Explain the Evolution of Contemporary Political Map

Transfer of power from a central government to a regional government

• federal state
• devolution
• unitary state
• gerrymandering

Example of DEVOLUTION

• Yugoslavia
• United States
• China
• Australia

___ spread the state idea through colonialism. 

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• America

Following the fall of the Soviet Union the only superpower in the world is

• United Kingdom
• China
• Russia
• United  States

phenomena that divides a state

• centrifugal force
• centripetal force
• federalism
• mercantilism

phenomena that brings a nation together

• centrifugal force
• unitary state
• centripetal force
• civil disobediance

European countries wanted the ________ in Africa so they could take them back to their mills and factories in Europe to make ________ to sell and make money from.  

• raw materials; finished goods
• finished goods; raw materials
• natural resources; raw materials
• fossil fuels; finished goods 

Which is NOT a European motivation for colonizing Africa?

• God
• guilt
• gold
• glory

According to our definition of imperialism, what is a stronger country taking from a weaker one?

• money
• migrant workers
• resources
• historical artifacts

Europeans looking for raw materials set up most of their colonies in which continent?

• Australia
• Asia
• North America
• Africa