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AP HUG

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show a boundary that was identified before an area was settled  
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show a subdivision or dependent territory of a country that has a degree of self-government  
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Borderland   show
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show a clearly demarcated line that marks both the limits of a territory and divisions between territories; often called a border at the global scale  
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show A politically and economically weak independent country that lies between the borders of two powers  
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show A small territorial nucleus from which a country grows in area and overtime  
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show gerrymandering by dividing opposition votes into many districts, diluting the oppositions vote to not form a majority  
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delimited   show
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demarcated   show
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show An area in which treaties or agreements between nations, military powers, or contending groups forbid military installations, activities, or personnel; usually lies along an established frontier or boundary between two or more military powers or alliances  
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Devolution   show
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domestic terrorism   show
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show A nominally independent country that is politically, militarily, and economically controlled by a more powerful state  
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show the idea that a state's power to enforce its sovereignty may extend beyond its territory and varies over time from country to country  
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show The USA's organization for voting by state, who is supposed to vote along with the popular vote in their state.  
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show a subfield of political geography that analyzes the geography of political preferences and how geography can shape voting outcomes  
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show a territory surrounded by a country but not ruled by it  
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show A nation's ability to determine its own statehood and form its own allegiances and government  
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show A form of nationalism in which the nation is defined in terms of ethnic identity  
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show the set of economic and political strategies by which wealthy and powerful countries indirectly maintain or extend their influence over less wealthy areas  
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show region of continuing and persistent fragmentation due to devolution and centrifugal forces  
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show a narrow passage that restricts traffic to another region  
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show a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water  
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show an approach to dividing and creating boundaries at the midpoint between two places  
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Exclave   show
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show A boundary that no longer functions as an international border, but still has cultural, economic, or historic importance  
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superimposed boundary   show
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show A political boundary that developed with the cultural landscape  
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geometric boundary   show
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show A boundary that is drawn to accommodate existing cultural differences  
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show Zone that extends 200 nautical miles from shoreline in which coastal states have the sole right to exploit, develop, manage, and conserve all water resources lying beyond the land  
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Sovereign State   show
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show a community of people bound to a homeland and possessing a common identity based on shared cultural traits such as language, ethnicity, and religion  
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show when a nation's geographic boundaries exactly match the state's territorial boundaries  
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nationalism   show
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Stateless nation   show
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multinational state   show
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multistate nations   show
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show a subdivision or dependent territory of a country that has some degree of, nut not complete, self-government  
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show a region at the margins of state control and settlemtn  
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show Conference organized to define territorial boundaries and rights to the sea  
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show The process by which the 435 seats in the US House of Representatives are divided proportionately by population among the 50 states following every US census  
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show The process of drawing new boundaries for US congressional districts to reflect the population changes since the previous US census  
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show The manipulation of voting district boundaries to favor a particular political party  
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show gerrymandering by concentrating all of the opposition party into one district- making a large majority that can't win  
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show power in the central government  
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federal state   show
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show political claim to territory in another country based on ethnic affiliations  
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terrorism   show
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subnational terrorism   show
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show terrorism by the government  
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show collection of nation-states and citizens relinquish some sovereign rgihts to a larger-scale body that exercises authority over member states  
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trading bloc   show
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failed state   show
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