Boundaries
A stateless nation that extends over 6 states in the Middle East.
Kurdistan (The Kurds)
The effort by one country to establish settlements in a territory and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles on that territory.
Colonialism
The fence along the border of The U.S. and Mexico is an example of what type of boundary?
Demarcated
This organization was formed to counter the threat of Soviet Eastern Europe.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The redrawing of legislative districts in the US to benefit the party in power.
Gerrymandering
The borders of many countries in the Middle East were drawn by European powers after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in WWI, these borders would best be described as...
Superimposed
The imposition of the Superimposed boundaries onto the African continent by European powers in the late 1800's.
The Berlin Conference
The idea that Germany should annex any land in Europe with German speakers.
Irredentism
This organization is focused on expanding the economic growth in Europe.
The European Union
The transfer of some important powers from central governments to smaller local governments.
Devolution
A place of physical congestion between wider regions of movement and interaction.
Chokepoint
In what former state did Serbs, Croatians, Bosnians and others fight a series of wars in the 1990's?
Yugoslavia
Culturally defined political boundaries are called...
Consequent Boundaries
EU, NATO, NAFTA, WTO are all __________ organizations.
Supranational
Describe the difference between a UNITARY and a FEDERAL state.
A unitary state is a state where laws are administered uniformly by one central government.
A federal state is a state where the power and sovereignty is divided and shared between the national government and local/regional governments.
The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is best described as both geometric because its a straight line and _________________ because it was drawn before settlements were established.
Antecedent Boundary
The boundary between East and West Berlin which no longer exists in physical or political form can still be seen in certain ways which reflects what type of boundary?
Relic Boundary
List three zones established by UNCLOS in order from most control to least.
1. Territorial sea
2. Contiguous sea
3. Exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
A region of persistent political fragmentation due to devolution and centrifugal forces.
Shatterbelts
What economically rich region of Spain that borders the Mediterranean tried to hold a referendum on successions in 2017?
Catalonia
The Canadian government created the new territory of Nunavut in order to...
Recognize the territorial rights of indigenous people in the area.
What are three cultural groups found in Iraq?
What is Sunni, Shia, Kurds
Explain how nationalism can eliminate an international boundary.
Nationalism, as a centripetal force, and has united formerly separated states throughout history.
Example: Germany
Nationalism as a centrifugal force can break apart a larger state that is ethnically very different.
Example: Yugoslavia
DAILY DOUBLE: Explain the difference between a CENTRIFUGAL force and a CENTRIPETAL force and provide an example for each.
Centrifugal Forces: Forces that divide a country.
Centripetal Forces: Forces that bind/unite a country together.
What region of Ukraine did Russia invade and annex in 2014?
Crimea