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Ch. 8

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How many states are there?   show
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What is a synonym for state?   show
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show Kosovo and Taiwan  
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Define City-State   show
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What delineate City-State boundaries?   show
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show Empire  
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show 1. Sumerians. 2. Assyrians. 3. Babylonians. 4. Persians.  
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In Europe when (or through who) did political unity reach its height?   show
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show 1. Estate. 2. Nobility This is in the middle ages  
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define self-determination   show
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define Nation-State   show
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show Denmark.  
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Who wanted all German speaking parts in one state?   show
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define multinational state   show
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Is Korea 1 state, or 2? Explain   show
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show yes, Morocco has claimed the territory but Western Sahara doesn't want to become apart of Morocco  
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Who claims Antarctica?   show
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show 12 nautical miles.  
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How far out is a state exclusive economic zone?   show
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show Effort of a county to establish settlements in a territory and to impose its political, economic, and culture principles on that territory.  
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show 1.Gold- resources 2. Glory- prestige 3. God- Christians  
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show Britain- UK  
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Who colonialism the 2nd most?   show
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What are 3 colonies does the US have?   show
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Name the 5 basic shapes of states and give 2 examples of each.   show
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show 1. Desert Boundaries. 2. Mountain Boundaries. 3. Water Boundaries.  
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show 1. Geometric Boundaries- Lake of the woods. 2. Ethnic Boundaries- Greek and Turkish Cyprus.  
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show Zone where no state exercises complete political control.  
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States have what 2 types of government?   show
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show Country that runs accordingly to the interests of the ruler rather than the people.  
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show Country that's not fully democratic or fully autocracy, but displays a mix of the 2 types.  
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show 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  
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define unitary state   show
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show Strong power allocates to units of local government within the country.  
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show Redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefitting the party.  
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show Elbridge Gerry.  
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show Spreads oppositions supports across many districts as a minority.  
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show Concentrated oppositions supporters into a few districts.  
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show Links distant areas of the like-minded voters through oddly shaped boundaries.  
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show No.  
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Name 2 historical military alliances between states   show
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show 1. European Union 2. Council for mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)  
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Besides 9/11, what are 3 other terrorist attacks?   show
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Centralization Vs. localization means what?   show
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what are the 10 largest states?   show
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show 1. Vatican city 2. Monaco 3. Nauru 4. Tuvalu 5. San Mario  
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What is an Example of a Multinational state?   show
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show One nationally tries to dominate another  
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show The USSR  
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show based on longitude is how much land you can get  
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What is an example of a nation-state?   show
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show state (Lower case s)  
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show State (Upper case S)  
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A state is what?   show
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show Law of the sea treaty  
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How far out are international waters?   show
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show Nautical miles  
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What is the midline principal?   show
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How do states expand claims?   show
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What does LOST say about land-locked countries?   show
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What is LOST?   show
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show A country that is completely surrounded by another country  
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What is a disadvantage and a advantage of a compact state?   show
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show A- they have a coast line D- easy to cut off a part of the country  
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show A- coat line and mult. climate's D- less unified and harder to defend boarders  
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show A- hard to take over all of the islands D- unity is hard to maintain  
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What is a disadvantage and a advantage of a Perforated state?   show
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show vertical plane that cuts through the rocks below and the airspace above, dividing one state from another.  
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What is an example of a water boundary?   show
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show Geometric  
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show Gerrymandering  
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