Human – Flashcards

By assimilating local elites and selected individuals into the norms of global capitalist and corporate culture, former colonies like Kenya still find themselves under the domination of the core in a process known as?

In practice, the USSR operated as a

In their attempt to secede from ________, only Russia (illegally) supports and recognizes the newly independent state of Crimea.

From its origins around modern-day Moscow in 1462, the territory of the Russian land empire and Soviet Union had expanded to fill in the entire area between all of the following bodies of water except

All of the following were European states in the 1980s. Which continues as a European state today?

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians became refugees as a result of

The West Bank and Gaza Strip are called the "Occupied Territories" because they are

Which country most extensively colonized South America?

This part of the former Yugoslavia saw a horrific civil war between Serbs and ethnic Albanian

Mountains define most of the boundaries between all the following, except US & Mexico. This was NOT an independent country in 1989.

Lakes form a prominent part of boundaries between all the following, except

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the United Nations Security Council?

The process of determining the boundaries of districts for the purpose of electing political officials is called

Which of the following organizations is an international military alliance?

_________ has been carved like a territorial pie into claims

_________ was the rationale behind stopping the spread of communism

________ allows core states to continue exploiting periphery states.

_______ did not formally end until just after World War II.

______ established the colonial mandate system.

The postcolonial history of India has included

The main cause of civil strife in Rwanda stems from

The East/West divide that first emerged with the Russian Revolution of 1917 and is still seen in US/China relations, is centered on the West's anxieties about

_____ is a set of institutions that controls territory and is active, not static.

The relatively peaceful dismantling of the USSR was ___________ in part by the fact that USSR had a ______________

Which of the following is NOT one of the states that formed from the former Soviet Union after its breakup?

Lenin's solution to the "national problem" was a

After having been stateless for centuries, this culture group established its own state in 1948—and has been in territorial conflict with its neighbors ever since

In which form of government is significant power given to smaller units of government within the State?

____________ was influenced by social Darwinism of the mid-19th century.

For political geographers, __________ is at the center of most inquiry.

The true nation-state

The territory of Antarctica has been claimed by

According to a map in your book, __________________ claim the largest portions of Antarctica.

Which of the following is not among the seven sovereign states that emerged from the dissolution of Yugoslavia?

_________ help(s) cultural geographers think about how the material world possess the power to affect humans.

___________ is the strong devotion to local interests and customs and has been used to explain the Civil War as the Union's effort to make sure that the strong attachment to the institution of slavery would not take priority over the unity of the whole

The global spread of Western representations and norms of beauty through television and the Web has?

Whereas reapportionment adjusts the amount of political representation give to a certain geographical area, redistricting adjusts?

The recent experience of the Chechens and Kurds is similar in that both

With globalization and the increasing importance of trade-facilitating organizations, states are?

Of the following, the widest gender gap is seen in the amount of the world's?

The territorially-based sense of identity in groups like the Basques, Kurds and Quebec's French-speaking population is referred to as?

The East/West divide refers to the divide between

The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolizes the?

Halford Mackinder, developer of the Heartland theory, thought that this country was most likely to make a bid for world domination

Nationalists that won an independent state from another country are properly called as?

According to Halford Mackinder's Heartland theory, the "geographical pivot" from which world conquest could be controlled includes the area of

The (re)acquisition of sovereignty and territorial integrity following colonization is known as

Contract farming—whereby production in the periphery is for consumption in the core—is one example of

Despite the independence of India, Rwanda and Algeria, the continuing effects of colonialism are still seen in

From the following, the best example of a supranational organization is?

According to Ratzel's theory of the state, imperialism emerges from the need for territorial expansion tied to

The process of allocating electoral seats to geographical areas is known as

In the transition of the USSR to the CIS, Russia went from being the core of a federated state to being the most powerful member of

Which of the following have been tried by 20th-century states to eliminate or minimize the potential for fragmenting or breaking apart?

The Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas (Mexico) coincided with the beginning of NAFTA and concerned the issue of

A cultural group with a territorial identity is known as a

Drawing from social Darwinism, Friedrich Ratzel's model of the state—in which state growth and change were "natural" and inevitable—portrayed the state as a

To be considered a nation, a group of people must

Of the following, the United States is best characterized as a

Which of the following pairs best represent nation-states?

Which of the following best characterizes Antarctica?

Which is the most inclusive organization (has most members) and has as a primary goal the maintenance of international peace and security?

The Kurds, Roma, Bedoon of Kuwait, and Palestinians have this in common—they are

Only _________ currently exists as a frontier region where territoriality is undeveloped

Frontier regions, where territoriality is underdeveloped, are known for their

Contributing to the conflicts and tensions in Africa is the colonial legacy of borders that doesn't include

According to our text, imperialism begins with

The Berlin Wall and the Mexican border are good examples of

Among the following, the best example of an inclusionary boundary is the boundary between ___________________.

Ratzel's belief that geopolitics stands from the interaction of __________________ is still popular today.

For his work on characterizing the state based on such factors as climate, terrain and the relationship between population and territory, ____________ is often considered the first political geographer.

In the U.S. and many European countries, one of the most prominent expressions of sectionalism today are the political tensions between

In the shifting map of Europe and regional allegiances, closer political-economic ties between Europe and ______________________ have heightened tensions between Russia and EU/NATO countries.

Which two countries are NOT members of the European Union?

Seven sovereign states that emerged from the dissolution of Yugoslavia:

Popular European revolutions of the late 18th to mid-19th centuries transformed numerous monarchies into

Which of the following spends more on military spending than all the other countries combined?

The postcolonial history of India has included?

The separation of Crimea from Ukraine and its annexation to Russia is an example of

OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) is an example of a(n) _______________ because its members are governments.

Prior to Belgian colonialism in Rwanda, the Hutus and Tutsis lived together quite peacefully. According to our text, conflicts between the groups emerged after the Belgians introduced the concept of

A federal state (or federation) is

Nationalists that want an independent state of Quebec are properly described as

Territories like Canada, Michigan, and Washtenaw County that are delimited by formal boundaries are known as ________ spaces or regions.

As used in our text, the term state is closest in meaning to

In the context of the course and text, _________ is the best example of a state.

The North/South Divide is used in our text to distinguish

Of the following, the most prominent theory supporting U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was the

According to Halford Mackinder's Heartland theory, the "geographical pivot" from which world conquest could be controlled includes the area of

The new world order is characterized by all of the following except

Which of the following trade-facilitating organizations is structured around a commodity rather than a world region?

Three trillion dollars - $3,000,000,000,000 - represents

Before it split off from India in 1947 to become part of Pakistan, it was East Bengal. In 1971, it split off from Pakistan to become the independent state of

With a few small exceptions, the countries of the European Union share all of the following except a

For a citizen of a country outside of the United States, who wishes to migrate to the USA in order to live and work, he/she must apply for and get ___________________________ from the U.S. government.

An example of a multiethnic state

Ejemplo de dos países independientes pero continúan viendo los efectos del colonialismo

País que se crea como consecuencia de la Unión Soviética?

What is lawful permanent residence?

De los países miembros del Commonwealth of Independence Nations, un ejemplo que no tiene a la reina de Inglaterra como reina de ese lugar?