States and Nations
these are cultural entities, meaning they are made up of individuals who have forged a common identity through shared language, religion, ethnicity, or heritage.
nation
sometimes boundaries are lined with physical objects such as stones, pillars, walls, or fences.
demarcated
attempt by an individual or group to affect, influence, or control people phenomena, and relationships by delimiting and asserting control over a geographic area.
territoriality
doubling time equation
70/RNI
right of a government to control and defend its territory and determine what happens within its borders.
sovereignty
a politically organized independent territory with a government, defined borders, and a permanent population.
state
drawn over existing accepted borders, by an outside or conquering force.
superimposed
2 part question:
a narrow strategic passageway to another place through which it is difficult to pass. / provide 1 example other than the Suez Canal.
Choke point / your choice
How to calculate rate of natural increase
CBR-CDR/1000
These are forces that divide a state, such as ethnic conflict, economic inequality, or geographic isolation.
centrifugal
a country with various ethnicities and cultures living inside its borders.
multinational state
The boundaries between some states are set by ethnic differences, especially those based on language and/or religion.
What are consequent/cultural/subsequent boundaries
this is seen in many former African colonies that rae free states but have economies that rely on outside investment and are therefore vulnerable to excess influence by outside powers.
neocolonialism
What do birth and death rates look like in a stage 2 country
high
Founded after WWII, this global organization’s primary mission is to maintain international peace and security through its General Assembly and Security Council.
The UN
consists of people who share a cultural or ethnic background but live in more than one country.
multistate nation
The Balkan Peninsula and former Yugoslavia were well-known these... in this type of region, states form, join, and break up bacause of ongoing conflicts among parties and because they are caught between the interests of more powerful outside states.
shatterbelts
the core, intangible beliefs, values, ideas, and philosophies that define a culture
mentifacts
a territory within a country that has a degree of self-governance, managing some internal affairs (like culture or local laws) but remaining subject to the central government's ultimate authority
semi-autonous
Provide an example of a nation-state
Japan, Estonia, Iceland, Iran, Poland...
boundery established before many people settle into an area.
Antecedent
Provide an example of neocolonialsm and why it is considered neocolonialism
your choice
these policies encourage births and aim to accelerate population growth.
pronatalist
Established by the UNCLOS, this "Zone" extends 200 nautical miles from a country's coast, giving that state sole rights to natural resources like oil or fish.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
name 3 stateless nations
3 of your choosing
Drawing boundaries on a map in accordance with a legal agreement.
delimit
the practice of a powerful state establishing settlements and control over foreign territories for economic, political, and cultural gain
colonialism
a type of cultural diffusion where the core idea of a trait spreads to a new culture, but the specific practices or traits are adapted, modified, or rejected to fit the new cultural context, leading to innovation
stimulus diffusion
Russia was accused of this when it attemped to annex territory in Ukraine that has significant Russian population.
irredentism