Geography chapter 8, Cultural landscape

Ethnic boundary

A boundary that encompasses a particular ethnic group

Fragmented State

 a state whose territory is not contiguous, but consists of isolated parts such as islands.

Geometric boundary

A boundary that follows a straight line and may coincide with a line of latitude or longitude

Gerrymandering

the process of redrawing legislative districts in order to benefit the party in power and ensure victory in elections.

Irredentism

an effort to expand the political influence of a state on a group of people in a neighboring state.

Multi-nation state

State that has more than one nation within their borders

Nation

group of people bonded by cultural attributes such as language, ethnicity and religion.

Nation-state

state in which the territorial boundaries encompass a group of people with a shared ethnicity.

Physical boundary

a boundary that follows a natural feature on the landscape such as a river, mountain range, or lake.

State

a formal region in which the government has sovereignty or control of its own affairs within its territorial boundaries.

Stateless nation

a nation that aspires to become a nation-state but does not yet have

their own territory.

Supranational Organization

an alliance involving three or more states who have shared objectives that may be economic, political/military, or cultural.

Terrorism

intimidation of a population by violence in order to further political aims.

When geographers talk about "states" - they are NOT referring to U.S. States, but rather "an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs."

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If I am asked about shapes of states on the Final Exam, I am not going to use the terms "square," "rectangular," or "oval," but instead will used terms discussed in this chapter which include and demonstrate knowledge and examples of "perforated," "compact," and "fragmented," - for example. 

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An example of a physical boundary would be the Andes Mountains. 

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An example of a geometric boundary is the U.S. border with Canada. 

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The shape of the United States of America is 'fragmented.'

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There are five basic shapes of states. 

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Approximately how many countries are in the world today?

 

2000

 

10

 

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All countries share equally in the benefits of the European Union membership. 

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According to your text, colonies were established by European states for three basic reasons and include all of the following except: 

To extract useful resources

 

Holding land to use as tourist destinations in future years

 

To establish relative power through number of colonies claimed

 

To promote Christianity

Holding land to use as tourist destinations in future years

A landlocked state is not a shape, but a state of being. In other words, landlocked means that the state lacks direct outlet to the sea because it is completely surrounded by other countries. 

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