Unit 4- Chapters 8 and 9 Political Geography and Development

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Terms:
Ch. 8
Anocracy Perforated state
Autocracy Federal state Prorupted state
Balance of Power Fragmented state Self-determination
Boundary Frontier Sovereignty
City-state Gerrymandering State
Colonialism Landlocked state Supernationalism
Colony Microstate Supernational Organizations
Compact state Unitary state
Elongated state

Ch. 9
Developed country Gross domestic product (GDP) Secondary sector
Developing country Human Development Index (HDI) Structural adjustment program
Development Less developed country (LDC) Tertiary sector
Fair trade Literacy rate Transnational corporation
Foreign direct investment More developed country (MDC) Value added
Gender Empowerment Measure Primary sector
Gender-Related Development Productivity
Index (GDI) Relatively developed country

Potential Questions/Topics To Review:

1. Identify and explain the various shapes of states

2. Explain the 3 eras of rapid growth in UN membership.
3. Describe the differences among the 15 states formerly in the Soviet Union (5 groups).
4. Provide examples of physical boundaries: mountain, desert, water
5. Provide examples of cultural boundaries: geometric, religious, language
6. Explain the “boundaries inside states”: unitary/federal states, electoral geography
7. Explain the purpose and difference between the United Nations, European Union and other Supernational
Organizations.
8. List 3 specific examples of state support for terrorism.
9. Why has terrorism increased?
10. Have political and economic trends since the 1990s strengthened the concept of nation-state or weakened it?
11. Where are more and less developed countries distributed?
12. Describe the UN’s measure of gender inequality. What is GII?
13. How is gender inequality different in LDCs versus MDCs? What factors play into these differences?
14. Describe the distribution of production of the 3 fossil fuels. How does supply and demand factor in to the
situation?
15. Analyze the difference between proven v. potential resource reserves. Where are the majority of each
located?
16. Describe OPEC’s role in the world eco
17. What are the challenges to increasing the use of alternative energy sources?
18. Compare and contrast passive v. solar energy.
19. Compare and contrast the self-sufficiency approach v. international trade.
20. What is the World Trade Organization and what are its overall purposes and goals?
21. Identify the major economic, social and demographic characteristics that contribute to a country’s level of
development.
22. Identify two examples of countries with high HDIs and two countries with low HDIs
23. Identify the main sources and problems of financing development.
24. What is fair trade? Describe some advantages and disadvantages of this practice.
25. Explain Wallerstein’s World System’s Theory related to Core and Periphery.