Chapter 08 Political Geography

Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or allies of countries.

Balance of Power

1. United States 2. Japan 3. Germany 4. France 5. United Kingdom 1. Which country controlled the most colonial territory in 1914? 1. United States 2. Japan 3. Germany 4. France 5. United Kingdom

1. United States 2. Japan 3. Germany 4. France 5. United Kingdom 1. Which country controlled the most colonial territory in 1914? 1. United States 2. Japan 3. Germany 4. France 5. United Kingdom

Boundary

Invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory.

1. Prorupted state 2. Compact state 3. Elongated state 2. From a shape perspective, Chile can best be described as a(n) 1. Prorupted state 2. Compact state 3. Elongated state 4. Fragmented state 5. Centralized state

1. Prorupted state 2. Compact state 3. Elongated state 2. From a shape perspective, Chile can best be described as a(n) 1. Prorupted state 2. Compact state 3. Elongated state 4. Fragmented state 5. Centralized state

A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland.

City-state

3. The largest number of landlocked states are found in 1. East Asia 2 3. The largest number of landlocked states are found in 1. East Asia 2. The Middle East 3. Southeast Asia 4. South America 5. Africa

1. East Asia 2. The Middle East 3. Southeast Asia 4. South America 3. The largest number of landlocked states are found in 1. East Asia 2. The Middle East 3. Southeast Asia 4. South America 5. Africa

Colonialism what is it?

Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.

1. Desert boundary 2. River boundary 3. Mountain boundary 4. Libya and Egypt are separated by a 1. Desert boundary 2. River boundary 3. Mountain boundary 4. Religious boundary 5. Language boundary

1. Desert boundary 2. River boundary 3. Mountain boundary 4. Libya and Egypt are separated by a 1. Desert boundary 2. River boundary 3. Mountain boundary 4. Religious boundary 5. Language boundary

Colony what is it?

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

A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly

Compact state

A state with a long, narrow shape.

Elongated state

Name Three Examples of Elongated States

1. Is most common in small countries 5. Federal government 1. Is most common in small countries 2. Places nearly all power with a central government 3. Was rejected by the writers of the United States Constitution 4. Has become more common in recent years 5. Is practiced in China

1. Is most common in small countries 5. Federal government 1. Is most common in small countries 2. Places nearly all political power with a central government 3. Was rejected by the writers of the United States Constitution 4. Has become more common in recent years 5. Is practiced in China

An internal organization of a state that allocated most powers to units of local government.

Federal state

A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory.

Fragmented state

Name Three Examples

2. An independent non-partisan commission 6. In the United States, congressional district boundaries are usually drawn by 1. Congress 2. An independent non-partisan commission 3. The Federal Election Commission 4. State legislatures 5. The United States Supreme Court

2. An independent non-partisan commission 6. In the United States, congressional district boundaries are usually drawn by 1. Congress 2. An independent non-partisan commission 3. The Federal Election Commission 4. State legislatures 5. The United States Supreme Court

Frontier

A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control.

1. Currently has nearly 300 members 2. Was founded in 1935 7. The United Nations 1. Currently has nearly 300 members 2. Was founded in 1935 3. Has so far been less effective than the League of Nations 4. Has had substantial success with peace-keeping missions 5. Places nearly all power in the hands of the U.N. Secretary General

1. Currently has nearly 300 members 2. Was founded in 1935 7. The United Nations 1. Currently has nearly 300 members 2. Was founded in 1935 3. Has so far been less effective than the League of Nations 4. Has had substantial success with peace- keeping missions 5. Places nearly all power in the hands of the U.N. Secretary General

Gerrymandering

Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.

What is the meaning behind this term? Does Gerrymandering still occur in the United States?

Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society.

Imperialism

1. Eastern Europe 2. Western Europe 3. Northern Europe 4. North Africa 8. At the end of the Cold War, several new countries emerged in 1. Eastern Europe 2. Western Europe 3. Northern Europe 4. North Africa 5. Latin America

1. Eastern Europe 2. Western Europe 3. Northern Europe 4. North Africa 8. At the end of the Cold War, several new countries emerged in 1. Eastern Europe 2. Western Europe 3. Northern Europe 4. North Africa 5. Latin America

A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea

Landlocked state

Name Three Examples (Not In the United States)

Microstate

A state that encompasses a very small land area.

Name Three Examples

1. Shiites 2. Sunnis 3. Turkomen 4. Kurds 5. Persians 9. This group predominates in the far north of Iraq: 1. Shiites 2. Sunnis 3. Turkomen 4. Kurds 5. Persians

1. Shiites 2. Sunnis 3. Turkomen 4. Kurds 5. Persians 9. This group predominates in the far north of Iraq: 1. Shiites 2. Sunnis 3. Turkomen 4. Kurds 5. Persians

Perforated state

A state that completely surrounds another one.

If Three Examples Are Possible Name Three Examples If Three Examples Are Possible

1. The 1953 overthrow of a democratically elected government 10. United States’ hostility toward Iran began with 1. The 1953 overthrow of a democratically elected government 2. The 1979 Islamic revolution 3. The 1980-1988 war with Iraq 4. Iran’s refusal to support the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 5. Iran’s desire to develop nuclear energy in the early twenty-first century

1. The 1953 overthrow of a democratically elected government 10. United States’ hostility toward Iran began with 1. The 1953 overthrow of a democratically elected government 2. The 1979 Islamic revolution 3. The 1980-1988 war with Iraq 4. Iran’s refusal to support the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 5. Iran’s desire to develop nuclear energy in the early twenty-first century

An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension.

Prorupted state

Name Three Examples

Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.

Sovereignty

State what is it?

An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs

An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials

Unitary state

Answer the following questions: Exit Slip Answer the following questions: 2. Why did the United Nations (U.N.) support the United States during the first war in Iraq, but not the second war with Iraq?