Two countries located in Asia that broke and now consist of two different parties (communism v. democracy)
What is North and South Korea?
100
The major supernational organization located in Europe that formed after World War 2.
What is the EU (European Union)?
100
Distance of from center of shape is relatively the same.
What is a compact state?
100
Boundaries that follow a feature of a landscape.
What is a natural boundary?
100
The breakup of a region or country into smaller regions or countries.
For example: The breakup of Yugoslavia
What is balkanization?
200
A conflict over borders and the possibility of a wall being built between these two countries.
What is Mexico and The United States?
200
Free trade agreement between Mexico, Canada, and The United States.
What is NAFTA?
200
State has a long and narrow shape.
What is an elongated state?
200
A boundary that is imposed on the cultural landscape, ignoring pre-existing cultural patterns (typically a colonial boundary).
What is a superimposed boundary?
200
A very small state.
What is a microstate?
300
War over Kashmir and Jammu in Asia.
What is India and Pakistan?
300
The military alliance between several North American and European states.
What is NATO?
300
States that have discontinuous pieces of territory.
What is a fragmented state?
300
A boundary line established after an area has been populated that considered the social and cultural characteristics of the area
What is a subsequent boundary?
300
Ability of a state to carry out actions or policies within its borders independently from interference either from the inside or outside of that state.
What is sovereignty?
400
Border made between the East and the West making it the Democratic Republic East and the Federal Republic West. Was separated by a physical wall.
What is Germany?
400
49 nation-states that came together and the members may vote to establish a peacekeeping force in a "hotspot" and request states to contribute military forces.
What is the UN (United Nations)?
400
A compact state with a large projecting extension.
What is a prorupted state?
400
A boundary line established before an area is populated
What is an antecedent boundary?
400
Attempt to redraw boundaries to improve the chances of its supporters to win seats.
What is gerrymandering?
500
Dispute over a South Asian territory because of the poorly marked international border. War occurred in Padua. (Early 2000s)
What is India and Bangladesh?
500
Organization consisting of 13 nations for the supply of petroleum.
What is OPEC?
500
A state that completely surrounds another one.
What is a perforated state?
500
An old political boundary that no longer exists as international borders.
What is a relic boundary?
500
If no other city comes even close to rivaling the capital city in terms of size or influence.