4.1-4.3 Notes

Question 1

What qualities must a state have?

Answer 1

Defined territory with borders, government, permanent population, and recognition from other states.

Question 2

What sort of political entity has no “true” examples?

Answer 2

Nation-states.

Question 3

Define self-determination.

Answer 3

The right of ALL people to govern themselves.

Question 4

What five events from history have occurred that drastically influenced our modern political map?

Answer 4

The Berlin Conference, the Treaty of Versailles, the establishment of Israel, the Decolonization and Independence Movements, and the fall of the Soviet Union.

Question 5

Define political power.

Answer 5

Control over people, land, and resources.

Question 6

Where is neocolonialism most common?

Answer 6

In peripheral and semi-peripheral countries.

Question 7

What are choke points most vital for? What can they showcase?

Answer 7

1. Trade and commerce
2. Political power and territoriality (certain countries can control choke points by closing and opening them)