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Explain state supported terrorism
provides money, weapons, intelligence, protects them, helps plans attacks
What are the 5 UN Security Council nations?
US, UK, China, Russia, and France
What is a physical boundary between the US and Mexico
Rio Grande
Explain the Law of the Sea
12 miles out (state control) / 200 miles out is the economic zone / can enforce pollution laws / international waters have no state control
What is an urban area and its surrounding countryside called
city-state
Motivations for colonization
God, Gold, and Glory
World's largest state
Russia
Describe the Fertile Crescent
Tigris / Euphrates - Persian Gulf to Mediterranean Sea - some of the oldest civilizations - Mesopotamia
Define self-determination
A groups desire to govern themselves (Quebec)
What event is seen as the end of the Cold War?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
How does terrorism impact citizens of democratic nations
It causes governments to limit rights, liberties, privacy, etc.
NATO is a _______
military alliance
Define terrorism
Use or threat of violence to create fear in order to get a government to change its policy
What is the purpose of a buffer state?
It is an area between two stronger powers to act as a balance of power
Where are the majority of the world's unitary states located? (2 continents)
Africa / Asia
Describe what a federal state is.
Devolution / checks and balances / multinational / etc.
Explain the politics of the Cold War?
Answers will vary.
What is terrorism and what are the three largest groups?
Use / threat of violence to force a government to do something (al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, and ISIS / ISIL)
How far from the coast does a state have sole right to exploit natural resources (fishing)?
200 nautical miles
What is a frontier?
Zone where no state exercises complete political control (Antarctica)
What is a colony?
Territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than being independent.
Explain the core-periphery Model (give specifics).
Answers will vary.
What is the difference between MEDC and LEDC (give specifics)
Answers will vary
What is a relic boundary?
This is a boundary that no longer exists (Berlin Wall, Great Wall of China)
What is a superimposed boundary?
This is a boundary that is forced upon the nation (political reasons) (38th Parallel)
What is a subsequent boundary?
A boundary that has changed due to conflict (Poland, Ireland, etc.)
What is an antecedent boundary?
This is a prehistoric boundary that existed before states developed (mountains, rivers, etc.)
What is a physical boundary and give an example.
Natural features that divide areas (mountains, rivers, etc.)
What is a geometric boundary?
Lines of longitude / latitude
What is a shatterbelt and give an example.
a region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals
MacKinder and Spkyman's theory argue that those who control this region could potentially dominate the world due to vast control of heartland.
Eurasia / and the land around it that borders the coast
What are supranational organizations and give at least two examples.
union in which the power and influence of members transcend national boundaries or interests to share in decision making and vote on issues concerning all
What is devolution?
Transfer of power from the central government to regional governments in a state.
What political concept does this image represent and explain.
Gerrymandering / redrawing political districts to favor one party over another.
What is a landlocked state and what challenges do they face (give an example of a landlocked state).
A state that is completely surrounded by land (no direct access to a sea). Answers will vary.
Indonesia would be an example of this type of shape of nation / state.
Fragmented
Italy and Vatican City would be an example of this type of nation / state.
Perforated
Namibia is an example of this type of shape of a nation / state.
Prorupted
The Gambia is an example of this type of shape of a nation / state.
Elongated
Rwanda is an example of this type of shape in terms of nations / states.
Compact
Define sovereignty.
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control if its internal affairs by other states.
What is a micro state?
A nation / state that occupies very little space on Earth. Most are island nations.
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