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PHHS - APHUG: Important vocab for Unit 4 - Political Geography

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study of the political organization of the planet   political geography  
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concept of controlling and protecting territory that is yours   territoriality  
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final authority over a territory's political affairs   sovereignty  
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a population that shares a similar culture   nation  
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a politically organized territory that has a sovereign government   state  
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an internal divison of a state   State, Province, Canton, Prefecture, etc  
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stateless nation   a nation that does not have a government that represents their interests  
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nation-state   a state that is dominated by a single cultural (ethnic) group  
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key event leading to the formation of modern states in Europe   Norman Invasion of England, 1066  
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concept of two or more sovereign states uniting for a common purpose   supranationalism  
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organization for international diplomacy; most of the world's sovereign states are members   United Nations  
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organization in Europe to benefit the member countries economically   European Union  
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catergorizing and analyzing countries based on their size, shape, and relative location   territorial morphology  
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country where the distance from the center to all borders is approximately the same   compact state  
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country that is divided up into two or more pieces   fragmented state  
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country that is "stretched"; has a long, thin shape   elongated state  
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country that has an extension, or "arm", off of a compact core   prorupt state  
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country that has a hole in it, caused by another state or physical feature   perforated state  
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state that has no access to an ocean or open sea   landlocked state  
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small outlier of territory separated from a state by the territory of another state   exclave  
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a piece of territory completely surrounded by the territory of one separate sovereign state   enclave  
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a state with a very small land area   microstate  
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step 1 of the boundary creation process; both states argree where the boundary is located   definition  
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step 2 of the boundary creation process; cartographers add the new boundary on maps   delimitation  
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step 3 of the boundary creation process; the boundary is visually indentified on the earth's surface (optional)   demarcation  
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a boundary that is a straight line   geometric boundary  
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a boundary that is formed by a naturally occuring feature   physical-political boundary (or natural-political boundary)  
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a boundary that separates cultural groups   cultural-political boundary  
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a boundary has existed before the present cultural landscape (before modern-day countries)   antecedent boundary  
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a boundary that has changed greatly over time   subsequent boundary  
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a boundary that is laid over top of a single, unified cultural landscape   superimposed boundary  
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a boundary that no longer exists but still affects the culture   relict boundary  
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a boundary dispute over the legal language and interpretation of the boundary definition agreement   definitional boundary dispute  
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a boundary dispute over the delimitation or demarcation of the boundary   locational boundary dispute  
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a boundary dispute over movement across the boundary   operational boundary dispute  
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a boundary dispute over a natural resource located on the boundary   allocational boundary dispute  
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rule by a sovereign power over a foreign people and place   colonialism  
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colonialism where the mother country takes advantage of the colonial territory, mostly for natural resources and other economic gain   imperialism  
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the interaction between countries in relation to where they are located   geopolitics  
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founded by Sir Halford Mackinder; states that control of central Asia was most important to control Eurasia and the world   Heartland Theory  
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founded by Nicholas Spykman; stated that control of the lands on the edge of the Eurasian continent was most important to control Eurasia and the world   Rimland Theory  
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founded by Saul Cohen; stated that geopolitical breakdowns during the Cold War were likely to occur in the edge of Eurasia, or the "Inner Crescent"   Shatterbelt Theory  
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an area that contains a state's major cities, population cluster, economic activity, and transportation infrastructure   core area  
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a state with more than one core area   multi-core state  
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a city where a country's government is located   capital  
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a capital city that is moved to help achieve some type of national objective (often to assert land claims)   forward capital  
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the city that is by far the largest, most powerful, most influential city in a state   primate city  
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a state government type where the central government possess all sovereignty   unitary government  
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a state government type where sovereignty is shared between the central government and the regional governments that make up the state's internal divisions   federal government  
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redistricting for advantage   gerrymandering  
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forces that unite the population of a country   centripetal forces  
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forces that divide the population of a country   centrifugal forces  
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unit that is equal to 1.15 statute (land) miles   nautical mile  
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area of sea adjacent to a country's coast extending 12 nautical miles. All of the country's laws apply   territorial sea  
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area of sea outside of all territorial seas. Admiralty Law is in effect   "High Seas" or international waters  
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area of sea extending 200 nautical miles from a country's coast. That country has rights to all economic activities in this area   exclusive economic zone (EEZ)  
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series of conventions that establish the rules governing modern-day sea boundaries   United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)  
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principle used to divide sea territory when two state's EEZs overlap   median-line principle  
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any organization that is made up of several member countries; operates on the principle of supranationalism   multi-state organization  
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when a region in a state wants to break away to form its own state, or join a new state   irredentism  
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process by which a region in a state gains political strength and autonomy at the expense of the central government   devolution  
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a government style where the monarch is supreme and possesses all sovereignty   absolute monarchy  
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a government style where a monarch acts as a figurehead; most power resides within a representative legislature   constitutional monarchy  
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a governmnent style where the people have power; leaders are elected and the economy enjoys a high degree of autonomy   free-market democracy  
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government style where all people are equal and all property is state owned. The government controls all facets of the economy; no free enterprise   communism (utilizing a planned economy)  
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