Political Geography
This is a group of people with a shared culture and history who possess a strong desire to govern themselves but lack a defined, sovereign territory of their own
What is Stateless Nation
This Cold War doctrine promised aid specifically to countries resisting the pressure of communism
Truman Doctorine
This dispute arises when a river used as a border changes its course due to environmental factors like glacier melt?
What is Locational
This geographic concept describes a region caught between stronger external political-cultural forces, often leading to fragmentation and instability?
What is Shatterbelt
This supranational organization was originally created to counter the spread of communism and the Soviet Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The Berlin Conference of 1884 is a primary historical example of the creation of this boundary
superimposed
This theory says that to ensure biological one must seek new territory and expand
What is Ratzel's Organic State Theory
Uneven economic development between regions leads to this phenomenon
Devolution of a state
movement by which a nation seeks to unify members of its group who are currently spread across the borders of multiple other states
Irrendentism
The Arctic Council can be categorized as this type of supranational organization
Environmental
This boundary that was created before the cultural landscape was fully developed and often corresponds to physical features?
Antecedent Boundary
Wallerstein's World-Systems Theory
This is the definition of a 'Consequent' boundary
Border that acts as a natural divide between two cultural groups
This term describes a region where multiple ethnic groups reside within a single state but do NOT seek self-determination
Multi-Ethnic State
this supernational organizations main goal is for increasing economic integration among its members
European Union
is the defining characteristic of a 'Nation-State'
Common/homogenous history, culture, and language
This theory emphasizes the significance of geography in political power and territoriality, indicating that the central region of Eurasia and is crucial for global dominance due to its resources and strategic location.
Heartland
This type of boundary dispute arose when Iraq accused Kuwait of 'slant-drilling' into a shared oil field that crossed their border
Allocational
Demarcate means to what?
Physically marking the boundary on the ground with signs or fences
This is a con to a supernational organization that directly has to do with state power
Giving up sovereignty
Which internal administrative boundary is often subject to gerrymandering to influence the outcome of elections
What is Congressional Districts
These 3 men founded the theories that make up this categories content
Ratzel, Spykman, Mackinder
This is the definition of a Semi-autonomous Region
Region with moderate self-governance but subject to a central states intervention
context of internal boundaries, this term represents a geographic area specifically organized to administer an election
Voting District
This Supernational Organizations goal is to accelerate economic growth, social progress, cultural development, and regional peace in the Eastern Hemisphere. (not Europe)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations