Nations & States
Shapes of States
Boundaries
Political Regions & Organizations
Models
100
Forces which bring together the people of a state
What is a centripetal force?
100
A state shaped generally like a circle.
What is compact state?
100
Boundaries drawn before the cultural landscape is put into place.
What is an antecedent boundary?
100
The UN, EU, & AU is an example of a ______________.
What is a supranational organization?
100
The theory that first referred to the Eurasian continent as the World Island
What is The Heartland Theory?
200
Identification with a minority group and region rather than a state
What is regionalism?
200
South Africa is this type of state because of the existence of Swaziland and Lesotho.
What is a perforated state?
200
The boundaries placed on the majority of Africa by colonists?
What is a superimposed boundary?
200
A government system that centralizes it power in one government.
What is a Unitary government?
200
The model that introduced the idea that if one country dominated the seas it controlled all the power.
What is Mahan's Sea Power Theory?
300
Loyalty and identification to one's state and its goals above all others.
What is nationalism?
300
Thailand, The Democratic Republic of Congo, and Namibia are examples of a ________ state.
What is prorupted?
300
The Urals, Andes, and the Rockies are the features of the earth that form this boundary.
What is a natural boundary?
300
The United States' government is an example of a _______________ that consists of a centralized government with local governments.
What is a Federalist System?
300
_________________ explained how the world was split up into the core, semi periphery, & the periphery; and how they interact with each other.
What is Wallerstein's World Systems Theory?
400
A political unit with an organized territory, clearly defined borders, a government, and sovereignty
What is a state?
400
This type of state has communication and transportation problems due to its length and size.
What is an elongated state?
400
Paris has three walls, these walls are now considered _______ boundaries.
What is a relic boundary?
400
A political city that moves due to certain political, economic, and social reasons.
What is a forward thrust capital?
400
It was introduced by Nichols Spyman in 1942. IT also used the idea of a world island that contradicted the theory preceding it.
What is The Rimland Theory?
500
A group of people united by common history and beliefs that can have a state or be scattered around the world
What is a nation?
500
Contrary to popular belief, The United States of America and Maldives are both this kind of state.
What is a fragmented state?
500
When the great wall of China was constructed it was considered a _________ boundary?
What is a consequent boundary?
500
An organization that's power comes secondary to that of the individual state's power.
What is an international organization?
500
______________ speculated that if one land succumbed to communism, then the surrounding would follow.
What is The Domino Theory?
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