Human Geography: Political Patterns & Processes Flashcards
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A state whose territory completely surrounds another state, like Italy surrounding San Marino, has which shape?
Answer: Perforated
A perforated state has a 'hole' in it because it fully encloses another independent state.
The European Union, in which member states pool sovereignty for shared economic and political goals, is an example of what?
Answer: Supranational organization
A supranational organization is an alliance of states that cooperate for mutual benefit and shared objectives.
The Kurds, who share a culture but lack their own internationally recognized country, are best described as what?
Answer: Stateless nation
A stateless nation is a cultural group without its own sovereign state.
In a unitary government, where does the bulk of political power reside?
Answer: With the central national government
A unitary state concentrates most political authority in the central government.
Japan, where nearly all citizens share a common ethnicity, language, and culture, is frequently cited as an example of what?
Answer: Nation-state
A nation-state has boundaries that closely correspond to a single, culturally cohesive nation.
Strategic narrow passages like the Strait of Hormuz that control access to sea routes are known as what?
Answer: Choke points
A choke point is a strategic narrow waterway whose control can restrict maritime movement.
A boundary drawn using straight lines or arcs, often along lines of latitude or longitude, is called a what?
Answer: Geometric boundary
A geometric boundary follows straight lines or coordinates rather than physical or cultural features.