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1 Political Geography Review

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6 Territorial Morphology

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8 Why would Lesotho be considered an enclave?

9 Definition of Enclave:
an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

10 Why would Alaska be considered an exclave?

11 Definition of Exclave:
a part of a country that is separated from the rest of the country and surrounded by foreign territory.

12 What are subsequent boundaries?

13 What are subsequent boundaries
What are subsequent boundaries? - They grow to divide space as a result of human interaction and negotiation after significant settlement has occurred

14 What are superimposed boundaries?

15 What are superimposed boundaries
What are superimposed boundaries? -They are forcibly put on the landscape by outside parties, with little to no thought given to the current inhabinants

16 What are geometric boundaries?

17 What are geometric boundaries
What are geometric boundaries? -straight-line boundaries that do not relate to the cultural or physical features of the territories involved

18 What are natural boundaries?

19 What are natural boundaries
What are natural boundaries? -boundaries that separate territory according to natural features in the landscape, such as mountains, deserts, or rivers.

20 What are antecedent boundaries?

21 What are antecedent boundaries
What are antecedent boundaries? -They existed before human cultures developed into their current forms

22 What are relic boundaries?

23 What are relic boundaries
What are relic boundaries? -boundaries that no longer functions as a boundary, but only as a reminder of a line that once divided space.

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25 Heartland Vs. Rimland Theories

26 Rimland Theory: Nicholas Spykman's theory that the domination of the coastal fringes of Eurasia would provided the base for world conquest. Heartland Theory: Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland Who rules the Heartland commands the World-Island Who rules the World-Island commands the world Mackinder's Heartland (also known as the Pivot Area) is the core area of Eurasia, and the World-Island is all of Eurasia (both Europe and Asia).

27 What are three forms of state-sponsored terrorism?

28 What are three forms of state-sponsored terrorism?
providing sanctuary for terrorists wanted by other countries; supplying weapons, money, and intelligence to terrorists; planning attacks using terrorists.

29 What is meant by ethnocentrism?

30 What is meant by ethnocentrism
What is meant by ethnocentrism? -the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own culture

31 What is NAFTA?

32 What is NAFTA? -North America Free Trade Agreement

33 What is OPEC?

34 What is OPEC? -Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

35 What are the Laws of the ocean?

36 What are the Laws of the ocean?
Law establishing states rights and responsibilities concerning the ownership and use of the earth's seas and oceans and their resources.

37 What is the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?

38 What is the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
What is the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)? An area (usually 200 miles) from the shore in which a state has rights to explore, exploit, and manage natural resources in the seas.


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