unit 4 exam Flashcards

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1
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which type of boundary runs along differences in ethnicity

A

cultural boundary

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2
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which type of boundary is an officially drawn dividing line between nations, states, and cities?

A

political boundary

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3
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which type of boundary is a naturally occurring divide between two areas?

A

physical boundary

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4
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which yale university professor has been instrumental in drawing attention to the importance of the rimland?

A

Nicholas John Spykman

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5
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what is a country that is not fully democratic or fully autocratic, but rather displays a mix of the two types

A

anocracy

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6
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the ability to control the behavior of people and or influence the outcome of events is called?

A

cognitive control

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7
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the view in which the state is perceived as a natural organism, of which the individual is a connected part is called?

A

anthropocentrism

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8
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behaviors or actions that states demonstrate to keep competing states away from a specific region is called?

A

territoriality

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9
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what is a state that is an internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government?

A

federal

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10
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what do cultural boundaries follow?

A

distribution of cultural feautures

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11
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NATO currently has how many member countries?

A

30

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12
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what kind of state is much longer in one direction than the other?

A

elongated state

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13
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originally NATO had how many member?

A

12

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14
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what kind of state is a state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory?

A

fragmented state

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15
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As a part of the mutual defense pact, members of NATO agreed on what

A

prevent the soviet union from overrunning west germany

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16
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what kind of state does not have a direct outlet to sea

A

landlock state

17
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what makes a state different from a kingdom

A

nation-state must have a shared identity, physical boarders, and a single government.

18
Q

what kind of state is completely surrounded by another

A

perforated state

19
Q

a nation-state is a system that organizes people around what

A

self-rule

20
Q

what kind of state encompasses a very small land area

A

microstate

21
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what kind of state is an otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension

A

prorupted state

22
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what kind of state is an internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials

A

unitary state

23
Q

what are the two types of terrorism

A

Domestic and International

24
Q

what is an attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory

A

colonialism