4.8- 4.10- Devolutionary Factors and Challenges to Sovereignty

Multiple Choice

A famous example of devolution in modern times is

• the Berlin Conference 1884-1885

• the breakup of the Soviet Union 1991

• the annexation by the US of Hawaii 1898

• the American Civil War 1861-1865

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the transfer of political power from the central government to subordinate or subnational levels of government

• devolution

• irredentism

• tribalism

• separatism

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the support for full political participation (or secession) from the larger group along cultural, ethnic, tribal, or governmental lines

• devolution

• irredentism

• tribalism

• ethnic separatism

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a purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove by violent or terroristic means the civilian population of another ethnicity or religion from certain geographic areas

• devolution

• irredentism

• ethnic cleansing

• ethnic separatism

Multiple Select

Examples of ethnicities that support ethnic separatism are

• the Basques of Spain

• the Shia/Sunni conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran

• Scottish independence from the United Kingdom

• conflict between China, Vietnam, and other east Asian countries over the Malacca Strait

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the support for uniting people who share a common cultural element but are divided by a national boundary

• devolution

• irredentism

• tribalism

• ethnic separatism

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Multiple Choice

Large gaps in wealth would be which kind of force in a society?

• centrifugal

• centripetal

Multiple Choice

A shared history would be which kind of force in a society?

• centrifugal

• centripetal

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Which of the following are possible causes of devolution?

• stimulus diffusion

• demographic transition

• cultural differences

• physical geography

• economic inequality

Explanation Slide...

A multinational state would have cultural diversity, which can lead to devolution. Example: the United Kingdom.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following political entity would likely have a large amount of devolutionary pressure within?

• nation state

• multinational state

• stateless nation

• multistate nation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly compares the impact of centripetal forces at the local scale with the impact of centripetal forces at the national scale?

• Centripetal forces may cause uneven development at the local scale but not at the national scale

• Centripetal forces at both the local and the national scale may lead to increased cultural cohesion

• Centripetal forces may lead to stateless nations at the national scale but not the local scale.

• Centripetal forces may result in nationalism at the local scale but not at the national scale.

• Centripetal forces at both the local scale and the national scale may lead to failed states.

Match

Match the following

• relic

• antecedent

• geometric

• consequent

• superimposed

the Berlin Wall

the Andes mountains separating Chile & Argentina

the 49th parallel acting as the border between the USA & Canada

the borders in Eastern Europe that settled along ethnic boundaries after Yugoslavia fell

borders in Africa that came from colonialism

• the Berlin Wall

• the Andes mountains separating Chile & Argentina

• the 49th parallel acting as the border between the USA & Canada

• the borders in Eastern Europe that settled along ethnic boundaries after Yugoslavia fell

• borders in Africa that came from colonialism

Multiple Select

The southern and western borders of Iraq were drawn in a straight line by European countries after WW2. What 2 types of borders could these be classified as?

• subsequent

• geometric

• superimposed

• relic

• antecedent

Multiple Choice

The Berlin Conference in the 1885 divided up Africa among the major European colonial powers with no regard for the exiting cultures throughout the continent.

• subsequent

• superimposed

• consequent

• relic

• geometric

Multiple Choice

Which groups have been gaining more local power around the world as a result of devolution?

• French-speaking people

• Spanish-speaking people

• Urban women

• Indigenous people

• Recent immigrants from Syria

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why the region of Catalonia in Spain could be a viable country?

• Catalonia is linguistically distinct compared to other regions in Spain.

• Catalonia is well developed economically compared to other regions in Spain.

• Catalonia's population is ethnically distinct compared to other regions in Spain.

• Catalonia has a large population compared to other regions in Spain.

• Catalonia has a major city, Barcelona, which has a notoriety comparable to that of the Spanish capital, Madrid.

Multiple Choice

Cultural differences within a country’s population, such as different religions, languages, and ethnicities, have political impacts and can best be described as

• centripetal forces within a state

• centrifugal forces within a state

• the effects of diffusion on the state

• the effects of imperialism on the state

• globalizing forces within a state

Multiple Choice

This map shows two states and the different regions within them. Each of these regions are made up of a different nation of people and are looking for more local authority in their territory. What is that process called?

• revolution

• centrifugal forces

• devolution

• centripetal forces

• gerrymandering