Using complete sentences, explain why new technologies are making physical features less of a challenge when creating and changing national boundaries.
New technologies make physical features less of challenge when creating boundaries because many of the technologies created were made to overcome those boundaries. For example, if a mountain range was once an issue, we now have the technology to fly over the mountain or we can build tunnels to go through the mountain. We have created heating and cooling systems that allow us to live in extreme climates like the desert or arctic regions. We also build dams that allow use to live near water sources or store water where it is scarce.
Currently, the smallest nation-state in terms of territory size is __________.
Political events that could impact national boundaries include all of the following EXCEPT:
Using complete sentences, list the three benefits nation-states acquire when they are recognized by other nation-states.
When a nation-state is recognized by other nation-states it acquires three benefits. One benefit is the ability to exchange ambassadors and create embassies. Another benefit includes the ability to freely navigate oceans and seas without the fear of being attacked. The last benefit is creating alliances with other nations. When nation states are recognized by other nation-states they agree to restrain from using military action against one and other.
After __________ experienced a collapse in government, it split into __________ independent countries.
Using complete sentences, explain the three key principles of popular sovereignty.
One of the basic principles of popular sovereignty is that the people hold authority in their land. It is up to the citizens to decided what is best for their country and who should lead it. Another important principal is that the government should serve the people. Government systems should work to make conditions better in a nation and serve the need of its citizens. Popular sovereignty was also a direct challenge to a king’s authority. The third principle of popular sovereignty is the belief that if a leader does not have the trust of the people, then the people have the right to remove and replace the leader. These are the key principles that make up the government system in the United States.
Using complete sentences, describe the two types of changes national boundaries experience on a regular basis and provide an example of each.
The two types of changes that national boundaries experience on a regular basis include small changes and drastic changes. A small change may be something as simple as a river shifting direction and moving over 50 feet. This would be a small change in a nation-state's boundary. If a nation-state experiences a drastic change it is normally due to a international war, invasion by another country, collapse of a government system, revolution, or the exchange of land through a purchase.
Using complete sentences, explain why you think countries exchange ambassadors and create embassies.
Countries exchange ambassadors and create embassies for many reasons. Ambassadors serve as representatives for their country in other nations. They build embassies to conduct their business. Ambassadors work in and with other nations to discuss political issues, provide solutions to problems, as well as create treaties or agreements that support the relationship between the two governments.
The Kurds or Kurdish people are an example of a group that has formed a __________.
Thomas Hobbes believed __________.
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