Unit IV. Political Organization of Space

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Across
  1. 3. forces that divide a state. Ex) Different religions in India
  2. 5. an interior country or state that is surrounded by land. Ex) Bolivia
  3. 6. a state whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity. Ex) Iceland
  4. 7. it was the segregation of blacks, coloreds, Asians, and Whites in from 1948 to 1994. It was created to keep the white minority in power and allow them to have almost total control over the black majority. Ex) South Africa
  5. 8. the idea that if one land in a region came under the influence of Communists, then more would follow in a domino effect. A resulting policy out of the Truman Doctrine that promoted containment of communism, the domino theory was used by successive United States administrations during the Cold War to justify American intervention around the world. Ex) Vietnam/North Korea
  6. 10. process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy at the expense of the central government. Ex) Chechnya in Russia
  7. 11. politically organized territory administered by a sovereign government, with a permanent population, and recognized by the international community. Ex) US
  8. 12. The political term used when referring to the fragmentation or breakup of a region or country into smaller regions or countries. Ex) Yugoslavia
  9. 13. a symbolically relocated capital city usually because of either economic or strategic reasons; sometimes used to integrate outlying parts of a country into the state. Ex) Brasília, Washington D.C.
  10. 16. a principle of international relations that holds that final authority over social, economic, and political matters should rest with the legitimate rulers of independent states. Ex) queen in England
  11. 17. a venture of three or more states (sometimes two or more) involving formal economic, political, and/or cultural cooperation to promote shared objectives. Ex) EU
  12. 19. The attempt by a country to establish settlements and impose political and economic control and principles. Ex) Spanish takeover of the Aztecs
  13. 20. laws establishing states’ rights and responsibilities concerning the ownership and use of the Earth’s waters and their resources. Ex) EEZ
  14. 22. tightly knit group of people sharing a common language, ethnicity, religion, and other cultural attributes. Ex) Japan
  15. 23. the process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the political party in power. The process is usually used to turn “too close to call” states into a party’s favor. Ex) Illinois district 4 congressional district
Down
  1. 1. zone zone of separation, a territorial “cushion” that keeps rivals apart. Ex) DMZ between North and South Korea
  2. 2. Second phase of European colonialism beginning in the late 18th century due to the Second Agricultural Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. European states sought colonies for resources necessary for industrialization, outlets for overpopulation, and markets for their goods. Ex) Berlin Conference
  3. 3. association of sovereign states (or States) by a treaty or agreement. It deals with issues such as defense, foreign affairs, trade, and a common currency. Ex) confederation of the south
  4. 4. forces that unify a state. Ex) common language
  5. 9. a state governed constitutionally as a unit, without internal divisions or a federalist delegation of powers. Ex) most European countries
  6. 14. the movement of American/European/Asian colonies gaining independence (mostly beginning after the post-WWII era). Some were peaceful struggles while others became violent. Ex) african countries
  7. 15. Core countries have high levels of development, a capacity at innovation and a convergence of trade flows. Periphery countries usually have less development and are poorer countries. Ex) Brazil is both core and peripheral
  8. 18. state or territory that is small in both population and area. Ex) Monaco
  9. 21. a state whose government is either believed to be divinely guided or a state under the control of a group of religious leaders Ex) Saudi Arabia
  10. 24. bounded territory that is part of a state but is separated by the territory of another state. Ex) Alaska
  11. 25. a small and relatively homogeneous group or region surrounded by a larger and different group or region. Ex) West Berlin during the Cold War. Or wholly lying within the boundaries of another country (Lesotho).