Introduction to Political Geography
For a body of land to be classified as a state they must have their own borders, an established government, their own economy and...
What is Be internationally recognized
This theory focused on the idea in order for a state to succeed and thrive, they needed to acquire the most amount of natural resources as well as the interior of their state
What is Heartland Theory
What continent currently contains the largest amount of landlocked states
What is Africa
The Census is a Survey a state takes that allows the government to get a handle on how many people live in the state, where they live, how old they are, and what ethnicity they are. The Census takes place once every this number of years
What is 10
Name the two main autonomous regions in Spain that Exist outside of Madrid
What is Basque and Catalonia
The Basques, Palestine's, Turks are all examples of..
What is A stateless nation
In the hypothetical Scenario given to you in the "Africa Uncolonized" activity, what disease does not allow Europe to advance enough to colonize Africa
What is "The Black Plague"
The boundary between the republican of Ireland (primarily Catholic), and northern Ireland (primarily protestant and part of the UK) is an example of this type of boundary
What is Subsequent Boundary
The Andes Mountains are a great example of this type of Boundary
What is Physical Boundary
Name 3 Supranational organizations
What is the UN, NATO, NAFTA, African Union, Paris Climate Accord, Arctic Council, ASEAN, EU
The primary reason for devolution between Canada and the region of Quebec is
What is Linguistic and Cultural Barriers
Which theory of territoriality is most aligned with the concept of "darwinism"
What is Organic Theory
Canada's Boundary with the United States of America can be an example of either of these type of Boundaries
What is Antecedent or Geometric
This occurs after a Census is taken when a state is determined how many representatives they will get in the national legislature. NY currently has 27
What is reappointment
Name one state whose political boundaries has changed since the end of WWII
What is: US, Germany, USSR, Yugoslavia, Israel
True or False: Balkanization results strictly in the formation of several nation states within a once larger diversified multination state
What is False: The Division usually occurs along ethnic lines but not strictly along them (Look at Yugoslavia)
This is an area located between two regions with competing political and cultural values
Ex: Belgium During World War II
Thanks to the Schengen Area Agreement in Europe, the border between many of the EU countries in that area are considered to be
What is open
This system of government would most likely be suitable for a larger, ethnically diverse state with many languages
What is Federal State
Russia's annexation of Crimea is an example of what factor of devolution
What is Irredentism
What is France
With Venezuela's government very much unstable and in flux, other state's are trying to use this a way to get access to their supply of Oil very Cheaply, this tactic is an example of..
What is neocolonialism
Based on the UNCLOS one states territorial sea allows for commercial vessels to pass, but non-commercial vessels may be challenged. A state's Territorial Sea goes out this many miles
What is 12
This type of gerrymandering can be seen when politicians combine likeminded voters into one district to prevent their influence from expanding across different districts
What is Packing
As part of the deal from Brexit UK nationals will need a visa for stays of longer than this number of days in the EU during 180-day period.
What is 90