unit 4

Question 1

Nation state

Answer 1

sovereign state with alike population that has shared language , culture and history .

Question 2

multistate nation

Answer 2

nation spread across multiple sovereign states

Question 3

stateless nation

Answer 3

nation that has history of self determination but not a recognized state

Question 4

colonialism

Answer 4

taking territories and settling there to control the area .

Question 5

imperialism

Answer 5

growing a state by putting force over other nations .

Question 5

Decolonization

Answer 5

a colony becomes independent from colonizers

Question 6

devolution

Answer 6

transferring political power from national to regional government

Question 7

territoriality

Answer 7

using space to communicate ownership of territory connecting to their culture

Question 8

neocolonialism

Answer 8

using political power to control other countries

Question 9

shatterbelt

Answer 9

countries get political pressure from outer powers due to conflict

Question 10

demilitarized zone

Answer 10

area between two states that can’t be used for military purposes

Question 11

chokepoint

Answer 11

strategic route providing passage through or to another region

Question 12

antecedent boundary

Answer 12

boundary existing before human settlement and cultural landscape

Question 13

Relic boundray

Answer 13

boundary is no longer active but impacts landscape

Question 14

Superimposed boundary

Answer 14

boundary created by foreign state or group

Question 15

subsequent boundary

Answer 15

boundary that develops with the development of cultural landscape

Question 16

consequent boundary

Answer 16

boundary made to settle conflict with opposing groups ( type of subsequent boundary)

Question 17

internal boundaries

Answer 17

boundaries separating different regions in a single state

Question 18

gerrymandering

Answer 18

Arranging a voting district to favor a political party over another

Question 19

devolution

Answer 19

transfer of power from national government to regional government

Question 20

self determintaion

Answer 20

the right or desire for a nation to govern themselves