Political Geography

European colonization created which type of countries after independence?

A tightly-knit group of people that share a common culture is referred to by geographers as a__

These orange Warsaw Pact countries, controlled by the USSR, have often been referred to as:

Which has NOT been included in past census data?

A narrow body of water that separates two land masses is called a __________.

According to World Systems Theory which tier would have the highest % of tertiary workers.

Nations that stretch across state boundaries are referred to as_______.

Which has the EU NOT done?

An attempt to redraw voting maps to favor a political party is called:

The state known as the poster child for balkanization and devolution was _________.

Used to determine priorities governments do an official count every 10 years called a:

Sometimes referred to as "no man's land" the type of buffer is created to keep countries apart?

Which has NAFTA done?

The best kind of border, because it allows trade but offers protection, is a(n):

The EU and NAFTA are examples of what administrative structure for mutual benefit?

US Customs Agents are doing what at this border crossing?

Borders made before population pressure are called:

The majority of land in this satellite images is Indonesia, whose morphology is_____

According to World Systems Theory how do you determine countries in the semi-periphery?

Language and religion are considered what kind of processes to political geographers?

States that have predominately the same culture and ethnicity are referred to as ___________.

Countries with multiple nations are referred to as __________.

Because of the circled area in the east, India's territorial morphology is considered ________.

Which was the economic system used during the period of European colonialism?

After each census to make sure each state is fairly represented, the House must:

Name the process of drawing a border on a map.

"Acquisition of territories...provides...members of the state's dominant nation to thrive"

The geopolitical term for world to follow the US hard-powered dominance in global affairs.

The hammer and sickle, the symbol of communism, was designed to reflect:

The shape that seems to cause binodal culture/power hearths (like Vietnam, Korea) is ______.

Fences and walls constructed along borders are most correctly called what type of border?

Water and petroleum resources are common for what type of border dispute?

Which is the most likely circumstance for authoritarian rule?

Chains of islands are called a(n)_____________.

Moving power from central governments to regional governments is an example of _______.

The Iron Curtain separated the Warsaw Pact and the NATO Nations. This is an example of a(n):