AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Unit 4: Political Geography

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

NOT part of the rimland, as identified by Nicholas Spykman in his Rimland Theory.

Goal of both NAFTA (which is now USMCA) and the EU.

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

Example of a superimposed boundary created by the Communist Europe.

The countertrend to fragmentation in global interactions today.

Which event symbolically marked the end of the Cold War?

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

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

Catalonia's desire to separate because of culture and a much stronger economy are examples of? (choose more than 1)

Which group's desire for an independent state is a devolutionary force in Russia?

NOT an institution commonly found in modern states.

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

A group of people bound together by a common identity, ethnicity, language, and religion.

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

An enclave state.

The Kashmir region of India is primarily known for

Best example of a Nation-state.

Allocational boundary disputes involve

Largest territory in the world in terms of population.

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

Problems seen today in Africa were caused when boundaries were redrawn at the Berlin Conference and...

A group uses violence to intimidate governments.

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

The Law of the Sea (1982) standardized

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

Boundaries most clearly symbolize the political principal of...

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

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

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

NOT a centripetal force in a nation-state.

Example of a geometric boundary.

Best example of voluntary segregation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NOT a land-locked state?

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

Best example of a city-state.

A state with the best relative location.

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

Largest stateless nation in the world.

Chilean Navy ship 100 miles of its coast can legally

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

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

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

North Korea is one of the few remaining examples of a

The smallest political-administrative unit.

The French empire in West Africa collapsed, the region split into 8 different countries.

NOT a supranational organization.

A type of state where the Central government shares power with sub-regional governments such as the US.

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

Supranationalism has come at the expense of what geopolitical concept?

Kurdistan is an example of a(n)

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

A recent global trend in domestic economic policies.

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

NOT a primary purpose of the EU.

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

A primate city.

Boundary dispute between the U.S. and Mexico.

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

In Afganistan the people show more loyalty to their tribes than they do to the state.

Example of a multicore state.

All the following are characteristics of most of the world's remaining dependencies EXCEPT: