Human Geography Final Unit A

State

Country

Microstates

very small land areas

United Nations

Global organization that governs how states behave towards one another

Boundary

invisible line that marks the extent of a states territory

Frontier

Area where no state has complete political control

Physical Boundary

Coincides (goes) with significant features of the landscape. (deserts, mountains, water)

Cultural Boundary

Based on human traits (Languages, religions,, ethnicities)

Geometric Boundary

Based on human creations, such as straight lines for simplicity.

Compact States

Efficient form center in trade, travel, communication and easy to protect. Small circle-like.

Prorupted States

Disruption, Compact w/extension, limited access, goofy stick of land sticking out.

Elongated States

Potential isolation, Difficult communication and travel. Challenge to govern and lots of seashore (Good water).

Fragmented States

Broken, water (islands) or separated by other states. Communication and national unity issues.

Perforated States

Restrics, completely surrounds another state. (I.e South Africa surrounds Lesotho, surrounded state is dependent on perforated state for travel and trade.)

LandLocked States:

Stuck,lacks a direct outlet to the sea, many are in africa. Must cooperate with neighboring countries for sea trade. Hours the country’s ability to make $.

Colony

A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely being independent.

Colonialism

Effort by one country to establish settlements in territory and to impose its political, Economic and cultural principals on the land.

Why did countries colonize?

Promote Religion, Extract resources and expand markets ($$), and  Prestige (To be seen as powerful)

(3 Short Answer) Provide 2 examples of places that we discussed in class that have some characteristics of a state, but are not a state. For each you must provide reasons why they are and why they are not considered a state.

Taiwan has a permanent population of 23 million people, and it maintains its own control. However, Taiwan is not considered a state because it lacks internationally recognized boundaries, as China claims that Taiwan is part of Its Territory. Scotland has defined boundaries and a permanent population of 5,062,01. But it is not considered a state because Scotland does not have sovereignty as U.K Parliament has power over it, and Scotland does not have external recognition from other countries.

(5 Short Answer) Cyril Radcliffe , who is British, drew a controversial line to create a border for two countries. Identify the two countries that share this border and explain with details, 2 negative impact/ consequence of that line.

India and Pakistan share this border. Because this border of this split up, 2 very well-known religious places for Sikhs, the Kartarpur Sahib (in Pakistan) and the Golden Temple in India, have been split up into two different countries. The Golden Temple is the most important, while Kartarpur Sahib is the 2nd most important. Because they are split into two different countries, you would have to cross the border to visit both religious sites, which is a cultural conflict. Another negative impact is that when the line was drawn, it wasn’t drawn to consider religion and culture, so a lot of people ended up mixed up with people not of their culture or religion. So, people had to cross the border to the side where their religion was the majority, and they lost everything.

(3 Short Answer) Using a specific example form class, explain 2 negative impacts colonialism had on the place that it colonized

When the British colonized India, indian life expectancy dropped by 20%. The British prioritized their economic growth rather than helping India, so they took food from India using railroads for transportation. They then exported it back to Britain to help develop their economy. This caused a lack of food, eventually leading to the devastating famines from 1876 to 1879.