| Question | Answer |
| semi-autonomous Region | have a MODERATE degree of self-government and freedom to govern themselves. Example Hong Kong, Macau |
| Multi-national state | State that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities. |
| Neocolonialism | control by more powerful countries over developing countries or LDCs is exerted through indirect means such as economic, political or cultural power. |
| Nationality | Identity with a group of people that share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place. |
| Multiethnic State | State that contains more than one ethnicity |
| Nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country |
| Forward capital | A capital city placed in a remote or peripheral area for economic, strategic, or symbolic reasons, usually to develop the interior of the country. Brazil commissioned a purpose-built and centrally located city, Brasilia, to replace Rio de Janeiro as capital in the 1950s. |
| Imperialism | A policy in which a strong state seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically. (THE IDEA OF..... mostly from afar.) |
| Nations | Cultural entities, meaning that they are made up of individuals who have forged a common identity through a shared language, religion, ethnicity, or heritage. Often all four of these. Some define a nation as including a reasonably large population, while others argue that the size of the population does not matter. |
| Nation State | A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity. (Example Iceland and Japan) |
| Microstate | A state or territory that is small in both size and population. Ex Singapore |
| Territoriality | A willingness by one person or a group of people to defend space they claim. People express their territoriality when they influence others or shape events by asserting control over a space. |
| Stateless nation | People united by culture, language, history and tradition but not possessing a state. Examples, Kurds/Palestinians. Usually a minority group with no political power. |
| Choke points | a strategic, narrow waterway between two large bodies of water. It is a strategic strait or canal which could be closed or blocked to stop sea traffic especially oil. This type of aggression could cause an international incident. (Strait of Hurmuz) |
| Colonialism | The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. Example: The Berlin Conference encouraged colonialism in Africa. (GO INTO A COUNTRY) |
| Autonomous regions | Regions that have a HIGH degree of self-government and freedom to govern themselves. Example Native American Reservations |
| Decolonization | The action of changing from colonial rule to independent status. Think India. |
| State | An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs. EXAMPLE: A COUNTRY
A state has Permanent population, defined borders, a sovereign government, and recognition from other states. |
| Self-determination | The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves |
| Shatter belt | an area of instability between regions with opposing political and cultural values (example Israel or Kashmir today, Eastern Europe during the Cold war. Korea during Vietnam. |
| Geo Politics | The study of the effects of geography on politics and relations among states/countries |
| Ethnicity | Identity with a group of people who share the cultural tradition of a particular homeland. |
| Independence Movement | effort by people to create a new sovereign state in a place inside of another state (devolution failed) We will learn about devolution latter on! Examples Catalonia in Spain. |
| Sovereignty | Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states. |
| Multi-State nation | a nation or cultural group that is divided across two or more state borders. |
