-Distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly
-Ideal shape is a circle
-Capitol is at the center of the state
Compact State
100
Physical and Cultural Boundaries
the two types of boundaries
100
A political and military organization that was created for international peacemaking and cooperation.
The United Nations
100
The most dramatic terrorist attack against the United States where the tallest buildings in the United States were destroyed.
September 11, 2001 terrorist attack
100
A process of redrawing legislative boundaries to help one political party.
Gerrymandering
200
-A compact state with a large projecting extension
-Provides a state with access to a resource
-Separates two states that otherwise would share a boundary
Prorupted State
200
Mountain Boundary
Desert Boundary
Water Boundary
all three types of Physical Boundaries
200
A political and military organization that was created to balance power in Europe.
NATO
200
Responsible or implicated in most of the anti-U.S. terrorism during the 1900s. It was founded by Osama bin Laden.
Al-Qaeda
200
A country that is considered by China as a part of the country, but it is really a separate sovereign state
Taiwan
300
-A state with a long and narrow shape
-They suffer from poor international communication
Elongated State
300
Geometric boundaries
Religious boundaries
Language boundaries
Cyprus's "green-line" boundaries
all four types of cultural boundaries
300
UN (United Nations)
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty
OSCE (Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe)
OAS (Organization of American States)
some organizations that still exist
300
Countries that have assisted terrorist.
Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan
300
Started in the fertile Crescent and is a town that includes the surround country land.
city-state start
400
-A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory
-All states that have offshore islands as part of their territory are this kind of state
-Some are separated by water where others are separated by an intervening state
Fragmented State
400
A boundary inside a state and places that most power is in the hands of the Central Government Officials
unitary state
400
A political, military, and economic organization that is also known as the commonwealth and it helps to create links in Europe.
European Union
400
The political leader that was overthrown by the U.S. in Iraq.
President Saddam Hussein
400
God, Gold, & Glory
three motives of colonialism
500
-A state that completely surrounds another state
Perforated state
500
A boundary within states that allocates strong power to unites of local government within a country
federal state
500
COMECON (stands for)
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
500
-Theodore J. Kaczynski (Unabomber)
-Timothy J. McVeign (Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing)
American terrorist examples
500
A society that revolves around the central government system
Hint: (opposite of Federal Government)