Types of States
Border Wars
Types of
boundaries
European Union
Supernational
Organizations
100
A. Turkey B. Michigan C. North Korea D. Greece
which of these is not a state?
100
Countries that remain neutral between two conflicting states
What is a buffer state?
100
Indonesia or Fiji
What is an example of a fragmented boundary?
100
A regional organization that promises to redefine the meaning of sovereignty.
What is the EU?
100
A venture of 2 or more countries involving formal economic, political, and/or culture corporations to promote shared objectives.
What is the definition of Supernationalism
200
State whose territorial extent coincides with that occupied by a distinct nation, or people.
What is a nation state?
200
A. Positional B. Functional C. Resource D. Institutional
Which of these is not a type of border dispute?
200
__________ boundaries are set by ethnic differences, especially those based on religion and/or language.
What are cultural boundaries determined by?
200
Austria, Italy,Belgium,Latvia,Bulgaria,Lithuania,Croatia Luxembourg,Cyprus,Malta,Czech Republic,Netherlands Denmark,Poland,Estonia,Portugal,Finland,Romania,France Slovakia,Germany,Slovenia,Greece,Spain,Hungary Sweden,Ireland,United Kingdom
What countries are apart of the European Union?
200
-easier travel -less inflation -decrease in poverty rates -decrease in taxes and tariffs -global cooperation
What are pro's of supranationalism?
300
______ states have a difficult time with communication and transportation problems since a city at one end is a long way away from a city at the other.
What is the problem with elongated states?
300
Boundary disputes from clashing nationalities which may include religion, traditional values, etc.
What are reasons for border wars?
300
Frontiers... zone where no state exercises power.
What has typically separated states rather than boundaries?
300
-Structures that work for all countries do not necessarily run smoothly for everyone -The expansion brings in many former communist countries -Older countries fear that immigrants from the east will flood their labor markets and strain their economies
Why is the rapid integration of economic and political aspects posing difficult issues for the EU?
300
The ________ was established at the end of _________ in order to foster international security and cooperations. *HINT* The precursor to this supranational organization was the League of Nations.
Why/when was the UN established?
400
Russia officially recognizes 39 ethnic groups as nationalities, all of whom are eager for independence.
Why is Russia considered a multinational state?
400
During the Cold War, North Korea was heavily influenced by the Soviet Union and their views whereas the South was backed by the United States and supported their ideals
What was the initial reason for North and South Korea border disputes?
400
Used mountain ranges to form shatterbelts- zones of great cultural complexity to distinguish the numerous amount of small cultural groups.
How did Balkans typically define boundaries of the recently balkanized state of Yugoslavia.
400
Promote development within the member states through economic and political cooperations.
What are the main tasks of the European Union?
400
The members agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by an external party, so if one country goes to war, so do all the others.
What is one downside to being involved with NATO?
500
In the Middle East, the Kurds are a nation of some 20 million people divided among six states and dominate in none.
Why do the Kurds represent a stateless nation?
500
The conflict over land and who truly owns the land they both once had to flee.
What is the main reason for the dispute between the Palestinians and the Israelis?
500
North Korea and South Korea we divided during the Cold War to separate the communist (North) and South which were under the control of the United States.
Why is North and South Korean a good example of a geometric boundary?
500
The Maastricht established three main pillars: 1. Trade and other economic matters including creating a single currency and the foundation of the European Central Bank 2.Justice and home affairs; policy governing asylum border crossing,immigration,etc. 3. Common foreign and security policy
What was the point of the Maastricht Treaty?
500
-poverty rates have fallen/ income rates have risen in Mexico - farmer suffer from the cheaper food from U.S. agribusiness - Maquiladoras
What has resulted from the formation of NAFTA?
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