Political Spaces
This is a formal region in which the government has control of its own affairs within its boundaries.
State
Name an example of an economic alliance
NAFTA
EU
Give two examples of a physical boundary.
Rivers
Mountains
Lakes
Why do most African-Americans live in the South?
Because most never moved somewhere else after the end of slavery.
What country are the Basque people in?
Spain
This is a state with many ethnicities within its border.
Multinational state
Name an example of a military alliance.
NATO
Warsaw Pact
These boundaries typically land on latitude and longitude lines.
Geometric Boundaries
What is assimilation?
The reduction of minority cultural characteristics, sometimes to the point of elimination.
Why do ethnic groups tend to live near each other?
The ability to develop schools and businesses catering to their own needs, a sense of safety, and the ability to retain their own cultural connections are positive reasons
Poverty, lack of political representation, and active discrimination are negative reasons
This is a state that has one ethnicity (or one main ethnicity) within its borders.
Nation-state
What is the general purpose of a military alliance?
To protect states from common enemies
These borders are drawn based on a difference between language, religion, or some other cultural trait.
Ethnic Boundaries
What is acculturation?
When one culture becomes more like another culture. Usually a minority culture becoming more like the majority culture
This term describes when politicians draw political boundaries to help themselves get elected.
Gerrymandering
This is a group of people without a state
Stateless nation
What is the general purpose of an economic alliance?
To facilitate the exchange of goods, services, and people
These boundaries are the most likely to lead to conflict between groups and/or states
Ethnic Boundaries
What is amalgamation?
Countries with many ethnicities will become a combination or blend of the cultures.
Salad bowl or melting pot
Name one region that typically votes for Republicans, and one region that typically votes for Democrats
Walek's discretion
This is a state that is square or circular in shape, and generally will be more unified.
Compact state
Name a weakness of alliances, or be specific and name a weakness of the EU.
States give up individual power
Countries in Europe can't make their own immigration laws
The border between the Western U.S. and Western Canada is this type of boundary.
Geometric
What is redlining?
When one group of people (typically a minority) is prevented from living in certain parts of a city.
What 3 things are part of a claddagh ring?
Heart, Hands, Crown