Geo Chapter 8 Review

States have one of what five basic shapes:

In a _____, distance from the center to any boundary does not significantly vary

Germany's current boundaries more or less coincide with lands of ancient German speaking tribes

A colony is a territory that is

In some states, ethnicities all contribute cultural features to forming one nationality

Which country is a unitary state

Ancient empires like Athens and Rome were formed mostly by

What kind of state has territory which corresponds to a particular ethnicity?

Czechoslovakia found success when transformed from a multinational state into these states

Created after WWII, the most important global organization is

A unitary government

Colonial powers established colonies for what reasons?

City state originated in ancient times

Visigoths were

An example of an ethnic boundary separated primarily by religion is

Establishing settlements in a territory and imposing political economic and cultural principles

Possession of Coastal and Polar regions is determined by

Which government is run by both democratic and autocratic means?

An example of an elongated state is

Rome fell at the hands of the

The United States still has a colony called

What is a state which contains more than one ethnicity?

Much of the world once consisted of colonies

Citizens elect officials in what type of government?

Physical boundaries include

What type of regime is run according to the interests of the governement

Ethnic boundaries can be separated by

Opposition supporters are concentrated into a few district describes

What term refers to independence from control of internal affairs by other states?

Dividing he world into independent states is NOT a recent concept

After WWI, ______ was the most important factor in the redrawing of European boundaries

An invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory is a

Ethnocentric states are comprised of people with mostly the same ethnicity

The process of manipulating legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power is called

Distant areas of like minded voters are linked through oddly shaped boundaries describes

Ocean territories sometimes collide, creating disputes.

Be able to compare autocracy and democracy

Cultural boundaries include

A multinational state contains more than one ethnicity with

The law of the sea includes six clearly defined zones-

Which of these US states does not practice gerrymandering?

The public perception that a government deserves to be in power and must be in power is called

The border between North Korea and South Korea is called

An area organized into a political unit with affairs ruled by an established government is a

What country, formerly a part of the USSR, is currently the largest multinational state?

A zone where no state exercises political control is a

an example of a homogeneous nation is

Effectiveness of government, stability, and legitimacy are determined by

Who dissolved the Holy Roman Empire that was active from the early middle ages to 1806?

This type of state surrounds a state dependent upon them for resources

Which is best run when people have few internal cultural differences?

After WWII, Germany

Which of these is an example of an ethnocentric state?

Empires were formed in the name of three Gs

Colonialism and Imperialism are closely related

The 50 states of the USA are

What is the concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves?

Microstates are

Physical boundaries coincide with features of the natural landscape, like the Alps in ______

Kingdoms after the fall of Rome made the foundation for some modern European states like France

Defining a state is challenging, especially when

Colonialism is a form of Imperialism

Ancient Rome controlled the Mediterranean, Persia, and most of Western Europe

A city state is a

Most remaining colonies are

Who won the Peloponnesian Wars?

Opposition voters spread across many districts but are in the minority describes

An example of a perforated state is

This type of state lacks direct access to the ocean and depend on others for sea trade

In a federal state