Boundaries
A stateless nation that extends over 6 countries in the Middle East is...
Kurdistan
What is the effort by one country to establish settlements in a territory and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles on that territory?
colonialism
Define a State.
A politically organized independent territory with a government, defined borders, and a population (a country).
Which supranational benefits greatly from free trade and open borders? Its goal was to ensure economic and general safety in Western Europe.
The European Union (the EU)
What is the difference between a federal state, and a unitary state?
Federal state= power is held by regional units
Unitary state= more power is held by a central government that maintains authority over all of the state’s territory, its regional units, and its people
In the 1880s, European powers got together in Berlin and decided to divide the continent of Africa up amongst several European countries. These borders that were drawn are best described as...
superimposed boundaries
In what region did Serbs, Croatians, Bosnians and others fight a series of wars in the 1990s?
the Balkans, or Yugoslavia
What is it called when a politically recognized boundary of a state is only occupied by individuals who have a common identity through a shared language, religion, ethnicity, or heritage?
Nation-state
Which supranational organization was originally formed as a military collaboration in response to the Soviet Union after World War II?
What is the redrawing of legislative districts in the US to benefit the party in power?
Gerrymandering
Give a real-world example of a demarcated boundary.
U.S.-Mexico Border Wall
Israel-Palestine border wall
How did the division between North and South Korea occur? What kind of boundary was established?
In the last days of the Korean war, the United States proposed dividing the Korean peninsula into two occupation zones (a U.S. and Soviet one) with the 38th parallel as the dividing line.
Superimposed, geometric boundary
Define stateless nation, then give an example.
A group of people who share a culture or ethnic background and do not have a politically recognized state.
ex/ American Indians, Palestinians, Basque people in Spain, Kurds, Jewish people until the creation of the state of Israel, etc.
-economic benefits to member states--they might be able to get in on some free trade!
-heightened military protection--you mess w/ 1 state, you mess w/ all of us.
-research abilities
Define the concept of "economies of scale."
Economies of scale are something countries can create in supranational organizations. They are a benefit to supranational organizations because more goods and services can be produced for less money on average, and products may not be subject to tariff costs. A less economically-advantaged country might benefit from the economic production of the supranational organization.
What is the main difference between an antecedent boundary, and a subsequent boundary?
Antecedent boundaries: established before many people live there
Subsequent boundaries: drawn in areas that already have a solid population, and an established cultural landscape
What are the 4 maritime boundaries? Name 1 area or countries that is/are experiencing disputes in the sea/ocean.
1. territorial sea
2. contiguous zone
3. exclusive economic zone
4. high seas
South China Sea or Arctic Ocean
A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality is called...
nation-state
The UK left the EU in 2020. This is popularly known as "Brexit." What was the primary reason the UK decided to leave?
-the EU's open border policy
-the UK wanted control over its own immigration policy
This was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings and armed rebellions that spread across much of North Africa and The Middle East mainly through the use of Social Media.
The Arab Spring
The remnants of the old border wall between East and West Germany is best described as a ______ boundary.
relic
What region of Ukraine did Russia invade and annex in 2014?
Crimea
American Indian reservations are a good example of a _______________, because they are given some autonomy to govern their territory independently from the national government.
semi-autonomous region
1. What is the name of the supranational organization that originally formed in 1967 by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand?
2. What were the goals of this organization.
1. the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
2. Its goals are to advance economic growth through trade in the region, encourage social progress, and bolster peace and security.
Give an example of ethnic separatism. Then, give 1 reason why ethnic separatism might lead to devolution.
The Basques of Basque Country, Catalan independence, Kurdish separatism...
Members identify more strongly w/ their ethnic group than their state---> wanting sovereignty