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35 Cards in this Set
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Geopolitics |
The study of how humans divide up the earth |
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State |
A political unit that has sovereignty over a particular piece of land |
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Nation |
A large group of people linked by a similar culture, language, and history |
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Nation state |
A state that rules over a single nation
Ex: Japan Denmark Not ex: Iraq |
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Ethnicity |
The cultural aspects of a group of people |
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Race |
The biological heritage of a group of people |
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Sovereignty |
Something ask Keira |
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Boundaries |
Human made inventions to separate areas on the earth |
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Super imposed boundaries |
Back (Definition) |
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Conference of Berlin (1884) |
Colonial powers of Europe superimposed boundaries in Africa and set up the devastating "Scramble for Africa " |
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Boundary disputes |
Disagreements over boundary placement and location. Often results in violent ethnic and/or religious conflict Ex: Israeli/ Palestinian conflict |
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Balkanization |
Breaking up an area into smaller independent units- often involves violence
Ex: Yugoslavia |
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Annexation |
The opposite of Balkanization. The adding of territory to an already existing state
Ex: Alaska |
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International law of the sea |
1. A country cannot sail its ships within 12 miles of another countries coast 2. All countries have the right to explore for resources (oil, etc. ) up to 200 miles of their coast |
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Global commons |
Areas where no country has any right to search for natural resources
Ex: Antarctica |
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Colonialism |
When one nation establishes control over another nation |
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Imperialism |
The idea and attitudes that drive colonialism |
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Organic theory |
A country behaves like an organism; in order to survive the state needs nourishment or new territory in order to survive |
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Self determination |
The power of people to establish their own government however they want to |
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Democratization |
The transition from an authorization regime (dictatorship) to democracy (voting) |
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Micro state |
A state that is small in area and population |
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Country shapes |
A. Compact - outlined picture of Uruguay B. Fragmented- outlined picture of Malaysia C. Elongated- outlined picture of chile D. Prorupted- outlined picture of Thailand E. Perforated- outlined picture of South Africa |
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Gerrymandering |
Redrawing the boundaries of a voting district |
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Globalization |
The tendency of businesses, technologies and philosophies to spread throughout the world |
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Embassy |
The official residence and offices of a country's ambassador |
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Buffer state |
A relatively small country sandwiched between two larger powers. They may often help to prevent dangerous conflicts between the powerful countries Ex: Mongolia |
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The heartland theory |
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Rimland theory |
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Domino theory |
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Centrifugal forces |
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Centripetal forces |
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Nationalism |
Back (Definition) |
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Nationalism |
Back (Definition) |
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Devolution su |
Back (Definition) |
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Supranational organizations 🌟 |
Back (Definition) |