Transcript An area organized into an independent political

An area organized into an
independent political unit
state
A group of people who occupy
a particular area and have a
strong sense of unity based on
a set of shared beliefs is a
nation
A state with control over its
internal affairs has
sovereignty.
Over the past 50 years,
the number of sovereign
states in the world
Has increased by more
than a hundred.
The world’s largest
state
Russia
Korea is a good example of a
nation divided between
more than one state.
What two cities in
Morocco are controlled
by Spain?
Ceuta,and Melilla
The following are true
statements about
China and Taiwan
Both were once ruled by
the Nationalist and have a
relationship with the
United States
The Fertile Crescent
sometimes considered to
extend into the Nile Valley,
location of first city-state,
followed the Tigris and
Euphrates, extends from the
Persian Gulf to the
Mediterranean Sea
The only large
landmass not part of a
sovereign state
Antarctica
First states in
Mesopotamia
City-States
Political unity in the
ancient Mediterranean
world reached its
height in
the Roman Empire.
colony
A territory tied to a
state rather than being
completely
independent
The first widespread
use of the concept of
nation-states came in
Western Europe.
colonialism
The attempt of one
country to impose
political control over
another
Motives of European
states in establishing
colonies
Glory, gold, and God
When did the largest
British colonies
become independent?
1900
A state is a good
example of
an organized region.
A frontier, in contrast
to a boundary,
is and area instead of a
line.
Which shape most easily
fosters the establishment of
effective internal
communications for a
smaller state?
compact
Physical boundaries
includes
Mountains, rivers,
deserts, and lakes
What best describes the
boundary between the
United States and
Canada?
geometry, and water
Boundaries were redrawn
in much of Europe after
World War I according to
the
Distribution of
languages.
Reasons for problems in
Cyprus
Division of the capital
city, Turkish army
invasion,segragation of
Greeks and Turks, and
Greek inspired military
coup
Where are most
Russians clustered?
Russia’s western
regions
What is the result of
Europeans
inappropriately drawing
boundaries in Africa?
widespread conflict
A nationality divided
between several states
Kurds
African Union
Replaced the
Organization of African
Unity in 2002
Why is the number of
states adopting a federal
form of government
increasing?
Satisfy the demands of
competing nationalities
Distinctive feature of the
world’s superpowers between
1940s to 1980s compared to
other eras
Not as many
superpowers as in the
past
unitary-state
Where most powers
are in the hands of
central government
After the fall of
communism, Poland
delegated more power
to local governments.
Taiwan
Is not a member of the
United Nations
Who is promoting
economic growth in
Western Europe?
The European Union
With the end of the
Cold War
the European Union
has become the
world’s leading
economic power.
How does terrorism
differ from forms of
political violence?
Attacks are aimed at
ordinary people
Al-Qaeda
Is not a single unified
organization
States cooperate with
each other for what
kind of reasons?
Political, economic,
and military
The United Nations is
primarily what kind of
cooperative effort?
political
NAFTA is primarily
what kind of
cooperative effort?
economic
Most important push
factor in Afghanistan
during the 1980s
political
Country with one
million residents that
is not in the United
Nations
Taiwan
Four countries that
were once part of
Yugoslavia
Bosnia, Croatia,
Macedonia, and
Slovenia
From what two
countries did most
white South Africans
emigrate
Great Britain and the
Netherlands
Main nationalities in
Cyprus
Turks and Greeks