Humanities I Spring Semester Review

What is a state

• A group of people who share a common heritage, homeland, values, and beliefs. 

  Example: Native American tribes

• a large political unit that has a defined boundary,

  permanent population, Sovereignty over domestic and foreign affairs, recognized by other states

• An area within a state that has been granted a large degree of self governance.

• A nation of people whose population is spread across multiple states.

What is a centrifugal force

• Forces that affect a countries economy

• Forces that cause war in countries

• Forces that bring countries together

• Forces that pull countries apart

Centripetal forces

• Forces that bring countries together

• Forces that bring countries apart

• Forces that causes a decrease in trade

• Forces that increase the economy

Choose THREE impacts of the Columbian Exchange

• Spanish language spoken in much of Latin America

• Christianity spread through most of Latin America

• Indigenous populations decreased due to European diseases

• Indigenous populations increased due to new food and animals from Europe

What term describes when multiple countries form an organization to collectively achieve greater benefits for all members?

• Imperialism

• Globalization

• Devolution

• Supranationalism

• Neocolonialism

Owing to their localized geography or their locations on islands or peninsulas, many small political entities such as those labeled on the political map of the world can be identified as...

• federal states

• autonomous republics

• multistate nations

• nation-states

• colonial territories

The Koreans are an example of

• Multistate nation
• Multinational state
• Stateless nation
• Nation-state

What term is defined as a broad concept that includes a variety of ways of influencing another country or group of people, by direct conquest, economic control, or cultural dominance?

• Centripetal Force

• Centrifugal Force

• Colonialism

• Imperialism

• Neocolonialism

Ethnic enclaves such as Chinatown in San Francisco, CA are generally formed through...

• contagious diffusion

• devolution

• gerrymandering

• relocation diffusion

Which term best describes Ukraine?

• stateless nation

• multinational state

• empire

• dependent territory

• autonomous region