Borders
This type of boundary follows the distribution of cultural features such as language or religion, like the line separating Ireland and Northern Ireland.
What is a Cultural Boundary? (Pg. 296)
A state, like Indonesia or Angola, that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory, often separated by water or another state.
What is a Fragmented State? (p. 303)
This is the world's largest multinational state, containing 185 officially recognized ethnic groups.
What is Russia? (p. 280)
A type of government where power is shared between the national government and local units, as seen in the United States and Canada.
What is a Federal State? (p. 286)
The major global organization created in 1945 to promote international cooperation and provide humanitarian relief.
What is the United Nations (UN)? (p. 285)
The physical feature used to delineate the boundary between Argentina and Chile.
What are the Andes Mountains? (Pg. 298)
A country shape created, in the case of Namibia and the Congo, to provide access to a resource or the sea.
What is a Prorupted State? (p. 302)
The name of the non-state terrorist group founded by Osama bin Laden that was responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks.
What is al-Qaeda? (p. 294)
A state that is not fully democratic or fully autocratic, displaying a mix of both political systems.
What is an Anocracy? (p. 286)
The post-WWII confrontation between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. characterized by competition and tension but not direct military conflict.
What is the Cold War? p. 284)
The 12-nautical mile area of sea closest to the shore where a state has full sovereignty.
What are Territorial Waters? (p. 299)
This term describes a state, like Mali or Chad, that lacks a direct outlet to the sea, making it highly dependent on neighboring states for trade.
What is a Landlocked State? (p. 303)
The name for the process of redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power, named after a Massachusetts governor.
What is Gerrymandering? (p. 304)
The political process by which a central government transfers power to local or regional governments, often as a response to centrifugal forces.
What is Devolution? (p 280)
The term for cooperation among states, like the EU or the UN, in pursuit of common goals that transcend national borders.
What is Supranationalism? (p. 290)