8.2 State Shapes

8.2 State Shapes

How does the shape of a State impact its chances of success?

Open Ended

How can the shape of a state impact its chances of success?

Poll

Which of the 5 basic State shapes have the biggest disadvantage?

• Compact

• Prorupted

• Elongated

• Fragmented

• Perforated

Multiple Choice

The Germans established the proruption known as the Caprivi Strip in present-day Namibia for which of the following reasons?

• access to the Zambezi River
• access to resources in central Africa
• disruption of British communications
• all of the above

Open Ended

Can you think of another elongated State?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of centripetal forces? (Select all that apply)

• Different Ethnicities

• Similar religious beliefs

• One Nationality

• Different Ethnicities

Multiple Choice

A frontier, in contrast to a boundary:

• separates two states.
• is an area rather than a line.
• has become more a more common means to separate states.
• is a region of ethnic conflict.

Multiple Choice

Which characteristic do all the nations seen here share?

• All are compact
• All are landlocked
• All are federal states
• All are members of OPEC

Multiple Choice

Boundaries established by rivers, oceans, deserts, mountains, etc.

• Political boundaries

• Physical boundaries

• Cultural boundaries

• Geographic boundaries

Multiple Select

Argued that land-based power (Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia) was essential in achieving global domination (Afro-Eurasia). (Must check the person's name and the theory for full credit)

• Organic theory

• Heartland theory

• Rimland theory

• Mackinder

• Spykman