AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Unit 4: Political Geography

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

Example of a geometric boundary.

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

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

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

Example of a superimposed boundary created by Communist Europe.

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

A recent global trend in domestic politics.

Chilean Navy ship 100 miles of its coast can legally

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

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

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

Best example of a Nation-state.

An enclave state.

Primary reason for establishing a proruption in a boundary.

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

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

NOT a primary purpose of the EU.

Supranationalism has come at the expense of what geopolitical concept?

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

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

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

NOT a centripetal force in a nation-state.

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

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

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

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

The countertrend to fragmentation in global interactions today.

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

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

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

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

Boundary dispute between the U.S. and Mexico.

Which event symbolically marked the end of the Cold War?

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

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

Allocational boundary disputes involve

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

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

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

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

Kurdistan is an example of a(n)

Goal of both NAFTA and the EU.

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

The Law of the Sea (1982) standardized

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

NOT a land-locked state?

Boundaries most clearly symbolize the political principal of...

Largest stateless nation in the world.

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

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

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

NOT an institution commonly found in modern states.

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

A group of people bound together by a common identity.