Centrifugal & Centripetal forces
Devolutionary Terms
Shapes of States
Supranational Organizations
Miscellaneous
100
This form of government could be considered a centripetal force (especially when there is little diversity)
What is Unitary form of government
100
This movement for independence, seen in regions like Catalonia in Spain or Scotland in the United Kingdom, seeks to create a separate state based on cultural or historical differences.
What is seperatism
100
Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state
compact
100
Name 1 state that is a member of the African Union
(African Union member)
100
If a state has a growth rate of 35%, how many years will it take the state to double its population size
What is 2 years
200
Which shape of a state could be considered a centrifugal force?
What is Fragmented shape
200
This term describes the violent removal of ethnic groups, such as the 1990s genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where Bosnian Serbs targeted Bosniaks and Croats.
What is ethnic cleansing
200
What shape?
Exclave
200
This organization is focused on expanding the economic growth in Europe.
What is the European Union
200
On a Mercator projection, distortion is greatest
What is near the poles
300
In the case of India, a strong national identity and democratic institutions act as what type of forces
centripetal
300
This term describes the process of a region or state breaking apart into smaller, often ethnically or culturally distinct, entities, as seen in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s.
What is Balkanization
300
The following state has a prorupted shape. Identify the country and 1 reason for its prorupted shape.
Thailand. To gain access to important ports and resources in the region.
300
Name 1 state that is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
300
How does one calculate the RNI?
What is CBR-CDR/1000
400
This devolutionary force is often seen as a centrifugal force, but occasionally could have the oppositie effect and unify a state
Terrorism
400
Name at least 2 components of a "Shatterbelt".
(think of our devolutionary terms)
choke points, irredentism, weak governance, natural resources, and ethnic separatism.
400
Identify a enclave and explain why it is considered an enclave.
(enclave and explanation)
400
The Arctic Council primarily focuses on
What is sustainable development and environmental protection.
400
In this stage of the DTM, a states experiences a decline in death rates while birth rates remain high
What is Stage 2
500
Offering restive groups within your state some degree of _________, could act as a centripetal force
Autonomy
500
This devolutionary force symbolically targets to publicize a cause, intimidate or coerce a civilian population, or affect the conduct of the government.
Terrorism
500
Identify an elongated state and 1 disadvantage the state may encounter.
(elongated state and can suffer from poor communications; capital may be isolated)
500
Joining supranational organizations often comes with cost advantages that can come with a larger scale of operations. This is known as
What is Economies of scale
500
Which two of the four boxes below has the highest concentration of dots?
What is C,D