AP Human Geography Unit 4 definitions

What is an antecedent boundary?

• A boundary line established after an area is populated

• A boundary line established before an area is populated

• A boundary line that changes frequently

• A boundary line that is not recognized by any country

What does balkanization refer to?

• The unification of smaller countries into a larger state

• The contentious political process by which a state may break up into smaller countries

• The peaceful merging of two countries

• The establishment of a new government within a state

What is a buffer state?

• A large country that dominates its neighbors

• A relatively small country sandwiched between two larger powers

• A state that is isolated from other countries

• A country with no political influence

What are centripetal forces?

• Forces that tend to divide a country

• Forces that tend to unite or bind a country together

• Forces that have no impact on a country

• Forces that only affect the economy

What is the electoral college?

• A group of citizens who vote directly for the president

• A certain number of electors from each state proportional to that state’s population

• A committee that decides election outcomes

• A council of international representatives

What is the domino theory?

• The idea that political stabilization in one country leads to stability in neighboring countries

• The idea that political destabilization in one country can lead to collapse of political stability in neighboring countries

• The theory that economic growth in one country will spread to others

• The belief that cultural changes in one country affect others

What is a landlocked state?

• A state with access to the sea

• A state that is completely surrounded by the land of other states

• A state with no natural resources

• A state with a large desert area

What is a subsequent boundary?

• A boundary that is established after significant settlement in an area

• A boundary that is established before any settlement in an area

• A boundary that is established based on natural features

• A boundary that is not recognized by international law

What does irredentism refer to?

• The policy of advocating for the return of a territory to a country it once belonged to

• The process of dividing a country into smaller regions

• The peaceful coexistence of multiple ethnic groups within a country

• The establishment of a new political system within a state

What are centrifugal forces?

• Forces that tend to unite a country

• Forces that only affect the economy

• Forces that tend to divide a country

• Forces that have no impact on a country