AP Human Geography; Chapter 8, Key Issue 1 – Flashcards
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How has the number of countries changed in the world since WWII?
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Before WWII, there were 50 countries. By 2007, there were 190 recognized countries
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What five characteristics must be present for a territory to constitute a state?
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Sovereignty, government, defined boundaries, permanent population. A state is a formal region
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What is the largest state?
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Russia
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Why is it difficult to define Korea as 1 state or 2?
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Korea is technically two states but both governments want only one Korea
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What is the disagreement between China and Taiwan over the status of the island of Taiwan?
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Chinese nationalist government fled to Taiwan to escape communism. Until recently, they still claimed they were the true government of China.
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What groups fought for the control of the Western Sahara?
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Polisario, Morocco, Mauritania
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How has Morocco laid claim to the territory?
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Morocco built a 3000 kilometer wall around the territory to keep out the rebels
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What are microstates? Give examples
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tiny states ex. Andora, Antiga, Singapore, Barbuda, Liechtenstein, San Marino
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Describe the location of the Fertile Crescent.
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It is between the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean and Mesopotamia.
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What empires emerged in and around the Fertile Crescent?
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Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians
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City-state?
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Sovereign state containing a town and surrounding country side
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What happened to the states in Europe after the collapse of the Roman Empire?
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They fragmented into colony states controlled by nobility and this was the rise of nation states.
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Colony
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Place under political/economic/cultural control by an existing state
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Why did the European states practice colonialism?
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God, Gold, Glory
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Imperialism
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Control of an already established territory
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Colonialism
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Control of a less organized, low populated territory
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Which colonial empires were the largest?
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British and French
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Which European countries established colonies?
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British, France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Eritrea. Germany had a slow start and declined after WWI
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How did the French and British differ in their colonial approaches?
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French tried to assimilate new territories while British allowed more diversity.
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How has colonialism left its mark on current states?
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It left conflict in many places
