Topics of this game:
- a state governed by one person with absolute power
- a state comprised of a city and its immediate surrounding countryside
- a territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent
- a state in which the distance from the center to the boarder does not vary significantly
- a country in which citizens elect leaders and can run for office
- a state with a long, narrow shape
- an internal organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government
- a state that includes discontinuous pieces of territory
- a zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control
- a state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea
- a state that encompasses a very small land area
- a state that contains more than one ethnicity
- an area organized into a political unit
- state that contains ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination
- a nationality that is not represented by a state
- a nation which operates more than one states within its borders
- boundaries that coincide with mountains, desert, or water
- boundaries that coincide with cultural breaks, such as language, religion, and ethnicity
- straight line boundaries that are unrelated to physical or cultural differences
- Lines which mark a clear separation between different ethnic characteristics
- an otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension
- a state that completely surrounds another
- a state that is completely surrounded by another state
- government style that uses religion as the main source of laws and hierarchy
- people elect representatives to rule
- power rests with the few
- a country that is not fully democratic or autocratic but a mix of the two
- a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by an ethnicity that has become a nationality
- an internal organization of a state that places more power in the hands of central government
- an internal organization of a state that places more power in the hands of local governments
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization; international military alliance; 29 N. American & Euro countries
- international organization of independent Arab states; formed in 1945
- international organization of 55 African nations for peace and security
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations; political, cultural, economic cooperation
- intergovernmental organization established 1945 to promote peace/cooperation
- international organization of 28 European countries formed for political/economic union
- N. American Free Trade Agreement; agreement between US, Canada, Mexico to reduce tariffs
- Organization of American States; 35 states; formed to promote regional solidarity and cooperation
- forces that hold states together
- forces that pull states apart
- Mackinder; any political power based in the heart of Eurasia could gain the strength to dominate
- Spykman; domination of the coastal edges of Eurasia would provide the base for world conquest
- Mahan; control of sea lanes would lead to national power
