Geopolitical Theories Review

A state or group of states that exists within a sphere of competition between larger states and is often culturally, economically, and politically fragmented and splintered.

• Frontier
• Satellite States
• Shatterbelt
• Buffer State

Who was the developer of the Heartland Theory

• Nicolas Spykman
• Friedrich Ratzel
• Halford Mackinder
• James Monroe

The policy of a state wanting to add territory from another State inhabited by people who have cultural links to their own State is

• the interaction model.
• the gravity model. 
• irredentism.
• ethnocentrism.

The legacy of European colonization and imperialism practices has a continuing impact on countries in 2017.

• True
• False

Which is NOT a contributing factor to devolution?

• Ethnic tensions and rivalries
• Economic inequalities among citizens
• Isolation from the capital or other cultural centers
• Cooperation and a sense of joint purpose among the citizens.

This graphic most closely depicts which geographic theory?

• Ratzel's Organic Theory
• Mackinder's Heartland Theory
• Spykman's Rimland Theory

This geopolitical theory suggests the more developed countries of the world imperialized the less developed countries of the world, resulting in a hemispheric _______________ divide.

• North/South
• East/West

Separatist movements that demand self-rule or independence exert centripetal forces on or within a state.

• False
• True

Using fear and violence as a strategy for geopolitical gain is called ____________, and includes kidnapping, bombing, hostage-taking, and assassinations.

• terrorism
• war
• genocide
• ethnocentrism

What theory suggested a sea based power controlling the edges of Asia would eventually be able to control the world?

• Heartland theory
• Rimland theory
• Organic theory
• Supranationalism theory