AP HUG unit 4

political geography

the nature and implications of the evolving spatial organization of political governance and formal political practice on the Earth's surface

state

an area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs

territory

an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.

territoriality

process by which individuals or groups assert control over people in a given geographic area

soverneignty

a principle of international relations that holds the final authority over social, economic, and political matters

territoral integrity

principle under international law that prohibits states from the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state

mercantilism

an economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power

peace of westphalia

peace ended thirty years war. the treaties contained new language recognizing statehood and nationhood, and clearly defined borders and security

nation

tight group of people possessing bonds like language ethnicity and religion

nation-state

A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality