Expressions of Political Power
What term describes the effects of geography on politics and relationships between states?
What is Geopolitics?
What is the term for forces that tend to break states apart or prevent them from forming?
What is Centrifugal Forces?
The Native Americans were willing to fight to the death to maintain control of their ancestral lands. What is this an example of?
What is Territoriality?
Why do states usually transfer power to subnational levels of government?
To prevent the breakup of the state
Haiti is so dependent on the United States for aid that it might be willing to bend to their will if called upon. What is this an example of?
What is Neocolonialism?
In which state is the French nation given protected status and autonomy in their province?
What is Canada?
What term describes a region that serves as a buffer between hostile states and is characterized by ethnic and linguistic diversity?
What is Shatterbelt?
What term describes when one state annexes another state’s territory on the basis of shared culture, history, or ethnicity?
What is Irredentism?
The Panama Canal is a narrow waterway used for transit, and if it was blocked, there would be disastrous consequences for world trade. What is this an example of?
What is Chokepoint?
When Yugoslavia broke up, it fragmented into different states. Name three of them.
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia