Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Important Terms
Misc.
100
Yugoslavia underwent a process of...
Balkanization
100
If a country has a national legislature, and 23 provincial legislatures that exercise power separately from the national government, what term best describes that countries system of government?
Federal
100
As demonstrated by the people of Belgium in the regions of Flanders and Wallonia, language can serve as what type of force for devolution?
A centrifugal force
100
What is the process by which central governments transfer their power to regional or local governments because of the presence of centrifugal forces
devolution
100
What makes the strait of Hormuz a chokepoint?
The water currents make the strait impossible to navigate at certain times during the day
200
Explain why the boundaries in Africa after the Berlin Conference are considered "superimposed"
Because they were drawn without regard for cultural or ethnic groups
200
What is the main benefit of a country having a federal government system
The ability to grant different ethnic, national, and cultural groups more representation and autonomy
200
What is the main purpose of the European Union
To create an economic free trade zone for member countries
200
How has China been attempting to expand their EEZ and influence over the South China Sea?
By building artificial islands in the South China Sea which would extend the 200 mile EEZ
200
What type of boundary exists between the United States and Canada
A geometric boundary
300
Explain why Sudan and South Sudan underwent a process of devolution before South Sudan became a sovereign state in 2011
Sudan and the region that later became South Sudan faced conflict over oil reserves and religious differences
300
What is the process in which a political party attempts to gain an unfair advantage by changing the boundaries of a legislative district
gerrymandering
300
How has globalization effected state soverignty?
States have to give up some of their sovereignty in order to join supranational organizations or operate on a global scale
300
The people of North and South Korea are considered a
multistate nation
300
The Great Wall of China is which type of boundary?
A Relic Boundary
400
Having pillars mark the boundary between two states is known as the ______ of that boundary
demarcating
400
What is a type of government that has a centralized government and administration that exercises control equally over all parts of the state
A Unitary State
400
The Kurdish are an example of a...
Stateless Nation
400
What is a "Nation"
cultural concept implying a group of people occupying a particular territory and unified by shared beliefs.
400
What is an area of instability located between regions with opposing political and cultural values
A shatterbelt
500
What is the policy by a country to establish steelements in an area and impose its political, economical, and cultural principals there
Colonialism
500
What is the process of adjusting the number of representatives in the US house of Reps in reaction to shifts in population patterns
Reappointment
500
What is something that has the effect of intimidating a group of people through violence.
Terrorism
500
What is a weaker country that separates two powerful countries whose ideology and or political views conflict
A buffer State
500
What is an organization of territories with permanent populations, defined territory, and a government
A state