Shapes of States
Chile, Italy, and Norway are examples of this kind of state shape.
What is an elongated state?
a boundary is
an invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory.
the term "state" is a synonym for this other word
What is a "country"?
The most important global organization that focuses on maintaining peace around the world that uses politics to mainly achieve their goals.
What is the United Nations?
Puerto Rico is a territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than being completely independent. Puerto Rico is an example of
What is a colony?
States that have several discontinuous pieces of territory.
What is a Fragmented state?
What are the two types of boundaries?
What are physical and cultural?
The United States is an example of this kind of state because we have people that speak many different languages, follow many different religions, and have many different cultural practices and backgrounds.
What is a multiethnic state?
This United Nations affiliated organization works on bringing peace to areas of conflict around the world but they are not a military force.
Who are the United Nations Peacekeepers?
Argentina, Chile, the United Kingdom, Norway, Australia, France, New Zealand all have claims in this territory
What is Antarctica?
A state whose distance from the geometric center is similar
What is a compact state?
Desert, mountain and water are all examples of this type of boundary.
What is physical?
A sovereign state with a very small population and very little area.
What is a microstate?
These two groups were designed to maintain a bipolar balance of power in Europe during the Cold War era.
What are NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
The process of redrawing boundaries for the purpose of benefitting the party in power.
What is gerrymandering?
A state that has a territory completely surrounding it
What is a perforated state?
The political boundary that is defined and delimited by straight lines (often latitude and longitude).
What is Geometric?
This Eurasian country is the largest multinational state in the world.
What is Russia?
The main task of this group is to promote development within the member states through economic and political cooperation. Allows the countries who are members to have the same currency and travel easily between member countries.
What is the European Union?
The systematic use of violence by a group in order to intimidate a population or coerce a government into granting its demands.
What is terrorism?
Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana are all examples of this state shape.
What is a landlocked state?
This type of cultural boundary separates people within the same country who speak a different language or practice a different religion. One example is the drawing of the boundary between the Muslims in Pakistan and the Hindus in India.
What is an ethnic boundary?
A politically organized area in which nation and state occupy the same space. Denmark and Slovenia are examples.
What is Nation-state?
This organization has 56 members including the United States, Russia, and Canada, and is concerned with ending conflicts in Europe.
What is the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)?
The ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
What is Sovereignty?