AP Flashcards

7403905554	Geopolitics	Politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors	0
7403905555	Wallerstein core - periphery model	Wallerstein developed World systems theory and it's three - level hierarchy core, periphery, and semi-periphery. Core countries are dominant capitalist countries that exploit peripheral countries for labor and all materials	1
7403905556	Two states that are examples of the three levels	Core - Japan and Australia. Periphery - Africa and south east Asia. Semi - periphery - Mexico and Russia	2
7403905557	Ratzels organic Theory	States are organic and growing, and represent a temporary snapshot of the allegiance and identity of the people who inhabit a region. Nazis and Japanese expansion was based on the Ratzels organic theory	3
7403905558	Mackinder heartland theory	He who controls the heartland/pivotal area (Eastern Europe and central Eurasia) is in practice, set to dominate the world - islands (Eurasia) and then the world	4
7403905559	Spykman's rimland theory	The Eurasia rim, not its heart, how are the key to global power and the domination of the coastal fringes of Eurasia would provide the base for world conquest	5
7403905560	Domino theory	The political theory that if one nation comes under communist control the neighboring nations will also come under communist control	6
7403905561	Mahan's sea power theory	The sea is crucial is determining national supremacy, control the sea and control the world	7
7403905562	Geo political concerns with China	Wanting to be the world power economically and military. Currency and trade manipulation, desire to control Taiwan,acquisition of territory in the South China Sea for military base	8
7403905563	Geo political concerns with Russia	Intended the Ukraine( Crimea peninsula) NATO has turned a blind eye, into vending in Syria joint enemy (ISIS) and also killing our enemies (free Syrian army), and attempts to manipulate democracies around the world	9
7403905564	Geo political concerns with the radical Islam	Radical Islam is a growing threat to Western life and Isys continues to metastasize around the globe	10
7403905565	Geo political concerns with Iran	US nuclear negotiations, alliance with Russia and funding Hesbollah Israel (terrorism)	11
7403905566	Geopolitical concerns with North Korea	Has developed a hydrogen bomb and increased tension with our allies including Japan and South Korea	12
7403905567	Geo political concerns with Venezuela	Has moved from and emerge capitalist country of increasing wealth to an authoritarian regimes, the socialist regime can't provide basic necessities, and country is on verge of Civil War	13
7403905568	Geo political concerns with climate change	Concerns over current emissions has created tension with developed and developing nations. Five major areas of the emissions include China, US, India, Europe and Russia	14
7403905569	Borders	Are lines separating two political or geographical areas	15
7403905570	United nations law of the sea		16