Political Geography Review
2015-2016
Territorial Morphology
Why would Lesotho be considered an
enclave?
Definition of Enclave:
• an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct
from the foreign territory that surrounds it
Why would Alaska be considered an
exclave?
Definition of Exclave:
• a part of a country that is separated from the
rest of the country and surrounded by foreign
territory.
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
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
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
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.
What are antecedent boundaries?
What are antecedent boundaries?
-They existed before human
cultures developed into their
current forms
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.
Heartland Vs. Rimland Theories
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).
What are three forms of statesponsored terrorism?
What are three forms of statesponsored terrorism?
– providing sanctuary for terrorists wanted by
other countries;
– supplying weapons, money, and intelligence
to terrorists;
– planning attacks using terrorists.
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
What is NAFTA?
What is NAFTA?
-North America Free Trade
Agreement
What is OPEC?
What is OPEC?
-Organization of the Petroleum
Exporting Countries
What are the Laws of the ocean?
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.
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.