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chapter 8- political
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At the global scale, political geographers study the spatial manifestations of political processes expressed in the organization of territories with permanent population, defined territory and a government. These spatial units are called | states |
The present number of countries and territories in the world is nearly | 200 |
Geographer Stuart Elden points out that the modern concept of territory arose in early modern Europe as a system of | political units with fixed, distinct boundaries and at least quasi-independent governments. |
What ultimately proved to be the undoing of absolutism and its system of patronage during Europe’s rebirth? | The growing economic power of merchants. |
Which is an example of a stateless nation? | kurdistan |
Which is not characteristic of unitary state governments? | concerned with fostering diversity of regional cultural expression |
Which country has experienced violent devolution? | yugoslavia |
Which is an example of an allocational boundary dispute? | dispute over rights to resources (e.g. oil, water) crossed by international boundaries |
Ratzel’s organic theory was converted into a subfield of political geography called geopolitics which was subsequently translated into practical national policies by some of his students. What country used geopolitics as a philosophy of expansion? | nazi germany |
The League of Nations was created in 1919 as the first international organization that would include all nations of the world. Its success was dealt a serious blow by the failure of which country to join? | the United States |
As the European Union grows bigger, what is a potential worry? | that smaller member countries such as Denmark will get lost in the mix |
Regarding BREXIT, the vote to leave the EU was strongest in areas of England that suffered economically in recent years. The vote to remain was strongest in | London metro |
The number of stars on the EU flag | has no official meaning |
Which of the following is NOT a supranational organization? | the United States |
The Peace of Westphalia (1648) is associated with which of the following principles underlying the modern state system? | sovereignty |
Which of the following countries is the best example of a “nation-state” in the original meaning of the term? | Japan |
The Kurds today are an example of a: | stateless nation |
Which of the following statements about European colonialism is accurate? | European colonialism took off around 1500 and unfolded in two major waves, one between 1500 and 1800 and another between 1850 and 1950. |
World-systems theory draws attention to: | The power relations at play in the international state system |
The term devolution refers to: | the transfer of power “downwards” from the center to regions within a state. |
Separatist movements are active in each of the following states except: | sweden |
Gerrymandering refers to: | the drawing of odd-shaped electoral districts to favor certain ethnic groups or political parties |
Geometric boundaries are common: | in sub-Saharan Africa as a result of boundary drawing by Europeans at the 1884–1885 Berlin Conference. |
An exclusive economic zone gives coastal states the right to control the resources in the waters off their coasts up to: | 200 nautical miles from their coastlines. |
200 nautical miles from their coastlines. | an allocational boundary dispute. |
Which of the following was not a major concern of classical geopolitics? | understanding the geographical assumptions underlying foreign policy decisions |
Which geopolitical concept or theory was championed by Halford Mackinder? | heartland |
Which of the following is an example of deterritorialization? | transnational networks that give corporations powers that are beyond the control of states |
Which of the following supranational organizations or agreements has had the greatest impact on the sovereignty of individual member states? | he European Union |
The Brexit vote was a response to all of the following EXCEPT: | concerns that Scotland would leave the UK if Brexit did not happen. |