APHG Chapter 8 Political Geog

This started when a 26 year old Tunisian fruit farmer lit himself on fire to protest

Federal states are illustrated on the map by the color

The United States is an example of a/an

Most of the world's unitary states can be found on the continents of

The Fertile Crescent

Under UNCLOS, if countries have less than 400 miles between them, how are EEZs determined?

A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than being independent is a

Imposed on an area by an outside or conquering power. This boundary ignores the cultural organizations on this landscape

What is the dispute between Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark, and the US over political boundaries in the Arctic Ocean

The compound that bin Laden was living at was only 6 km from the

The first 200 nautical miles from land is known as the

A nation-state is to homogenous as ________________ is to cultural melting pot

An effort by one country to establish a settlement and impose its sovereignty within it

An example of a nation-state is

The US believed Pakistan knew of ________ living in Pakistan and that Pakistan was hiding it.

The European Union is what type of supranational organization?

ASEAN (Assosciation of Southeast Asian Nations) is what type of supranational organization?

A country that is run according to the interest of the ruler rather than the people is a/an

_____ has been divided into Greek and Turkish areas separated by a UN buffer zone

Guest workers from Asia and Africa are a threat to Europeans because

An example of a multistate nation is

The effects of devolution would be most felt in the United States if

Are there more or less sovereign states today than back in 1950?

Koreans are considered to be part of a(n)

The boundary between the United States & Canada can best be described by which of the following

In __________ there are 15 landlocked countries, more than any other continent

Though once a voting member of the UN, which of the following is no longer a member?

Many borders create cultural distance between people of the same ethnic group, that can lead to

France is to nation-state as Mesopotamia is to

True or False: The world has become more democratic

A terrorist group in northeastern Nigeria is

The boundary between Chad and Libya is a straight line, also known as a 

Where did the idea of a nation-state originate?

Which of the following is true of autonomous and semi-autonomous regions?

Women were treated harshly in Afghanistan under _______________ leadership

Which supranational organization would respond first to an attack on the US?

An example of irredentism is

Russia is an example of a