Vocab
A country's authority to control its own territory and govern itself
Sovereignty
What type of crisis is Venezuela in?
Economic crisis
A boundary drawn to accommodate religious, ethnic, linguistic, or economic differences
Ethnographic Boundary
Conflicts that are caused by social or cultural differences
Example: In Rwanda, an ethnic conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes in the 1990s turned into a month-long genocide.
Social / Cultural conflict
What are the two forms of government organization?
a politically defined area with established boundaries, a government, and sovereignty over its territory.
State / Country
Which country is taking in Venezuela migrants?
Colombia
A naturally occurring boundary between two countries like a river or mountain range
Physical Boundary
Conflicts over who has the right to collect taxes or benefits from a geographic area
Example: The United States imposes taxes on Chinese imports from the USA.
Economic conflict
A style of government in which power is shared between central, regional, and local governments.
Federal
a group of people with a common identity through shared cultural traits such as language, religion, ethnicity, and heritage.
Nation
This stateless nation is currently at odds with Israel in the Middle East
Palestine
A boundary drawn by outside powers/forces
Superimposed Boundary
Conflicts that are caused by disagreements between two governments over their territory or sovereignty
Example: The war with Russia and Ukraine
Political Conflicts
A style of government in which the power is located centrally and the purpose of regional or local units is to carry out policy.
Unitary
a location within a state that is given authority to govern independently from the national government.
Autonomous Region
What resulted from Ethiopia's president dividing the country into 10 ethnic groups?
Infighting / Civil War
A boundary that no longer exists, but evidence of it still exists on the landscape
Relic Boundary
a narrow, bottleneck passageway to another place through which it is difficult to pass through.
Chokepoint
Local issues are resolved more quickly by regional/local governments.
The right of all people to govern themselves. Usually, a former colony wants to govern itself and establish sovereignty
Self-Determination
Europe divided up Africa for its own financial gain
Berlin Conference
Borders that are established on straight lines of latitude and longitude instead of physical or cultural boundaries.
Geometric Boundary
Regions of the world where cultural diversity and political instability, join together, and weak states experience instability because of ongoing and often violent conflicts.
Shatterbelt
More vulnerable to corruption or authoritarianism.
May only serve the interests of the dominant group.
Unitary