unit 4: political geography

Question 1

where does government power exist

Answer 1

only inside borders
-maintain
education
fire protection

Question 2

political borders

Answer 2

deprecate political

jurisdictions

Question 3

physiological borders

Answer 3

natural features

Question 4

cultural borders

Answer 4

similar culture trait

Question 5

geometric borders

Answer 5

lack of feature and cultural differences

Question 6

subsequent borders

Answer 6

when cultural patterns are established, reflect and reinforce patterns

Question 7

example of subsequent borders

Answer 7

India split into Muslim and Hindu

Question 8

antecedent borders

Answer 8

drawn before culture is established

Question 9

example of antecedent borders

Answer 9

US and Canada have a transcontinental railroad

Question 10

superimposed borders

Answer 10

drawn without regards to existing culture

Question 11

Relict borders

Answer 11

borders that no longer exist, no political function, influence old boundaries

Question 12

territorial disputes

Answer 12

conflicts over ownership of a given area
increase power
claimed rights

Question 13

positional disputes

Answer 13

conflicts over actual placement of borders, drawn before accuracy was important

Question 14

functional disputes

Answer 14

conflicts over policies applied at the border

need of visas or papers

Question 15

resource disputes

Answer 15

conflicts over resources or access to resources

oil, river basin

Question 16

calculate total reps

Answer 16

US population\ 435

state population/ 715000

Question 17

reappointment

Answer 17

reallocation number of reps

Question 18

redistricting

Answer 18

borders for number or people

Question 19

Gerrymandering

Answer 19

redistricting to benefit one group

Question 20

compact state

Answer 20

small circular country

Question 21

elongated

Answer 21

rectangular, more length then width

Question 22

prorupted

Answer 22

reaches out to access natural resources

Question 23

fragmented

Answer 23

split into pieces

Question 24

perforated

Answer 24

a bigger country surrounding a smaller country

Question 25

easiest capital

location

Answer 25

central

Question 26

forward thrust

Answer 26

moving to central location

Question 27

hardest place for capital

Answer 27

on a fragment

Question 28

state

Answer 28

country that has sovereignty, defined borders, recognition for other countries

Question 29

patriotism

Answer 29

Pride in ones country

Question 30

nation

Answer 30

group of people who share similar ethnicity and culture

Question 31

nationalism

Answer 31

Pride in nation/

culture

Question 32

nation-state

Answer 32

borders of nation concide with borders of country

Question 33

stateless nation

Answer 33

one national group spread out over several states

Question 34

multi-nation state

Answer 34

one country home to several nation groups

Question 35

bi- nation state

Answer 35

single country home to two distinct groups

Question 36

multi- state nation

Answer 36

one nation spread over adjacent states

Question 37

irredentism

Answer 37

control of one country seeking control of another

Question 38

ethnic enclave

Answer 38

small group surrounded by big

Question 39

ethnic exclave

Answer 39

controls country and parts of another

Question 40

devolution

Answer 40

breakdown of state on natural lines

Question 41

conflicting force

Answer 41

national groups seek freedom

Question 42

jurisdictions

Answer 42

area that government controls

defined borders