Shapes of States
a clearly defined state that corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity.
Provide an example.
Nation-state
The two largest multi-ethnic states are...
Russia and the United States.
3 categories of jobs include...
Primary, secondary and tertiary
GNI stands for...
Gross National Income
An attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose political, economic and cultural control over its' citizens.
Colonialism
a country that functions on its' own and has complete control of over its' borders, population and government is said to have
Sovereignty
The disputed territory of _____________ is considered part of China by some, but others consider it to be politically independent and sovereign.
Taiwan
GDP is calculated by...
The sum total of good and services produced by a country in a year.
When a country has many different ethnicities living within the same population and within the same borders it is called a _____________ state.
Multi-ethnic state
an invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory.
Boundary
a state that completely SURROUNDS another.
Provide an example.
Perforated state
Two examples of SUPRANATIONALISM are...
EU
United Nations
OPEC
NATO
COMECON
The HDI has been calculated since 1980 and includes countries most clustered in __________& _____________.
North America and Europe.
The HDI or Human Development Index uses a scale of ________ to __________.
0 to 1.0
Characteristics of MDC's include...
High literacy rate
High GDP per capita
Access to knowledge
High quality of life
a state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.
Provide an example.
The 50 states that are included in the United States are not called states according to AP Human Geography. They are called ____________states because they are part of a larger system of government.
Federal
Countries in the Southern Hemisphere struggle to develop for a variety of reasons including...
Hot and dry climate.
Poor soil.
Lack of political stability.
Lack of access to healthcare and education.
Most types of jobs in LDC's fall into the category of...
Primary
Common forms of fossil fuels used to develop industrial strength in MDC's include...
Coal, Oil, Petroleum (gas)
a state with a long, narrow shape.
Provide an example.
Elongated state.
Terrorism can be defined as...
Provide 2 relevant examples.
9/11/01
Numerous "Al Qaeda" attacks
State-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
An area of particular concern for developing nations now and in the future is...
Gender equality.
Environmental concerns.
Energy sourcing.
Population issues.
The small-independent states that made up the Greek Empire in Ancient History were known as __________
Micro-states.
Renewable energy sources can be defined as__________ and include methods such as _________________________________.
Essentially unlimited sources of energy not depleted when used by humans.
hydroelectric
geothermal
wind
nuclear