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Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 12mins
A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by the international community.
State
Nation
Territoriality
Sovereignty
Features of a state
Gain natural resources, cheap labor, show of power, have an outlet for their goods (market), to expand one's territory, to bring religion to the godless
Permanent population, define territory (borders ), sovereignty, government. Provides Security, infrastructure, education, healthcare military protection
a state that completely surrounds another one
classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, extermination, denial
Territoriality
Territorial size, shape and relative location
a government has the right to keep the borders and territory of a state in tact and free from attack
Drawing lines to create a state
Sovereignty
a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
An ethnic group that does not have its own state and is not the majority in any state nation
Territorial integrity
a government has the right to keep the borders and territory of a state in tact and free from attack
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Political Geography
Drawing lines to create a state
A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by the international community.
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
the branch of geography that deals with the boundaries, divisions, and possessions of countries.
Nation
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government and is recognized by the international community.
State that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.
a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Features of a state
Sovereignty
Imperialism
A _________________________ is a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by one particular ethnicity which has been transformed into a nationality.
nation-state
state
multinational state
trinational state
Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communication of a smaller state?
compact
elongated
fragmented
prorupted
The United States is an example of a ___________.
Elongated state
Multinational state
Stateless nation
Territorial morphology
A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.
An ethnic group that does not have its own state and is not the majority in any state nation
Territorial size, shape and relative location
When an ethnic group does not have its own state and is not the majority in any state nation they are called a___.
Stateless nation
Multinational state
Multi-state nation
This image is an example of which state shape
Compact
Perforated
Elongated
Fragmented
In the movie Hotel Rwanda, calling Tutsis cockroaches was an example of what stage of genocide?
Classification
Symbolization
dehumanization
Extermination
The state of South Africa is an example of ____ state shape.
Perforated
Elongated
Prorupted state
Landlocked state
Which of these is NOT a goal of imperialism?
Cheap labor
Gian natural resources
bringing religion to the godless
None of the above
Packing is when:
District boundaries are drawn in order to benefit the party in power and help it stay in power
District lines are drawn in order to concentrate the opposing party in a few districts
District lines are drawn in order to spread the opposing party out across districts
When district lines are redrawn to reflect changes in population
In the movie Hotel Rwanda which scene would be considered polarization in the 8 stages of genocide?
Hutu power radio promosting tutsi propaganda
Forcing refugees to live in the hotel
Creating a list of Tutsi people and where they live
This image is an example of what kind of state shape?
Compact
Fragmented
Landlocked
Prorupted
In the Movie Hotel Rwanda which of the following would be considered classification in the 8 stages of genocide?
Forcing the people of Rwanda to have identification cards
Creating the Hutu and Tutsi groups
Creating lists of the Tutsis in a given area
Which of these was NOT a way the Kikuyu culture changed after their interaction with the Pink Cheeks?
Students began to go to the Pink Cheek schools
A new chief was appointed who was not considered an elder
People became weaker and weaker because of the lack of food
The tribe became more war like to try to fight the Pink Cheeks
