Vocab
The area that contain higher levels of education, salaries, and more advanced technology.
Core Country
list the types of political entities (7)
state, nation, nation-state, stateless nation, multi-state nation, multinational state, and autonomous/semi-autonomous
does an nation involve a definite population?
yes
What is a centrifugal force?
Characteristics that divide a country and create instability conflict/violence.
A states authority to...
Control its territory and govern itself
A tightly knit group of people possessing bonds of language, ethnicity, religion, and other shared cultural attributes.
Nation
Name the different types of boundaries
Antecedent, substituent, consequent, superimposed, geometric, and relic
Does a nation have a distinct territory with clear boundaries?
No
What can a centrifugal force lead to?
1.Failed states/ balkinization
2. Uneven land development
Devolution occurs when...?
States must concede some power to autonomous or subnational political units to avoid conflict
A region that suffers instability because it is located between two varied different regions.
Shatter belt
Name different forms of government and their spatial organization
federal: power is diffused to state and local government on multiple levels
Unitary: Very little political power outside of the central government. Limited diffusion of power
Does a nation-state have a sovereign recognized government in place?
yes!
Is Ethnonationalism a centripetal or centrifugal force?
Centripetal
Give an example of devolution through a country
Spain, Belgium,Canada,Nigeria
A policy whereby major power uses economic and political means to perpetuate or extend its influence over under developed nations/areas.
New-colonialism
What factors that lead to devolution? name at least 3
1. Physical geography
2. Ethnic separatism
3. Ethnic cleansing
4. Terrorism
5. Economic or social problems
6. Irredentism
Does a stateless-nation group of people share common characteristics that would unite them?
Yes!
does uneven development have weak infrastructure?
yes!
The devolutionary forces may result in the disintegration
A result of devolution where a region is given greater autonomy from the central government processed by which estate breaks down through conflict among its ethnicity's.
Sub-national political territorial units
What events have happened that influence the modern world? Name at least 3
1. Berlin conference
2. Treaty of Versailles
3.The establishment of Israel
4. Decolonization and independence movements
5. Fall of the Soviet union
6. Balkinization of Yugoslavia
In a state, are all the people relatively homogenous or share a common ethnicity?
No
Give an real life example of balkinization
The breakup of Yugoslavia
How do advancements in transportation and communication technologies affect the relative distance between places that seem to be shrinking?
Time-Space Compression