AP human geo unit 4 flashcard set

Largest number of formal colonies became independent states in: 1950-1975

Superimposed boundary: boundaries  drawn without regard for culture groups

A state requires territoriality and sovereignty

Russia annexed crimea to strengthen geopolitical position with black sea

Centrifugal forces: attitude or phenomena that divides a state

China has a Unitary system of governance

Berlin conference created superimposed and geometric boundaries in Africa

Kosovo was a majority albanian territory that separated from Serbia in 2008

The Arab spring: period of demonstrations, protests, riots, and wars that began in 2010 in the middle east. Demonstrated how social media can raise awareness of civil issues throughout a state or region

Exclave: a portion of a country that is separated from the mainland

Iceland is  a nation-state

Association of southeast asian nations (ASEAN): developed to help promote political economic, and cultural development,  created in 1967 with the Bangkok declaration

Defined boundaries: created as a result of a legal document, Such as treaty of versailles

The Berlin wall showed territoriality exerted by east germany to maintain control over population and limit western influence. Symbolized political and ideological divide

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) states that foreign ships can travel within 12 miles of coast without permission, or innocent passage where ships pass through quickly. Countries have economic control of exclusive economic zones (EEZ) to utilize resources such as oil or fishing.

Taiwan used to be in the United nations  (UN) but now is not

The Rimland theory states that control over coastal regions of eurasia leads to control of global power due to easy access to seas

Puerto rican statehood is an example of devolution due to  the transfer of power from the federal government to the new state

Indonesia and Malaysia have territory in Borneo

Ethnocultural differences in spain result in strong devolutionary forces in affected areas

Lesotho, is an enclave that depends heavily on south africa for vital resources, trade, and access to infrastructure

A multi party system of government is not a devolutionary force

Irredentism: claiming territories that have people of the powerful states nation

Rwanda Genocide was a site of violent ethnic conflicts throughout the 20th century in Africa

Easter Island is an autonomous region of Chile

Northern Ireland is in the United Kingdom

Division on the land of cyprus can be attributed to distrust between the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots

The divide between the Flemings and Waloons is in Belgium

Prorupted state: A state with one area protruding out

The democratic republic of the congo is a prorupted state

Operational boundary disputes are when countries have conflicting policies regarding boundary enforcement disagreements result over uneven migration enforcement, such 

as one country having a tough immigration policy and their neighbor supporting loose migration policy

France had the most control over areas in northern AFrica during the age of imperialism (1880s-1950s)

Lebensraum: A state grows by acquiring territory and resources to sustain its power

Balkanization: the process by which state breaks down through conflicts among it's ethnicities

Balkanization happened in the former Yugoslavia

Relic boundaries are boundaries that no longer function but are still detected

The high level of economic difference between regions acts as a devolutionary force.

Russia is made up of many subnational units. The granting of autonomous republics after the breakup of the Soviet Union acknowledged the cultural diversity of the region.