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Border Wars
Types of Boundaries
The Shapes of Nations
Types of States
Supranational Organizations
100

Disputes that arise when neighboring states cannot agree on roles that apply in a border area

What are functional/operational disputes?

100

Marks limits of governmental control. The most famous is the Great Wall of China.

What are walls? (or, Political/State Borders)

100
Distance from the center to any boundary is about the same. Promotes good communication similar to a circle. Ex. Hungary
What are compact states?
100

Land spaces of just a few square miles and a small population

What is a Microstate?

100

Military alliance formed in the 1940s with 14 European members, the U.S., and Canada. Was designed to balance the power in Europe. Also affects trade.

What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?

200

Boundary dispute over the ownership of a region, usually around mutual borders

What is a territorial dispute? (or Locational Boundary Dispute)

200
Countries divided into sections. Ex. 50 states in the US, the provinces in Canada
What are internal boundaries?
200
Long and narrow shape; often have communication and transportation problems. Ex. Chile, Vietnam, Tanzania
What are elongated states?
200
A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality
What is a nation-state?
200

An organization created to promote social, cultural, political, and economic links among member states in the western hemisphere

What is OAS (Organization of American States)?

300
Involves natural resources, such as mineral deposits, fertile farmland, or rich fishing groups that lie in border areas. Occurs over mostly oil and water
What is a resource/allocational dispute?
300
The boundaries between some states are set by ethnic differences, especially those based on language and/or religion.
What are consequent/cultural boundaries
300
Otherwise compact with a larger projecting exdersion. Often exist to reach a natural resource. Ex. Democratic Republic of Congo
What is a prorupted state?
300
A people without a state
What is a stateless nation?
300
Organization that has promoted the elimination of minority white-ruled governments in Southern Africa
What is OAU (Organization for African Unity)?
400
States argue about where the border actually is
What are positional/definitional disputes?
400
Straight, imaginary lines that generally have good reasons behind their creation. Ex. Vietnam- to separate the North & South
What are geometric boundaries?
400
Several discontinuous pieces of territory. Composed of islands. Can be problamatic if some islands are remote. Ex. Indonesia
What is a fragmented state?
400

Drawing of boundaries for political districts by party or group in power to extend their political advantage

What is gerrymandering?

400

Only 49 nation-states signed the original charter of this organization, but it has grown to 193 members by 2012. Lasted for more than 65 years.

What is the United Nations?

500

A policy of extending a country's power and influence (including borders) through diplomacy or military force, mainly for extraction of natural resources. Ex. World War I

What is imperialism?

500
Are easy to see, both in reality and on maps, so they often make good boundaries. Ex. Mountains, deserts, bodies of water
What is a physical boundary?
500
A state that completely surrounds another one. Ex. South Africa
What is a perforated state?
500

Have civil liberties; Rule of law for equal treatment of citizens and due process; Neutrality of the judiciary; Open civil society for independence from the government; Civilian control of the military so they won't seize control of the government

What is are the characteristics of a democratic state?

500
Founded to promote interests and sovereignty of countries in the Middle East
What is the Arab League?