Types of States
Group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity Examples- the French, Koreans, Mexicans
Nation
Boundary that follows a geometric pattern
Geometric
The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group
Gerrymander
More than 3 countries form an organization: political, military, economic, or environmental. Example- the United Nations
Supranationalism
Natural Resource found in this region
Oil
Sovereign state whose citizens are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent. Examples- Japan, Iceland, Denmark
Nation-state
Former boundary where the line is still visible but no longer used (ex. Great Wall of China)
Relic
Shared power with national and regional governments
Federal
Strategic, narrow waterway between two larger bodies of water
Choke point
Climate of 50% of this region
Desert
Region that has some independence Example- Hong Kong- China and American Indian Reservations
Autonomous region and Semi Autonomous region
Boundary forcibly put on a landscape by outsiders
Superimposed
National government makes all laws and holds almost all authority
Unitary
Politically unstable region where differing cultural elements come into contact and conflict
Shatter belt
Many languages in this region but united by ______
Arabic
Nation or cultural group that is divided across two or more state borders Examples- North Korea and South Korea
Multi State nation
Boundary that was created before the present day cultural landscape developed
Antecedent
The drawing of new electoral district boundary lines in response to population changes
Redistricting
Forces that tear a state apart
Centrifugal
Three religions that started here
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
State with more than one ethnicity with traditions of self determinism Examples- The United Kingdom which has English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish nations
Multinational state
Boundary drawn after a cultural landscape is already in place
Subsequent
Results from a change in population identified by the census
Reapportionment
Break up of a state; Pass power down to sub-governmental group (autonomous region)
Devolution
Three types of government found in this region
Democracy, Theocracy, Monarchy