Supranational Organizations
What is the purpose of NATO?
Military protection against communism.
Britain and France colonized the majority of what continent?
Africa
Define Nationalism
Nation's desire to create and maintain a state of its own.
A natural boundary established before a large population was present
Antecedent boundary
Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class is called what?
Gerrymandering
After WWII India and Pakistan were created for what two religions? Must name the country with the correct religion.
India- Hindus, Pakistan- Muslims
Define Centrifugal and Centripetal forces
Centrifugal forces that separate a country and Centripetal=Forces that pull together and unify people
Define Self-determination
The right to choose their own sovereign government.
Since Japan has a homogeneous population, it is considered a what type of state?
nation state
The EU eliminates WHAT between member countries.
tariffs
What is an example of a multi-national state?
What is a choke point? Give an example.
a geographical feature on land such as a valley, defile or a bridge, or at sea such as a straight which an armed force is forced to pass, example is Panama Canal
A straight line or arc drawn by people that does not closely follow any physical feature
Geometric
According to the Law of the Sea, what is the EEZ? What happens if two coastal states share the same waterway space?
EEZ-Coastal states can explore and extract minerals and manage natural resources up to 200 nautical miles. If they breach into each other territory then the two coasts are divided in half
Name the economic cooperative effort of this organization that controls the price of oil.
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
During the Berlin Conference, European countries met to carve up what continent, giving no consideration for different cultural groups of that continent.
Africa
Why are choke points important?
90% of global goods are transported by sea. Power and wealth is increasingly derived from controlling strategic maritime areas of the world. Most densily cities reside along coastal areas that are crucial for movememt and distribution of resources.
A boundary drawn by outside powers
What factors lead to Devolution?
Physical Geography, ethnic separatism, ethnic separatism, terrorism, economics and social issues.
Do unitary or federal states have highly centralized governments?
Unitary
What do Palestinians and the Kurds have in common?
Both are stateless nations in the middle east.
Balkanization occurred in southeastern Europe after the fall of what country?
Yugoslavia
A boundary drawn to accomodate religoius, ethnic, linguistic, or economic differences.
Difference between delimitation and demarcation
Delimited: drawn on a map by a cartographer to show limits of space
Demarcated: Identified by physical objects placed on the landscape. A simple sign or complex as a set of fences and walls.