Boundaries
4.4 & 4.5
4.4 & 4.5
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?
What is a relic boundary
The effort by one country to establish settlements in a territory and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles on that territory
What is colonialism
The right of a government to control and defend its territory and determine what happens within its borders.
what is Sovereignty
Which of the following is NOT part of the defintion of a state?
A. common language
B. An organized economy and circulation system
C. Political sovereignty
D. A permanent resident population
E. Defined boundaries
A.
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.
What is Berlin Conference
This organization is focused on expanding the economic growth in Europe.
What is the European Union
Tell me what is a group of people with no sovereign state and include an example?
Stateless nation:
Rohingya
Kurds
Palestinians
Which of the following terms best describes the political entity of the Republic of Ireland?
A. Stateless nation
B. Multinational state
C. Nation-state
D. Autonomous region
E. Dependent territory
C.
A place of physical congestion between wider regions of movement and interaction.
What is Choke point
Redistricting happens during a census. How often do they happen and what is soemthing that happens during redistricting that gives parties a advantage.
10 years- and Gerrymandering is the manipulative drawing of electoral district boundaries to favor one political party, group.
Negatives are
1. Partisan Power:
2. Lack of sense of community:
3. Lower voter participation: feel like individual votes don't matter
This term describes a challenge to state sovereignty where power is shifted from a central government to regional levels, often driven by ethnic separatism or economic inequality.
What is Devolution
What type of state spreads power from central govn.t to local govn.t. Give an example.
What is Federal State. EX: U.S,
Germany, Canada
Which of the following is a likely outcome of gerrymandering?
A. Splitting areas of majority group voters across a number of legislative representatives' districts.
B. Packing areas of minority group voters into a single legislative representative’s district.
C. Disrupting electronic polling machines or the data networks run by elections officials
D. Placing a legislative representative’s districts in a row pattern while drawing a new electoral map.
E. Supporting political party candidates with campaign funds intended to be used in particular geographic areas
B.
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.
What is antecedent.
In what region did Serbs, Croatians, Bosnians and others fight a series of wars in the 1990's?
What is Balkan's or Yugoslavia
What was the name of the former military supranational organization made up mainly of communist countries in Eastern Europe?
What is the Warsaw pact
Name at least two positives impacts of a Unitary system of government
-Standardization of laws & their implementation across the country
-Patriotism is strengthened due to uniformity
-Fewer gov't or taxation agencies (less bureaucracy)
- Creation of a national identity reduces the potential for devolutionary processes
Which of the following is an example of a supranational organization with the main mission of increasing economic integration?
A. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
B. The European Union
C. The United Nations
D. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
E.The United States Federal Reserve
B.
A boundary drawn to accommodate religious, ethnic, linguistic, or economic differences after settlement in an area has already occurred.
What is Subsequent.
Compare and contrast the positives and negatives of Supranational organizations.
Positives:
Decrease conflict
Environmental Sustainability
Collective Defense
Economies of Scale
Negatives:
Can challenge state sovereignty
Examples of this political entity include American Indian reservations in the United States, which possess a degree of self-rule but remain under the broader jurisdiction of a larger state.
What are Autonomous or Semiautonomous regions?
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of devolutionary movements in Spain and Canada?
A. There is an economic aspect to the Quebecois independence movement, while the Catalans focus mainly on culture.
B. Both independence movements utilize cultural distinctiveness as their only reason for seeking independence.
C. Both independence movements focus on religious differences with the nations they currently belong to.
D. There is an economic aspect to the Catalan independence movement, while the Quebecois focus mainly on cultural differences.
E. Both independence movements utilize economic power as their main reason for seeking independence.
D.