Political Geography Study Guide
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1. What are nations, states, nation-states, multi-nation states, multi-state nations, and stateless nations? Make
sure to know real-world examples.
2. How do enclaves and exclaves differ? What are examples of each?
3. How is Gerrymandering used to influence politics? Also understand the concepts of a census and
reapportionment.
4. What are the differences between subsequent, superimposed, geometric, natural, antecedent, and relic
boundaries? What is the meridian-line principle?
5. What is meant by irredentism?
6. What would be an example of a centrifugal force?
7. What would be an example of a centripetal force?
8. Be able to identify perforated, prorupted, elongated, compact, and fragmented states.
9. What is a city-state? What would be an example?
10. What is rimland theory?
11. What is meant by state sponsored terrorism?
12. What is the heartland theory?
13. What is meant by ethnocentrism?
14. Identify NAFTA, OPEC, the UN, NATO, and the EU
15. Know the laws of the ocean (EEZ)
16. How has the domino theory influenced political policy?
17. What is meant by a shatterbelt region? Also know the term Balkanization.
18. What is meant by a frontier? What are examples of frontiers?
19. What is meant by devolution? What is meant by sovereignty?
Remember: this is only a guide. Look over everything we have done for political geography.