Topic 4.3

Who created the World System's Theory- where they core countries exploit the semi-periphery and peripheral countries?

• Rostow
• Wallerstein
• Gunder Frank
• Ratzel

A group of people who share a common culture and identity as a cohesive group are called a ___.

• nation state

• nation

• state

• country

Another word for state is

• country.

• territory.

• region.

• province.

State that is independent to make their own decisions and laws is said to have...

• centrifugal forces.

• nationalism.

• sovereignty.

• pluralism.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a state (country)?

• Population

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• One Language

The United States is a:

• state

• nation

• nation-state

What is a force that unites people and states?

• Centripetal Force

• Centrifugal Force

• Devolution

• Balkanization

The process where regions within a state demand and gain political strength from the central government

• Devolution

• Centripetal Force

• Ethnic Cleansing

• Irridentism

A former nation that split apart as a result of devolutionary forces is

• Canada

• the United States

• the Soviet Union

• Nigeria

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