unit 4: political geography Flashcards
where does government power exist
only inside borders
-maintain
education
fire protection
political borders
deprecate political
jurisdictions
physiological borders
natural features
cultural borders
similar culture trait
geometric borders
lack of feature and cultural differences
subsequent borders
when cultural patterns are established, reflect and reinforce patterns
example of subsequent borders
India split into Muslim and Hindu
antecedent borders
drawn before culture is established
example of antecedent borders
US and Canada have a transcontinental railroad
superimposed borders
drawn without regards to existing culture
Relict borders
borders that no longer exist, no political function, influence old boundaries
territorial disputes
conflicts over ownership of a given area
increase power
claimed rights
positional disputes
conflicts over actual placement of borders, drawn before accuracy was important
functional disputes
conflicts over policies applied at the border
need of visas or papers
resource disputes
conflicts over resources or access to resources
oil, river basin
calculate total reps
US population\ 435
state population/ 715000
reappointment
reallocation number of reps
redistricting
borders for number or people
Gerrymandering
redistricting to benefit one group
compact state
small circular country
elongated
rectangular, more length then width
prorupted
reaches out to access natural resources
fragmented
split into pieces
perforated
a bigger country surrounding a smaller country
easiest capital
location
central
forward thrust
moving to central location
hardest place for capital
on a fragment
state
country that has sovereignty, defined borders, recognition for other countries
patriotism
Pride in ones country
nation
group of people who share similar ethnicity and culture
nationalism
Pride in nation/
culture
nation-state
borders of nation concide with borders of country
stateless nation
one national group spread out over several states
multi-nation state
one country home to several nation groups
bi- nation state
single country home to two distinct groups
multi- state nation
one nation spread over adjacent states
irredentism
control of one country seeking control of another
ethnic enclave
small group surrounded by big
ethnic exclave
controls country and parts of another
devolution
breakdown of state on natural lines
conflicting force
national groups seek freedom
jurisdictions
area that government controls
defined borders
