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The Cultural Landscape: Chapter 8 Flashcards

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3641332351PitcarinThe world's smallest colony0
3641365172ImperialismControl of a territory already occupied by an indigenous society.1
3641371541ColonialismControl over a territory previously unoccupied2
3641375071ColoniesTerritories legally tied to a sovereign state3
3641394613Prorupted, Elongated, Fragmented, Perforated, CompactThe 5 (geometric) types of states. PEFPC!4
3641407582CompactA state where all places of the land are an equal distance from the center; circular.5
3642275140PerforatedA type of state that completely surround another state6
3641409022ProruptedCompact with a large projecting extension7
3641409023FragmentedHas several discontinuous pieces of territory8
3641409024ElongatedThis state has a long and narrow shape9
3641405714AfricaThe region with the most landlocked states10
3642293454LandlockedA term given to a state surrounded by land, withOUT access to water.11
3642296840BoundaryAn invisible line marking the extent of a state's territory12
3642301738Fertile CrescentAn arc between the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean seas, a hearth for several things.13
3642305311StateAn area organized into a political unit, ruled by an established government, and has control over its affairs.14
3642309555City stateA sovereign state that comprises a town and the surrounding countryside.15
3642332037TrueTrue or False: All the habitable land on Earth belongs to a country today.16
364233705038th parallelNorth and South Korea are divided by the ________17
3642339821NoDo the US and Russia Recognize Polar claims (claims to Polar land)?18
3642343421RussiaLargest state in the world at 6.6 million sq. miles and 11% of the world.19
3642349662MicrostatesSmall countries20
3642351037MonacoThe smallest microstate at 0.6 square miles!21
3642357673Antarctic TreatyThis treaty allowed countries to build stations on Antarctica, but not claim its land.22
3642327939192How many countries are there in the world today (as reported by UN)?23
3657149233Balance of PowerA condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances24
3657154883GerrymanderingCoined after Elbridge Gerry, this is the process of redrawing boundaries to benefit the party in power.25
3657170995Federal StateThis is a place in which an internal organization allocates power to units of local government.26
3657178879Cultural bordersThey include Ethnic, Geometric, Religious, Language27
3657188353Unitary stateAn organization in a state that places power in central government.28
3657190283SovereignityAbility of a state to govern its internal affairs free from external control.29
3657210038FrontierA zone separating two states in which no one has complete control.30
3657318768Physical and culturalThe 2 main types of boundaries are31
3657320926Desert, mountain, waterThe 3 types of physical boundaries32
3657323247Geometric, language, religionThe 3 types of cultural boundaries33
3671436734OSCEAcronym for Organization of Security and cooperation in Europe34
3671438489OASAcronym for Organization of American States35
3671438490AUAcronym for African Union36
3671438491EUAcronym for European Union. Promotes development within member states through economic cooperation37
3671442573Organization for Security and cooperation in EuropeOSCE38
3671444140The CommonwealthThis includes the UK and 52 former british states39
3671459200AssassinationIs murder of a specific, high-profile target.40
3671461101TerrorismThe term given to any use of force to instill fear in a population or to coerce a government to comply with demands.41
3691764635Wasted, excess, and stacked voteThe three types of gerrymandering.42
3691771593NATONorth Atlantic Treaty organization. Made up of 16 states, US and canada.43
3691780003Providing sanctuary, supplying weapons, and planning attacksThe 3 main ways a state supports terrorism.44
3691793734YesAre Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, & Pakistan supporters of terrorism?45
3691799922To frightenWhat does "terrorism" mean in latin?46
3691803790Puerto RicoThe most populous state not in the UN47

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