Boundaries
The Kurdish population residing in the Middle East are a prime example of what concept?
What is Stateless Nation?
The wall along the border of The U.S. and Mexico is an example of what type of boundary?
Physical
The redrawing of legislative districts in the US to benefit the party in power.
What is Gerrymandering
The borders of many countries in the Middle East were drawn by European powers after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in WWI, these borders would best be described as...
Superimposed
The imposition of the Superimposed boundaries onto the African continent by European powers in the late 1800's began at what meeting?
What is Berlin Conference
When the United States deposed Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, we then made the decision to add Hawaii to the United States through a process called what?
What is Annexation?
This organization is focused on expanding the economic growth in Europe.
What is the European Union
If a state has a central government that shares power with regional governments, they have a _________ governmental setup.
What is Federal
A place of physical congestion between wider regions of movement and interaction.
What is Choke point
What is Balkan's or Yugoslavia
Vatican city which is completely surrounded by the country of Italy is an example of what concept?
Ethnic Enclave
This organization focuses on controlling the production of oil to keep prices high.
What is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Racial segregation laws that prevented marriage between different ethnic groups in South Africa were known as what?
Bonus Question: Who championed against these laws, becoming the first Xhosa president of South Africa in 1994?
What is Apartheid.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is best described as both geometric because its a straight line and _________________ because it was drawn before settlements were established.
The boundary between East and West Berlin which no longer exists in physical or political form can still be seen in certain ways which reflects what type of boundary?
Relic Boundary.
What two zones of control are given to countries by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea?
1. Territorial sea
2. Exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
This supranational organization focuses on fostering peace through international cooperation of its 193 member states.
What is the United Nations?
What region of Spain that borders the Mediterranean tried to hold a referendum on succession in 2017?
What is Catalonia
A state with one dominant ethnic group would qualify as what?
What is a Nation-state?
The small country of Lesotho resides within the boundaries of South Africa. What problems could arise for Lesotho as a result of this border?
Lack of economic control, lack of political control, difficulty engaging in international trade, a developing dependence on South Africa.
What minority group was targeted for genocide by Hutu extremists in Rwanda in 1994?
What are the Tutsi people?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! Worth 1000 Points!!!!
Yugoslavia was comprised of 6 different republics. Name them all.
What are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro
Korea in the 1950s, Vietnam in the 1970s, and Yugoslavia in the 1990's are all examples of what?
What are Shatterbelts?