Centrifugal |
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(adj.) Moving or tending to move away from a center. |
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Centripetal |
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(adj.) Moving or tending to move toward a center. |
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Devolution |
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(n.) The transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration. |
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Gerrymandering |
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(v.) Dividing unfairly to one’s advantage. |
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What is Mackinder's Heartland Theory? |
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The world can be ultimately ruled by land-based power, not sea power. |
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Nation |
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(n.) A group of people considered as one based on a sense of shared culture and history, and who seek some degree of self government. |
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Nation-state |
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(n.) A politically organized area in which a nation and state occupy the same space. |
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Sovereingty |
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(n.) Supreme power or authority. |
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State |
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(n.) A politically organized territory with a permanent population, a defined territory, and a government. |
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What are the 3 factors to Wallerstein's World Systems Theory? |
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1. The world economy has one market and a global division of labor.
2. Although the world has multiple states, almost everything takes place within the context of the world economy.
3. The world economy has a three-tier structure. |
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True or False: In Europe prior to the mid-1600s, sovereignty was expressed over people rather than over a territory. |
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False. Sovereignty was expressed over territory rather than people. |
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True or False: Once a body of people is incorporated within a political boundary they are a nation. |
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False. A body of people decide whether they are a nation or not by considering themselves as one/united or not. |
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True or False: Belgium is an example of a nation-state where nation and state coincide with boundaries. |
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True. The definition of a nation-state clearly proves that a nation and state occupy the same space or boundaries. |
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True or False: According to Hartshorne, centrifugal forces work to build a nation-state. |
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False. Centrifugal forces work to divide a nation-state. |
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True or False: As a federal state Nigeria vests judicial power in the various states. This is illustrated by the prevalence of Sharia law in Nigeria's Muslim north. |
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True. The state in Nigeria's Muslim north have legal systems based on traditional Islamic laws. |
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True or False: The Rio Grande River is a geometric boundary separating the U.S. and Mexico. |
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False. The Rio Grande River is a physical-political boundary between the U.S. and Mexico. |
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True or False: Devolution is affecting many countries in the world today. |
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True. Devolution occurs from mainly cultural, economic, and spatial factors; therefore, it is difficult to avoid devolution. |
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True or False: Gerrymandering refers to electoral redistricting in order to gain a political advantage. |
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True. Gerrymandering is a term describing the redistricting for an advantage. |
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True or False: Disputes over water (e.g. Syria, Turkey, etc.) are examples of allocational boundary disputes. |
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True. Allocational boundary disputes deal with disputes that are resource based, such as, water, oil, or natural gas. |
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True or False: The League of Nations intervened to aid Ethiopia when attacked by Italy in the mid-1930s. |
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False. The League of Nations had the opportunity to intervene, but they didn't take action. |
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True or False: Mackinder's heartland theory of geopolitics maintained that world domination would be exercised through sea power. |
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False. Mackinder concluded that a land-based power would ultimately rule the world. |
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True or False: NAFTA is a North American supranational association for mutual economic benefit. |
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True. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement that joins Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. |
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True or False: Critical geopolitics emphasizes the analysis of diplomatic and power relations between various state groupings. |
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False. REDO |
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True or False: Huntington's thesis in The Clash of Civilization is similar to Wallerstein's view that international relations are reducible to economic rather than cultural factors. |
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REDO |
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