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AP HUG Unit 4 Vocab

TermDefinition
Administered boundary how a boundary will be maintained, how it will function, and what goods and people will be allowed to cross
African Union, 2002 55 members: All African countries. Advocates for peace, security and stability on the continent through greater cooperation, economic development, and global integration
Allocational boundary dispute (resource dispute) When a boundary separates natural resources that may be used by both countries
Annexation the process of legally adding territory to a city
Antecedent boundary type of boundary that preceded the development of the cultural landscape. Ex. Oceans and mountains
Arctic council, 1996 8 member states: countries with territories in the Arctic- Canada, Russia, the US and countries in northern Europe. Fosters cooperation, coordination, and interaction among the Arctic states with participation of Arctic indigenous communities
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 1967 10 member states: countries from SE Asia. Advance economic growth, peace, social progress, and cultural and economic development in the region.
Autonomous Region A defined area within a state that has a high degree of self-government and freedom from its parent state is sometimes known as this.
Berlin conference also known as the Congo Conference. Major European powers in 1884 met to negotiate and formalize the claims to territories in Africa setting up superimposed boundaries.
Census a count of the population. The US Constitution requires this every 10 years.
Centrifugal Force An attitude that tends to divide people and create conflict.
Centripetal Force An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state.
Choke points place of physical congestion between wider regions of movement and interaction.
Cold War a period of diplomatic, political, and military rivalry between the US and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). There were not shots fired so thus called a cold war.
Colonialism a particularly type of imperialism in which people move into and settle on the land of another country
Consequent boundary a type of subsequent that takes into account already existing cultural or physical landscapes.
Controlled boundary boundaries that have checkpoints where a passport or visa are required to enter the country. These boundaries allow some people
Cracking type of gerrymandering by dispersing a group into several districts to prevent a majority
Cultural consequent boundary a border that is drawn taking into account language, ethnicity, religion or other cultural traits
Cultural boundaries divide people according to some cultural division such as language, ethnicity or religion.
Decolonization the undoing of colonization in which indigenous people reclaim sovereignty over their territory
Defined boundary boundary established by legal document, such as a treaty, that divides one entity from another.
Definitional boundary dispute occurs when two or more parties disagree over how to interpret the legal documents or maps that identify the boundary.
Delimited boundary boundary drawn on a map by a cartographer to show the limits of a space.
Demarcated boundary boundary identified by physical objects placed on the landscape. This could be as simple as a sign or as complex as a set of fences and walls.
Devolution process by which one or more regions is given increased autonomy by the central political unit
Democratization transition from autocratic to more representative forms of politics
Electorate people of a country who are eligible to vote and who vote for leaders in each district to govern on their behalf.
Electoral geography using spatial thinking techniques and tools to analyze elections and voting patterns.
Ethnic cleansing a purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove by violent or terror-inspiring means the civilian population of another ethnic or religious group from certain geographic areas.
Ethnic separatism the advocacy of full political separation (or secession) from the larger group along cultural, ethnic, tribal, or governmental lines
Ethnographic related to a cultural phenomenon, these describe subsequent boundaries. These could be drawn to accommodate ethnic, religious, linguistic or economic differences among groups.
Ethno Nationationalism support for the political interests of a particular ethnic group within a state, especially its national independence or self-determination
European Union (EU) 1993 27 member states: mostly countries in western and central Europe. Integrates member states politically and economically
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