Social Sciences and History / Unit 11 SSH 1035 short lesson, about 20 seconds
State Shapes; Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces
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The idea
A compact state's distance from center to any border varies little, roughly circular. A fragmented state's territory is not contiguous, islands for instance. Centripetal forces bind a state together; centrifugal forces break it apart. The anchor names only these two shapes.
In practice
A national language binding; a secessionist region pulling.
Where people slip
Terrorism, the key term: intimidation by violence for political aims.
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