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Human Geo
Ch. 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many states are there? | Nearly 200. |
| What is a synonym for state? | Subdivision. |
| What are 2 states not represented at the U.N? | Kosovo and Taiwan |
| Define City-State | Sovereign sate that comprises a town and the surrounding countryside. |
| What delineate City-State boundaries? | Walls |
| As one City-State took over another City-Sate they formed what? | Empire |
| List in order of the 4 in Mesopotamia | 1. Sumerians. 2. Assyrians. 3. Babylonians. 4. Persians. |
| In Europe when (or through who) did political unity reach its height? | Roman empire |
| With its collapse; people were forced to live on a ____ and work for ____ | 1. Estate. 2. Nobility This is in the middle ages |
| define self-determination | Right to govern themselves within sovereign states. |
| define Nation-State | State whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality. |
| What is an example of a Nation-State? | Denmark. |
| Who wanted all German speaking parts in one state? | Nazis. |
| define multinational state | Contains 2 or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination. |
| Is Korea 1 state, or 2? Explain | 2 states but 1 nation- North Korea decided to build nuclear weapons |
| Is western Sahara a state? Explain | yes, Morocco has claimed the territory but Western Sahara doesn't want to become apart of Morocco |
| Who claims Antarctica? | Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK. They can have research stations but no military activities. |
| How far out are territorial waters? | 12 nautical miles. |
| How far out is a state exclusive economic zone? | 200 nautical miles. |
| Define colonialism | Effort of a county to establish settlements in a territory and to impose its political, economic, and culture principles on that territory. |
| What are 3 reasons for colonialism? | 1.Gold- resources 2. Glory- prestige 3. God- Christians |
| Who colonialism the most? | Britain- UK |
| Who colonialism the 2nd most? | France |
| What are 3 colonies does the US have? | 1.Puerto Rico 2.Virgin Islands 3. Navassa |
| Name the 5 basic shapes of states and give 2 examples of each. | 1. Compact- Burundi, and Kenya 2. Prorupted- Congo, and Namibia 3. Elongated- Gambia, and Malawi 4. Fragmented- Tanzania, and Angola 5. Perforated- Lesotho, and Swaziland |
| What are the 3 main types of physical boundaries? | 1. Desert Boundaries. 2. Mountain Boundaries. 3. Water Boundaries. |
| What are the 2 main types of cultural boundaries? What are examples of each? | 1. Geometric Boundaries- Lake of the woods. 2. Ethnic Boundaries- Greek and Turkish Cyprus. |
| define Frontier | Zone where no state exercises complete political control. |
| States have what 2 types of government? | 1. National Government . 2. Local Government . |
| define autocracy | Country that runs accordingly to the interests of the ruler rather than the people. |
| define anocracy | Country that's not fully democratic or fully autocracy, but displays a mix of the 2 types. |
| Why is the world becoming more democratic? | 1. Individual rights and liberties 2. widening of policy making to all citizens 3. diffusion of democratic government structures created in Europe and North America to other regions of the world |
| define unitary state | Allocates most power to the national government and local government have relatively few powers. |
| define federal state | Strong power allocates to units of local government within the country. |
| what is Gerrymandering? | Redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefitting the party. |
| Who is Gerrymandering named after? | Elbridge Gerry. |
| Explain "Wasted vote" | Spreads oppositions supports across many districts as a minority. |
| explain "Excess vote" | Concentrated oppositions supporters into a few districts. |
| Explain "Stacked vote" | Links distant areas of the like-minded voters through oddly shaped boundaries. |
| Does Iowa gerrymander? | No. |
| Name 2 historical military alliances between states | 1. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 2. Warsaw pact. |
| Name 2 historical economic alliances between states | 1. European Union 2. Council for mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) |
| Besides 9/11, what are 3 other terrorist attacks? | 1. February 26th, 1993 2. April 19, 1995 3. October 12, 2000 |
| Centralization Vs. localization means what? | The world is getting smaller |
| what are the 10 largest states? | 1. Russia 2. Canada 3. China 4. US 5. Brazil 6. Australia 7. India 8. Argentina 9. Kazakhstan 10. Algeria |
| What are the 5 smallest states (Microstates)? | 1. Vatican city 2. Monaco 3. Nauru 4. Tuvalu 5. San Mario |
| What is an Example of a Multinational state? | The US |
| What is a problem with multinational states? | One nationally tries to dominate another |
| What is an example of a problem with multinational states? | The USSR |
| How can you claim Antarctica? | based on longitude is how much land you can get |
| What is an example of a nation-state? | Japan |
| A country is spelled how? | state (Lower case s) |
| A state in the US is spelled how? | State (Upper case S) |
| A state is what? | A country |
| L.O.S.T stands for what? | Law of the sea treaty |
| How far out are international waters? | 12+ nautical miles |
| Are normal miles or nautical miles bigger? | Nautical miles |
| What is the midline principal? | if 2 countries are less than 200 nautical miles apart, they spilt the distance in half. |
| How do states expand claims? | States must map shelf |
| What does LOST say about land-locked countries? | They can have a chunk of in-claimed international waters |
| What is LOST? | A hostile world government for the oceans, international taxes, high costs for America sovereignty, security, and society. |
| Define enclaves | A country that is completely surrounded by another country |
| What is a disadvantage and a advantage of a compact state? | A- easier to defend boarders and political control D- only 1 climate, so you can only have certain crops |
| What is a disadvantage and a advantage of a prorupted state? | A- they have a coast line D- easy to cut off a part of the country |
| What is a disadvantage and a advantage of a elongated state? | A- coat line and mult. climate's D- less unified and harder to defend boarders |
| What is a disadvantage and a advantage of a Fragment state? | A- hard to take over all of the islands D- unity is hard to maintain |
| What is a disadvantage and a advantage of a Perforated state? | A- Control D- traveling and ethnic groups are different |
| define boundary | vertical plane that cuts through the rocks below and the airspace above, dividing one state from another. |
| What is an example of a water boundary? | The Mississippi River |
| Straight boundary lines are normal what? | Geometric |
| Stacked votes are a kind of what? | Gerrymandering |
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