Vocab 1
the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
Annexation
a politically organized body of people under a single government
Nation
government free from external control
Sovereignty
No one is allowed to own it
Antarctica or the moon
What college did Mr Clark go to
I went to four colleges. George Fox University (B.A. Sociology), PCC (Classes for Social Studies Teaching), Chemeketa (GED), and now Western Oregon University (M.A. in Teaching).
tending to move away from a center
Centrifugal
to divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections
Gerrymander
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution
Suffrage or The right to vote
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
European Union
where was Mr Clark January 6th 2021
a city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
City-State
surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land
Landlocked
the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Terrorism
they no longer exist as international boundaries.
Relic Boundary
where was Mr Clark born
Portland OR.
exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one
Colonialism
the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
Geopolitics
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
United Nations
boundary line drawn in an area ignoring the existing cultural pattern
Superimposed boundary
How tall is Mr Clark
6' 3". I to be able to do a basic 360 dunk. Now I can do a 180 lay-up on my good days.
the action of changing from colonial to independent status
Decolonization
State that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities
Multinational State
treaty signed in 1945 that formed an alliance of the Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain; USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania
Warsaw Pact
the political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control
Domino Theory
How much did Mr Clark weigh as a baby (within the pound)
4lbs 10 ozs. 18 inches long.