Real World Ex: 🌎
The Kurds are a ______?
A. Nation
B. State
C.Nation-State
D.UMMMMM.....No clue.
A. Nation
Define a "state."
A politically organized body of people under a single government with a defined boundary
Which of the following terms descirbes the Unit 1 concept of a region defined by a shared legal authority and set of political boundaries, such as a State or Municipality in Unit 4?
A. Vernacular Region
B. Formal Region
C. Functional Region
D. Perceptual Region
B. Formal region
Most people think it’s Russia and China, but which two countries actually share the longest international border in the world?
United States and Canada
What type of state is considered the "ideal" version of a state because the distance from the center to any boundary is roughly equal, making it easy to govern. Think of it like a circle or a square.
a) Porrupted
b) Compact
c) Protruded
d) Elongated
b) Compact
Name the choke point(HINT:TRUMP)
a. Mississippi River
b. The Sahara Desert
c. Strait of Hormuz
d. The Rocky Mountains
c. Strait of Hormuz
Identify the type of boundary that is drawn by an outside power, often ignoring existing cultural landscapes and ethnic groups, such as the borders created during the Berlin Conference.
Superimposed Boundary
In Unit 1, a boundary that is established by a staright line or arc(such as a line of latitude or longitude) is known as a geometric boundary. In Unit 4, when this type of boundary is used to define the limit of a state's soveriegnity, it is an example of which of the following>
A. A vernacular region based on cultural perception
B. A formal region defined by legal political limits
C. A functional region centered around a node
B. A formal region defined by legal and political limits
In the middle of the Bering Strait sit two islands: Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (USA). They are only 2.4 miles apart, but because the International Date Line runs between them, what is the time difference between the two islands?
a) 20 hrs
b) 21 hrs
c) 24 hrs
d) 67 hrs
b) 21 hrs
This state shape is at least six times longer than its average width. While it's great for having lots of different climates, it’s a nightmare for national unity because the ends of the country feel ignored.
a) Periphery
b) Fragmented
c) Core
d) Elongated
d) Elongated
_______ , a europeaen country, has a region within its borders which has its own language and culture and has frequently pushed for independence-devolution.(HINT:FILL IN LETTERS TO FIND REGION AND THEN FIND COUNTRY: _A_A_O_I_
Spain
HINT:CATALONIA
Identify the state shape that is most likely to experience the most efficient communication and internal transportation.
Compact State
50. Globalization includes all the following EXCEPT
A) stronger transnational corporations
B) more isolated states
C) weaker state sovereignty
D) more powerful financial markets
E) stronger forces pushing for devolution
B) more isolated states
The town of Baarle-Nassau has a border so messy that it cuts through houses, cafes, and even grocery stores. If the border goes right through your front door, how do you decide which country you live in?
Italy and South Africa share this specific morphological title because they both have another entire country sitting inside of them (The Vatican and Lesotho).
a) Prelongated
b) Relic
c) Overlaping
d) Preforated
d) Preforated
This supranational organization was established to accelerate economic growth and social progress while maintaining a policy of "non-interference" in the internal affairs of its members.
A. OPEC
B. APEC
C. ASEAN
D. The European Union
C. ASEAN
Define the term "Exclave."
A portion of a state that is geographically separated from the main part by the territory of one or more foreign states.
18. In the United States, we share a common history, democratic values, and national identity as Americans that keep us together. This is an example of which of the following?
a. Electoral regions
b. Manifest destiny
c. Centripetal force
d. Self-determination
c. Centripetal force
There are only three countries in the world that are completely surrounded by just one other country (Perforated states). Can you name two of them?
Lesotho, Vatcian
Sometimes a state is mostly compact but has a long extension or "arm" reaching out to grab a resource (like water) or to block two other countries from touching. What do we call this "poked out" shape?
Prorupted State
A modern "extreme" example of _____ is the conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Irredentism
Identify the shape of Thailand and explain one economic reason a state might have a Prorupted shape.
A state may have this shape to provide access to a specific resource, such as a water source or raw materials, that would otherwise be outside its core.
19. After the Korean War, Korea was split between North and South Korea. Still, Koreans still live in North and South Korea. This is an example of what kind of political entity?
a. Stateless nation
b. Multinational state
c. Nation-state
d. Multi State nation
d. Multi State nation
There is a piece of land between Egypt and Sudan called Bir Tawil. Because of a 100-year-old border dispute, neither country wants it, making it the only place on Earth (besides Antarctica) that is "Terra Nullius." What does that mean?
Land belonging to no one.
Example of 2 fragmented states.
Indonesia, Philippines, USA (Alaska and Hawaii), Malaysia, Fiji, Japan, Denmark, Russia, Angola, The Bahamas, Azerbaijan