Stability| Crash Course Geography

A unit of government that controls borders can also be identified as either…

• country

• continent

• state

• region

___is the study of international relationships across space

• Geography
• Cartography
• Geopolitics
• Economy

A ___ is a form of government operating on principles adopted from a republic and a democracy.

• Republic
• Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Democratic Republic

Select all that contribute to a stable state

• acces to healthcare
• education
• strong infrastructure
• military power

Which country in South America has recently experienced harsh changes due to relying mostly on a petro-based economy?

• Colombia
• Argentina
• Peru
• Venezuela

Sanctions are a way to limit trade or economic opportunities of a state

• True
• False
• NEITHER

A government model in which the state owns and controls most of the economy is

• Capitalist
• Anarchist
• Socialist
• Monarchy

A __ is a concept in geopolitics referring to strategically-positioned and -oriented regions on a political map that are deeply internally divided and encompassed in the competition between the great powers in geostrategic areas and spheres.

• border
• shatter belt
• sphere
• geographical region

What country acted as a shatter belt between the USA and the USSR in the 1950s?

• Mongolia
• China
• India
• Cuba

An economic and political model that strives to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control is know as…

• Capitalism
• Communism
• Socialism
• Oligarchy