Political Power and Territoriality

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

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

The power of a political unit to rule over its own affairs is called..

• sovereignty

• colonialism

• devolution

• decolonization

• self-determination

The belief that a group has the RIGHT to govern itself is called..

• Sovereignty

• Self-determination

• Devolution

• Naitonalism

Japan would be an example of a ______.

• Compact State
• Nation-State
• Multinational State
• Perforated States

The transfer of some central powers to regional or local governments is called...

• devolution

• decolonizatoin

• irredentism

• self-determination.

Korea and Vietnam are examples of...

• shatterbelts

• chokepoints

• neocolonialism

• irredentism

The Panama Canal, Strait of Gibraltar, and Strait of Hormuz are examples of...

• shatterbelts

• chokepoints

• neocolonialism

• irredentism

The use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies or less developed countries is called..

• shatterbelts

• chokepoints

• neocolonialism

• irredentism

Which country(ies) is a major neocolonial power today?

• China

• Latin American countries

• African countries

• Britain & France

What do you feel has been the most interesting aspect of AP Human Geography so far? Why?