Unit 3 Practice Questions: Forces Influencing Political Geography
After completing the notes for Unit 3, Political Forces and the Modern Map, please complete the following questions to assess your learning. Make sure to mark answers in your notes, reading guide, or vocab packet that you do not get correct, in order to spend more time studying later!
Question 1
What is the difference between centrifugal and centripetal forces within a state?
Question 2
Explain how centrifugal forces may lead to failed states, uneven development, and stateless nations.
Question 3
How might a common language serve as a centripetal force in a country?
Question 4
Define and explain self-determination.
Question 5
Why did decolonization lead to the creation of new countries, and what challenges did these new states face?
Question 6
What role does ethnonationalism play as a centripetal force, and what potential problems might arise from it?
Question 7
How might a country's infrastructure development influence its unity or division?
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