4.1Political entities
A nation of people without a state that it considers home (ex: Kurds, Basques, Palestinians)
What is a stateless nation?
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Gerrymandering
Formed based on natural features such as rivers, mountains, deserts, & geographical landmarks.
What is a Natural Boundary?
Division of groups by physical geography, ethnic separatism, ethnic cleansing, terrorism, economic and social problems, and irredentism
challenge state sovereignty.
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Nation stretches across borders and across states (people share a common characteristic and live in multiple states.) (ex: Kurds, Koreans)
What is a mulitstate nation?
A state that is completely surrounded by another group of people
Enclave
A boundary that is outlined specifically by a law or treaty.
What is a Defined Boundary?
the transfer of decision-making power from a central government to a lower level.
What is Devolution?
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Cultural unit, common ancestry occupying a particular territory (example: Kurds)
What is a nation?
A state not touching or sharing a border with the rest of the state
Exclave
A boundary that is drawn without consent from locals already living in an area.
What are Superimposed Boundaries?
the transfer of power from a central government to a lower level of government, such as a regional or local government. is often used as a way to decentralize decision-making and to give more autonomy to lower levels of government.
what is devolution?
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A state in which the cultural borders of a nation correspond with the state borders of a country(ex:Japan, Denmark, Poland)
What is a nation-state?
Dispersing a group into several districts to prevent a majority of the other team
Cracking
A geographic boundary that is drawn on a map. May not physically be visible
What is a Delimited Boundary?
Ethnic separatism, Terrorism, uneven economic development, and Irredentism
What leads to devolution?/ examples of devolution
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Former Yugoslavia, former USSR & Lebanon are all examples of this.
What are some examples of multinational state
Combining similar voters into one district to prevent them from affecting elections in other districts
What is Packing?
Created after groups have settled, is an opposite of antecedent boundary, which was established prior to settlement
What are Subsequent Boundaries?
can be caused by a variety of factors, including ethnic or cultural tensions, the presence of strong regional or local identities, and the influence of external actors. It can also be fueled by political or economic issues, such as corruption or economic inequality, which can lead to a lack of trust in the central government and a desire for greater autonomy or independence.
What is Balkanization?
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