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Country specific
100
Besides the UK - what is an example of another multi national state
Empires - like Austro-Hungarian Empire
100
What defines the "high seas"?
An area outside of the political control of any one nation
100
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DMZ
100
What is the best type of state (shape)
compact
100
Name one place in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere that was a colony of France
Laos - Vietnam - Madagascar - Haiti
200
Name 3 autonomous regions/provinces
Any province in Spain - or places - Xinjiang - Tibet - Inner Mongolia - China - Scotland Wales etc
200
Name a place that has no demarcated boundary
Deserts mostly - like UAE and Saudi Arabia
200
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Gibraltar
200
What are superimposed boundaries? what is an example?
Boundaries drawn by outside powers without consideration for ethnic - cultural - religions. Common during the Age of Imperialism in Africa
200
Give two examples of stateless nations
Kurds - Roma etc
300
How many states are there according to the United Nations
193
300
What are two positives of a Unitary gov and two negatives
300
E plus 8
E plus 7
Z plus 3
Exclusive Economic Zone
300
What are two modern day shatter belts - not including the Koreas or Russia
The Balkans in general
Cyprus
India/Pakistan
300
Which of these is the best example of a prorupted state?
India
Nepal
Yemen
Sierra Leone
India because it has multiple parts that stick out
400
In accordance with the United Nations - how do you define what is a state?
Permanent Population
Defined borders
Sovereignty (supreme authority) government (not multiple governments)
Recognition from other states
400
Explain a advantage and disadvantage of being a perforated state
You can surround a nation, preventing it from trade etc.
If there are problems in that a country it could effect yours, immigrants etc
400
Once I meant something
Now they only take pictures of me
Civility within me, barbarism beyond me
Great Wall of China
400
Give 3 examples of a Federal state
US - Canada - Mexico
400
Name
2 landlocked states in South America
2 in Asia
2 in Africa
2 in Europe
Bolivia - Paraguay
Asia - Many in Africa and Europe
500
2 Examples of Devolution
USSR or breaking up of empires
500
Operational vs Allocational boundary types
Legislation = Operational - so conflict over policies at the border
Allocational - resources
500
Lesotho
500
The difference between Consequent and Antecedent boundaries?
Antecedent - drawn before many people live in the area and establish a cultural landscape
Consequent - boundaries that are drawn to accommodate differences in ethnicity cultures etc
500
Name two specific chokepoints and the countries involved
Singapore and Indonesia - Strait
UK and Morocco -