Unit 4 - 3

Question 1

movement of power from central gov to regional gov withing state

Answer 1

Devolution

Question 2

forced removal of an ethnic group from an area to create ethnically consistent territory

Answer 2

Ethnic Ceansing

Question 3

The advocacy of full political separation from the larger round along cultural, ethnic, tribal, or governmental lines.

Answer 3

Ethnic Separatism

Question 4

Organized violence aimed at government and civilian targets to create fear for the advancement of political goals.

Answer 4

Terrorism

Question 5

Movement to unite people who share a language or other cultural elements but are divided by a national boundary.

Answer 5

Irredentism

Question 6

Have their own local and legislative bodies to govern a region with a population that is an ethnic minority within the entire country. Handle own day-to-day governance but not fully independent.

Answer 6

Autonomous Regions

Question 7

People who have a primary allegiance to a traditional group or ethnicity(rather than a country)

Answer 7

Subnationalism

Question 8

Fragmentation of a state or region into smaller, often hostile, units along ethno-linguistic lines.

Answer 8

Balkanization

Question 9

Integration of markets, states, communication, and trade on worldwide scale.

Answer 9

Globalization

Question 10

Multiple countries forming an organization for the benefit of all members

Answer 10

Supranationalism

Question 11

Who: 193 member states, most states of the world plus two as non-member observer states

Goal: Peace, security, and human rights

Answer 11

United Nations(UN)

Question 12

Who: 30 states, US, Canada, Iceland, most countries in Western and Central Europe, and Turkey

Goal: Give mutual defense of other members

Answer 12

North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO)

Question 13

Who: 27 states, mostly Western and Central Europe, and Turkey

Goal: Integrate member states politically and economically

Answer 13

European Union(EU)

Question 14

Who: US, Canada, Mexico

Goal: Free trade between the three

Answer 14

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Question 15

Who: 10 SE Asian states

Goal: Advance economic growth, peace, social progress, and cultural and economic development in region

Answer 15

Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN)

Question 16

Who: 8 states, only those with territories in arctic, Canada, US, Russia, states of northern Europe

Goal: Foster cooperation, coordination, and interaction among Arctic states with participation of Arctic indigenous communities

Answer 16

Arctic Council

Question 17

Who: 55 states, all states of Africa

Goal: Advocate peace, security, and stability on continent through better cooperation, economic development, and global integration

Answer 17

African Union

Question 18

One of largest and most influential supranational organization.

Goal(s):

-Have countries agree to a set of fair and non-discriminatory guidelines for international trade.

-Make sure trade flows freely, smoothly, and predictably

Answer 18

World Trade Organization(WTO)

Question 19

Focuses on production of oil, spans three continents with countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Indonesia, Venezuela, Nigeria, and Iran.

Goal(s):

-Coordinate and unify members’ petroleum policies to stabilize oil markets

Answer 19

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)

Question 20

Companies that conduct business on a global scale

Answer 20

Transnational Corporations

Question 21

Transition from autocratic to more representative forms of politics.

Answer 21

Democratization

Question 22

Social and psychological effects of faster movement of information over space in a shorter period of time.

Answer 22

Time-Space Compression

Question 23

Forces that pull a country apart

Ex.

-Many ethnicities/nationalities

-Economic inequality

-Territory disputes

-Lack of infrastructure

Answer 23

Centrifugal Forces

Question 24

Forces that pull a country together

Ex.

-Strong national gov.

-Shared history

-Common language/religion

-Economic development

-Uniting against external threat

Answer 24

Centripetal Forces

Question 25

When loyalty to a specific part of a country is more important than loyalty to the entire country

Answer 25

Regionalism

Question 26

Support for the political interests of a particular ethnic group within a state, especially its national independence or self determination.

Answer 26

Ethnonationalism

Question 27

Strong feels of patriotism and loyalty one feels toward one’s country, promotes a sense of belonging even if population is ethnically diverse.

Answer 27

Nationalism