AP Human Geography -- Unit 4 Vocab

State

 In international relations, the formal term for a country. 

City-State

A small sovereign state made up of a city and its surrounding area.

Nation

A group of people who share a common cultural heritage and have the desire to express their self-determination.

Nation State

A singular nation of people who fulfill the qualifications of a state.

Multinational State

 A state that contains more than one nation.

Autonomous Region

A defined area within a state that has a high degree of self government and freedom from its parent state.

Stateless Nation

Cultural groups that have no independent political entity of their own.

Multi-State Nation

When a nation has a state of its own but also stretches across the borders of other states.

Natural Boundary

Based on natural physical features that separate entities.

Geometric Boundary

Straight line which does not account for natural features.

Antecedent Boundary

Drawn before a large population was present.

Subsequent Boundary

Drawn to accommodate religious, ethnic, linguistic, or economic differences.

Relic

No longer functions, but evidence of it still exists in the landscape.

Superimposed Boundary

Drawn by outside powers.

Defined Boundary

Established by a legal document that divides one entity for another.

Delimited Boundary

Drawn on a map to show the limits of space.

Demarcated Boundary

Identified by physical objects placed on the landscape.

Administered Boundary

Enforced by a government or group using laws, immigration, regulations, and prosecution.