Shape of States
What is an Enclave
An area completely surrounded by another state
The United States of America is broken into 50 states, but it is actually what...
1 large state with sovereignty for all 50 substates
What is a melting pot of ethnicities?
many ethnicities that are coming together or in one area
Who were the two world superpowers are WWII
Soviet Union and The United States
What country is part of the UK and the EU, and recently had a referendum to leave the UK (2015)
Scotland
What is an Exclave
A piece of national territory separated from the main body of a country
Vatican City is what type of state
Microstate
What is the definition of a Nation-State
The territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity
Which region of the world did the Soviet Union try to influence? What region of the world did the United States try to influence?
South American/Latin American countries and East European/Asian countries
What is a hard Brexit
Restricting the migration of EU citizens into the UK, Import taxes on goods and services
What does a landlocked state lack?
Direct Access to the Sea
What is a Sovereign state
One that is independent from other states because of differing laws and taxes
What two countries in the Caucuses region are fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region?
Armenia and Azerbaijan
Why were missiles placed in Turkey by the United States
They were there for deterrence or defensive purposes
What is a soft Brexit
Maintain similar EU laws and keep the movement and goods the same
What is a Perforated State
One state that completely surrounds another (South Africa surrounds Lesotho)
What is the definition of ethnicity
The state of belonging to a common national or cultural tradition
What do multiethnic states want to form?
A common national identity
What was the purpose of the Warsaw Pact
To keep eastern bloc countries from leaving the communist regime
Theresa May wants to change laws in the UK. What specific issue does she want to make stricter laws on
Illegal Immigration
What is an advantage of a Prorupted, Compact, Fragmented State?
Compact: Ease of Communication, easy to manage the government
Fragmented: Provides resources to the state that isn't near the main port
Prorupted: Access to a resource such as water, disruption of communication
How is China/Taiwan an internal, not external, Problem-State when Taiwan is an island off the coast of China
Communist revolution victory over the nationalist party where Chang Kai-Shek fled to Taiwan, and forming a new government there.
Why was the Soviet Union the most prominent multinational state until the 1990s
After the collapse of The Soviet Union, 15 nation-states were formed
What was NATO's objective
Stopping the Soviet Union from taking over West Germany and smaller countries near NATO's borders
Which country specifically needs trade with the UK (Hint: this was said in the CEO EU video)
Spain