Vocabulary
This term refers to an area organized into an independent political unit.
What is a state?
This type of boundary follows natural features like rivers, deserts, or mountains.
What is a natural boundary?
A government ruled by a single leader who may use force to stay in power.
What is a dictatorship?
This term describes cooperation among multiple countries for a shared goal.
What is supranationalism?
A force that unifies a state and brings people together.
What is a centripetal force?
The ability of a state to control its own internal and external affairs.
What is sovereignty?
Most of the boundary between the U.S. and Canada follows this type of line.
What is a geometric boundary?
A system of government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions.
What is a democracy?
The European Union is this type of organization.
What is a supranational organization?
A force that divides a state or causes conflict.
What is a centrifugal force?
A group of people united by culture, history, or language.
What is a nation?
A boundary based on language, religion, or ethnicity.
What is a cultural boundary?
A government ruled according to religious law or by religious leaders.
What is a theocracy?
This organization was founded to promote peace, diplomacy, and cooperation worldwide.
What is the United Nations?
The United Kingdom is not a true nation-state because of its internal divisions among these regions.
What are England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland?
The right of a group of people to govern themselves.
What is self-determination?
This state shape allows for efficient communication and transportation.
What is a compact state?
A government where the state owns all business and provides welfare for its people.
What is communism?
This alliance focuses on military defense among member nations.
What is NATO?
This island claims to be independent from China and has its own government and economy.
What is Taiwan?
A state whose borders closely match the homeland of a single cultural group.
What is a nation-state?
This country is a perforated state because it completely surrounds Lesotho.
What is South Africa?
The United Kingdom’s government, led by a monarch and parliament, is an example of this.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
This agency (name any) unlike the EU, NATO, or ASEAN, is not a supranational organization.
What is the CIA?
The breakup of Yugoslavia into multiple countries is an example of this process.
What is Balkanization?