1. Unit 7 – Political geography review
**This is a review of key material, but is not intended to be an exhaustive list of test material.

2. #1
Forces which unite people

3. #2
A type of state in which the state’s territory is occupied by mainly 1 ethnic group

4. #3
The belief that an ethnic group has the right to govern itself

5. #4
A system in which countries set up colonies in order to exploit land (for raw materials) and people (for labor)

6. #5 ________________ are taxes on imports and they
benefit ________________ (who/what group?).

7. #6
Name the conflict:
People in an occupied territory want self-determination. The group claims that through much of its history, not just from , it was independent from its occupier.

8. #7
Goods coming into a country

9. #8
The UN and the EU are both examples of ________________.

10. #9
What are the UN’s 3 main goals?

11. #10
The ability of a state to govern free from external control is __________.

12. #11
The UN’s Security Council can take what 3 actions?

13. #12
Name the conflict:
People want self-determination. The movement for independence has grown recently due to people blaming the central government for poor economic decisions and a resulting recession (depression?). People in this region claim to have a separate identifiable culture from that of the parent country.

14. #13
Body of the UN whose main job is to resolve disputes between member states

15. #14
Key document passed unanimously by the UN General Assembly which affirms the rights of all people around the world

16. #15
Name the conflict:
At the end of WWII, this territory was divided into 2 separate states. However, as a result of (mostly) victories in wars over the next 3 decades, 1 state now controls both states’ land. The state with more power has also built walls between the 2 territories in many sections to defend itself from suicide bomber attacks.

17. #16
A resolution refusing to trade with a country in hopes such a measure will change a country’s behavior

18. #17
What are some examples of stateless nations?

19. #18
The EU ____________ gives countries more power in the global economy than they would have individually.

20. #19
Name the conflict:
After Spain relinquished control of this territory, one country moved to occupy the whole territory despite an ethnic group’s claim to self-determination in part of the contested territory. While a UN-orchestrated cease-fire has led to a cessation in hostilities, neither side will agree to a vote for independence in this region.

21. #20
What is the EU’s main goal?

22. #21
What are some characteristics of a state?

23. #22
Body of the UN that is comprised of all 193 member states. This body sets goals and passes resolutions related to such goals.

24. #23
Name the conflict:
Greeks and Turks cannot get along. Each is distrustful that the other ethnicity will want to join the country with either Greek or Turkey. There is a UN-enforced boundary between the two areas, but in the last years, some movement between sides has been allowed.

25. #24
Name the conflict:
People in this region do not consider themselves to be ethnically Georgian; therefore, they desire to be independent. Russia has supported this group and Russian troops man the wall between Georgia and this region. This had led Georgia as well as other countries to suspect that Russia may have an ulterior motive and may want to annex this region if it become independent of Georgia.

26. #25
Name the conflict:
This conflict is NOT between two ethnicities, so therefore is NOT an example of self-determination. Rather, this conflict stems from a political conflict: a civil war in which the losers of the conflict fled to an island. Today, they want their island to be independent from the original country.

27. Answers!

28. #1
Forces which unite people

29. #1
Centripetal forces

30. #2
A type of state in which the state’s territory is occupied by mainly 1 ethnic group

31. #2
Nation-state

32. #3
The belief that an ethnic group has the right to govern itself

33. #3
Self-determination

34. #4
A system in which countries set up colonies in order to exploit land (for raw materials) and people (for labor)

35. #4
Colonialism

36. #5 ________________ are taxes on imports and they
benefit ________________ (who/what group?).

37. #5 Tariffs are taxes on imports and they
benefit domestic companies (who/what group?).

38. #6
Name the conflict:
People in an occupied territory want self-determination. The group claims that through much of its history, not just from , it was independent from its occupier.

39. #6
China & Tibet

40. #7
Goods coming into a country

41. #7
Imports

42. #8
The UN and the EU are both examples of ________________.

43. #8
Supranational organizations

44. #9
What are the UN’s 3 main goals?

45. #9
Secure international peace
Eliminate poverty
Protect human rights

46. #10
The ability of a state to govern free from external control is __________.

47. #10
Sovereignty

48. #11
The UN’s Security Council can take what 3 actions?

49. #11 Pass economic sanctions Authorize a peacekeeping mission
Authorize military action

50. #12
Name the conflict:
People want self-determination. The movement for independence has grown recently due to people blaming the central government for poor economic decisions and a resulting recession (depression?). People in this region claim to have a separate identifiable culture from that of the parent country.

51. #12
Spain & Catalonia

52. #13
Body of the UN whose main job is to resolve disputes between member states

53. #13
International Court of Justice

54. #14
Key document passed unanimously by the UN General Assembly which affirms the rights of all people around the world

55. #14
Universal Declaration of Human Rights

56. #15
Name the conflict:
At the end of WWII, this territory was divided into 2 separate states. However, as a result of (mostly) victories in wars over the next 3 decades, 1 state now controls both states’ land. The state with more power has also built walls between the 2 territories in many sections to defend itself from suicide bomber attacks.

57. #15
Israel & Palestine

58. #16
A resolution refusing to trade with a country in hopes such a measure will change a country’s behavior

59. #16
Economic sanctions

60. #17
What are some examples of stateless nations?

61. #17
Kurds
Palestinians
Saharawi
Tamils
Tibetans
Catalans

62. #18
The EU ____________ gives countries more power in the global economy than they would have individually.

63. #18
Trade bloc

64. #19
Name the conflict:
After Spain relinquished control of this territory, one country moved to occupy the whole territory despite an ethnic group’s claim to self-determination in part of the contested territory. While a UN-orchestrated cease-fire has led to a cessation in hostilities, neither side will agree to a vote for independence in this region.

65. #19
Morocco & Saharawi Republic

66. #20
What is the EU’s main goal?

67. #20
Economic prosperity

68. #21
What are some characteristics of a state?

69. #21 A politically-organized territory
That is administered by a sovereign government
And is recognized by a significant portion of the international community
Has a defined territory
Has a permanent population
Has control over its internal affairs
Has control over its foreign affairs

70. #22
Body of the UN that is comprised of all 193 member states. This body sets goals and passes resolutions related to such goals.

71. #22
General Assembly

72. #23
Name the conflict:
Greeks and Turks cannot get along. Each is distrustful that the other ethnicity will want to join the country with either Greek or Turkey. There is a UN-enforced boundary between the two areas, but in the last years, some movement between sides has been allowed.

73. #23
Cyprus

74. #24
Name the conflict:
People in this region do not consider themselves to be ethnically Georgian; therefore, they desire to be independent. Russia has supported this group and Russian troops man the wall between Georgia and this region. This had led Georgia as well as other countries to suspect that Russia may have an ulterior motive and may want to annex this region if it become independent of Georgia.

75. #24
South Ossetia

76. #25
Name the conflict:
This conflict is NOT between two ethnicities, so therefore is NOT an example of self-determination. Rather, this conflict stems from a political conflict: a civil war in which the losers of the conflict fled to an island. Today, they want their island to be independent from the original country.

77. #25
China & Taiwan