Details Title: Barron's Chapter 5 Test Description: Political Geography Total Flash Cards: 10 Created: 04/22/2009 18:26:47		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Geography Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Who uses the spatial perspective to study political systems from local and regional politics, to national politics, to international politics? Definition Political geographers Term According to what two geographers, is political geography considered within the context of two complementary perspectives? Definition Paul Knox and Sallie Marston Term What does the first perspective of Paul Knox and Sallie Marston focus on? Definition The imprints of economic, cultural, and physical geography on political systems Term What does the second perspective of Paul Knox and Sallie Marston focus on? Definition The views political systems as the driving force behind different country's economic and cultural systems Term What are the three geographic scales that most political geographers focus their studies on? Definition Local politics, national politics, and international politics Term What is the fundamental unit of political geography? Definition Country Term What is an example of a nation without a state? Definition the Palestinians Term When and where did our modern concept of the nation-state arise? Definition 18th century Europe Term T/F: Many of today's states must constantly represent themselves as unified nations, despite the tremendous historic and cultural divides they contain? Definition True Term What are three example of states that have states but no nations? Definition Afghanistan, Indonesia, Rwanda