Vocab 1
The Koreas are an example of
Multination State
s a zone where no state exercises compelete political control,where no state has governing authority.
Frontier
Inaccurate maps of the Andes have created dispute over the border between Argentina and Chile
Dfinitional/Positional
Territories completely surrounded by another country but are culturally/ethnically different
Enclave
This type of political framework has a central government but each of the sub-national entities has representation and influence in the government process.
Federal
The united states is an example of a
Nation- State
Multinational States
Beyond 200 Nautical Miles is known as
High Seas
Visa Requirements at the US/Canada border after 9/11
Operational/Functional
The willingness by one person or a group of people to defend the space they claim
Territoriality
Disputed region of northern India
Kashmir
Has a degree of power and self-determination, but not fully like the autonomous regions of Russia.
Semi-Autonomous
The principle that a nation's maritime boundaries should conform to a median-line equidistant from the shores of neighboring nation-states.
Median Line Principle
Dispute over the ownership of the Rhineland led to conflict between Germany and France
Locational/Territorial
Give 3 forces of Devolution
•Division of Groups by Physical geography
•Ethnic Separatism
•Ethnic cleansing
•Terrorism
•Economic and social problems
Which school of geo-political though states "The state is like a biological organism."
German
When Ethnic groups seek to govern themselves, creating their own nation-staes becaseu of their desire for self-determination.
Self-Determination
Negotiated in 1648, this marks the beginning of the modern state system
Peace of Westphalia
Iraqi-Kuwait conflict over access to the Rumailah Oil Field
Allocational
A culturally diverse, conflict-prone region of weak, fragmented states aligned with powerful global rivals, containing globally significant reserves of natural resources and geostrategic locations such as choke points and major transport arteries.
Shatter belt.
Berlin Conference of 1184
Stateless nations.
Concluded that whoever controlled Eurasia landmass would rule the world. This was known as the....
Conflicts between states or regions over the ownership of a given area
a part of a state that is geographically separated from the main part by the territory of one or more states.
Exclave
Warsaw Pact