AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Unit 4: Political Geography

Southeast Asia from the 1950s through the 1970s was considered a

An enclave state.

Primary reason for establishing a proruption in a boundary.

Problems caused in Africa countries after Europeans drew boundaries are because...

NOT a primary purpose of the EU.

Which shows the strongest support for the conclusion: Japan has few centrifugal forces?

"Shatter belts" are geographical zones where tensions often explode based on...

The practice of adjusting voting district boundaries to benefit one political party or group.

Uruguay's national government sets policies that are administered by local governments.

Halford Mackinder's heartland theory said that this country was most likely to rule the world.

Largest stateless nation in the world.

States with the ability to carry out actions w/in their borders independent from interference.

The main purpose of minority/majority districting is usually to...

Allocational boundary disputes involve

The median-line principle is often used to define a...

Supranationalism has come at the expense of what geopolitical concept?

The Basque people,live in both Spain and France, speak their own language would be described as

Example of a geometric boundary.

A group of people bound together by a common identity.

The majority of African states entered the UN after 1960. Why?

Germany invaded Poland in the late 1930s, because of the large German minority there.

Best example of a Nation-state.

Some Norweigians say that Norway is the ruler of parts of Sweden, once a part of Norway.

National govt. of France transfer decision-making on infrastructure to regional govts.

Which event symbolically marked the end of the Cold War?

Goal of both NAFTA and the EU.

Example of a superimposed boundary created by Communist Europe.

Boundary dispute between the U.S. and Mexico.

Argentina has a Central Govt. and 23 Provincial legislatures, both exercising separate powers.

When neighboring states cannot agree on policies that apply in a border area.

NOT a land-locked state?

Kurdistan is an example of a(n)

People who consider themselves part of a stateless nation share all of the following EXCEPT

Chilean Navy ship 100 miles of its coast can legally

NOT a centripetal force in a nation-state.

"Breakaway movements" that have threatened Russian stability recently are based on

The French empire in West Africa collapsed, the region split into 8 different countries and it wasn't pretty.

The UN Law of the Sea gives countries access to drill for mineral rights up to...

This is an example of a centrifugal force within a nation-state.

The Law of the Sea (1982) standardized

This political organization most directly reflects the current trend toward integration.

A resource lies on two sides of a border and may cause a(n)

A recent global trend in domestic politics.

The countertrend to fragmentation in global interactions today.

Serbs, Croats and Bosnians among others break up over religion, culture took place in .....

NOT an institution commonly found in modern states.

The civil war in Rwanda is most closely an example of...

A centrifugal force in the India/Pakistan relationship in the late 1940s.

This system of government concentrates policymaking power in one geographic place.

Boundaries most clearly symbolize the political principal of...

Which international organization could best be incorporated into Spykman's rimland theory?

The "Acona Line" in Italy illustrates a split North and South that is a(n)....

The border between the US and Canada, the 49th parallel is an example of what type of boundary?

Which of the following is the best example of a fragmented state?

Several countries in Africa form an alliance to promote economic development.