Vocabulary
What is the difference between a State and a Nation?
A state is the largest political unit and is the formal term for a country, while a nation was a group of people who have certain things in common (i.e. heritage and culture).
What is a Unitary State?
A governing system that all power is held by the national house.
Name 5 different types of boundaries.
Physical boundary, cultural boundary, antecedent boundary, subsequent boundary, superimposed boundary, relic boundary, geometric boundary, consequent boundary, open boundary, militarized boundary, defined boundary, delimited boundary, demarcated boundary, administered boundary.
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
What is devolution?
The process in which one or more regions are given increased autonomy by a central political unit.
What is a census?
When do you take a census?
A count of a population.
Usually taken every 10 years.
What is a Federal State?
Unites separate political entities into an overarching system that allows each entity to maintain some degree of sovereignty.
Give an example of a Relic boundary.
Berlin Wall, Great Wall of China?
What is the main purpose for EU?
To promote Economic growth and freedom among Europe.
What is a centrifugal force?
Give an example.
A force that divides a country.
Different clashing cultures, different languages, etc.
What is neocolonialism? Give an example.
Economic, political, or cultural control exerted over developing countries.
Variety of examples may be accepted.
Name 3 countries that would be considered a federal state.
United States, Germany, Brazil, etc.
What is a shatterbelt?
A place located between 2 very different and contentious regions or countries.
Where is the UN headquarters located?
New York, New York, Unites States.
What is a centripetal force?
Give an example.
A force that unites a country's population.
Language, culture, ethnicity, etc.
What is irredentism?
A policy of advocating the restoration to a country of any territory formerly belonging to it via cultural ties or based on historical claims.
Name 3 countries that would be considered a unitary state.
North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Vietnam.
What is an exclave? What is an enclave?
Exclaves are parts of a state that are not geographically connected to the state.
Enclaves are states or territories or parts of a state that are completely surrounded by other countries or territories.
What types of cities are the headquarters of international organizations located?
Megacities, World Cities
Identify a consequence of centripetal forces.
Nationalism, strong feelings of patriotism and loyalty towards one's country.
What is gerrymandering?
The redrawing of boundaries of political districts by a party in power to keep or increase that party's power.
What is the main difference between a unitary state and federal state.
What is the Law of the Sea? What are the 4 zones of the Law of the Sea?
The Law of the Sea is a body of international law that governs the rights and responsibilities of nations in their use of the world's oceans.
Territorial Sea: Extends up to 12 nautical miles from a country's baseline. Within this zone, the coastal state has sovereignty, but foreign vessels are allowed innocent passage.
Contiguous Zone: Extends up to 24 nautical miles from the baseline. Here, the coastal state can enforce laws related to customs, immigration, and pollution.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ): Extends up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline. Coastal states have rights to exploit and manage natural resources, including fishing and energy production.
High Seas: Areas beyond national jurisdiction. These are open to all states for activities like navigation, fishing, and scientific research, governed by international law.
When and why was NATO founded?
1949
As a military alliance to deter Soviet Expansionism.
Regionalism, when loyalty to a distinct region or district is more important than loyalty to the entire country.
Ethnonationalism, support for the political interest in a particular ethnic group within a state.
Self-Determination, when a certain group strive for independence from a state.