Types of Political Entities
A group of people who share common cultural characteristics
Example: United States (an American)
Nation
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
A meeting of European Leaders in 1885-1886 where the discussed the division of Africa and where to draw the borders of their colonies.
Scramble for Africa/Berlin Conference
The transfer of power from the central government to subnational levels is called
Devolution
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Nationalism
Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.
gerrymandering
A territory with defined boundaries, population, government, sovereignty, and recognition.
State
A ___________ boundary is one that no longer functions but can still be detected on the cultural landscape
Example: Berlin Wall
Relic Boundary
A conflict from 1945-1991 between the USA and the USSR that is characterized by the Space Race and a policy of containment
Cold War
Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities
Balkanization
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
Sovereignty
Sometimes called, "geographically disadvantaged states," these states are completely surrounded by other states and has no access to the sea.
Landlocked
A shared cultural group living in their own country
Example: Japan, Iceland
Nation-State
_____________ boundaries existed before the present settlement. These are often based on landforms, such as mountains.
Example: Andes Mountains, Rio Grande River
Antecedent Boundary
The division of South Asia into three separate countries after the United Kingdom leaves the subcontinent. Results in Consequent and Superimposed boundaries that are still present today.
The Partition of India
An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
Centripetal Force
government systems that divide the powers between the national government and state or provincial governments
Federal System
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
When a cultural group lacks sovereignty and a country of their own
& name 2 groups that fall into this definition
Stateless Nation
Kurds & Palestine
_________________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
___________: Region caught between two larger adversaries that experiences conflict as a result of the adversaries fighting (ex. _____, _____, or ____)
Shatterbelt; Vietnam, Korean or Iraq proxy war
a force that divides people and countries
Centrifugal Force
A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.
Imperialism
Core countries funding infrastructure projects or setting up military bases in LDC regions in an effort to expand their influence around the world
Neocolonialism
When two or more cultural groups live in a country
Example: Former Yugoslavia
Multinational State
______________ 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
Great Britain voting to leave the European Union due to challenges of their sovereignty such as an open border policy and increased taxes.
Brexit
A narrow, strategic passageway that has the potential of being blocked is called a?
Choke Point
the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government.
Self-Determination
Name a fragmented state
U.S., Indonesia, Philippines
When a cultural group lives in a few different countries
Example: North and South Korea
Multistate Nation
_____________ 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
in the Spring of 2011, protests and political movements swept across North Africa into Southwest Asia inspired by twitter and facebook posts (communication technology) of the protests. This resulted into several governments becoming destabilized or even overthrown.
Arab Spring
A state in which most political power exists at the national level (highly centralized), with limited local authority
Unitary System
the drawing of new electoral district boundary lines in response to population changes and how often does this take place
redistricting & 10 years
The position that a state should be annexed because of ethnicity of prior historical possession or ethnic ties to the people in that place (ex. Ukraine & Russia)
Irredentism