political geography

A state with only one nation within its borders

• Stateless-Nation
• Nation-State
• Ethnocentric Nation
• Statehood

a state that contains more than one ethnicity.

• United States
• Multi-Cultural State
• Multi-Ethnic State
• Nation-State

A region where boundaries are very thinly or weakly developed, zones where territoriality is unclear and not well established.

• Frontier
• Shatterbelt
• Buffer State
• Satellite State

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

• Political boundaries
• Physical boundaries
• Cultural boundaries
• Geographic boundaries

The Sahara desert and Himalayan mountains are examples of which type of boundary?

• Physical
• Cultural
• Boundaries

A state that encompasses a very small land area

• Island state
• Megastate
• Ministate
• Microstate

Which characteristic do all the nations seen here share?

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

Which type of boundary would use lines of latitude and longitude?

• Antecedent
• Subsequent
• Geometric
• Relic

A nationality is

• a group of people tied to a place through legal status and tradition.
• a country.
• any cohesive group of people.
• a group with shared religion, language, and origin of birth.

A theocratic government is often characterized by—

• the existence of multiple political parties
• censorship, religious laws, and repression
• a written constitution
• direct elections for governmental decisions