Political Geography

A natural barrier between two places is called a ____________ barrier. The Ural Mountains and Rio Grande River are examples.

• political

• physical

• fortified

• compact

lines drawn (borders) which separate cities, states, countries, etc are called ______________ boundaries

• political

• physical

• fortified

• geometric

a group of people that see themselves as a cohesive unit with a shared culture and history.

• nation

• state

• nation-state

• city-state

independent sovereign government that has control of an area and is recognized by other governments.

• nation

• state

• nation-state

• city-state

a nation that has its own sovereign government

• nation

• state

• nation-stat

• city-state

When a government ahs complete control over its state.

• ethnic sovereignty

• land sovereignty

• political sovereignty

• popular sovereignty

An ethnic group which has control within a functioning government

• ethnic sovereignty

• land sovereignty

• political sovereignty

• popular sovereignty

A nation attempting to leave its native state to create their own, usually not recognized by others. Taiwan is an example of this

• nation

• states

• ethnic state

• unrecognized state

France is an example of this shape of state. The distance from the center of the state to the borders is about the same all over.

• compact

• prorupted

• fragmented

• perforated

Indonesia is an example of this shape of a state, there are several disconnected pieces of territory.

• compact

• prorupted

• fragmented

• elongated