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Name: ____________________________________Period: _____ Date: __________________Worth: 100 points; Double Daily GradeChapter 9 ReadingThe Shape of the Political MapPages 137 – 146 Due/Quiz Date: _______________________________All material in this chapter is fair game for quiz questions, which includes vocabulary. This means that you need to READ the whole chapter and not just answer the questions.The Shape of the Political MapWhat TWO polities were most common from history?12In the past 400 years, what FIVE things have changed the world map?12345The Structure of the Contemporary Political MapWhat THREE terms do people think mean the same but don’t actually?123Independent States as Building BlocksWhat FOUR political units does a United States citizen reside in?1234What is the geographic definition of a state?What are the FOUR criteria does a state have?1324How many states does the US recognize?Where do Chinese Nationalists live?Where do Chinese Communists live?What is sovereignty?What must a political unit have to be legitimate?Types of Political EntitiesWhat TWO terms are used interchangeably?What is a nation?What FOUR elements make up a nation?1324Nation – States What is a nation – state?What are the TWO best examples of a nation – state?Icelanders make up ______% of the total population while Japanese account for _____% of the total population.What TWO ways has Japan maintained such a “pure” nation – state?12Multinational StatesWhat is a multinational state?What country is multinational?What is Québec demanding?What did the government do to keep Québec within its sovereignty?Autonomous RegionsWhat is an autonomous region?Stateless NationsWhat is a stateless nation?What TWO stateless nations are seeking independence?12What is the largest stateless nation?What nation – state do they want to create?Multistate nationsWhat is a multi-state nation?Evolution of the Contemporary Political Map/ Modern Nation-State ConceptWhat did not exist in Europe historically?What TWO does the idea of nation-states catch on?12What exploded in Europe in the 1800s?The Forces Unifying & Breaking Apart CountriesWhat is nationalism?What is centripetal force?What are THREE examples of centripetal forces?123What is centrifugal force?What TWO centrifugal forces divide Belgium?12Imperialism & ColonialismWhat is imperialism?What is colonialism?What is the most relevant example today of imperialism and colonialism?Early Colonialism What FOUR countries began colonialism?1234Where did these four countries colonize?What THREE things motived these countries to colonize?123What justified their colonialism?What happened in the Americas between the late 1700s - 1850s?Late Colonialism What SIX countries led the way for the second wave of colonialism?123456What TWO places did these countries colonize?12What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?What THREE things did the Berlin Conference disregard?123Geopolitical Forces Influencing Today’s Map/ Modern Colonial Independent MovementsWhat FOUR things do colonial peoples want?1234What is decolonization?What is neocolonialism?Civil Wars in the Developing WorldWhy are there many civil wars in African countries?What TWO cultural groups were and still fighting for supremacy within the nation-state of Rwanda?12What is genocide?The Cold WarWhat is the Cold War?What is a proxy war?What is a sphere of influence?What are satellite states?Who did East Germany ally with?Who did West Germany ally with?The Collapse of CommunismWhat happened to Germany in 1989 - 1990?How many countries formed with the collapse of the Soviet Union?Newly Independent StatesWhat is ethnic cleansing?Changes in the Balance of PowerWhat TWO unions did newly independent states in Europe join?12What TWO places have the balance of power tilted towards after the collapse of the Soviet Union?12As Russia tried to regain power and influence, due to its fear of the West what TWO countries became the focus of Russian interference?12 ................
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