APHG Exam Unit IV Review

A country that's formally independent, but under heavy influence or control by another country.

Steps in the boundary establishment process include:

A unified group, such as the Palestinians, without a country of their own.

This regional supranational organization was created in the aftermath of WWII to prevent war.

The desire for more autonomy from national gov't due to cultural, economic or spatial issues. 

System of government in which the religious leaders also serve as political leaders.

___currently controls territory, taxes residents & wants to establish a Muslim caliphate.

Chile is ___ ; France is ___ & Indonesia is ____.

Provided there is not another state in the area, this extends 200 nautical miles from the coast

These increase the unity of a population & strengthen the viability of a state.

Specifically, this refers to Yugoslavia. More generally, it is a state that splits in 2+ states

Created in 1949 for collective security; includes the US & numerous European states.

Governments organized along ___ guidelines typically have a shared system of powers.

 Mackinder's idea that controlling resource-rich Eurasia could equal world domination.

The right to vote.

The US policy of ___ or preventing communism from spreading was based on the ____.

The geopolitical "hotspot" with a dispute based upon religion, land & displacement of people.

The "formal act of acquiring territory by conquest or occupation."

Based upon the decennial census, this process involves distributing the 435 House of Reps seats

The UN Security Council consists of ___ permanent members & ____ rotating members.

A unified group (i.e. Roma {Gypsy}) whose homeland stretches across multiple state boundaries.

Permanent population, defined territory, an economy, sovereign govt & recognition from others

The modern global economic system & international division of labor is based upon ___.

This partitioning of Africa by European colonizers led to many of the challenges present today.

For a state to exist, __________ must be present.

"Redistricting for advantage"

Because Nigeria has a ___ government, strict Islamic law is used in local courts in the north.

Boundaries that are _______ are marked, fenced or indicated on the surface of the earth.

An example of ethnocultural devolution, this region of Canada was granted autonomy in 1999.

According to Wallerstein, the core states of the world are mostly located in ______.

The right to decide the political future of one's own nation or state.

A country that serves as a "roadblock" between two potential enemies.

Pres. Trump's plan to build a wall is meant to help solve the ____ boundary dispute w/ Mexico.

The process involving the House of Representatives after the US Census has been completed.

_______ best fits the nation-state ideal.