Unit 4 Political Geography Study Guide

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Across
  1. 4. A type of boundary that was created to prevent future conflicts.
  2. 6. Bad, negative forces that can lead to the break up of a state.
  3. 7. This drawing of voting district lines occurs every 10 years after updated Census numbers come out. Often done by the party in power.
  4. 8. The type of boundaries that were drawn in Africa thanks to the Berlin Conference of 1884.
  5. 9. This is how a border is shown on the physical landscape.Often evident through walls, checkpoints, and sign markers.
  6. 14. The process whereby states gain or lose congressional seats based on population changes according to Census data.
  7. 17. This is the process whereby a boundary is agreed to in a formal, legal proceeding.
  8. 18. When the political party in charge of redistricting will spread the opposition party across many districts diluting their power.
  9. 22. When a unitary central government will pass a law to give subnational political units more self-governing authority.
  10. 23. A form of governance whereby governing powers are divided between a central government and subnational territorial units.
  11. 24. This is when a boundary/border is formally drawn on a map using lines.
Down
  1. 1. When the political party in charge of redistricting will "jam" all of the opposition party into one "mega-district" wasting their votes.
  2. 2. The authrotity of a political territory to govern itself. Synonyms: Autonomy; Independence.
  3. 3. This is the "bastardized" version of redrawing district lines to favor one political over the other.
  4. 5. When a country will attempt to reclaim territory they
  5. 10. Areas around the globe, usually the location of straits and canals where shipping lanes could become impacted by violence or blockage.
  6. 11. This abbreviation signifies the area around the 38th Parallel on the Korean Peninsula.
  7. 12. A form of governance whereby a single, centralized government holds all of the authority.
  8. 13. When many nations come together, oftentimes in economic or political organizations, to solve problems greater than any one nation can solve.
  9. 15. Good, positive forces that unify a nation.
  10. 16. This abbreviation signifies the 200 nautical mile range that each country with a coastline has the right to explore for resources.
  11. 19. This ethnic group that inhabits the Middle East does not have a sovereign government of their own. They are considered a stateless nation.
  12. 20. The government-sponsored population count of all Americans that occurs every 10 years.
  13. 21. The French-speaking region of Canada that is seeking independence that aligns with their social identity.