Chapter 8

1. Chapter 8 Political Geography

2. A state is… • A group of people with similar history and culture • A defended boundary with a stable government • A political structure with a defined boundary, permanent residents and a complex government. • A political structure with a defined boundary that contains peoples of a similar history and culture.

3. A nation-state is: • a politically organized area in which nation and state occupy the same space. • a recognized country with multiple cultures. • an unrecognized country that has a unified culture. • an organized area that was once a nation and then became a state.

4. A centralized government; strong central capital • Characteristics of a sovereign state • Characteristics of a republic • Characteristics of a federal state • Characteristics of a unitary state

5. a nation of people that is split into two or more states • sovereign State • Federalist State • Multi-nation state • Multistate Nation

6. many nations within one state • Unitary State • Federalist State • Multi-nation state • Multistate Nation

7. ability to have control over decision making • sovereign State • Federalist State • Multi-nation state • Multistate Nation

8. True or False • Devolution is the separation of regions from their states.

9. an ambiguous legal statement that causes argument A. allocational dispute B. locational dispute C. operative dispute D. definitional dispute

10. a boundary not specifically de-liniated that was formed between regions within a state that then came an issue when a region legally separated into its own state. A. allocational dispute B. locational dispute C. operative dispute D. definitional dispute

11. two sides of a border argue over the water of the river that separated them. A. allocational dispute B. locational dispute C. operative dispute D. definitional dispute

12. two border states conflict in enforcement of movement policies between states. A. allocational dispute B. locational dispute C. operative dispute D. definitional dispute

13. Organizing space into states has existed: • for around 5000 years. • for fewer than 400 years. • for only 100 years. • since the beginning of time.

14. The state system that most influenced development of the modern state system we know today came from: • Europe • North America • Asia • South America

15. Which of the following peoples can be described as a stateless nation? • Kurds • Thais • Jews • Samoans • Albanians

16. Which of the following is not a tenet of world-systems theory? • The world-economy has a three-tier structure. • The world-economy has one market and a global division of labor. • Undeveloped countries have the greatest impact on the world-economy. • Although the world has multiple states, almost everything takes place within the context of the world-economy.

17. World-systems theorists divide the world into: • rich and poor. • developed and undeveloped. • the core, periphery, and semi-periphery. • first world and third world.

18. True or False • Centrifugal forces unite people within a state.

19. True or False Federalism is a two tiered government whereby that national government shares power with regional or local governments.

20. The process of devolution is: • Movement of power from a monarchy to military dictatorship. • The movement of power from regional governments to central governments. • Change of power from a democracy to communism. • The movement of power from the central government to regional governments within the state.

21. Which is NOT an example of place where devolution has occurred? • Yugoslavia • Czechoslovakia • Soviet Union • Japan

22. Which is an inaccurate statement about the concept of a census? • It is used to gather statistical information about the people living within the state. • It can be used to identify regions with a large cultural minority • It is taken every 10 years • The UN requires all member nations to provide census information every 10 years.

23. True or False • Friedrich Ratzel's was a political geographer whose ideas about the development and life of a state was inspired by Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.

24. The promotion of the acquisition of wealth through plunder, colonization, and the protection of home industries and foreign markets during Europe's rebirth was called ________________ • mercantilism. • new colonialism. • imperialism. • neo-imperialism.

25. True or False • Wallerstein came up with the Heartland Theory.

26. The dominating colonial influence in Libya, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia was ___________ • British. • Italian. • French. • Dutch.

27. A boundary between countries is • vertical plane that cuts through the rocks below and air above. • line on the ground only. • line shown only on maps. • point of separation on and below the surface only.

28. theory emphasizes the "deconstruction" of spatial assumptions and territorial perspectives of leading western politicians • Heartland Theory • British American School of Thought • Critical Politics • World Systems Theory

29. Technically supra-nationalism refers to efforts by ______ or more states to forge associations for common advantage and in pursuit of common goals. • 3 • 2 • 4 • 5

30. The Marshall Plan was a post-WW II endeavor by the United States to economically revive ________________ • Japan. • Europe. • sub-Saharan Africa. • South America.

31. Which of the following is either believed to have or to be actively developing nuclear weapons? • Israel • India, Pakistan • North Korea, Iran • all of the above

32. Gerrymandering adjusts voting district boundaries in order to • ensure that all districts are of similar size and shape • benefit the interest of the one political party or group • create districts that coincide with municipal service-district boundaries • allow those living in one state to vote on issues raised in another state • equalize the burden of paying poll taxes across different ethnic groups

33. True or False • Mackinder’s Theory was that world politics revolved around the development of capitalism.

34. Which is not an example of a dispute over shared underground resources? • Germany and Netherlands arguing over gas and coal • Netherlands and Belgium arguing over gas and coal • Iran and Iraq fighting over shared oil reserves. • Iraq and Kuwait arguing over shared oil reserves.

35. Approximately how many states are there on the earth’s surface? • 2,500 • 1,800 • 1,000 • 500 • 200

36. Which of the following states is most similar to the concept of a geopolitical nation-state? • Canada • Russia • United Kingdom • Belgium • Japan

37. Which of the following correctly sequences the evolution process of boundaries, starting with the first stage and ending with the last? • Definition, delimitation, demarcation • definition, demarcation, delimitation • demarcation, definition, delimitation • delimitation, demarcation, definition • demarcation, delimitation, definition

38. True or False • An irredenta is a region whose population is more culturally similar to that of a neighboring state than the state they are legally part of.

39. True or False • In Africa, political independence has also brought economic independence.

40. True or False Belgium is an example of a nation-state where nation and state coincide within boundaries.

41. True or False • Norway is a member of the EU.

42. By 2006 the states of Northern Nigeria came under the governance of • Sharia Law • African Union • Christian theocrats • Secularists • Ibo speakers