What are 4 qualifications to be a state?, Large military, rich economy, democracy, allies, legally defined boundary, recognition from other states, a permanent population, sovereignty, Common religion, language, history, culture, Strong borders, political parties, census, and laws, What is Sovereignty?, The size of a country’s population, The amount of land a country controls, A state’s ability to govern itself., A country’s economic success, What typical things qualify a nation?, Having a government and borders, Shared culture, language, religion, history, and identity., Being recognized by the UN, Having a military, What is an example of a nation-state?, Japan, United States, India, South Africa, What are two examples of multinational states, and why?, Japan and Iceland, North Korea and South Korea, Vatican City and Monaco, United States, India, Who controls?, The government of the sovereign state., The United Nations, The military, Citizens directly, Which one would be an autonomous region scenario?, A fully independent country, A region within a country that governs itself., A colony controlled by another nation, A region with no laws, What are the characteristics of a stateless nation?, Has full sovereignty, Controls several countries, A cultural group with no independent country of its own (ex: Kurds)., Is run by the UN, What is an example of a multistate nation, and why?, Japan, Brazil, Australia, The Korean nation — exists in North Korea and South Korea., What is nationalism?, Strong pride and loyalty to one’s nation., Dislike of government, Economic cooperation between states, World unity, Describe one centrifugal force and one centripetal force, and why each matters, pick two answers, Centripetal: forces that unite, Centrifugal: Divides, Both always divide countries, Both are types of governments, Both relate only to economics, What is the purpose of imperialism?, To promote democracy, To reduce global conflict, To gain power, resources, land, and influence over other regions., To share culture equally, How does colonialism relate to imperialism?, It opposes imperialism, It only involves trade, It occurs after independence, Colonialism is how imperialism is carried out — settling and controlling territories., Glory, God, Gold =, Glory = power, God = spread religion, Gold = wealth/resources, Peace, unity, democracy, Land, freedom, equality, Science, technology, education, Why would a country want to decolonize? What does that look like?, When colonies expand, When colonies gain independence and self-rule (often after WWII)., When empires gain land, When borders disappear, What happened at the Berlin Conference? What was the purpose?, African leaders divided Europe, Created the United Nations, Ended slavery worldwide, European nations divided Africa among themselves without African input, Describe how a shatterbelt is created., A region where political instability occurs due to cultural conflict and outside interference., Peace treaties stabilize regions, Trade alliances form, Cultural blending eliminates conflict, Defined Boundary, Political, social, economic, written in a treaty or law, Natural, man-made, invisible, National, local, global, Delimited Boundary, drawn on a map, Political, social, economic, Natural, man-made, invisible, National, local, global, Demarcated Boundary, drawn on a map, written in a treaty or law, National, local, global, physically marked on the ground (fences, signs, walls), What is a Geographic physical boundary?, The Rio Grande River between the U.S. and Mexico, Language difference, Religion line, Voting district, Religious beliefs can serve as cultural boundaries, and these boundaries can be shaped by what factors?, Different religions can separate groups socially and politically, Based on the climate., Based on trade routes., Based on wealth., Why did the Berlin Conference cause later problems?, Followed ethnic groups carefully, Borders ignored ethnic and cultural groups, Created peaceful nations, United Africa culturally, Irredentism occurs when a country annexes another country with?, Annexes land for resources only, Gives up territory, Shared cultural or historical ties., Joins international organizations, The Vatican is an example of a __________ Why?, Political enclave(completely surrounded by another state)., Colony (area under the full or partial political control), Multinational state(comprising two or more distinct nations), Empire(group of states or countries under a single supreme authority), What does a state get from an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?, Military control of oceans, Ownership of all international waters, Rights to explore, extract, and manage natural resources, Voting rights offshore, What is Federalism?, National & local governments sharing power., No government involvement, One ruler controls everything, Only local control, Gerrymandering is the practice of?, Randomly drawing districts, Drawing districts to favor a political party, Counting population evenly, Protecting minority voting rights, The electorate refers to, Government officials, People eligible to vote, Census workers, Political parties, A census is primarily used to do what?, Draw international borders, Elect leaders directly, Enforce laws, Count the population for representation, In a unitary state, most power is held by the., Local governments, Regional governments, National government, Citizens directly, What is an autocracy?, One person holds all power, Citizens vote on all policies, A small group shares power, Religious leaders govern, An oligarchy differs from an autocracy because an oligarchy is ruled by., A small group of powerful people, One powerful individual, The general population, Religious authorities, A theocracy is driven by what?, Military power, Business leaders, Religious authority, Political parties, Both direct and representative democracies:, Eliminate citizen participation, Give power to the people, Are forms of dictatorship, Rely on religious law, Globalization refers to the?, Integration of markets, states, communication, and trade worldwide, Isolation of countries, End of international cooperation, Collapse of governments, Which best describes supranationalism?, Companies operating globally, Countries forming organizations for collective benefit, National independence movements, Military dictatorships, People who do not have their own independents country and live across several countries like the Kurds., Multinational State, State, Stateless Nation, Autonomous Region

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