Types of Political Entities
Types of Boundaries
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Vocabulary
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A group of people who share common cultural characteristics


Nation

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Not all boundaries are created with concern for physical or cultural differences. _____________boundaries are drawn using straight lines.


Examples: Border between U.S. and Canada - 49 parallel 

Geometric Boundary 

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Identify the colored country

Turkey

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The transfer of power from the central government to subnational levels is called

Devolution

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A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country

Nationalism

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Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.

gerrymandering

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A territory with defined boundaries, population, government, sovereignty, and recognition.

State

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A ___________ boundary is one that no longer functions but can still be detected on the cultural landscape

Example: Berlin Wall

Relic Boundary

50

Identify the colored country

Yemen

50

Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities

Balkanization 

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Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.

Sovereignty 

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Regions that have a lot of instability and are often caught between two powerful countries

Shatterbelt

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A shared cultural group living in their own country

Example: Japan, Iceland

Nation-State

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_____________ boundaries existed before the present settlement. These are often based on landforms, such as mountains.

Example: Andes Mountains, Rio Grande River

Antecedent Boundary 

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Identify the colored country

Syria

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An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state

Centripetal Force

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government systems that divide the powers between the national government and state or provincial governments

Federal System

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Exclusive economic zone extends ________ miles from land; a conflict between many countries over the exclusive economic zone is currently happening in the ___________________ Sea

200; South China

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When a cultural group lacks sovereignty and a country of their own 

& name 2 groups that fall into this definition

Stateless Nation

Kurds & Palestine

100

_________________boundaries are drawn on an area by a conquering or colonizing power that ignores existing cultural patterns.

Example: Berlin Conference created these boundaries

Superimposed Boundaries 

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Identify the country in yellow

Israel

and 

Palestinian Territory

100

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

Imperialism

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Which two countries held the most land in Africa because of imperialism (they both created the most superimposed boundaries) 

France and UK

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When two or more cultural groups live in a country

Example: Former Yugoslavia

Multinational State

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______________ boundaries are established after the settlement in an area. It changes as the cultural landscape changes and is drawn to accommodate developments due to a certain event, such as a war.

Example: Former Yugoslavia 

Subsequent Boundaries

125

Identify what country this is

Sudan

125

A narrow, strategic passageway that has the potential of being blocked is called a?

Choke Point

125

the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government.

Self-Determination

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Most African countries will be categorized in Wallerstein's World System Theory as

Periphery

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When a cultural group lives in a few different countries

Example: North and South Korea

Multistate Nation

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_____________ boundaries are drawn in order to separate groups based on ethnic, linguistic, religious, or economic differences.

Example: India separated because of different religious group in the country (Hindu and Muslim)

Consequent Boundaries

150

Identify this country

Democratic Republic of Congo

150

A state in which most political power exists at the national level (highly centralized), with limited local authority 

Unitary System

150

the drawing of new electoral district boundary lines in response to population changes and how often does this take place

redistricting & 10 years

150

The position that a state should be annexed because of tied ethnicity of prior historical possession 

Irredentism