state’s right to control its internal & external affairs

A state is a synonym for a

What type of boundary differentiates a cultural divide after settlement?

The Kurdish people are examples of which of the following?

What four states does Kurdistan exist within?

where is the stateless nation: basque found

Hong Kong is a ....

a region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals

What is the definition of a stateless nation?

What is the definition of a multination state?

In 1961, the German city of Berlin was divided, in what would become known as the Berlin Wall. The wall represents a _____ boundary.

The largest multinational state in the world is...

Saudi Arabia and Iran are enemies and constantly seek a political advantage over the other. Iraq is located in between them and is disrupted by this conflict. Iraq could be classified as a...

Vatican City is a microstate completely surrounded by Italy, which classifies the Vatican City as an...

cultural group divided in more than one state/country

states with more than one cultural group within its borders

culture with no country of its own

state settled by the same cultural group

a group of people with a common culture

a politically independent area

When a sign is at a border it is a

what is an example (s) of an autonomous region

Catalonia in Spain is an example of what

if you are struggling with sovereingty, you are struggling with ____

when you have sovereignty, do you have complete power?

desire for ethnicities to govern themselves

which of the following is placed correctly for colonialism

which of the following is placed correctly for colonialism

which of the following is placed correctly for colonialism

which of the following is placed correctly for colonialism

the movement of power from the central government to the local governemnt

is tehre devolution in north korea?

a geographical feature on lands such as a valley, defile, or a bridge, or at sea such as a straight which an armed force is forced to pass, therefore greatly decreasing its combat, in order to reach its objective.

people have a connection to the land or space, a country's or more local community's sense of property and attachment toward its territory, as expressed by its determination to keep it inviolable and strongly defended

a wide variety of small polling areas (election districts, precincts, or wards) State and local governments create for purpose of administering elections

The drawing of new electoral district boundary lines in response to population changes

the process wherein political officials redraw electoral districts to favor a certain political party, ethnic group, coalition, or social class.

a region of a country that is completely separated from the main body of that country, usually by the borders of another country.

a country or part of a country fully surrounded by the territory of another country

what boundry is lines created AFTER settled population & IGNORES the CULTURES THERE

Former international boundary that no longer exist, but still have political or cultural meaning

the boundary that is agreed on before the land is populated

legally defining absolute location of a boundary

written translation of the boundary in an official document/treaty → cartographer placed on maps

place boundary on the landscape- signs, fortified barriers, fences, walls, or other markers

determine how the boundary will be maintained & how goods / people will (or will not) cross the boundary

what is a disagreement between states over the control of the area.

what is/are possible reasons for a boundary dispute

There is military in a demilitarized zone

There are large amounts of military on both sides of a demilitarized zone.

Which of the following have a demiltrized zone?

In the Berlin conference, European countries tried to take over which continent?

what type of boundries where put in during the Berlin Confrence?

what type of boundary is a maritime boundary?

where is the Median line principle split?

laws establishing countries rights - where they can put military and where they can extract resources

who came up with law of the sea

how many miles is the territorial sea?

how many miles is an exclusive economic zone?

how many miles are the high seas in the law of the sea?

one strong, centralized government/takes care of all internal and external problems (in more homogeneous and smaller countries)

there are central government and subnational regional forms of government too

There are internal boundary lines within the state

are France, Japan, Iceland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia & China unitary or federal states?

are US, Canadá, Brazil, Russia, India unitary or federal states?

are unitary or federal states bigger?

unitary state = nation state

Multinational state (diverse) = federal state

what is a political movement that is strongly tied to nationalism. It is a political movement that intends to reunite a nation or reclaim a lost territory

what is it when you will want your own country for your own culture

more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region

for devolution, if a group is isolated, they will want to break away.

Economic problem: if your governemnt is weak, devolution can occur

Social problem: the country is not homogenous, devolution can occur

which two places are in spain and would like to break away

which two places are in Belgium and would like to break away

which two places are in Canada and would like to break away

What is the main reason for devolution in nigeria?

What is the main reason for devolution in Yugoslavia?

What is the main reason for devolution in Eritrea?

What is the main reason for devolution in Republic of Ireland?

What is the main reason for devolution in northern ireland?

movement of power from a central government to a local government or the break up of a state

are all of the following centrifugal forces that lead to devolution?

rich vs poor

uneven development

different ethnicities/languages/religions

different political parties

corrupt or weak government

isolated areas

intervening obstacles

an alliance involving 3 or more countries for their mutual benefit such as economic, cultural, or political/ military

dictatorship (king) shifts to democratic ideas (people vote → more rights)

Benefits of supranationalism..

which of the following is an enviornmental supranational organization?

which supranational organization is the North American Free Trade Agreement

which supranational organization is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

which supranational organization is the romote interaction among Arctic states & indigenous communities 🡪 sustainable development & environmental protection in the Arctic

which supranational organization promotes free movement of people, goods, services, & capital among members and has 193 members

do you lose sovereignty when joining supranational organization?

which centrifugal forces are political?

which centrifugal forces are economic?

which centrifugal forces are social/cultural?

which centrifugal forces are enviornmental?

what centripetal forces are political?

what centripetal forces are economic?

what centripetal forces are socially/culturally?

what centripetal forces are environmentally?

there is a connection to the land

what is the one place where law of the sea is pretty much ignored

control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures.

which is an example of a nation?

norway, japan, and denmark are examples of what?

us, china, and canada are an example of what?

the kurds and the Palestinians are an example of?

the kurds and the basque and an example of what

what is the largest stateless nation?

where are the kurds found?

which nation lives in the pyrenees mountains?

which nation lives in northern belgium?