Political Power and Territoriality · 政治权力与领土性
| English | 中文 | Pinyin · 拼音 |
|---|---|---|
| territoriality/ˌterɪˌtɔːrɪˈælɪti/ | 领域性 | lǐng yù xìng |
| neocolonialism/ˈniːəʊkɒləʊnɪəlɪzəm/ | 新殖民主义 | xīn zhí mín zhǔ yì |
| choke points/tʃəʊk pɔɪnts/ | 咽喉要道 | yān hóu yào dào |
| shatterbelts/ˈʃætəbelts/ | 破碎地带 | pò suì dì dài |
Controlling space
- Territoriality 领域性 is controlling people and things by controlling an area.
- Political power is expressed through control of land, people, and resources.
- Who controls a territory shapes who holds power.
控制空间
- 领域性(territoriality)是通过控制一片区域来控制人和事物。
- 政治权力通过控制土地、人民和资源来表达。
- 谁控制领土,谁就掌握权力。
Controlling people and things by controlling an area is called... · 通过控制区域来控制人和物称为……
Territoriality is power expressed through control of space. · 领土性是通过空间控制表达的权力。
Power after empire
- Neocolonialism 新殖民主义 is continued economic control after formal independence.
- A former power may still dominate through debt, trade, and companies.
- So independence on the map is not always independence in practice.
帝国之后的权力
- 新殖民主义(neocolonialism)是正式独立后持续的经济控制。
- 前宗主国可能仍通过债务、贸易和公司主导。
- 所以地图上的独立不总是实践中的独立。
Neocolonialism means a country is still economically controlled after formal independence. · 新殖民主义意味着国家在正式独立后仍受经济控制。
Debt, trade, and companies can continue an old power's influence. · 债务、贸易和公司可以延续旧强权的影响力。
Geography of power
- Choke points 咽喉要道 are narrow passages — natural straits or artificial canals — that control trade and military movement (the Strait of Malacca; the Suez and Panama Canals).
- Shatterbelts 破碎地带 are regions caught between competing great powers.
- Both show how physical geography shapes political power.
权力的地理
- 咽喉要道(choke points)是控制贸易和军事行动的狭窄通道——天然海峡或人工运河(马六甲海峡;苏伊士运河、巴拿马运河)。
- 破碎地带(shatterbelts)是夹在竞争大国之间的地区。
- 两者都显示自然地理如何塑造政治权力。
Which idea of power? · 哪种权力概念？
Sort each example by the concept of political power it shows. · 根据所示的政治权力概念对每个例子进行分类。
A narrow strait like Suez or Malacca that controls trade is a choke . · 像苏伊士或马六甲这样控制贸易的狭窄海峡是瓶颈。
A choke point gives whoever controls it great strategic power. · 瓶颈点使掌握控制权的一方拥有巨大的战略优势。
Select all · 所有 examples of geography shaping political power. · 选择所有地理塑造政治权力的例子。
Choke points, shatterbelts, and resources shape power; the alphabet does not. · 瓶颈点、破碎地带和资源塑造权力；字母表不塑造权力。
Match each term to its meaning. · 将下列术语与其含义匹配。
Choke point = passage; shatterbelt = between powers; neocolonialism = economic control. · 瓶颈点 = 通道；破碎地带 = 势力之间；新殖民主义 = 经济控制。
A country can be legally independent yet still controlled economically — that is neocolonialism. Do not assume a flag on a map means full self-rule; power often flows through money and companies, not just borders.
一个国家可以在法律上独立,却仍受经济控制——这就是新殖民主义。不要以为地图上有一面旗帜就意味着完全自治;权力常通过金钱和公司流动,而不只是边界。
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow choke point through which a huge share of world trade passes. Whoever can control or threaten it holds enormous power — a clear case of geography shaping politics.
马六甲海峡是一个狭窄的咽喉要道,世界贸易的很大一部分从中通过。谁能控制或威胁它,谁就掌握巨大权力——地理塑造政治的明显例子。
Territoriality controls people through space. Neocolonialism is economic control after independence. Choke points (narrow passages — straits or canals) and shatterbelts (regions between rival powers) show how geography shapes political power.
领域性通过空间控制人。新殖民主义是独立后的经济控制。咽喉要道(狭窄通道——海峡或运河)和破碎地带(大国之间的地区)显示地理如何塑造政治权力。