PRINCETON QUESTIONS FOR UNIT IV
p. 176-79
1. Define: country, nation, state, nation-state, sovereignty
2. What is meant by nationalism?
3. What is meant by stateless nations?
4. Explain how the following are stateless: Kurds, Basques, Hmong
5. What are other stateless nations?
p. 179
6. Explain how US is a confederation under a federal government.
7. What are microstates?
8. Of the microstates listed, which ones are landlocked?
9. What is meant by supranationalism?
10. What is the UN and what are some of its sub-organizations?
p. 180-81
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What is the EU?
Explain the formation of the modern EU?
Explain each of the five purposes of the EU.
Explain how the EU is the world’s largest economy.
Explain the issues surrounding the VAT.
p. 182-83
17. What are 5 other supranationals & their purpose?
18. What is meant by territoriality?
19. What are expatriates?
20. What is an enclave and several examples?
21. What is an exclave and five examples?
22. Explain the two provisions of the UNCLOS.
p. 184-85
23. What happens to overlapping claims? Give an example.
p. 186-87
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Name, define, & give historical examples of the origins of borders.
Explain the boundary process.
Name and define the three types of border types.
Name, define, & give historical examples the four types of border disputes.
What is a frontier & an example.
Explain the events and results of the Berlin Conference of 1884.
p. 188
30. Explain the conflict in Rwanda?
31. What are three other post-colonial frontier border disputes & who is involved & why?
32. What are the six types of shape or morphology, a description, and examples?
33. What is meant by annexation? Give two examples
p. 190-91
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is the relationship between a capitol and its scale?
are 4 examples of a state having more than one capital? What are they?
are planned capitals and 4 examples?
are 5 examples of capitals moving? (give their old location, where, & why?
is meant by suffrage?
are 3 ways that states have limited suffrage? Explain.
p. 192-93
40. Compare how the US & Canada divides up how many representatives an area receives.
41. Explain how the Electoral College in the US works.
42. What is meant by gerrymandering and what is its purpose?
p. 195-96
43. Describe the feudalistic system, monarchies, and their decline.
44. Explain the British political structure.
p. 197
45. Explain the British Commonwealth system.
p. 198
46. Explain the structure of a republic.
47. Explain the problems of republics.
p. 199
48. Explain the principles of communism/Marxism.
49. Explain the role of the government in communism.
50. Explain the rise and fall (devolution) of communism (USSR) in the 20th century.
p. 200-203
51. What is meant by geopolitics?
52. Explain centripetal and centrifugal forces with examples of each.
53. Explain how Yugoslavia represented by forces.
54. What is meant by Balkanization?
55. What are 4 examples of Balkanization and the subsequent states?
56. What is irredentism?
57. Explain the conflict in Chechnya related to irredentism.
58. What are 3 examples of reunification?
p. 204-206
59. Explain in detail Mackinder’s Heartland-Rimland Model.
60. Explain in detail Saul Cohen’s Shatterbelt Theory.
61. What is meant by containment and how did the US pursue it against communism?
62. What is terrorism and state terrorism?