Political geography

Boundary usually an invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory Buffer state A neutral state between two warring state Colonialism An attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economical, and cultural principles in another territory Enclave An enclosed territory with a foreign territory around it (e.g. Lesotho City) Exclave A part of a country that is seperated from the rest of the country and by a foreign territory (Alaska Forward capital A symbolically relocated capital city, moved for economic or strategic reasons (e.g. Brasilia) Gerrymandering The redrawing of legislative boundaries entirely for electoral purposes, thereby benefiting the party in power Imperialism The control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society Landlocked A state without access to the sea (e.g. Bolivia) Neo-Colonialism The continued economic dependence of new states on their former colonial masters Self-Determination The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves Colony A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than being independent Empire an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority A state is an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with sovereignty over a stable population and control over their foreign affairs is called a state. States must have defined political borders and international recognition.Two common arrangements are the federal and unitary states. Federal states share power with different levels of government. This works well with large countries with the diverse populations. Federalism allows the regions within a country to craft laws and policies that best serve their people. The USA is a good example of a federal state.Unitary states work well in small countries and in countries where a small group has been in control for long periods of time. Monarchies and empires are commonly unitary. One major advantage would be that all the laws in the country would be the same. Antecedent Borders made before population pressure Delimit To determine the limits or boundaries Superimposed A boundary made without regard to prior ethnic patterns (colonization a war) Subsequent Drawn boundaries (theoretically) made with regard to ethnic differences after populations have been established Demarcated A border that has a physical feature (often cultural landscape) Frontier A zone separating two states in which neither of the states exercises political control Shatterbelt Areas that are constantly breaking up and fragmenting Conflict Geographer's term for war Buffer state A neutral state between two warring states Centripetal Forces and processes that unite Centrifugal Forces and processes that separate Supranationalism The term applied to associations created by three or more states for their mutual benefit and achievement of shared objectives Balkanization Stresses that tear countries apart Confederation A system of government in which nations or states agree to join together under a central government Multinational state A state that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities (yeah, sure) Nation-state A state whose territory corresponds to that which is occupied by a particular ethnicity Nation A group of people with common cultural characteristics and identify themselves as a cohesive group and have a political agenda Stateless nation A nation lacking a territory to call its own Multistate nation A nation that transcends the borders of two or more states Irredentism Political or popular movement intended to reclaim and reoccupy an area that the movement's members consider "lost" or "unredeemed" Which is correct categorization of the type of border shown in the picture below? Antecedent Demarcated Superimposed Booth b and c are probable categories Greater Kurdistan (orange) would require taking land from how many states? 3 4 5 7 The Kurds could be considered which of the following? Multinational state Multilingual nation Stateless nation Nation-state Both b and c Spanish electoral map for the European Union Parliament How many seats does Spain have in the EU government? 23 37 50 66 The Coalition for Europe Party has two seats and the Europe of Peoples Party has one seat. If this is a representational democracy, why does the Coalition for Europe Party have a smaller area? Less population pressure Greater population density Less population density Seats are determined by the European Union Which of the following statements is true? The Socialist Party of Spaincontrols all of the coastal areas The People's Party had the most votes in Central Spain The votes for the Left Party were concentrated in the north All of these statements are correct Which district is most notably gerrymandered and recently contested in court? 2 3 6 9 District 11 shares voters from both Tampa and St. Petersburg. Voting districts were supposed to be contiguous. How did the Florida Legislature legitimize this district? These cities share common ethnicities These cities are in the same counties The cities are attached with a bridge The Florida Legislature doesn't care about the law Why are districts 2, 3, and 11 blue? They are Republican districts They are Democratic districts Failed love lives Mr. Curtis is getting very tired and should end this worksheet