USA should stretch coast to coast

Question 7

Berlin conference?

Answer 7

1884, divided Africa into areas for European powers to own

Question 8

Rwanda
(Tutsis and Hutus)

Answer 8

• Tutsis favoured by Belgian colonisers
• Once Belgian colonial rule ended, Hutus took control in 1962
• Resentment between the two groups ultimately led to the genocide of 800000 Tutsis in 1994