Unit 4

Question 1

Political Geography

Answer 1

The study of the organization of the world and how different groups hold power over territory

Question 2

State

Answer 2

a politically organized independent territory with a government, defined borders, and a permanent population

Question 3

Sovereignty

Answer 3

A state’s government has the right to defend their territory and determine what happens within their borders

Question 4

Nations

Answer 4

A group of people tied together through common cultural identity

Question 5

Nation-States

Answer 5

Territories occupied by people who consider themselves a nation

Question 6

Self Determination

Answer 6

The right for people to choose their political status

Question 7

Imperialism

Answer 7

The European drive to create large empires by acquiring overseas territories and exploiting the land

Question 8

Berlin Conference

Answer 8

A European decided conference over African boundaries

Question 9

Territoriality

Answer 9

An attempt to influence, affect, or control people

Question 10

Neololonialism

Answer 10

The use of economic, political, or cultural pressures to influence other countries

Question 11

Choke points

Answer 11

Narrow, strategic passageways to another place through which it’s difficult to pass

Question 12

Shatterbelts

Answer 12

Areas of frequent conflict in which states are often breaking up and reforming

Question 13

Defines Boundary

Answer 13

Legally binding contract for a boundary signed and agreed upon

Question 14

Delimit Boundary

Answer 14

Drawing lines on a map and agreeing on them

Question 15

Demarcated Boundary

Answer 15

Physical markers to show the boundaries between states

Question 16

Geometric Boundary

Answer 16

Political boundaries that are defined and delimited by straight lines.

Question 17

Antecedent Boundary

Answer 17

a boundary that existed beforethe cultural landscape emerged and stayed in place while people moved in to occupy the surrounding area…

Question 18

Subsequent Boundary

Answer 18

a boundary that developed with the evolution of the cultural landscape and is adjusted as the cultural landscape changes…

Question 19

Super Imposed Boundary

Answer 19

boundary that has been forced upon the inhabitants of an area to solve a problem and/or conflict, i.e., Indonesia/Papua New Guinea

Question 20

Physical Boundary

Answer 20

political boundary that separates territiories according to natural features in the landscpae, such as mountains, rivers or deserts.

Question 21

Redistricting

Answer 21

The process of drawing districts for political purposes

Question 22

Gerrymandering

Answer 22

Drawing a political district to help your own party

Question 23

Federal States

Answer 23

Power is delegated between central and regional govs

Question 24

Unitary States

Answer 24

Central gov maintains all affairs

Question 25

Concurrent Powers

Answer 25

Powers both federal and regional govs have

Question 26

Devolution

Answer 26

The process where a central government transfers power and authority to regional or local governments within a state

Question 27

Ethnic Separatism

Answer 27

Occurs when a region of a state feels a strong sense of pride for something they are not legally apart of

Question 28

Ethnic Cleansing

Answer 28

Eradication of minority groups

Question 29

Supranational Organization

Answer 29

Alliances of 3+ states that work together in the pursuit for common goals and mutual benefitiality

Question 30

Ethnonationalism

Answer 30

A form of nationalism where a nation is defined primarily by ethnicity

Question 31

Centripetal Forces

Answer 31

A attitude that unifies people and enhances support for a stat

Question 32

Centrifugal Forces

Answer 32

Factors that push people and groups away from one another, often leading to fragmentation within a society or state.

Question 33

Failed State

Answer 33

A country where the government has lost the ability to effectively control its territory and provide basic services to its citizens