Vocab
Nations who find themselves geographically without a state of their own
State-less nations
Where are multi-ethnic states most common?
Hint: they have no nation-states
The Americas
What are the disadvantages of a landlocked country?
Trade is hard, has to go through another country to do anything, etc
what theory was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad?
Containment theory
the kurds, basques, and the hmong are examples of what?
state-less nations
Acts of violence designed to promote a specific ideology or agenda by creating panic among an enemy population
Terrorism
What is a nation-state?
One culture group is represented by a singular government.
What is the difference between a prorupt country and a perforated country?
Prorupt has a panhandle or peninsula, and a perforated has holes such as a country, or large lake.
Which theory talks about land empire, sea empire, and settlement empires?
Donald Meinig's three empire theory.
U.S practiced containment theory why?
They wanted to stop the spread of communism.
A group of humans distinguished by physical traits, blood types, genetic code patterns or genetically inherited characteristics
Race
The United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Russia, and Mexico are all confederations of several smaller states or provinces under what type of government?
Federal.
What does an elongated country look like?
Stretched-out, long
Which theory holds that destabilization from any cause in one country can result in the collapse of order in a neighboring country?- a chain of effects can affect a whole region?
The Domino theory
The Philippines is an example of what type of country (Shape)?
Fragmented
Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power
Gerrymandering
What is a microstate?
A state that even though they are much smaller, they hold the same position as much larger states.
Nigeria and Colorado are examples of a _______ country/state because they are shaped without irregularity.
Compact.
What theory was created by Friedrich Ratzel, was about natural expansion of strong states into areas controlled by weaker states?
Organic theory
What is this situation an example of: Governer A used an irregularly shaped district to stack votes guaranteeing congressional support for his party.
Gerrymandering
An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
Centripetal force
Do multinational states have many different cultures? Why or why not?
Yes, because they are made up of a number of different nations that are represented by the multitude of culture groups who have migrated and intermixed around the world.
True or false: the shape of a country impacts its society and relations with other countries?
True.
What theory is described: the world economy has one market and a global division of labor ; even though the world has multiple states almost everything takes place within the context of the world economy ; the world economy has a three-tier structure
Immanuel Wallersteins World- Systems theory ; core periphery ; dependency
Is a strong feeling of nationalism an example of a centripetal force or centrifugal force?
Centripetal