So you want to be State
In order to be a state, this has to be permanent.
What is POPULATION
The U.S., Canada, and Great Britain are examples of Multinational States because the have two or more of these.
What are ETHNIC GROUPS
A state that is not a contiguous whole but rather separated parts.
What is FRAGMENTED
This two word term is a form of government allows citizens to elect officials to make laws and decisions on their behalf, rather than voting on every issue directly.
What is REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
International organization comprised of Western European countries to promote free trade among members.
European Union (EU)
In order to be a state, it has to have control over its internal affairs and not be controlled by any other state.
What is SOVEREIGNTY?
Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Bhutan are excellent examples of being what types of states?
What is a NATION-STATE
A state whose territory is long and narrow in shape.
What is ELONGATED
In this political system, power is concentrated in the hands of a leader or a small elite group that is not constitutionally responsible to the public, often limiting individual freedoms.
What is AUTHORITARIANISM
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Other states must recognize this in order to truly be a state.
What is LEGITIMACY
A nation (ethnic group) without sovereignty over its "homeland" is this kind of less.
What is a STATELESS NATION
A state that exhibits a narrow, elongated land extension leading away from the main territory.
What is PROTRUDED
This system features a royal figurehead, like a King or Queen, whose powers are limited by a set of laws and a parliament, such as in the United Kingdom.
What is a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
These are the forces that "bind a state together," such as a common language, a strong economy, or a shared national identity.
What are CENTRIPETAL FORCES
These two qualities must exist in order to be a state.
What is EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT & WORKING ECONOMY
The European Union, The United Nations, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization demonstrates political geography at the largest scale making them _______________ organizations.
What is SUPRANATIONAL
A state that possesses a roughly circular, oval, or rectangular territory in which the distance from the geometric center is relatively equal in all directions.
What is COMPACT
A state whose government is either believed to be divinely guided or a state under the control of a group of religious leaders.
Theocracy
A global supranational organization established at the end of World War II to foster international security and cooperation.
United Nations (UN)
This treaty is often considered the first step towards the modern state.
What is the TREATY OF WESTPHALIA
The local scale of political geography is demonstrated with city or township governments, school board, county governments are ...
What is SUB-NATIONAL
Named after a mountainous peninsula in Southeast Europe, this term describes the contentious process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities.
What is BALKANIZATION
This process involves the transfer of certain powers from a central national government to regional or local governments, often to appease separatist movements.
What is DEVOLUTION
Derived from a Latin word meaning "to flee the center," these forces pull people apart and can lead to the instability or breakup of a state.
What are CENTRIFUGAL FORCES